Micheal McKamey, PE,

Civil Source ASCE Utah Section Newsletter

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it?” But rather that I will

ask myself the question,

“How much can I give?”

It is my wish that we always

may remember our solemn

professional engineering duty

of integrity, tolerance, respect,

devotion, honesty, and dignity.

Thank you for all that you do to

make civil engineering an hon-

orable profession.

As I contemplate my last mes-

sage as the president of the

Utah section, I am reminded of

our obligation as engineers. I

should hope that in an effort to

satisfy our clients and custom-

ers we are not losing sight of

our duties and responsibilities

of integrity and fair dealing.

Sometimes it may be easier to

base our decisions from what a

customer wishes, without con-

sidering the ethical conse-

quences. I would like to share a

sample from the Order of the

Engineer ceremony address,

which illustrates our profes-

sional engineering obligations.

It states,

I am an engineer

I have an obligation

My obligation has become

my desire

My desire is to apply the

Golden Rule, our code of

ethics, to the technical

knowledge of the world by

persuasion

My desire becomes the yard-

stick of my professional-

ism, and lastly that

My professionalism means to

me that I will never again

ask myself the question,

“How much do I get out of

A M E S S A G E F R O M T H E U T A H S E C T I O N P R E S I D E N T

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B r a n c h U p d a t e 2

W a s a t c h F r o n t

B r a n c h U p d a t e 2

S o u t h e r n

B r a n c h U p d a t e 3

C e n t r a l U t a h

B r a n c h U p d a t e 3

Y o u n g e r M e m -

b e r F o r u m 4

S e c t i o n C o n -

t a c t s 5

F l y e r s /

S p o n s o r s 6

F I N D U S O N T H E W E B A T H T T P : / / S E C T I O N S . A S C E . O R G / U T A H /

Representative Jim Matheson was our presenter for last month's luncheon. He was able to talk about civil engi-neering concerns and how they are currently being addressed in Washington. As he stated, some items are for the States to address and some are of National concern mostly energy and the transportation infra-structure. After talking he spent time answering ques-tions from engineers. I believe it is important for us to be in-volved with government rela-tions so we can inform them of items that they may not be aware of but are of a concern to us engineers. As a reminder to this, ASCE has a program called Key Contact. Key Con-tact is a grassroots advocacy

program of ASCE. Through the program, members can learn about public policy issues im-portant to the civil engineering profession, and will provide ways for members to get in-volved with the community. If you are interested please visit asce.org/keycontacts for more information.

We thank everyone for their support for the Branch activi-ties with include scholarship fundraising.

I would like to thank Bronson Smart of the NRCS for his pres-entation in April. We had a good turnout with quite a few new faces. It was good that we could learn more about the recent EIS developed for the Logan Canal Reconstruction Project. This is an important project for our area, and it will likely be a vital part of the wa-ter resource infrastructure of Cache Valley for many years into the future. If you are inter-ested in getting more informa-tion, you can find the full draft EIS and other documents linked at ut.nrcs.usda.gov.

We are planning a Closing So-cial Picnic/Tour for the North-ern Branch for Thursday, May 5th. It's a little bit earlier this

year, so hopefully some of the members of the USU student chapter can join us. We are trying to arrange a tour of the new Energy Dynamics Lab at the USU Research Park along with a picnic lunch if the weather is good. The Branch will be supplying the food as usual, so it's as close to a free lunch as you will find. Plus, you can see the work on bio-fuel production that Shaun Dustin described to us back in Febru-ary. We'll get the details of time and location out to everyone by Monday, May 2nd before the social. Make sure to mark it in your calendar and plan to be there with us.

Thanks to everyone who

helped make this another good

year for the Northern Utah

Branch. We were able to have

a wide variety of Presentations

and Tours that hopefully

caught the interest of most of

the membership. If there are

things that you would like to

see happen in the branch, I

encourage you to get in touch

with one of the members of

the board and tell them your

ideas. We are happy to hear

your suggestions. Or, even

better, volunteer to be a part

of the leadership and be a

more integral part of your soci-

ety.

N O R T H E R N U T A H B R A N C H B Y M A R V I N L E W I S

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The ASCE Central Utah Branch would like to thank the Brigham Young University Student Chap-ter for sponsoring the branch luncheon meeting in April. The meeting included presentations on several of the student pro-jects that were completed this year, and a presentation by Dr. James Nelson on service pro-jects that have been completed in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The students have been involved with some great opportunities that were intrigu-ing to learn about.

