Best of the Best Peninsula Branch - Lamont “Bud” Curtis, PECity of Newport News
•Been in the Civil Engineering business for over 60 years.
•He has been active in ASCE locally and nationally with his last tour as Region 4 Governor.
•He has contributed to a half dozen books or MOPs, one book of his own, and probably approaching 100 papers or presentations.
•ASCE has been his professional society of choice and is he most proud of having been selected for the Hardy Cross Award.
•His biggest contribution is being able to mentor younger Engineers.
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Best of the Best – Norfolk Branch
Best of the Best Norfolk Branch - Wayne Watson, PESVP/GM - Skanska US Civil Southeast (Retired)
•Wade served as a Senior Vice President/GM with “Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc.” headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, until his retirement in 2020. Wade has led many major projects over his 42-year tenure, including many bridges of various types including cable stay, large civil/transportation projects, offshore structures and marine construction.
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•Notable projects include the Cooper River Bridge (DB) in Charleston S.C., and the Midtown Tunnel (P3) in Norfolk Virginia.
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Best of the Best – Lynchburg Branch
Best of the Best Lynchburg Branch - Hurtt & Proffitt
•Fortunate to have been a part of many projects throughout Virginia. In higher education we have played a roll in the growth and development of over 30 colleges and universities across the Commonwealth, worked on over 25 hospital and healthcare facilities, worked on over 500 residential housing projects, and hundreds of multi modal transportation projects.
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•H&P has been a strong advocate for engineering through participation and support of state organizations, societies, college programs, internships and training an...
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Best of the Best – Bull Run
Best of the Best Bull Run - Victor Crawford, PE - Gainsville, VA
•Played a significant role in the reactivation of the Bull Run Branch.
•Past President of the Bull Run Branch
•Centennial chair for both the national Capital Section and Virginia Section.
Best of the Best Bull Run - Wetland Solutions, Inc - Gainsville, VA
•Played a significant role in the reactivation of the Bull Run Branch. Wetlands stepped forward to host the planning meeting and the kick off meeting at their facility.
•Therefore, they are very deserving of our Branch Award not only for their eng...
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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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August 2022 Centennial Engineer of the Month
August 2022 - Mike Bumbaco, PE, M. ASCE
Mike Bumbaco has 40 years civil engineering experience, including stormwater engineering, site design, highway engineering, environmental permitting, cost estimating, specification writing, utility adjustment coordination, construction administration, quality control reviews and project management. Mr. Bumbaco’s stormwater management design experience includes bioretention basins, open detention/retention facilities, in-pipe detention/water quality systems, in-stream weir structures, low-rise dams, infiltration systems, and manufactured st...
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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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July 2022 Centennial Engineer of the Month
July 2022 Centennial Engineer of the Month - Gul A Saleh, PhD, PMP, M. ASCE
Mr. Gul Afghan Saleh has been a key member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for over eight years. He is a civil engineer with a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Design, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and has over 35 years of professional experience. Dr. Saleh has worked and/or studied in many countries, including Japan, Egypt, Thailand, India, Germany, Pakistan, and many more.
Much of Dr. Saleh’s work has been in Afghanistan, however, where he was born and raised, and the Uni...
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Hardy Cross, PE
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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