President's Column 

By Kenneth F. Kostura, P.E., M.ASCE   

 

The Engineering profession celebrated Engineers Week this year, February 19 - 25. The Canton Joint Engineering Council did a great job again this year organizing the Canton Area E-Week banquet on February 22 at Skyland Pines. After a delicious meal and presentation of awards, the guest speaker, Mr. Joseph Connolly, an aerospace engineer with the NASA Glenn Research Center, made a very interesting presentation on the "Engineering Challenges of Sending Humans to Mars". The challenges include the long-term effects of low gravity on humans, communication with Earth (it takes 20 minutes to send a message), and many others. Engineers of all disciplines will be engaged to solve these problems.

The Akron area E-Week Committee put on the 2017 E-week banquet on February 23 at Emidio and Sons Banquet Center. The host society was ADSPE. The event was very well attended. The program featured the student design team competitions from the University of Akron. Students made presentations on the various competitions including ASCE Student Chapter President Emily Green on the Concrete Canoe competition and Vice President Nate Otermat on the Steel Bridge competition.

ASCE award winners were recognized at both banquets. Monica Moody is the recipient of the 2016 Memorial Scholarship. Monica is a junior studying Civil Engineering at the University of Akron. She is a past president of the ASCE Student Chapter and is pursuing a career in environmental engineering. Chuck Vickers was selected by the University of Akron Civil Engineering faculty as the Outstanding Civil Engineering Senior. Chuck has served two terms as vice president of the Student Chapter and plans to pursue a career in bridge design and structural engineering.

Our March Section meeting will be held at Rosemont Country Club in Fairlawn on March 16. Our guest speaker will be Jack Noble, ODOT District 4 Bridge Engineer who will be discussing the planning and design of the replacement Route 8 Bridge over the Little Cuyahoga Valley. We will also be recognizing the Akron-Canton Section's 2017 Life Members at this meeting. Please plan to attend. Meeting details are shown below.
There is still time to become a sponsor of our Section for the 2017 calendar year. We are offering newsletter and meeting sponsorships. Both types support our scholarship fund. The meeting sponsorships also help to reduce the cost of meetings for our members and provide additional advertising opportunities. See the newsletter below for details.
Please watch your email for news and updates from your Akron-Canton Section. If you have an interest in getting involved on one of our committees, please contact any of our Board Members. We welcome your participation.

Regards,

Kenneth F. Kostura 

Akron-Canton Section President  

March Professional Meeting

Register via Eventbrite by 1:00pm Friday, March 10th

Contact Gregg Loesch at [email protected] with questions.

Career Building Block Series Workshop #3

Register via Eventbrite by 1:00pm Monday, April 3

Contact Ruth Klee at [email protected] with questions.

Akron-Canton Section Sponsorship Opportunities

The Akron-Canton Section continues to offer a Sponsorship opportunity for those companies interested in supporting the operations of this ASCE Section. It is because of these corporate sponsorships that the Section has been able to keep meeting prices low, sponsor local educational outreach initiatives, sustain the scholarship fund, and more! 

 

$100 Newsletter Only Sponsorship

ASCE Akron-Canton Section distributes a monthly, electronic Newsletter to over 500 Northeast Ohio members, which serves as an important communication tool. This sponsorship entails:

• $100 toward the Section's Memorial Scholarship Fund, and
• Advertisement of your company, via;
• Company logo and company name with hyperlink to your website in the Section's Newsletters for the calendar year (usually 8 newsletters)

 

$250 Newsletter, Website, and Meeting Sponsorship

ASCE Akron-Canton Section hosts monthly professional meetings attended by 50-75 local engineers, leaders, professionals, and students. This sponsorship

• $100 toward the Section's Memorial Scholarship Fund,
• $150 toward reducing Section meeting costs, and
• Advertisement of your company, via;
• Company logo and company name with hyperlink to your website in the Section's Newsletters for the calendar year (usually 8 newsletters)
• Company name/logo with hyperlink to your website on the Section's website for the calendar year
• Company name/logo on the 'Welcome Slide' before each presentation at an Akron-Canton Section-hosted meeting for the calendar year (usually 6 meetings).
• New this year: Company Services and Advertisement slide to be shown on auto-play during the social hour of each professional meeting. (Sponsor company to provide the powerpoint slide for Section use.)

Please consider supporting our Akron-Canton Section, a 501c3 organization, with a Newsletter and Meeting Sponsorship for the 2017 calendar year.  New in 2017, we have two ways to begin your Sponsorship!

The traditional way: by mailing your company name, website address, and $250 check made out to "ASCE" to the following address:

 

Reneé Whittenberger

Environmental Design Group

450 Grant St. 

Akron, Ohio 44311

[email protected]

The electronic way: simply "purchase a ticket" with a credit card through this  Eventbrite  page. All accounting information such as the description and receipt will be immediately available for your use. 

Thank you and we look forward to working with our local businesses! 

2017 ASCE Life Members

 

ASCE Workshop for Section and Branch Leaders  

                  

• The structure and vision of ASCE;
• Coordination of ASCE national activities with Section/Branch activities;
• ASCE Region, Section Branch organization activities;
• Educational sessions relating to leadership and trust;
• Opportunities to build relationships with other representatives.

See Tim's report and look for Tim at the next professional meeting to learn more!  2017 MRLC Conference Report, Tim Gilbert

2017 Scholarships and Awards

 

Wendell R. LaDue Civil Engineer Award Criteria:

Gary W. Johnson Young Civil Engineer Award Criteria:

Award Criteria:
1. Nominee must have made an extraordinary contribution in upholding the mission of the Akron-Canton Section to provide essential value to its membership, their careers, their partners, and/or the public by developing leadership, advancing technology, advocating lifelong learning, and/or promoting the Civil Engineering profession.
2. Nominee must either be currently practicing in or be retired from the Civil Engineering profession.
3. Nominee must be a member in good standing in the Akron-Canton Section.
4. Nominee must be less than 35 years of age.
5. Nominee must not be a past recipient of the award for which he or she is being nominated.
6. Self-nomination will not be accepted.

Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship may be awarded to a U.S. citizen attending any accredited engineering college anywhere in the U.S. who is pursuing a program leading to a Baccalaureate Degree in Civil Engineering, who is a member of ASCE, and who will have completed the sophomore year by September 2017.

Job Postings

 

Akron-Canton ASCE Posts opportunities in our area which may interest you. We provide this page free of charge to local companies/organizations. No postings will be forwarded through a recruiting or headhunter service. Check back regularly for updates.

Career Opportunities

New State Legislation Tracking System

 

Did you attend a recent section meeting and need documentation of attendance for tracking PDH's?  Visit this page or the section website and click on the resources tab to find meeting attendance records.