We are nearing the end of an-other ASCE service year. The month of May give us the op-portunity to elect new leaders for our section and branches. Please take the time to vote for new leadership in your branch and section, and consider offer-ing your own talents and abili-ties to serve in ASCE. I have enjoyed my time working with the members of the Southern Utah Branch and I am grateful to be associated with a profes-sion that continues to uphold the ideals of professional eth-ics, community involvement, and continued professional development. Thanks to each of you that I have worked with for your efforts in your profes-sion and this organization. I look forward to many more

years associating with you through ASCE.

S O U T H E R N U T A H B R A N C H B Y B O B L A M O R E A U X

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Our Spring BBQ was a great time.

Thanks for everyone for coming

and congratulations to Chris

Siavrakas for winning our “Minute

to Win it” competition. That man

can really shake the bells out of a

tissue box. We look forward to our

Fall BBQ at the same great loca-

tion!

The month of May brings a service

project for the YMF. We will be

assisting with the National Associa-

tion of Letter Carriers (NALC) Food

Drive on Saturday, May 14, 2011 Saturday, May 14, 2011 Saturday, May 14, 2011 Saturday, May 14, 2011

from 3from 3from 3from 3----6pm6pm6pm6pm. This is the second

largest food drive of the year and is

of great benefit to the Utah Food

Bank. We appreciate your willing-

ness to assist us during this event.

ASCE will be moving the food from

the carrier’s trucks into Food Bank

trailers. We will also be providing

snacks and drinks to keep our

energy up. We need 15 additional

people to help out, if you are inter-

ested in helping a good cause,

eating snacks and hanging out

with fellow do-gooder engineers,

email Jessica Rice

(Jessica_Rice@urscorp.com). This

is one case where RSVPs are

needed.

While the Civil Source takes well

deserved hiatus over the summer,

we at the YMF like to keep going.

One event to look forward to is the

1st Annual Kick Ball Extravaganza.

Look for more information on our

Facebook page!

Also, the YMF would like to con-

gratulate the USU concrete canoe

team on their 1st place victory at

Regional’s. They will be heading

to the National competition in

June. If your company is inter-

ested in sponsoring these budding

engineers, email Devin Squire

(devin.squire@es3inc.com). Way

to go, Aggies!

Are you taking the PE exam in the

fall? Would you like to take the

review? Email Jessica Rice

(Jessica_Rice@urscorp.com) to

get on the information list for the

fall class, or look for information

on our Facebook page

If you would like to get more in-

volved in planning YMF events,

want to share your input or ideas

for future events, or just want to

make sure you are receiving event

announcements so you can come

out and relax with friends and

colleagues, please email or call

me at jennioman@gmail.com or

801.468.2664. Remember, the

benefits of your ASCE member-

ship are directly related to your

input and participation!

Want to stay in touch with the

Utah YMF? Become friends with

the Utah YMF now to ensure you

are up to date on the latest so-

cials and announce-

ments. Search for “ASCE YMF

Utah” on Facebook today!

Y O U N G E R M E M B E R F O R U M B Y J E N N I O M A N

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Utah Section President Micheal McKamey, P.E Ovivo USA micheal.mckamey@ ovivowater.com 801.931.3305

President-Elect Matt Roblez, P.E. McNeil Engineering matt@mcneileng.com

Secretary-Treasurer Aaron Cook CH2M Hill acook2@ch2m.com

Past President Matt Sibul, P.E Utah Transit Authority msibul@rideuta.com 801.236.4731

Wasatch Front

Branch

President Brian Warner, P.E. McNeil Engineering brian.w@mcneileng.com 801.255.7700

President-Elect Shawna Smith, P.E. Parsons Brinckerhoff shawnamssmith@gmail.com 801.741.8864

Secretary-Treasurer Paul Barney, P.E. pbarney2@hotmail.com

Past President Corbett Hansen, P.E. Kleinfelder chansen@kleinfelder.com 801.261.3336

Southern Utah

Branch

President Bob Lamoreaux, P.E. Stanley Consultants lamoreauxbob@ stanleygroup.com 435.817.5371

President-Elect Jared Madsen Alpha Engineering jaredmadsen@ alphaengineering.com

Secretary-Treasurer Jason Ward jasonw@racivil.com

Past President Chris Pettigrew, P.E. Red Plains Professional pettigrew@red-plains.com 435.251.9200

Northern Utah

Branch

President Marvin Lewis, P.E. Keller-Bliesner Engineering mjlewis@kelbli.com 435.753.5651

President-Elect Paul Lindhardt City of Logan plindhardt@loganutah.org 435.716.9000

Secretary-Treasurer Mark Wilson MWH Soft mark.wilson@mwhsoft.com 435.258.6090

Past President Chris Slater, P.E. JUB Engineers cslater@jub.com 435.713.9514

Central Utah

Branch

President Todd Awerkamp Horrocks Engineers todda@horrocks.com 801.763.5203

President-Elect Ernest Bramwell, P.E. Horrocks Engineers ernieb@horrocks.com

Secretary-Treasurer Eric R. Dixon, P.E. Franson Civil Engineers edixon@fransoncivil.com 801.756.0309

