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American Society of Civil Engineers Duluth Section 1 President’s Message: Greetings! With the changing of the seasons into fall, also come changes to our Duluth Section Board. I am excited to be your new president and would like to thank Art Johnston for his service and hard work last year. This year’s board con- sists of a very dedicated and diverse group of individuals. The success of the section depends upon people like this who give their time to represent and serve the members of the Duluth Section. Through my years of past service I have found that ASCE has been a very re- warding organization. Involvement in ASCE allows you to represent your pro- fession in a positive way, develop leadership skills, and make invaluable con- tacts both personally and professionally. I would encourage every one of our members to consider becoming a part of the board or becoming a part of a committee within the section. There are several opportunities for our mem- bers to become involved today: The section will be launching a website this fall to better get information out to our members. We are looking for an individual who is interested in man- aging and updating the content of this site once it has been created (no expertise required). If you are interested in student outreach, John Hinzmann, our toothpick bridge chair, is looking for an individual to Co-Chair the committee with him. This is a great way to connect with potential future engineers and is a wonderful event that the Section would like to continue to organize for years to come. More details about these and other opportunities as well as upcoming activi- ties/meetings can be found inside this newsletter. I hope to see you at our October Section meeting, Lisa M. Karlgaard, PE Duluth Section President ASCE's mission is to provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners and the public by developing leadership, advancing technology, advocating lifelong learning and promoting the profession. Volume 18, Issue 1 October 2013 Visit ASCE at www.asce.org or call 800-548-ASCE In This Issue President’s Message Page 1 Meeting Announcement Page 2 ASCE Section Calendar Page 2 Board of Directors List Page 2 September 25th Meeting Minutes Page 3-4 Sponsorship Requet Page 5 Web Chair Opening Notice Page 6 Sponsors Page 7 Interested in submitting an article for the ASCE newsletter or becom- ing a Board Member next year? Contact David Franseen (newsletter editor) for information at 218.235..9192 or [email protected] Thanks. EST. 1917 EST. 1917 EST. 1917 EST. 1917
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American Society of Civil Engineers Duluth Section 1
President’s Message:
Greetings!
With the changing of the seasons into fall, also come changes to our Duluth Section Board. I am excited to be your new president and would like to thank Art Johnston for his service and hard work last year. This year’s board con-sists of a very dedicated and diverse group of individuals. The success of the section depends upon people like this who give their time to represent and serve the members of the Duluth Section.
Through my years of past service I have found that ASCE has been a very re-warding organization. Involvement in ASCE allows you to represent your pro-fession in a positive way, develop leadership skills, and make invaluable con-tacts both personally and professionally. I would encourage every one of our members to consider becoming a part of the board or becoming a part of a committee within the section. There are several opportunities for our mem-bers to become involved today: The section will be launching a website this fall to better get information out
to our members. We are looking for an individual who is interested in man-aging and updating the content of this site once it has been created (no expertise required).
If you are interested in student outreach, John Hinzmann, our toothpick bridge chair, is looking for an individual to Co-Chair the committee with him. This is a great way to connect with potential future engineers and is a wonderful event that the Section would like to continue to organize for years to come.
More details about these and other opportunities as well as upcoming activi-ties/meetings can be found inside this newsletter.
I hope to see you at our October Section meeting, Lisa M. Karlgaard, PE Duluth Section President
ASCE's mission is to provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners and the public by developing leadership, advancing technology, advocating lifelong learning and promoting the profession.
Volume 18, Issue 1
October 2013 Visit ASCE at www.asce.org
or call 800-548-ASCE
In This Issue
President’s Message Page 1
Meeting Announcement Page 2
ASCE Section Calendar Page 2
Board of Directors List Page 2
September 25th Meeting Minutes Page 3-4
Sponsorship Requet Page 5
Web Chair Opening Notice Page 6
Sponsors
Page 7
Interested in submitting an article
for the ASCE newsletter or becom-ing a Board Member next year?
Contact David Franseen (newsletter editor)
for information at 218.235..9192 or
Thanks.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2013-2014
President Lisa Karlgaard, P.E.
LHB, Inc. 21 West Superior St, Suite 500
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 279-2486 [email protected]
President-Elect Cindy Voigt, P.E. City of Duluth
411 W 1st Street - Room 211
Duluth, MN 55802-1191 (218) 730-5071
Vice President David Franseen, P.E.
Krech Ojard Engineers & Architects
227 West 1st Street, Suite 200 Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 727-3282
Secretary Matt Nordine
LHB, Inc. 21 West Superior St, Suite 500
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 279-2434 [email protected]
Treasurer Nick Patterson
Marine Tech
716 Garfield Avenue
Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 720-2833 x 203
First Past President Art Johnston, P.E.
USDA Forest Service (retired) 37 N. 93rd Av. W.
Duluth, MN 55808
(715) 360-6629
Younger Member Chair Tom DesMarais, EIT (218) 722-3915
Membership Chair Joel Hinnenkamp
(218) 279-2482
Government Relations Chair Craig Bursch, P.E. (218) 722-1056
Toothpick Bridge Chair John Hinzmann, P.E.
