May 2020In This IssueMeeting Minute

Upcoming Events

New Members & Birthdays

Awards Committee

Sports Committee

School of Rock

Sustaining Membership

Volunteers for BranchLeadership

Younger Member Group

100th Year AnniversaryCommittee

Membership Reminder

Job Postings

Key Contacts

Branch OfficersPresident - SuzanneHerronPast President - ChrisGwaltneyPresident-Elect - KennethPerkinsVice President - DustinScruggsTreasurer - Caroline DavisSecretary - Christian Reid

Board of DirectorsClint CampEric GardnerMonica SartainAshley SmithJames Ensley

PractitionerAdvisorsLipscomb - Jeff Hooper& Michael CochraneTennessee State - JohnBrew & Ron OniszczakVanderbilt - Ashley Smith& Nathan GrosserTennessee Tech - PatrickLeap & Tyler Marshall

Committee ChairsAwards - Monica Sartain & Philip Stuckert

Dear ,

I hope everyone is adjusting to a new normal in theseuncertain times. Many of you are working from home.Some of you suddenly have kids at home without optionsof child care. Some are still going to the office, maybewith a different viewpoint. All of us are trying to balanceour professional and personal life in a new way, so ournerves may be thin and emotions all over the place. Wewill get through this. I don't know what normal will be onthe other side, but we will discuss it at the May meeting. Please join us for a panel discussion on "Life afterCOVID-19". We are asking leaders in the areas ofhealthcare, education, transportation, and construction tojoin us to discuss how they have been affected by thepandemic and how they are moving forward at this time.Currently, we have Chris Gwaltney to discuss educationand Paul Degges to discuss transportation on the panelof guests. This will be an online meeting and that is anew experience for us as an ASCE branch. Therefore,please be patient with us as we move forward with theplanning and execution of this discussion. A couple of notes that you will read about below. Wehave postponed the annual golf tournament. At this time,no new date has been determined. The Awards dinnerhas been rescheduled for August 19. Please save thedate to recognize our award winners (that are recognizedin this edition of Level Line), scholarship recipients(recognized in the April Level Line), and our newest LifeMembers. We would like to remind everyone that now is the time forfirms to sign up for a Sustaining Membership. This yearwe are excited to continue offering two levels ofsponsorship. Your firm can support the award-winningASCE Nashville Branch with a Sustaining MemberCorporate Sponsorship ($300) or a Branch Meeting andCorporate Sponsorship ($600). For more informationabout the two levels and the benefits of SustainingMembership, or to join or renew your sustainingmembership online, click HERE. Again, I know that these are difficult times. If there isanything that your ASCE family can assist you with atthis time, please let me know HERE.

Suzanne B. Herron, P.E., CPESC, M.ASCENashville Branch President

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Educational Outreach -Justin Corbitt & JaneyCampNewsletter - Ashley Smith Scholarships - MikeHunklerSocial Media/Webmaster- Lily MoritzSports - Eric GardnerSustaining Membership -Mike KuschDiversity & Inclusion -Christian Reid

YMG OfficersChair - James EnsleyPast Chair - KateMcBreenVice Chair - Lily MoritzSecretary - MichaelMcGafficTreasurer - Liliana PorrasService Director - EmilyWaldonSocial Director - DavidLayhewPE Review Director-Kenneth PerkinsTechnical Director &Student Liaison - JustinCorbitt

Meeting MinuteASCE's May Branch meeting will be on Thursday, May21, 2020. The May meeting will be web conference titled"Life after COVID-19". The meeting will be a virtual paneldiscussions with local industry leaders in the areas ofhealthcare, education, transportation, and constructionon how they have been affected by the COVID-19pandemic and how they are moving forward during thistime. The panel includes Michael Rankin from CrainConstruction, Paul Degges from TDOT, Rodney Chesterfrom Gresham Smith, and Chris Gwaltney from LipscombUniversity.