Past President Brian Andrew, P.E. Hansen, Allen & Luce bandrew@hansenallenluce.com 801.216.8890

Younger Member

Forum

President Jenni Oman, P.E. Salt Lake County jennioman@gmail.com 801.468.2664

Vice President Jessica Rice, SE URS Corporation jessica_rice@urscorp.com 801.965.4161

Secretary Kyle Cook, P.E. Fehr & Peers k.cook@fehrandpeers.com 801.463.7600 Treasurer Tamaran Woodland Salt Lake County tamaranwoodland@gmail.com 801.468.3705

Past President Thomas Stiles, P.E. Horrocks Engineers toms@horrocks.com 801.763.5100

Geotechnical

Group

Chair Ryan Cole, P.E. Gerhart Cole, Inc ryan@gerhartcole.com 801.930.9262

Secretary-Treasurer Corbett Hansen, P.E. Kleinfelder chansen@kleinfelder.com 801.261.3336

Past Chair David Plehn, P.E. Geopier Northwest dplehn@geopier.com 801.942.8500

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Mr. Couts is a second generation Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor. He grew up drafting and surveying weekends with his father, a full-time City Engineer and a part-time sole proprietor. His father later opened up a full service consulting firm specializing in commercial and residential development as well as municipal support engineering. James partici-pated in numerous aspects of the engineering and surveying process, and as a project manager would perform all work on a project from start to finish. Mr. Couts also served as project engineer for several munici-palities on utility rehabilitation projects. He moved to California during the residential boom, where he served as a project manager for several 500+ lot residential developments. Mr. Couts later relocated to Utah to be closer to family. He currently serves as the Survey Manager for Electri-

cal Consultants, Inc., in Woods Cross. James has participated with many professional organizations in varying degrees, including the UCLS (Utah Council of Land Surveyors) legislative committee, and as an ASPE (American Society of Professional Estimators) Chapter 51 Board Member. His favorite quote is from George Washington, and helps explain his desire to actively serve his fellow ASCE members: "It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones."

The CE Alumni Society

Requests the pleasure of your

company at our

CE Academy Banquet

Honoring Distinguished Alumni,

The Graduating Class, and

The Outstanding Senior

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Social Hour at 6:00 p.m.

Featuring Award-winning Student Projects

Dinner and Awards Ceremony at 7:00 p.m.

Grand America Hotel 555 South Main Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

As a Banquet Sponsor you have the designated number of

complimentary tickets. Additional tickets can be purchased at $50

per person + $25 to fund a graduating senior’s ticket.

Reservations can be made on line

at the CvEEN Department’s Website

www.civil.utah.edu

Go to the Upper Right-hand Corner

and click on the link.

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

CE Industrial Advisory BoardRon Dunn, ChairTodd AdamsLonnie BullardBruce HaleJeff HedenMatt HirstJohn InglishScott LawsonRachel McQuillenLarry MilnerLeland MyersDiane NielsonJohn NjordJim NordquistDon OstlerRon Reaveley

CE Alumni SocietyDavid Eckhoff, ChairKimberly ClarkCraig CoburnGarrett DutsonFred FifeRod MillsJames OlsonPaul SummersMary MartisTrent Thatcher

CE Distinguished AlumniJohn CallGrant BorgHarry M. WilliamsonFrancis MayoEarl Holding

CE FacultyPaul Tikalsky, ChairSteve BartlettSteve BurianJanice ChambersOtakuye ConroyCharles ElliottRamesh GoelAndy HongLuis IbarraTatjana JevremovicEvert LawtonPeter MartinB.J. McPhersonChris PantelidesChristine PomeroyR.J. PorterLawrence ReaveleyPedro RomeroHaori YangXuesong Zhou

110 South Central Campus Dr., Ste 2000 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (801) 581-6931 FAX (801) 585-5477

April 2011

Hello,

Thank you very much for your interest in the CE Academy Banquet honoring those alumni who have impacted our profession, department, state, and nation.

The Banquet will be held on Thursday, May 5th at the Grand America Hotel. A social hour will be held from 6:00- 7:00pm and dinner will start at 7:00pm. This banquet will honor newly selected individuals with the CE Distinguished Alumnus Award, as well as recognize past recipients, and celebrate our graduating seniors

We all know of the need for future engineers. We are focused on developing well qualified gradu-ates to support the engineering profession and contribute to our communities’ quality of life. It is a very exciting time for our department, as our enrollment continues to increase and our accom-plishments become more widely recognized. Our program currently holds #65 in the US News & World Report rankings, and we continue to move up. Plus, we just moved into our own building – the Floyd and Jeri Meldrum Civil and Environmental Engineering Building.

