President's Column 

By Kenneth F. Kostura, P.E., M.ASCE   

 

This is the last newsletter of the program year.  The next one will come in October.  In the meantime, watch for your email for periodic announcements of ASCE activities.  With warm weather now upon us, we can take advantage and spend more time outside and less time at our desks.

 

Our April Section meeting was our annual joint meeting with the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) at the Galaxy Restaurant in Wadsworth. ASHE hosted the meeting this year.  Our speakers were Jim Demboski of Environmental Design Group, and Darren Rozenek of the City of Akron.  Their presentation described the implementation of asset management software by the City of Akron's water utility to guide the repair and replacement of water mains and other assets.  It was easy to see how this software could be applied to all kinds of infrastructure.  Our speakers did a great job of making the topic understandable and relevant.

 

At the April meeting, we elected Timothy Gilbert, P.E, to be our Treasurer, starting in October.  Tim works at Timken Steel in Canton and has been actively participating on the Workshop Committee, helping to prepare and run the workshops.  We thank Tim and congratulate him for agreeing to join our Board of Directors. 

 

We did something new this year to recognize graduating seniors who have been active in the University of Akron ASCE Student Chapter. At the April meeting, Emily Green, Student Chapter President, and I presented graduation stoles to three Student Chapter members who met certain criteria for active participation in ASCE.  The students are Jessica Givens, Brad Harvey and Charles Pigozzi.  The stoles are white satin, embroidered with a blue ASCE logo, and will be very handsome with their cap and gown.   Congratulations!

 

Our next meeting will be the annual Spouses and Friends social meeting.  We have made arrangements to do the brunch train ride on the Cuyahoga Valley Line on Saturday, May 20.  See the flyer below for details.  And watch your email for announcement of the Rubber Ducks annual summer baseball outing on Friday, July 21.  This is a fireworks night and we will be having a pre-game tailgate.  We look forward to seeing you there.  And have a great summer.

Regards,

Kenneth F. Kostura 

Akron-Canton Section President  

May Spouses and Friends Social Event

Register via Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad 

and then email Gregg Loesch.

PDF of Flyer

2017 Scholarships and Awards

    

Wendell R. LaDue Civil Engineer Award Criteria:

Gary W. Johnson Young Civil Engineer Award Criteria:

Award Criteria:
1. Nominee must have made an extraordinary contribution in upholding the mission of the Akron-Canton Section to provide essential value to its membership, their careers, their partners, and/or the public by developing leadership, advancing technology, advocating lifelong learning, and/or promoting the Civil Engineering profession.
2. Nominee must either be currently practicing in or be retired from the Civil Engineering profession.
3. Nominee must be a member in good standing in the Akron-Canton Section.
4. Nominee must be less than 35 years of age.
5. Nominee must not be a past recipient of the award for which he or she is being nominated.
6. Self-nomination will not be accepted.

Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship may be awarded to a U.S. citizen attending any accredited engineering college anywhere in the U.S. who is pursuing a program leading to a Baccalaureate Degree in Civil Engineering, who is a member of ASCE, and who will have completed the sophomore year by September 2017.

ASCE Recognizes Graduating Seniors

 

Pictured from left to right: Emily Green (President), Brad Harvey, Jessica Givins, Charles Pigozzi, and Ken Kostura (President)

Save the Date - Annual Rubber Ducks Outing

 

Date: Friday July 21, 2017

Time: Picnic begins at 5:30pm

Location: Picnic Tables near the Towpath at 210 South Main Street

Price: $10 per ticket

RSVP by July 14 via Eventbrite

Student Chapter Excellence at Ohio Valley Student Conference

 

The 2017 Student Conference Attendees

The 2017 Steel Bridge Team

The 2017 Concrete Canoe Team

Concrete Horseshoe Competition

Concrete Bat Competition

The ASCE student chapter attended the Ohio Valley Student Conference and competed in several events, including Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Competitions.  Both student design teams are headed to Nationals this year! Below are the results for the individual teams and where they will be competing for Nationals.

Steel Bridge Results:

Stiffness - 1st Place

Lightness - 2nd Place

Economy - 3rd Place

Efficiency - 2nd Place

Overall - 2nd Place

Overall placing second qualifies the team for national competition at Oregon State University, May 26-27.

Concrete Canoe Results:

Design Paper - 3rd Place

Oral Presentation - 1st Place

Final Product - 1st Place

Races Overall - 1st Place

     Women's Endurance - 2nd Place

     Men's Endurance - 1st Place

     Women's Sprint - 1st Place

     Men's Sprint - 2nd Place

     Co-ed Sprint - 1st Place

The team will now prepare for the Nationals Competition held  June 17-19 in Golden, Colorado.

OSPE CONFERENCE

 

Register

2017 Promotional Brochure

ASCE Presidential Election

 

http://www.asce.org/votenow 

ASCE Earth and Space Conference

 

USA Water Conference in Akron

 

The Akron Global Water Alliance will hold the USA Water Conference 2017 on  May 31 - June 1, 2017, at the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. The Conference  will cover Harmful Algal Blooms, Algal Toxins and other Issues in Water Treatment and will feature updates and presentations from the US and Ohio EPAs, Utilities, Water Engineering firms and Consultancies, Operators, Scientists and Innovators from across the USA and across the world. We will also look at the Water Plant of the Future- new methods of water treatment, source water management, and watershed management. The conference will also cover Treatment techniques in Distribution, Water Supply & Watershed. The conference will hear from the EPA on New Legislation & Regulations, as well as speakers on  Lead, DBPs, Pharmaceuticals, other emergent contaminants, including Detecti on, Treatment, Prevention, as well as Emergent Source Water & Watershed issues & solutions. For more information, the current Agenda and registration, please visit the conference website at  www.agwaevent.net or call  216.589.0693.

The Rosie Report

    

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March 2017

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