The web conference will start promptly at 11:30 andshould adjourn by 12:30 PM. Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 19, 2020. CLICK HEREto register. Contact Kenneth Perkins if you have anyquestions

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 19th - Web Conference "Life afterCOVID-19", 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

New Members & Birthdays

Welcome to this new member:

Kobby Osei

Happy birthday to these members:

Peyton Abernathy, MarkAdams, Barry Allen, RicardoAmoyo, Akar Aran, SalwaBadr, James Barham, DavidBayer, Byron Bohrman, WalterBoles, Samuel Briscoe, LucasBrooks, Alexander Butcher,Kennon Buttrey, Emily Carr,Ethan Carr, Ronald Carter,Steven Casey, DonaldChambers, Carl Chambers, Michael Cochrane, DevonDominick, Hunter Dyer, Charles Eaves, Austin Edelen,Matthew Ellenberger, Robert Faulhaber, WinstonGaffron, Ryan Givens, Jeremy Godwin, Jack Gola,

To join or renew yourmembership online for2020, pleaseclick HERE. If you have anyquestions, contact MikeKusch.

Donald Golden, Lisa Goodgion, Lisa Goodgion, HaroldGregory, Carson Gribble, Anthony Groft, Thomas Hall,Charles Hamblin, Chase Hampton, Alan Hand, MollyHardison, Kenneth Harmon, Emma Harthun, JerryHatcher, Jonathan Haycraft, Anthony Hendren, SuzanneHerron, Courtney Howarth, William Huddleston, TimothyHuff, Robert Hutcheson, Renee Jackson, Enoch Jarrell,Andrew Jerome, Ethan Jones, Dylan Kelley, TylerKozaritz, William Lamb, Justin Lawrence, Roger Lindsey,Roy Loutzenheiser, Ward Malisch, Matthew Maxfield,Gordon Mc Clellan, Mathew McKendree, Nathan Melson,Lesly Mendez, Ryan Miller, Tyler Milligan, Amir Mirian,Cortez Mitchell, Harrison Ooi, Vasant Pandit, JasonPerry, Krishnakumar Pillai, Catherine Pitts, Robert Polk,David Powell, Thomas Quinn, Jason Reyes, ReginaSantana, Kelley Severns, Murray Shanklin, ThomasSmith, William Smith, Timothy Smith, Ashley Smith,James Snyder, Patrick Starnes, Barry Sulkin, RichardSullivan, Brandon Thomasson, Raymond Throckmorton,Tommy Upchurch, Jayaprakash Vadivelu, J MichaelVines, Robert Weithofer, George Welch, & BrandonWenger

Awards CommitteeThe Nashville Branch of the American Society ofCivil Engineers Present Service and Project Awardsto Local Engineers Each year, the Nashville Branch of American Society ofCivil Engineers recognizes outstanding individuals andengineering companies in the Nashville metro area bypresenting the following awards to individuals andengineering projects. This year's awards go to:

Engineering Educator:Todd Lynn, Ph.D., M.ASCE with Lipscomb University

Engineering Student:Tiana Lynn, Lipscomb University

Young Engineer:Catherine McBreen, E.I., Civil Site Design Group

Government EngineerJustin Corbitt, E.I., Tennessee Department of

Transportation

Distinguished EngineerDavid Brewer, P.E., M.ASCE, City of Springfield,

Tennessee

Large Engineering Project:Geophysical Surveys at Lipscomb University by

Terracon Consultants

Ms. Suzanne Herron, President of the Branch says,"These five individuals and engineering project reflect thebest in their service and activities to the Nashville Metroarea. We congratulate all of them." Nominees are judgedon the education and collegiate achievements, years ofparticipating in ASCE, engineering achievements andcivil and humanitarian activities, innovation andadvancement of technology and engineering. The Branchwill hold an award dinner and ceremony in the nearfuture to present them with plaques.

