ASCE Richmond Branch Newsletter

Volume 6 Issue 5 May 2014

Important Upcoming Dates
May Branch Meeting - Cranes for Engineers
May 22nd, 12:00 PM, Westwood Club


President's Message

Good morning to you, as the calendar turns to
May I am reminded my term as Branch
President is nearing completion. This year
has flown by as we have hosted many
exciting events. I would like to say thank
you to a wonderful Board who made these
events possible and successful. Caleb Lange was instrumental in
planning our speaker series and from my perspective did a
wonderful job. Two speakers that I enjoyed the most were Dr. Jim
Smith, UVA professor and founder of PUREMadi, and Dr. Noah
Goodall, VCTIR research scientist who presented on wireless
communication between vehicles. My goal for the year was to
provide speakers that appealed to the largest portion of our
membership.

Several other events we hosted were the Engineer's Night Out last
summer at Iron Bridge Sport Park, attending a Flying Squirrels game, and
the Popsicle Bridge Contest during Engineer's week. Our largest event
which we normally hold in the fall we moved to the spring to increase
attendance and to eliminate conflict with other golf tournaments. I
thought was well attended in both instances and would like to thank
Caleb and Ashley Johnson for planning these successful events. Through
the golf tournaments we are able to sponsor our annual college
scholarship and fund our educational outreach opportunities such as the
Popsicle Bridge Contest.

We have openings for several positions beginning in August on our Board.
If you are interested please email me, ALClark@TranSystems.com,
for more information.
In This Issue
President's Message
Exciting Upcoming
Events and PDH
Opportunities
Local News and
Projects

Meet the Board
and Chair
Members!

Click here for our
bio's and contact
information

President - Austin Clark,
P.E.

President Elect - Brooke
Young

Vice President - Caleb
Lange, P.E.

Secretary/Treasurer -
Shannon Kerrigan

Past President - Amy Bird,
P.E.

Later this month Curtis Childress, Safety Director for F&R, will speak on
crane safety. More details are available in our newsletter.

On June 9
th
, we will host a membership event to award our college
scholarship and honor those who were conferred Life Member
status by ASCE. Stay tuned for more details on the event location
and time but save the date for this fun event.

Sincerely,
Austin Clark

Exciting Upcoming Events and PDH Opportunities!

May Branch Meeting - Cranes for Engineers

Location: Westwood Club, 6200 West Club Lane, Richmond, VA 23226
When: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 12:00 PM
Cost: $25
PDH: 1 credit
Menu: A buffet style lunch will be served


A crane can be one of the most useful pieces of equipment on your
jobsite. However, they can also be the lead story on the evening
news. In recent years, cranes have been involved in major incidents
that have resulted in injuries, deaths, millions in damage to equipment,
and severe impacts on project schedules. This program is intended for
the non-crane specialist, to help identify some of the warnings signs that
things may not be going well. It takes a quick look at common crane
types, setup and stability, rigging, and operator/ controlling contractor
responsibilities. If you would like to expand your knowledge of cranes,
this program may help you.

About the presenter:

Curtis Childress is the Safety Director for Froehling & Robertson. He was
previously the National Construction Training Manager for St Paul/
Travelers Insurance Company, and a Senior Training Consultant for
Zurich Insurance Company. A native of Virginia, he holds certifications
as a CSP, ALCM, and is an OSHA and MSHA Outreach Instructor. He is
also holds Unrestricted certifications as a Blaster for Mining,
Construction, Demolition and Research.


Contact Caleb Lange by phone at 540-642-2766 or by email at
clange@FandR.com for more information. Please register on our
website.




Communications Chair -
Melanie Leckey, P.E.

Education Outreach Chairs
- Ashley Johnson, P.E.

Government Relations
Chair - vacant

Membership Chair
- Jonathon Oliver

Website Chair - Kevin
O'Neill, P.E.

Young Member Chair -
Justin Watson


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ASCE Richmond
on our
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Top 5 Reasons to Attend this Congress
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Local News and Past Events

ASCE Annual Golf Tournament a Success!

The 12th Annual ASCE Richmond Golf Tournament was held on April 24th at
Brandermill Country Club. We had six teams on hand to enjoy a lovely spring
afternoon with beautiful scenery and perfect weather. Congratulations to our
winners:

1st Place: Corey Simonpietri, Matt Long, Ryan Perkins, and Mark Boyd
2nd Place: Scott Sutton, Ben Jackson, Leo Rutlege, and Jay Wells
3rd Place: Vance Fuller, Drew Quinn, Austin Clark, and Keith Henshaw

The tournament raised $1,100 for our educational outreach efforts, benefitting
our annual Popsicle Bridge Contest and scholarship award. Thank you to our
sponsors:

ACF Environmental
AMT
Austin Brockenbrough
CH2MHill
ECS
Exact Storm
Filterra
Froehling & Robertson
Inframap
Kimley-Horn
MBP
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
RK&K
Spivey
Townes Site Engineering
TranSystems






Thanks to our Sponsors this Month!






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Thanks!
Melanie Leckey
ASCE Richmond Branch Communications Chair