December 2022 Newsletter

DECEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER

IN THIS ISSUE ...

President's Message
Upcoming Events
ASCE MLAB Student Night Job Fair Event - February 10, 2023
WRYMC/MRLC - February 17-18, 2023
ASCE Life Member Forum Induction Ceremony & Brunch - March 11, 2023
In Memoriam
Irving Sherman, P.E., M.ASCE
Warren J Baker, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Past Events Recap
2022 Celebration Event - October 1, 2022
ASCE OC Branch EWRI Meeting - December 1, 2022
ASCE ATTG Meeting - December 6, 2022
Region 9 Articles
Region 9 Update - Kenneth Rosenfield, Region 9 Director
Legislative Update - Richard Markuson, Region 9 Legislative Advocate
Sacramento Section Update - Bradley Waldrop, ASCE SAC Section President
History & Heritage Committee Update - Chuck Spinks, P.E.
ASCE Life Member Forum Scholarship - Now Accepting Applications
Job Opportunities
2022-2023 Officer Roster

President's Message

Melissa Barbosa, P.E., M.ASCE

ASCE Los Angeles Section President

Hello ASCE Civils,

In October we officially kicked off the new ASCE year and the Annual October Celebration was unique and different this year. It was great to see everyone in person. The National Conference held at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim was a hit – highlighting the new era of infrastructure.

Time is going really quick, busy at work, building our new teams, collaborating on projects; guess what it’s already December 2022 and the holidays are here! It is that time of year when most of us step back, and take a moment to reflect on our lives, our careers, and particularly our families and friends. It is a time to thank those around you who play an important role in your life and instill some of the energy that keeps you moving forward.

I would like to take this moment to thank each of you for all your support and wish every one of you a great Holiday Season! Enjoy the food, enjoy your loved ones, and be prepared for a great lineup of ASCE events in 2023.

UPCOMING EVENTS

ASCE MLAB YMF 2023 Student Night & Job Fair

Date & Time:

Friday, February 10, 2023

2:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location:

Taglyan Complex

1201 N. Vine Street

Los Angeles, CA 90038

ASCE LA YMF’s 24th Annual Student Night and Job Fair (SNJF) typically gathers over 200 students from the 11 local universities in the ASCE LA Section region (Cal Baptist, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona, CSUF, CSULA, CSULB, CSUN, LMU, UCI, UCLA, USC) as well as other universities in the Greater Los Angeles region. This annual event serves to recognize outstanding students from these local 11 universities with scholarships and awards, to provide our engineering students with the opportunity to find employment, and to facilitate interactions among employers, young professionals, and students from the 11 local universities.

2023 Western Regional Younger Member Council (WRYMC) & Multi Region Leadership Conference (MRLC)

Dates:

February 17 & 18, 2023

Location:

Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Anaheim-Orange

100 The City Drive

Orange, CA 92868

The Multi-Region Leadership Conference (MRLC) is three conferences combined into one conference. It includes the Workshop for Section, Branch, and Institute Leaders (WSBL), Western Regional Younger Member Council (WRYMC), and the Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL). The conference will provide essential training and support for ASCE leaders at all career stages.

The conference will be held in Santa Ana, California on February 17th - 18th, 2023. The location of the event will be at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Anaheim - Orange County.

Over 400 Civil Engineers and Civil Engineering students are expected to attend the conference from ASCE Regions 8 and 9 which includes members across 10 different states.

IN MEMORIAM

Irving Sherman, P.E., M.ASCE

Irving Sherman passed away on July 22, 2022 in Newport Beach, CA at the age of 103. He was born in Portland Oregon in 1919 to Max Sherman and Gussie Atkins. He moved with his family to Los Angeles, CA in 1923 and graduated from Hollywood High School in 1936. He subsequently attended UCLA, transferred to UC Berkeley (Class of 1941) and later received a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from UCLA in 1964.

Warren J Baker, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

Warren J. Baker, Cal Poly’s president emeritus and its eighth overall and second-longest serving leader, died Friday, Oct. 7. He was 84.

Mr. Baker’s leadership was instrumental in transforming Cal Poly into one of the highest-ranked public master’s polytechnical institutions in the nation.

PAST EVENTS RECAP

2022 CELEBRATION EVENT ON OCTOBER 1ST AT THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!

ASCE LA Section would like to send a special thank you to our sponsors and volunteers for their support and help. The event was truly a civil engineering celebration party and brought everyone together for a time to celebrate. Congratulations to all of the Section's Individual and Project Award Winners!