(218) 590-3158
. Please join us for a Unique Presentation: October, 15 2013 12:00pm
Radisson Hotel
Please RSVP by responding directly to the electronic invitation you re-ceived, emailing [email protected]
Professional rate is $15. Student rate is $10. Costs will be collected at the door. ASCE Duluth Section will issue a PDH certificate to members in good standing. It is the responsibility of the individual to determine whether or not
the presentation is applicable to his/her career.
ASCE Duluth Section 2013-14 Calendar Membership Meetings Board Meetings
September 17, 2013 September 26, 2013
October 15, 2013 October 24, 2013
November 19, 2013 November 26, 2013
December 10, 2013 December 12 2013
January 21, 2014 January 30, 2014
February 18, 2014 February 27, 2014
March 18, 2014 March 27, 2014
April Dinner Meeting April 24, 2014
May 20, 2014 May 29, 2014
September 16, 2014 September 25, 2014
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ASCE DULUTH SECTION BOARD MEETING MINUTES September 25, 2013 Aces, 113 W 1st St, Duluth, MN Board Members present were Art Johnston, Lisa Karlgaard, Cindy Voigt, Tom DesMarais, David Franseen, Matt Nordine, Nick Patterson, John Hinzmann and Adrian Hanson. The meeting was called to order at 4:35. A quorum was present. UMD: (Adrian H) Adrian introduced himself to the section board as the new civil engineering department head at UMD. He is looking forward to the continuing involvement of ASCE with the students at UMD. Toothpick Bridge: (John H.) John is looking for some new volunteers to help out with the competition and hopefully start with the transition of these people to start running the competition in future years. He would like the names of possible candidates by the middle of next week Membership Update: (Matt N.) There are no new life members for the section this year. Matt N will write the reminder for the newsletter for members to renew their memberships. Secretary Position & Office Change-Over: (Lisa K.) Matt N volunteered to take over the position of secretary for Joel H. Joel agreed to take over the position of membership chair, and Matt will talk with Joel and work out the transition. There was a motion to appoint Matt as the new secretary. Motion passed. Younger Member Report: (Tom D.) Tom is working to set up the younger member BBQ at Chester Park on Thursday. He has begun shopping for items for the BBQ. Raise the Bar: (Art J) Art gave the board an update of the information he received at the Chicago meeting he attended. It was emphasized that many motions and changes occurred during this meeting regarding the RTB initiative.
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Website Chair: (Lisa K) The site is ready for the section to use, but it needs to be updated. We still are looking for a website chair to maintain the site. Treasurer’s Report: (Nick P) The checking account is getting low on funds, but the savings account remains high. Nick will ad-just the accounts accordingly and schedule an audit review in the upcoming months. Annual Matrix: (All) The tentative annual dinner meeting was set for April 15. Ideas for the speaker were to get a na-tional speaker from ASCE, or a speaker outside of ASCE to speak about more innovative topics such as the I-35W bridge collapse or the new Viking’s stadium. Lisa and Cindy will coordinate and ensure that our contract with Radisson is complete for the rest of the year. Newsletter Report: (Dave F.) Newsletter items are due October 3rd. The newsletter is to be sent out by October 5th. MN2050: (Lisa K.) Lisa will continue to gather further information. Dave F volunteered to possibly be a part of this once we get this information. Newsletter Sponsors: (Lisa K) Newsletter sponsorship costs and the amount of and types of sponsors we will be pursuing in the fu-ture were discussed. Section Records: (Cindy V and Art J) Cindy will give Art the historical records during our next meeting. By November, Art will review these records. Next Board Meeting is scheduled for October 24th at 4:30 pm at Pickwick. Meeting was adjourned at 5:56 pm. Matt Nordine, Secretary
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The Duluth Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers is seeking sponsorship renewals and new spon-sors for 2013-2014. Our membership is comprised of engineers from a diverse range of companies. We are very proud to showcase on our sponsor page.
With a contribution of $100, your company’s logo will be displayed in each section newsletter through Septem-ber 2014. Our newsletter is produced 9 months of the year and reaches all of our 250+ members. Your sup-port also aids the Duluth ASCE Section’s efforts to keep the civil engineering community actively involved through technical presentations and networking luncheons, social activities, student outreach activities, and annual college scholarships.
If you would like to become a sponsor please send a check payable to ASCE-Duluth Section to the section treasurer:
Nick Patterson
716 Garfield Avenue
Duluth, MN 55802
New sponsors, email your company logo to the newsletter editor, Dave Franseen, at: [email protected]
We will continue to display our current sponsor logos until October 2013. A special thanks to our current spon-sors:
American Engineering Testing, Inc.
Aryes Associates
Golder Associates
JPJ Engineering
Krech Ojard & Associates
LHB, Inc.
MBJ Consulting Structural Engineers
SEH, Inc.
Sincerely,
The Duluth Section Board of Direction
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WEB CHAIR POSITION:
The Duluth Section is launching a website and is actively seeking a volunteer to
keep it up to date. We will be creating a Chair position on the board. If you have
been looking for a way to become more involved with ASCE and are technically
inclined (no programming or website creation knowledge required), this could be
an interesting and rewarding opportunity for you. If you are interested or would
like more information, please contact Lisa Karlgaard at
[email protected] or 218-279-2486.
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Thanks to Our Sponsors!
Please note there is room for more sponsor logos!
