Table of Contents. Kathy Caldwell and Andy Herrmann. Visit

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1 Table of Contents Page 1. Kathy Caldwell & Andy Herrmann Visit Page 2... March Luncheon Information Page 3. E Week Wrap Up Page 4... Student Chapter Update Science Fair Update Page 5. West Point Bridge Contest Volunteer Opportunities Kathy Caldwell and Andy Herrmann visit UNF Students On March 3, 2011 the National ASCE President Kathy Caldwell, PE and President Elect Andy Herrmann, PE visited the UNF campus to speak to the UNF ASCE Student Chapter. The UNF Student t Chapter President Chris Rivera introduced d Andy who gave a presentation on ASCE s efforts to raise investment in America s infrastructure and ASCE s effort to promote sustainable development. Questions from the student chapter membership included questions on the VISION 2025, the Body of knowledge required for future professional licensure and the Society s efforts to support K 12 education. Andy encouraged the students to learn about ASCE s efforts in these areas, become informed advocates, and engage in the conversation, locally, regionally, and nationally. To learn more about these topics, visit the ASCE website: Infrastructure: Sustainability: Body of Knowledge: Body of Knowledge/ Page 6... EWB USA Jax Chapter Update Page 7... E Week In Review Flyers 1

2 ASCE Officers President: Lisa Labs, E.I. (904) Vice President: Brett ttmanzie, E.I. EI (904) Treasurer: Danny Waltermyer, E.I. (904) Secretary: Shavonne Hoyte, E.I. (904) ext 257 UNF Liaison Chair: Citli Caitlin Cannon, EI E.I. Government Affairs Chair: Justin Damiano (904) SAME, FES, ASCE JOINT LUNCHEON TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 DATE: Tuesday, March 15, 2010 LOCATION: Ramada Inn Mandarin I 295 & State Rd 13 (San Jose Blvd) 3130 Hartley Road TIME: 11:30 12:00 noon Registration and Social Time 12:00 12:30 p.m. Lunch 12:30 1:15 p.m. Program TOPIC: Precast Building Construction and Engineering The presentation will give attendees a basic overview of precast concrete building components typically used in commercial construction and parking garages, describe the concept of pre stressing, discuss the benefits of Total Precast Buildings Systems, explain how Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be integrated Into the design, drawings, specs and shop drawings. The presentation will conclude with Design Considerations and Detailing of Precast. A Question and Answering period will follow the conclusion of the presentation. SPEAKER: Rob Pavel, P.E., V.P. Engineering Florida, Gate Precast Company COST: $17.00 ($20.00 w/o reservation) Menu: Chicken Parmesan Green Beans Almondine Fresh Whipped Potatoes Key Lime Pie Tossed Salad, Rolls & Butter Coffee, Lemonade & Iced Tea Past President: Joe Cassidy, P.E. jcassidy@tocoi.com Past President: Andy Cummings, P.E. (904) acummings@cwieng.com i Past President: Robert Jackson, P.E. Robert.Jackson@rsandh.com RESERVATIONS: Contact Ron Hilton at rhilton40@att.net by 12 noon, Thursday, March 10, Checks made payable to SAME will be collected at the registration table. Reservations must be guaranteed, no shows will be billed for the cost. Also, all persons without reservations will be charged $20. SAME will be offering 0.5 PDH credit for the luncheon. If you want to receive Florida PDH credit for the luncheon, please sign in at the registration table. On the sign in sheet, please print your name as it appears on your Florida license and your Florida PElicense number. The information from the sign in sheet will be reported to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers within 5 days after the luncheon. We will also have PDH credit sheets for other states available. 2

3 Communicate with us! CONGRATULATIONS!! The Jacksonville Branch would like to congratulate it s E Week nominees for Engineer of the Year Tom Grogan, P.E. and Young Engineer of the Year Joe Cassidy, P.E. Facebook ASCE Jacksonville Twitter ASCEJax Both have made outstanding tt contributions tib ti to the society, it profession, their companies, and their communities. We are excited to announce that Tom Grogan was selected by the E Week Awards Committee as this year s Engineer of the Year. Tom s long list of accomplishments and many years of service made E mail him an excellent selection. Congratulations again to both Tom and ASCE.Jacksonville@gmail. Joe. We look forward to their continued involvement for years to com come. We always need more help so please get involved! Tom Grogan, P.E. Joe Cassidy, P.E. 3

4 Science Fair Update ASCE recently provided judging and awards for local Science and Engineering fairs for Duval, Clay, and St. Johns Counties. Congratulations to the following award recipients: Duval County Kimberly Cranmore Stanton College Preparatory High School Noah Duclos San Jose Catholic James Woodward St. Pauls Catholic Clay County Matthew Emig Clay High School UNF Student Chapter Update The students here at UNF have been working hard to get final preparations together for the 2011 ASCE southeast regional conference. The conference will take place in Cookeville, TN March Theconcretecanoe,steelbridge,andotherprojectsfor theconferenceareinspiringexcitementintothestudents as we see the almost finished products. We are all working very diligently on our competitions and look forward to doing our best and representing UNF and our local ASCE chapter. We are also privileged to welcome Kathy J. Caldwell, P.E., M. ASCE on our campus March 3 rd to speak and meet our ASCE student chapter. March is a very action packed month for the students here at UNF and to finish it off we will make the transition of new leadership for the upcoming years UNF ASCE student chapter. Matthew Mentz Coppergate Elementary St. Johns County Alexa Burch Landrum Middle School Colin Brant Liberty Pines Academy Thanks also to Robert Jackson, Stephen Weaver, and Tracy Langille for helping out with judging. 4

