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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March 2023 Engineer of the Month

March 2023 - Bryan W. Stevenson, PE, DBIA, M. ASCE Bryan Stevenson is a Senior Project Delivery Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Alternative Project Delivery Division managing Design-Build project procurements.  Prior to joining VDOT, Bryan was in private sector consulting as an engineer and project manager.  His experience in the private industry was in roadway design and civil site design on industrial, institutional, subdivisions, multifamily, commercial and office projects. Bryan has a BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech.  Whil...
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February 2023 Engineer of the Month

February 2023 - Chaz Weaver, P.E., M. ASCE Chaz Weaver is a graduate of Virginia Tech (BS, Civil Engineering) and Old Dominion University (Master’s, Engineering Management). He has 24 years of experience with VDOT, including 17 as District Materials Engineer in Staunton, responsible for materials quality assurance, pavement and geotechnical engineering. Chaz is responsible charge for these areas for projects totaling approximately $2 billion. He has received two Commissioner’s Awards and multiple awards for the Interstate 81 Pavement Recycling Project. His ASCE experience incl...
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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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2022 VA Infrastructure Report Card

On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the ASCE Virginia Section released the 2022 VA Section Infrastructure Report Card. The release was held at the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp and Park in Virginia Beach, VA where the attendees included a State Legislator and Representatives from VDEQ, VDOT, and Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.  The overall grade was a C. This is a higher grade than what Virginia received in its last report card in 2015. In 2015, Virginia had a C- grade. We had press coverage that was shown the nightly News. https://www.wtkr.com/news/engineers-give-virginia-a-c-grade-on-infrastru...
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November 2022 Centennial Engineer of the Month

November 2022 - Niko Ambrose, EIT, A.M. ASCE I graduated from Old Dominion University with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and I have worked with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) as a Civil Scholar and now as a Traffic Engineer with Richmond District Operations where I address citizen safety concerns and review corridors of travel for potential safety issues and improvements. While in college and in my professional career, I am actively involved in ASCE where I served as president of the ODU student chapter. I am currently Chair of the Region 4 Y...
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