The Thompson Award is selected from the most outstanding ASCE student graduates from each of the six Virginia Section schools. Each award winner is chosen by their school which includes Virginia Tech (VT), Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Old Dominion University (ODU), Liberty University (LU),  University of Virginia (UVA), and the most recent chapter, James Madison University (JMU). Congratulations to the 2024 Thompson Award Winners: Leon CrawfordUniversity of Virginia Leon Crawford is a senior undergraduate in Civil Engineering at the Un...

September 2023 - Natale Carollo, EIT, ENV SP, M. ASCE Natale serves as the ASCE Norfolk Branch President for the 2022 – 2023 term year and currently works with Hazen and Sawyer as a consulting engineer. He began volunteering with ASCE as a student at Virginia Tech as part of the Steel Bridge Design team. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 2018 with his B.S. in Civil Engineering, he went on to work full-time in the Hampton Roads area as a Site Civil Engineer. Shortly after starting to work full-time, he joined the ASCE Norfolk Branch as a younger member and continues to volunteer h...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...