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April President's Letter

I wanted to start off by thanking James Pajk, P.E. from the Franklin County Engineer’s office and Richard Engle, P.E. from E.L. Robinson Engineering for presenting the Dodridge Street Bridge project during the March luncheon. In addition to the lunch presentation both James and Richard were able to provide a tour of the project site and
give the group an up close view of the current stages of construction.

Dr. Carolyn Merry will receive ASCE Surveying & Mapping Award

Carolyn Merry, Ph.D., M.ASCE, of The Ohio State University, a member of the Central Ohio Section, has been selected to receive the Surveying & Mapping Award. The award will be presented at the Annual Award Ceremony. Additional information and recipient photographs will be available at www.asce.org/awards after the Annual Civil Engineering Conference in October.

Congratulations to Dr. Merry!

March President's Letter

I would like to thank those of you that were able to attend the E-Week luncheon in February. Once again the planning committee did a great job on providing a topic and presentation that is relatable to all disciplines of engineering.

February President's Letter

In January, ASCE and SEAoO provided an interactive presentation by Mr. Bill Lantz, P.E. from Shelley, Metz, Baumann Hawk, Inc. of a case study which documented the caisson foundation and structural failure of a medical facility. The presentation discussed missteps, remediation and solutions that were taken by the entire design and construction team during the construction and remediation stages. I wanted to thank Mr. Lantz for providing the group with this very insightful presentation which I hope we can all take the lesson learned and prevent this from happening on future projects.

Request for Nominations 2012 Ohio Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award

The Ohio Council of ASCE is soliciting nominations for the 2012 Ohio Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award. Nominations must be received by the Ohio OCEA Committee Chair no later than 5:00 PM, Friday, March 16, 2012. If you are unable to meet this deadline, please contact Al Esser at 440-256-6500.

Employment Opportunities

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January President's Letter

I hope that everyone had an outstanding holiday season and are now ready as I am looking forward to the exciting upcoming ASCE events over the next six months, including dinner meetings for the months of January and April, lunch meetings for February, March and May and concluding with the June golf outing.

December President's Letter

In November our luncheon meeting was held at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center where it was a pleasure to hear the speakers Michael Bongiorno of DesignGroup and Ryan Hoffman of Heapy Engineering discuss the innovative design strategies of the structure and its surroundings. They did an excellent job at presenting what key factors were taken into consideration for the Center to meet the LEED Gold certification.

October President's letter

I wanted to start off by thanking Shawn Thompson of CH2M HILL, Kerry Hart of Kokosing and Marie Keister of Engage for the outstanding presentation of the Columbus Crossroads project at our September lunch meeting. This signature transportation project in Downtown Columbus will change the interstate landscape of Columbus and will effect how we commute on I-71 / 670 for many years to come. Please visit their website www.ODOT71670.org for project updates, detours and renderings of this landmark project in Central Ohio.