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With lots of hot, hot days and summer vacations wrapping up, everyone is starting to think about going back to school and starting fresh!The chapter recently had its mid-year review, and we are excited to launch the fall program series. This will kickoff on August 4 with a luncheon featuring Katharine Eggleston and Dave Charters with GoTriangle to talk about the Durham-Orange County Light Rail Transit Project. Please see below for more details.
And, remember, it's not too late to take advantage of our 2015 membership incentive. If you become a member at one of our events you receive a 15% discount and one of our coveted WTS fleeces!
As always, please check our website for our upcoming events, and we hope to see you at the next event!
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July 2015
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Patron Partners
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WTS International Partners
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This year, new
WTS members who fill out a membership form and pay the membership fee at a NC Triangle chapter event, such as a luncheon, breakfast or Transportation YOU event, will receive 15 percent off of their membership cost, as well as a WTS fleece. There are many benefits to being a member of WTS, so if you're thinking about joining, this is a great year to do it. Click here for more information on membership fees.
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Durham-Orange County Light Rail Project
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Guest speakers Katharine Eggleston and Dave Charters with GoTriangle
will talk about the Durham-Orange County Light Rail Transit (D-O LRT) Project at the chapter's Aug. 4 luncheon. The proposed project is a 17.1-mile light rail transit line that extends from UNC in Chapel Hill to east Durham. Click the button below for more information or to register.
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WTS participated in the North Carolina Local User Group (NCLUG) Summer Conference recently. With more than 200 conference attendees, the NC Triangle chapter hosted a booth to bring awareness to its mission and recruit new members. WTS members Paddy Jordan, Nichette Hill, Jessica Puszynski and Karen Reynolds volunteered during the event, manning the booth, passing out literature and answering questions.
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The WTS Luncheon in June featured Richard Adams, PE, of Kimley-Horn discussing the Wake County Transit Choices report and special guest Betty Lou Ward, Wake County commissioner, shown above. Click the links below to see photos of the event or to view Mr. Adams' presentation.
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Chapter representatives recently gathered for the Mid-Year Review, an annual meeting where the past year's events are analyzed and the calendar for the next year is set. This year's review featured discussions about membership events, recruitment efforts and improvements that can be made to next year's calendar of events. Click the link below to see photos from the review.
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WTS International Conference
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WTS NC Triangle Chapter member Nichette Hill, above right, was one of three local representatives to attend the WTS International Conference this year. She is pictured with one of the speakers at the conference, Vernice Armor, the first African American female combat pilot in the US Marine Corps. Read more about Nichette's experiences at the conference by clicking on the link below.
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For members looking for networking opportunities within the Chapter, consider joining the Professional Connections program. Each quarter, the members of the program are split into groups of four or five, and each group plans a lunch meeting. This is a good way to meet others in WTS. For more information, or to sign up, contact
Karen Reynolds
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New chapter officers for 2016 will be elected before the end of the year. Nomination forms will be released soon, so if you're interested in volunteering or nominating someone for an office, be on the lookout for those.
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| HDR makes great things possible. The company's 9,200 employees, working in more than 200 locations around the world, strive to do things better and stretch further. As evidence of this, HDR was recently named #9 of the top 500 Design Firms by the Engineering News-Record for 2015.  Locally, the firm has had several exciting developments so far this year. HDR continues to expand its service capabilities with the acquisition of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Infrastructure Corporation of America (ICA), which specializes in transportation engineering, asset maintenance and management. Together as HDR | ICA, it can help clients realize the most from their assets - from planning and design through lifelong maintenance.  HDR also recently won a key pursuit with Barnhill Contracting Company for the North Carolina Department of Transportation - the Greenville Southwest Bypass. This $160 Million project entails design and construction of a four-lane divided facility on new location. The project will significantly improve traffic flow and congestion on NC 11 and US 264 Bypass while also improving regional travel along the US 264/NC 11 corridor. And finally, with its continuing growth and success in the Triangle area, HDR is pleased to announce that its Raleigh office has moved into a larger space in downtown's new Charter Square Building. Those offices are now located at 555 Fayetteville Street, Suite 900, Raleigh, NC 27601 By embracing our communities, we can help shape a promising future for everyone. |
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Featured Business - Stewart
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| Stewart is an engineering, design and planning firm located in Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, Va., serving clients throughout the southeastern US. With a unique collaborative cross-discipline approach that results in stronger and more creative designs, Stewart offers a variety of services to meet the needs of its clients, including: land planning and design, structural engineering, transportation, geomatics, and construction services.  Hanan Assfoura is one of Stewart's female engineers, having joined the firm last spring as a Bridge Engineering Intern. Hanan graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2010 from Tishreen University in Syria. She left her homeland in Syria to further advance her aspirations of
becoming a certified structural engineer. She was awarded a fellowship from the University of Memphis and obtained her Master of Science in Structural Engineering degree within two years. Stewart has been a critical link in bridging Hanan's dreams to reality. A company that values diversity, Stewart seeks high level talent to grow their North Carolina offices.
Stewart fully supports Hanan's dream of becoming a US Citizen and has petitioned to the USCIS that they grant Hanan an H-1B Visa. Hanan is a young professional preparing to take her PE next year, and she is passionate about the work she does. Both Stewart and Hanan are looking forward to Hanan growing with the company and playing a bigger role in the transportation field.
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Newsletter Editors:
Leslie Tracey
, PE, City of Durham DOT;
Paddy Jordan
, Hatch Mott McDonald; Yuying Zhou, VHB; Kara Peach, VHB
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