Richmond Canal Tour

Join the ASCE Virginia Section for a relaxed hour cruising the historic James River and Kanawha Canal in downtown Richmond. Saturday, July 15, 2023 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Cost:  $20.00 per passenger Meet at the Riverfront Canal Dock at 139 Virginia Street in downtown Richmond. GROUP LUNCH PROVIDED CONSISTING OF: An assortment of Jimmy John’s sandwich segments An assortment of soft drinks or water An assortment of cookies, chips, or brownies for desert. Let us know of any special dietary needs Nearby Parking Garage and Lot Locations ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS ...
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April 2023 Engineer of the Month

April 2023 - Kevin Marc Siegel, PE, M. ASCE Kevin serves as Vice President and Operations Manager for the Hampton Roads operation of ATCS, PLC. In this role he oversees the engineering, surveying, construction services, and environmental services, as well as delivering projects to his clients. He has been involved with ASCE for over 20 years, serving in an officer role for the Peninsula Branch since 2007.  He obtained both his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering (with a concentration in transportation) from VA Tech.  He has spent his 20+ year career providing a variety of ci...
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2023 Recipient of the Frank M. Masters Award

Dr. Antonio Trani, from Virginia Tech, was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award. This award is given to a member of the Society for the best example of innovative or noteworthy planning, design, or construction of transportation facilities. Dr. Antonio Trani, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE Dr, Trani is a professor at Virginia Tech, where he has worked since 1988. His area of research and expertise is airport capacity, airfield and airspace operations and modeling. One of the models that he is responsible for developing, maintaining and updating ...
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4th Annual Meet and Greet

We want to thank everyone who came out to ASCE’s 4th Annual Delegate Meet & Greet event on Thursday, February 2nd, 2023. A special thank goes out to Vic Crawford and Mike Bumbaco who presented the 2022 Virginia Infrastructure Report Card. Thanks to Elisabeth Dorman, Senior Manager for Grassroots Programs and State Advocacy with ASCE, who assisted with our pre-event training on Tips on Networking and Speaking to Political Leaders, this discussion was recorded and is available to watch.  Attendees from varying disciplines and backgrounds networked over food and drinks made by Sam Miller's o...
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MRLC 2023

The ASCE 2023 Region 1, 2, 4 & 5 MRLC - Multi-Region Leadership Conference was held in Charlotte, NC on January 19-21, 2023. This was the first time since the pandemic started that an MRLC was held in person. The Eastern Region Younger Member Council - ERYMC and Workshop on Student Chapter Leaders - WSCL were also held in person at the MRLC. From the Virginia Section, only two members attended and gained valuable insight on the society and leadership knowledge. These two members also participated in moderating sessions and planning events throughout the weekend. Pictured: Christina ...
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December 2022 Centennial Engineer of the Month

December 2022 - Lindsay Swain, P.E., M. ASCE Lindsay Swain, P.E. (she/her) is a graduate from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Biology and a M.S. in Civil Engineering. She specializes in water/wastewater design of treatment and conveyance systems, pump station design, and the construction administration process. Lindsay works for Meta (Facebook) as the Eastern US Water Manager, completing water and wastewater master planning for new data center infrastructure. Prior to working at Meta, Lindsay was a consultant for CHA Consulting and AECOM.  She also serves on the Virgi...
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100 Years – 100 Members

100 Years – 100 New Members                The Centennial Celebration Committee would like to end our Centennial Year by adding 100 new Virginia Section members. So, we are challenging each Virginia Section ASCE Member to find a non-member Civil Engineer and to respectfully engage them in conversation about joining. Using no pressure, just gentle persuasion, let them know one of the primary benefits of membership is access to up to 10 FREE WEBINARS per year that will give needed Continuing Education Credits to renew a PE license every two years. Other benefits include being one of our...
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Open Section Positions

The Virginia Section is seeking nominations from individuals wishing to serve the Section Board for 2022-2023, beginning October 1, 2022. The open positions are President- Elect, First Vice President, and 2nd Section Director. Additional open Committee Chair and chair member positions include: Younger Members, Government Relations, Membership, Newsletter Editor and Section Website Editor. Section Office and Committee Chair responsibilities are shown on page 2 from the ASCE Section & Branch Operations Handbook.   President-elect: The President-elect is in a unique and importa...
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Liberty University Student Chapter

The newest VA Section Student Chapter is at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Liberty University ASCE Student Chapter was established on July 10, 2022. Liberty is the fifth student chapter in the Virginia Section. They join the student chapters at University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Military Institute, and Old Dominion University. LU ASCE 2022-2023 Student Leaders are: President:                         Lydianna Notheis Vice President: &n...
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