Sports

28th Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Scramble

The 28th Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Scramble andLunch, originally scheduled for May 21st has beenpostponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. Theevent will likely still be held at the Hermitage Golf Course,but nothing has been scheduled at this time. Please lookfor more information in future Level Lines.

School of Rock

UPDATE!As soon as the coast is clearon COVID 19, and MetroWater and Sewer, AdventureScience Center andLeadership gives us the "allclear" to gather in groupsagain, we will pick a date this

summer to reschedule, so stay tuned!

Sustaining Members

Become a Sustaining Member for 2020!

We are kicking off the 2020 Sustaining MembershipDrive, and we would like to ask for your support of theaward-winning ASCE Nashville Branch with a SustainingMember Corporate Sponsorship. This year we areexcited to continue offering two levels of sponsorship. Formore information about the two levels and the benefits ofSustaining Membership, or to join or renew yoursustaining membership online, click HERE.

If you have any questions about Sustaining Membership,contact Michael Kusch.

Volunteers for Branch Leadership

Become a Volunteer

There are many opportunities for youto become involved in the NashvilleBranch leadership. We always needhelp in our many committees, frommembers to chairs. This is a great wayto serve your Society at the groundroots level, learn how your Branch isgoverned, and prepare for an officer'srole in the future. We need help withmeeting registration, sustainingmembership, educational outreach,

budget, younger members group, and more. Please

speak with the current Committee Chair or a Boardmember for more information.

Younger Member Group

100th Year Anniversary Committee

Committee Planning

In anticipation of the100th Year Anniversary(2021) of the formationof the Nashville Branchof ASCE, the Branch islooking to form acommittee dedicated to the planning of all the eventssurrounding this milestone. If you or anyone you mayknow would like to be a part of the planning committee,please reach out to Kenneth Perkins. We look forward tohearing from you and most importantly celebrating thismilestone with you.

Membership ReminderWe've had another greatyear for the NashvilleBranch of ASCE. We trustthat you've been able toparticipate and takeadvantage of the manybenefits of having amembership. We wouldlike to encourage you to

continue your membership with ASCE into 2020. Tocomplete your renewal please use the link on the ASCEwebsite HERE. As a reminder of the fantastic benefitsyour membership provides you please click HERE.

Job Postings

City of Springfield

Engineering Specialist

Job DescriptionPerforms professional and technical engineering workassisting in the design and maintenance of waterdistribution and treatment systems.

Click HERE for more information. Apply online HERE.

TDEC

EnvironmentalProtection

Specialist 3 Division of Solid Waste Management Solid Waste Program

This Preferred Services position is responsible for theDivision's Solid Waste Program (SWP) activities in theNashville Environmental Field Office (NEFO). Thisposition is responsible for reviewing highly technicalengineering designs associated with solid wastedisposal, permit-by-rule, and compost facility applicationsand permit modifications for compliance with Solid WasteDisposal Act, Solid Waste Processing and Disposal Rule,and DSWM policies in the Nashville Environmental FieldOffice. The position participates in public hearings. Thisposition prepares official DSWM documents of the fore-described permitting activities. The position performsregulatory facility inspections and provides regulatoryand technical information to the regulated community andinterested parties. The successful candidate will have abachelors' or master's degree in engineering, (civil orenvironmental engineering preferred), an understandingof solid waste regulations, and licensed as a ProfessionalEngineer in the State of Tennessee is preferred. Theposition requires a valid driver's license. Position mayrequire overnight travel.

Responsibilities

Assists NEFO staff in the review of complexpermit conditions and applications. Provides consultative, technical, and educationalservices to the regulated community and citizensin the necessity and methodology of enhancingenvironmental stewardship, health or otherstandards, practices, and safety.Uses and references models and the necessaryinput parameter to verify results contained inlandfill applications.Reviews permit submittals.Participates in peer reviews and public hearings.

Apply for this position by visiting www.tn.gov/hr, underCareers and look for the Posting Title: TDEC-ENVPROTECTION SPEC 3 -04292020-8906.

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