CE Distinguished Alumnus Award is a restoration of an award that was initiated in the 1970’s. At that time there was an annual selection of an Outstanding Alumni – one each year. They are: John Call, Grant Borg, Harry M. Williamson, Francis Mayo, and Earl Holding .

This year we will be honoring six new inductees into the CE Hall of Fame with each receiving a CE Distinguished Alumnus Award. They are:

• Hal Clyde• AnnHanson• TedJacobsen• AlanLayton,Sr.• FloydMeldrum

• LarryReaveley

In the attached flyer you will find the various levels for sponsorship for the upcoming CE Acad-emy Banquet. Please feel free to contact Dave Eckhoff, deckhoff@xmission.com, if you have any questions. To register and pay for your sponsorship level you can go to https://umarket.utah.edu/civilmarket/ and go to the CE Academy Banquet link. Thank you again for your consideration in sponsoring this wonderful event.

CE Academy Banquet Sponsorship Levels and Tickets

Sponsorship Options*

Platinum Level—$2,000 Includes:

Name on Plaque in the new Civil & Environmental Engineering Water Innovation Center Civil Engineering Academy Banquet Sponsor’s Table of 10 and 10 Tickets Platinum Level announcement on our Civil Engineering Academy Banquet Program Recognition at the Civil Engineering Academy Banquet Article in ‘Civil News’ – Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Newsletter

Business Card Advertisement in ‘Civil News’ Newsletter Recognition on University of Utah Civil & Environmental Engineering Web Site

Gold Level—$1,500

Includes:

Civil Engineering Academy Banquet - 10 Tickets Gold Level announcement on our Civil Engineering Academy Banquet Program Recognition at the Civil Engineering Academy Banquet Business Card Advertisement in ‘Civil News’ Newsletter Recognition on University of Utah Civil & Environmental Engineering Web Site

Table Sponsor—$1,000

Includes:

Civil Engineering Academy Banquet Sponsor’s Table of 10 including 10 Tickets Name listed in ‘Civil News’ – Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Newsletter Recognition on University of Utah Civil & Environmental Engineering Web Site

Silver Level—$500 Includes

Civil Engineering Academy Banquet - 4 Tickets Name listed in ‘Civil News’ – Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Newsletter Recognition on University of Utah Civil & Environmental Engineering Web Site

Bronze Level—$250

Includes:

Civil Engineering Academy Banquet - 2 Tickets Recognition on University of Utah Civil & Environmental Engineering Web Site

*Sponsorships will be tax deductable for the price over the dinner ticket.

To: ASCE YMF – Utah Section

From: Utah State University ASCE Concrete Canoe Team

Date: 4/12/2011

Subject: Donations to the American Society of Civil Engineers Concrete Canoe Team

Hello! We are the 2011 Concrete Canoe Team from Utah State University. We have recently competed

in the Rocky Mountain Regional American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Conference. Thanks to this

year’s sponsors and supporters, we successfully took first place at the Regional Conference. Only the

first place canoe team will be able to compete in the National Conference held in June in Evansville,

Indiana. This will be the first time that the Utah State Concrete Canoe Team has ever been invited to

the National Competition. We are very excited about our debut, and we are committed excelling in the

competition.

The concrete canoe competition is one of the oldest student ASCE competitions. This year our team has

chosen the theme of The Tribute, or a tribute to civil engineering feats throughout the world. Our canoe

is 20 feet long, 31 inches across at the widest point, is ¾” thick and weighs roughly 250 lbs. We have

placed a fiberglass mesh and steel post-tension cables as reinforcement. Each canoe is judged on the

aesthetic design and display, an oral presentation to a panel of judges, a technical paper, and a series of

races. This competition is not only an intellectual challenge throughout the design and construction

phases, but also serves as a physical challenge. The canoe races count for 25% of the overall score. The

five races include a Men’s/Women’s endurance, Men’s/Women’s Sprint and a Co-ed Sprint. Our team

has spent much time practicing our paddling and will continue to practice to compete at a national level.

This year we set goals and plans that were successfully completed in order to be a contender for the

regional title. We have set new goals to carry out to compete for the national title.

In order to safely send all the team members, make competition improvements, and ship a 20-foot long

concrete canoe across the country, we have a goal to raise $20,000. We would appreciate your support

by making a monetary contribution to the USU ASCE Concrete Canoe Team. If donations of $250 are

received, your logo will be printed on our t-shirts for the competition. For donations over $1500,

advertisement of your logo will be placed on our trailer. If you have any questions, please contact Emily

Chipman at (435) 760-9060.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration. We look forward to representing this great state

and university.

Sincerely,

USU ASCE Concrete Canoe Team

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