5 Volunteer Opportunities St. Johns River Cleanup March 19 th 2011 From 8 am to 12pm West Point Bridge Design Contest The West Point Bridge Design Contest is a competition that provides middle school and high school students with a realistic, engaging introduction to engineering. Using free online software, students design, build and test virtual truss bridges while trying to maintain the lowest cost. Jax Beach Cleanup April 9 th 2011 From 7:45 am to 9:45 am PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FLYERS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TheASCEJacksonvilleBranchishosting its own local competition! Students can compete online and the top 6 scores for middle and high school students will compete at UNF for prizes. Please see the attached flyer for more information. If you have any contacts with middleor highschool teachers, feel free to spread the word and pass along the flyer! 5

6 Savethe Date Joint Engineering Social March 24 th Sneakers Sports Grill 5:30 pm Until PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FLYER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Jax Sharks Arena Football March 26 th 7:00 pm Until 2011 Florida Section Annual World Golf Village July 14 th 16 th EWB USA Jacksonville Professional Chapter EWB USA Jacksonville Professional Chapter has been very busy. The project team is completing their final plans and design report to submit for review this month, and plans to travel in June to Visibakvitz, Guatemala for the implementation of their water distribution project. Currently the villagers must retrieve water from a community washing station. The project will provide access to clean water directly into 25 homes in the small village of Visibakvitz throughconstructionofapump, water storage task, and distribution system. To find out more about what s new with EWB Jax, check out their latest newsletter: news 02 or visit their website: usa jacksonville.org/home.html If you are not already a member of EWB USA, did you know you get a discount on your membership if you join through ASCE? Consider joiningand i see what tewb is all about! 6

7 ENGINEERS WEEK IN REVIEW Robert Jackson, PE 2011 E Week Committee Chairperson In Jacksonville we celebrate Engineers Week with a combination of joint luncheons and outreach programs with a heavy emphasis on education in Math and Sciences. Through our many events, we encourage our youth to understand the importance of engineering and to consider engineering as a career choice. We typically work closely with the University of North Florida College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction to promote engineering in a number of ways. Engineers Week 2011 was a great success in this endeavor, and included several events prior to the official E Week Kick Off. On Friday, February 4 th,several engineers joined the Mentoring Family and Kids Organization for a panel discussion about engineering, hosted by Haskell. Local professionals spoke about their passion, up bringing bi i and what ht a young student t should expect as they pursue a degree in engineering. Saturday, February 12 th marked our fifth year hosting the Engineering Merit Badge Clinic. In association with UNF, a group of engineers provided engineering related workshops and toured testing facilities that helped a record high 120 Boy Scouts earn their Engineering Merit Badge. On Wednesday, February 16 th, SMPS/WTS held a joint breakfast at the UNF University Center. This event included a panel discussion on the topic of regional transportation plans and opportunities. On Thursday, February 17 th a Joint Engineering Society Social was held at Sneaker s Sport Grill. An estimated 80 professionals attended and enjoyed an evening of mixing and mingling with their fellow peers. More than 10 companies and associations donated funds that allowed us to raffle off complimentary tickets to the banquet. A good time was had by all. E Week officially began with the Kick Off Luncheon last Friday, February 18 th. The luncheon was hosted by ASCE and attended by about 200 engineers and students. We were honored by Jeff Beck, PE, Deputy Public Works Director for the City of Jacksonville, who presented the Mayor s Proclamation recognizing National Engineers Week in Jacksonville. Back by popular demand was the UNF Vendors Showcase, where several vendors displayed innovative products for the perusal of all the engineers and students in attendance. As always, the highlight of the luncheon was when twelve engineering societies, the E Week Planning Committee, and nine endowed engineering scholarships presented approximately 45 scholarships to area high school seniors and college engineering students. 7

8 Continued On Monday, February 21 st,e Week was in full swing with the Annual Golf Outing, hosted by FES at the St. Johns Golf and Country Club. A course full of engineers teed off, driving to raise money for the E Week scholarships. Although some of our skills were not up to par, everyone had fun benefitting the scholarship program. Throughout the week a number of engineering society meetings were held. The joint ASCE/FES/SAME luncheons as well as the ASME luncheon were held on Tuesday. The ASHE/APWA joint luncheon was held on Thursday. The AREMA lunch and golf outing and the ACI dinner meeting were additional Thursday events. As always, UNF hosted a number of E Week events, including MATHCOUNTS. MATHCOUNTS, sponsored by the Northeast Florida Chapter of FES and UNF FES Student Chapter, took place on Friday with the largest completion to date in the state of Florida. 50 schools with over 400 junior high school students competed in mathematic excellence competition. This is a national coaching and competition program that promotes 6 th,7 th and 8 th grade math achievement in every U.S. state. Friday was also the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Career Day. This was another record attendance event this year, as high school teams from the tricounty area visited information booths set up by local companies. The students also competed in one planned competition project and presentation, as well as a surprise problem. Hopefully you all had a chance to participate in some of these special events as we had another great Engineers Week in Northeast Florida. As always, we wrapped up our E Week Celebration with a banquet to honor our local professionals in their achievements throughout the community. It has truly been an honor to serve as this year s chair and I would like to sincerely thank my fellow committee members and their respective societies and companies for all of their hard work and dedication in making this a memorable Engineers Week. 8

