| ILLINOIS SECTION Chicago-based structural engineering expert elected Fellow Mustafa Mahamid, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, a clinical associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a structural engineering consultant for multiple structural engineering firms, has been elevated to the status of Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Mahamid’s designs take in a wide variety of projects, including healthcare, commercial, residential, industrial, and highrise buildings located in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and China. Learn more about what made him worthy of this honor. |
AKRON-CANTON SECTION Whittenberger takes lead with ASCE and rugby team  Renee Carter Whittenberger, P.E., M.ASCE, is a natural leader. She was president of the University of Akron student chapter during her college years. She has served on the ASCE Committee on Younger Members and is beginning a seven-year leadership term with the Akron-Canton Section.“I like the people that I work with. My friends are starting to get important, so I’m starting to notice the benefit of the networking I’ve been doing,” Whittenberger said. “I’m maintaining those relationships. And with every group, every leadership position, I get better at it.” Those leadership skills developed at ASCE have extended to the rugby pitch. Whittenberger started playing rugby five years ago – first in Akron and now as the founder of the Youngstown Steel Valley Rugby Club women’s team. Starting the team basically from scratch, Whittenberger had the team practicing indoors by January and beating the Cleveland club by February. Find a Younger Member Organization near you.. Photo courtesy Renee Carter Whittenberger |
| MINNESOTA SECTION Univ. of Minnesota professor and groundbreaking researcher elected as Distinguished Member Heinz G. Stefan, Dr.Ing., Dist.M.ASCE, was one of nine elected to ASCE’s highest honor –Distinguished Membership – in 2016. Stefan, a longtime University of Minnesota professor, is a world leader in water resources and environmental engineering. His research helped launch the field of ecohydraulics. His expertise in the design of cooling water intake and discharge facilities led to advisory roles for the electric power industry domestically, as well as in India, China, and Brazil. Read more about his life and career. |
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May 2016 |
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