Every Section and Branch has someone who goes the extra mile, donating their time and expertise as a Civil Engineer. Perhaps it’s someone who gives time to work with children, encouraging future Civil Engineers, or a person who has volunteered with Engineers with Borders or another community service team. 

We want to recognize one outstanding volunteer in every Section and Branch. If you know of someone who fits this description, please nominate them by emailing Ms. Jeannine Finton!  Visit the ASCE Engineer's Week page for more information (http://www.asce.org/event/2017/engineers-week/) .

Honorees will be mentioned at the upcoming Multi-Region Leadership Conventions, on the ASCE Engineers Week webpage, and also receive a small token of our appreciation.
 
Deadline for recognition: Friday December 16, 2016.

In your email, please include the following:

• Name of Section or Branch
• Volunteer’s Name
• Volunteer’s Mailing Address
• Nominator’s Name
• Nominator’s Section/Branch Title
• Nominator’s Email
• Briefly describe what makes this volunteer’s service exceptional—Up to 200 words

Engineers across North Carolina have been inquiring about the status of Hurricane Matthew relief and disaster recovery efforts.  Our partners with the SEA (Structural Engineers Association) and the AIA (American Institute of Architects) prepared the following report to summarize the situation.

Read the report here.

Hurricane Matthew couldn’t keep this group of engineers away from Wilmington for this year’s ASCE NC Section Fall Conference.  A special thanks to the Battleship North Carolina (http://www.battleshipnc.com/) for a great technical tour and to the Hilton Wilmington Riverside (http://www.wilmingtonhilton.com/) for hosting this year’s conference.  We look forward to seeing you next year.

We are extremely excited to share the winners of the 2016 ASCE North Carolina Section Scholarship recipients for 2016.  We received many incredible applications, from which we selected four winners:

Taylor Hawkins (NC A&T) – Scholarship of Distinction

Daniel Furr (NC State) – General Scholarship

Chris Northrup (Duke) – General Scholarship

Darin Basso (UNCC) – General Scholarship

• Taylor Hawkins (NC A&T) – Scholarship of Distinction
• Chris Northrup (Duke) – General Scholarship
• Darin Basso (UNCC) – General Scholarship
• Daniel Furr (NC State) – General Scholarship

The scholarship recipients have been invited to our annual meeting.

This is something that is very special to the North Carolina Section.  These scholarships amount to $14,000 and go to students who are passionate about Civil Engineering and their education.  All of the fund raising events such as the Golf Tournament and website sponsors, as well as the general events we hold, like our conferences, help to fund these incredible scholarships.  We are very excited to be a part of this and want to thank all of the ASCE members who help to make this happen.

The North Carolina Section's Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the following awards:

2016 Project of the Year

2016 Engineer of the Year
 
2016 Young Engineer of the Year

The North Carolina Section of ASCE may present these awards in the fall of 2016.  The Awards Committee requests that NC Section Members of ASCE please submit recommendations for each award.  In making recommendations, please submit appropriate biographical and/or documented data as requested in the Award Statements.  There are no special forms.  A resume, letter of recommendation and any other pertinent information will be acceptable.

Please review the enclosed information and submit recommendations.  It is preferred that recommendation packages are submitted as a Microsoft Word document (.doc) or PDF, and submitted electronically.  It is requested that each ASCE Section member submit to the Awards Chair in one e-mail message.

The deadline for recipients of recommendations is COB Friday, September 9th, 2016.  If you have any questions about the awards process, please contact us at ncasce.awards@gmail.com.

In ASCE National's continuing effort to enhance communications between ASCE Headquarters and the Regions, Sections, and Branches, ASCE's Geographic Services is pleased to advise you that Mr. Joseph M. Moore, II, P.E., M.ASCE from the North Carolina Section has been selected by the Committee on Advancing the Profession to receive the 2016 Outstanding Public Official Award “For his inspiring, engaging and dedicated service to the town of Zebulon and to its citizens, while demonstrating a true understanding of the mission of municipal government.”
 
We encourage you to recognize and congratulate this member of your Section and/or Branch!

Engineers Week is a program to increase public awareness of engineers' contributions to society by celebrating innovation and technology. It emphasizes the importance of learning science, technical skills, engineering, and math. Each year, volunteers from the ASCE North Carolina join in celebrating through outreach activities that expose engineering to kids in our local schools. It is rewarding to see the enthusiasm of the students, and their level of knowledge is quite impressive! 
 
This year, in the Eastern Branch for example, we have quite a variety of opportunities available at Brentwood, Kingswood, and Reedy Creek Elementary schools in Raleigh and Cary. Dates range from February 22nd through March 14th.  Although Engineers Week is officially February 21st through 27th this year, outreach activities are valuable at any time. You can also volunteer at your child's school or schools near your office, and we can assist with ideas for activities and supplies as needed. We are here to help!
 
Please take a few minutes to explore the ASCE North Carolina Engineers Week Webpage: http://www.ascenc.org/discovere/. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information regarding specific times and opportunities, please contact Verd Anna Pettigrew at verdanna.pettigrew@ch2m.com.

The Region 4 Assembly, which includes all members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in the states of Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, has established a very meaningful and worthwhile competition and award for a Younger Member who resides within Region 4. A Younger Member is defined as a member, associate member or affiliate not over 35 years of age on February 1, 2016.

The award is named after Daniel V. Terrell of the Kentucky Section. Dean Terrell was President of National ASCE in 1954. This award is presented annually for the outstanding paper submitted on a topic established by the Region 4 Assembly. Two (2) papers per Section may be entered in the Daniel V. Terrell Paper Competition. If one chooses to enter the Daniel V. Terrell competition, the paper must be submitted to the Terrell Committee, by the entrant's Section President, by March 1, 2016. The entrant must then present their paper during the Spring 2016 Meeting of the Region 4 Assembly to be held April 15 & 16 (specific location to be determined). The winner of the D.V. Terrell award receives Society and peer acclaim as well as an impressive bronze plaque and cash prize in recognition of the time and effort put into this competition.

Travel arrangements to the meeting should be coordinated with the entrant's respective Branch and/or Section.  Financial assistance may be available.

While the topic is the same as for the Society's Daniel W. Mead Contest, it is not necessary that an entry be made to both the Terrell and Mead Competitions. If the entrant chooses to enter the Mead competition, the deadline is February 1, 2016. The winner of the D.W. Mead award receives Society and peer acclaim as well as a bronze plaque and cash prize in recognition of the time and effort put into this competition.

Download a PDF with the paper's topic and details.