9 The American Society of Civil Engineers Jacksonville Branch and the United States Military Academy Presents How It Works THE WEST POINT BRIDGE DESIGN CONTEST The West Point Bridge Design Contest is a competition intended to promote math, science and technology education in middle schools and high schools. The students will design a virtual truss bridge with the lowest cost using the designer software. The contest provides students with a realistic introduction to engineering through an engaging, hands-on design experience. Participation is free and students may compete individually or in teams of two. Download the West Point Bridge Designer 2011 software from the website: IT S FREE!! Register for the West Point Bridge Design Contest at Be sure to enter the Local Code (shown below) to be entered in the local competition!! Use the software to design, test, and optimize a highway bridge. Submit your designs to the contest website prior to April 26, Enter as many designs as you wish. You can view the local contest scoreboard at the websites shown below. Score is based on lowest bridge cost. The top 6 winners from the local online competition from both the Middle School and High School divisions will compete in May at UNF for $ cash $ prizes!!! Winners of the local competition at UNF will get a chance to compete at the state competition. Local Competition Codes: Middle School: JFMC Scoreboard: High School: JFBC Scoreboard: For more information, please contact: Danny Waltermyer, EI Phone: (850) dwaltermyer@cwieng.com

10 The Florida Transportation Builders Association Northeast Florida Group Happy Hour When: March 24, 2011 Time: 5:30 PM Until Whenever Where: Cost: Sneaker s Sports Grille 8133 Point Meadows Drive Jacksonville, FL Depends on what you order to eat and drink. Everyone is on their own tab. With the exception this month of the appetizers being sponsored by: Prestige Concrete Products YOU CAN MEET IN THE BAR AREA Please feel free to pass this invite along as well & invite a friend, Thank You! If you have any questions please contact: Tony Hemmerly-Flagler Construction Equipment-(904) themmerly@flaglerce.com Lisandro Rosales-Superior Construction Company- (904) lrosales@superiorfla.com If you have any interest in becoming an appetizer sponsor for one of these events, please contact one us. Thank You! For more information on the FTBA please visit Florida Transportation Builders Association is an association of road construction Contractors. Designers, CEIs (construction inspectors), and FDOT employees are Invited to join with general contractors to meet on an informal basis and network (You don't have to be a FTBA member to attend). Engineers, CEIs, and FDOT employees will benefit by improving working relations With contractors. Engineers may benefit by meeting general contractors to develop Relationships for design-build teaming opportunities. Florida Transportation Builders' Association, Inc. Antitrust Compliance Policy The FTBA follows a policy of strict compliance with Federal and State antitrust laws. Neither the Association nor any of its members will engage in any conduct in restraint of trade. Members will not discuss pricing, bidding intentions, costs of doing business, market areas, boycotting customers, terms and conditions of sale or credit, or any factor that relates to competition among them.

11 Call for Speakers- FL-ASCE Annual Meeting 2011 The 2011 Annual Meeting for Florida Section ASCE will be held at the International Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida on July 13-16, The Annual Meeting is the largest event held by the Florida Section of ASCE and has an attendance of more than 400 engineers/managers from all over Florida. The technical sessions at the Annual Meeting have something of interest for everyone. The call for speakers for the technical breakout sessions is divided into five areas: Engineering Management Geotechnical Water/Wastewater Transportation Structures The technical sessions are set up to provide at least 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH). The minimum length of presentation required to provide the 1 hour PDH is 50 minutes. Based on the topics of interest, there may be sessions that provide 2 hours or 4 hours of PDH. If you are interested in a longer presentation session, please state that in your abstract. If you or someone you know is interested in being a speaker/presenter at the 2011 Florida Section ASCE Annual Meeting please submit an abstract (maximum 250 words) on any of the topics listed above to Judy Nichols, Executive Director atjudy@flaasce.org. Florida Section ASCE will provide a complimentary registration to the event to the speakers. If you have any questions regarding the request please contact Judy at (561) or judy@fla-asce.org.

12 Volunteer Opportunity St Johns River Celebration Cleanup Day March 19, am-11:30am Memorial Park (1620 Riverside Ave) T-shirts and Refreshments at Riverside Arts Market Bags and Gloves Provided. RSVP:

13 Jacksonville Beach Clean-Up April 9, 7:45am - 9:45am Bags, Gloves will be provided RSVP to ccannon@walshgroup.com More information to follow!