Ashley N. Evans EIT wins J. Walter Porter Fellowship!

The J. Walter Porter Fellowship for graduate research in Texas water resources for 2012-13 has been awarded to ASCE Texas Section member Ashley N. Evans EIT, MS candidate at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin.

Read more on the new Member News page. 
 

Congratulations to Cheng Lok Caleb Hing PE, PhD on his recent honors!

ASCE Texas Section Member Cheng Lok Caleb Hing PE, PhD has been honored twice in recent months. Read about his accolades on the new Member News page. 

If you have any news you would like to share with the ASCE Texas Section membership and be featured on the Member News page, please send it to share@texasce.org.

Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Dedication in New Braunfels

Come to New Braunfels Saturday, May 19, to participate in the dedication ceremony of the Faust Street Bridge as a Texas Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. (A map of the area is available here.) The dedication ceremony starts at 9:00 a.m. at the southwest approach to the bridge.

May is “Preservation Month” in New Braunfels and several other activities are going on including their Free Historic Museum Day and a Civil War encampment. Click here for an information flyer. 

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Congratulations to the ASCE Texas Section Spring 2012 Meeting Honorees

On Friday, April 20, several ASCE Texas Section members were recognized and honored at the Awards Luncheon at the Spring 2012 Meeting in San Antonio. Read the list of honorees here. Congratulations!

The Results of the Concrete Canoe Races are in at Last!

Are you wondering how your school placed in the Concrete Canoe Races on Saturday, April 21 at Boerne Lake? Click here to find out!

Call for Volunteers for ASCE Standards Committee

ASCE is calling for volunteers to join a new standards committee to develop a national consensus standard for mitigating disproportionate collapse of building structures. Are you interested in joining? Read more.

Social Networking in the Texas Section - Share with us!

Click on the social network icons to the left and be the first to know the latest from the Texas Section. Follow the pulse of the Section, find out what is on Section President Ralph O’Quinn’s mind, and learn the latest civil engineering news.

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Information of Interest

Texas Architecture Practice Act

A process has been established pursuant to the new Act for licensed engineers practicing building design to apply for an exemption. Find out more about the process here.

Transportation Infrastructure Funding's Impact

In July ASCE released its first-ever report on how the U.S. economy and family budgets will fare if America fails to fund surface transportation improvements. Read more about the report HERE. 

LID Competition Invigorates Development Community to Design for Houston’s Future

The low impact development (LID) competition held in Houston in 2009-2010 prompted local developers and project design companies to take a closer look at the costs and benefits of incorporating LID elements into construction projects. What they found surprised many of them—and will make it more likely that their future projects will contain LID elements. Read more here about the competition and this innovative approach to design.

James H. Brace Bequest

On October 17, 1957, the ASCE Board of Direction accepted a bequest by James H. Brace, M.ASCE, the proceeds of which are available, in nominal sums, to “unemployed and needy engineers” for payment of their ASCE membership dues.

Any unemployed, underemployed or needy engineer should contact ASCE to request a Brace Fund application. If you would like to make a tax-free, charitable donation to the Brace Fund to support engineers who are unemployed or in need, please mail your contribution to: ASCE-Accounting, PO Box 79162, Baltimore, MD 21279-0162. Include “Brace Fund Bequest” in the check memo line and make the check payable to ASCE. You may also call 800-548-2723 to make a contribution. 

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