ASCE Orange County Branch EWRI Meeting on the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment

Colin Averill and Ed Othmer presented the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment (LB-MUST) project at the ASCE Orange County Branch Environmental & Water Resources (EWRI) meeting on December 1, 2022. LB-MUST is an innovative stormwater project that will capture, treat, and reuse stormwater before flowing into the Los Angeles River. Be sure to catch the next EWRI event on January 19, 2023, OCWD Max Stormwater.

ASCE Air Transport Technical Group (ATTG) - Los Angeles World Airports Capital Improvement Program II Presentation

ASCE ATTG hosted the Los Angeles World Airports Capital Improvement Program II presentation at the Proud Bird Restaurant by LAX on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. It was interesting to hear from LAWA's chief development officer. Terri Mestas about the multi-billion dollar program that will include a new Terminal 9 (southeast of Sepulveda/Century by a proposed automated people mover station), a new Concourse 0 by Southwest's Terminal 1 (accessible without going through the central terminal area), and additional roadway improvements.

REGION 9 ARTICLES

Kenneth H. Rosenfield, P.E.,

F. ASCE, ENV SP

ASCE Region 9 Director

Chair, Region 9 Board of Governors

The Year in Review, The Year Ahead for Region 9

As I enter my third and final year as your Director, it continues to be my pleasure to serve in this role as I am constantly thankful for the great volunteers that enhance the benefits of being a member of ASCE! I firmly believe that we practice the greatest profession and that ASCE is key to our growth as professionals. My role as Director follows the great lead of those that came before me as well as the good stewardship model of this organization. I am thankful to all previous Directors that set the path forward.

Richard Markuson

ASCE Region 9

Legislative Advocate

Legislative Update

Legislative Calendar:

Nov. 8 – General Election
Nov. 30 – Adjournment Sine Die at midnight
Dec. 5, 12 noon – convening of the 2023-24 Regular Session and special session (if called)
Jan. 1, 2023 – Statutes take effect

Reports of Interest

The State Auditor’s Office reported it updated its “Local Government High-Risk Dashboard.” It added the City of Lindsay to Compton, Calexico, San Gabriel, and Montebello on the list of cities “that could be facing fiscal challenges.” It also announced that the Cities of Blythe, Torrance, El Cerrito, Anaheim, Richmond, Placerville, Modesto, Lompoc, and West Covina were removed from the list of high-risk cities. Congratulations to those cities!

Bradley Waldrop, P.E.

ASCE Sacramento Section President

A Look Ahead for the Sacramento Section

As we emerge from COVID, we’re stronger in some respects and weaker in others. This year, we turn our focus to strengthening in areas we know need improvement and celebrating what’s gone right.

The Sacramento Section has a lot to celebrate! Our Golze Scholarship team has raised an astounding $159,900 this past year to help students in our area get an amazing education and fortify the industry with much-needed talent.

Chuck Spinks, P.E.

ASCE History & Heritage Committee Chair

History & Heritage Committee Update

One of the major goals of the HHC is to increase the recognition of the Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks (HCELs) and encourage the nomination of new HCELs in our state. California currently has 15 National HCELs, and over 70 local HCELs, but there are many more historic civil engineering projects that are worthy of being nominated. Two that are in the nominating process for National HCEL status are Crystal Springs Dam in the San Francisco Section and Route 66 in the Los Angeles Section.

ASCE LIFE MEMBER FORUM SCHOLARSHIP

The ASCE Los Angeles Section

Life Member Forum is now accepting scholarship applications. Deadline to submit

your application is

January 23, 2023.

Eligibility Requirements:

Any currently enrolled student in an ABET accredited program in civil engineering or related field within the Los Angeles Section.
Applicant will be registered as an undergraduate or graduate student in the fall of the year for which he/she is applying. Applicants must be a student member of the Society in good standing at the time of application and award.
The scholarships may be awarded only to those students who will employ them to continue their formal undergraduate or graduate education at a recognized educational institution.
Previous recipients of this scholarship are eligible to apply in any succeeding competition for these awards provided the other requirements of eligibility are satisfied.
Selection is based on the applicant’s justification of award, educational plan, academic performance and standing, potential for development, leadership capacity, ASCE activities, and financial need, note that your ability to follow these instructions will count in your scores.

Award Amounts: