| LOUISIANA SECTION ASCE members step up to rebuild after flood ASCE members continue to step up when their communities are down. Last month’s record-breaking floods in Baton Rouge, LA, inspired one member’s hands-on rescue efforts, and members of the Baton Rouge Branch have organized recovery events and volunteered their expertise. The Branch has set up a YouCaring account to raise money for the rebuild efforts. Those interested in donating can do so here. |
| FLORIDA SECTION USF Student Chapter bonds over laser tag  Photo courtesy ASCE USF Student Chapter The University of South Florida Student Chapter hosted its first fall social at Q-Zar. Be sure to keep up with the USF Student Chapter on Facebook. |
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GEORGIA SECTION Civil engineering entrepreneur honored as example to women Marsha D. Anderson Bomar, M.ASCE, is a recipient of ASCE’s 2016 William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award, which recognizes individuals or groups of individuals who are members of ASCE and who have made continuing efforts to promote appreciation for the history, tradition, developments, and technical and professional activities of the Society. Bomar was honored for her outstanding example to women as a leader in the civil management firm, established in 1990, which she sold to Stantec Consulting Services Inc., Duluth, GA, in 2010. She is a senior transportation principal for Stantec. Read more about Bomar’s contributions. . |
LOUISIANA SECTION Former Region 5 Governor and Louisiana Section President DesOrmeaux dies Eugene Raymond “Ray” DesOrmeaux, P.E., F.ASCE, former Region 5 Governor and devoted Lafayette, LA, civil engineer, died recently, one day shy of his 77th birthday. A native of New Orleans, DesOrmeaux saw his life’s work as service to his home state of Louisiana, particularly the people of Lafayette. The ASCE Life Member served terms as president, secretary, and treasurer of the Louisiana Section, and was a Region 5 Governor representing the state. Read more about his extraordinary life. . |
FLORIDA SECTION Hanson COO earns Fellow status John Coombe, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, an executive vice-president and chief operating officer at Hanson Professional Services Inc., has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Coombe works in the company’s Sarasota, FL, regional office and leads Hanson’s efforts to expand its operations in the state. He joined Hanson in 1978 as a design engineer at the Springfield, IL, headquarters. He has administered and managed Hanson’s transportation planning, design and construction projects, and overall company operations. After becoming a partner in the firm in 1987, he soon became a vice-president. He was named chief operating officer in 1998 and oversees the company’s administrative operations. Read more about Coombe’s career. . |
Great outreach event or other activity? Let the whole Region know! If you’re a local ASCE leader and your Section, Branch, Younger Member Group, or Student Chapter has staged any special events, engaged in outreach from grade-school kids to lawmakers, done charity work, fund raising or anything of the sort, let ASCEnews Weekly know and we may include it in next month’s Region report. You may already have written about it and posted pictures in your newsletter, website, or social media. Share the details and any photos at asce.org/localnews. Got questions? Write to submissions@asce.org. See the other Region reports for September If you live adjacent to a Section in a different Region, or are merely interested in the other Region reports for September, click on each to view them: Region 1 Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section, Buffalo Section, Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section, Ithaca Section, Maine Section, Metropolitan Section, Mohawk-Hudson Section, New Hampshire Section, New Jersey Section, Puerto Rico Section, Rhode Island Section, Rochester Section, Syracuse Section, Vermont Section Region 2 Central Pennsylvania Section, Delaware Section, Lehigh Valley Section, Maryland Section, National Capital Section, Philadelphia Section, Pittsburgh Section Region 3 Akron-Canton Section, Central Illinois Section, Central Ohio Section, Cincinnati Section, Cleveland Section, Dayton Section, Duluth Section, Illinois Section, Michigan Section, Minnesota Section, North Dakota Section, Quad Cities Section, Toledo Section, Wisconsin Section Region 4 Arkansas Section, Indiana Section, Kentucky Section, North Carolina Section, South Carolina Section, Tennessee Section, Virginia Section, West Virginia Section Region 5 Alabama Section, Florida Section, Georgia Section, Louisiana Section, Mississippi Section Region 6 New Mexico Section, Oklahoma Section, Texas Section Region 7 Colorado Section, Iowa Section, Kansas City Section, Kansas Section, Nebraska Section, South Dakota Section, St. Louis Section, Wyoming Section Region 8 Alaska Section, Arizona Section, Columbia Section, Hawaii Section, Inland Empire Section, Montana Section, Nevada Section, Oregon Section, Seattle Section, Southern Idaho Section, Tacoma-Olympia Section, Utah Section Region 9 Los Angeles Section, Sacramento Section, San Diego Section, San Francisco Section Region 10 All International Sections, Branches, and Groups Missed the last Region 5 update? See the August edition of News Around Region 5 Share this page via social media and email:  |
GEORGIA SECTION Georgia Tech professor achieves Fellow status John C. Crittenden, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems and a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. He holds the Hightower Chair and is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Environmental Technologies. Read more about his career. . |