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Our President’s MessageWell here we are in May already; I honestly am shocked

at how fast the year is going by. I hope things slow down a little over the summer so that we can all enjoy the season a little. Also as this is my last article as the ASHE Harris-burg President I would like to take a couple of minutes of your time to express my gratitude for being able to serve as the president for this ASHE section.

I have become aware of a couple of things while being the president this last year; for instance I consistently hear (from National representatives) that the Harris-

burg section is doing more within the section than other sections. I think this is something that we should strive to get even better at, I for one like setting the bar a little high.

I have also learned that we (ASHE Harrisburg) have many individuals in this section that give their time to the organization and are very dedicated, orga-nized, effi cient, and dare I say professional. This is more than likely the reason for the fi rst observation listed above. Let’s face it without the volunteers the com-mittees, the board, and the organization would mean nothing.

So I would like to take a moment to thank all of the people that were involved with the section this last year and gave your time to once again make a successful organization even better. I know for a fact that it would be impossible to function as the president without the support and help from the board and the commit-

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tees. So thank you to all the volunteers this last year.

Yes there is a certain amount of time that must be donated by the people on the board and the people involved with the committee’s, but we get so much back as well. We see the generosity of our membership when raising money for charitable contributions, we see the effort that the various committee’s put in to make our section a success. We see the great turn out at our monthly meetings. If you attended the Past Presidents Dinner on April 29th you saw all the great things our committees have done over the last year, and I am very proud to have been a part of that. I think it would be easy to sit on the board and go to meetings every month and end the effort at that point, but our board members don’t do that, ev-eryone has put in the effort needed to make this section something to proud of and the bar by which other sections are judged.

If you did not get a chance to attend

ASHE Harrisburg would like to thank all Century Club Members for another year of great effort!

Annual certifi cates will be mailed to all of our 2010 - 2011 Century Club members.

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the dinner we will try to load some of the presentations on the website so that you can take a look at your leisure.

As part of my parting message this year I would remind everyone that the annual golf outing and the annual pic-nic are both coming up in August and you should be seeing the fl yers for both very soon. Hope to see everyone there again this year.

With that I will end this message and just say that I am very happy to have been the president of the Harrisburg section, and I hope that the section continues the great work it has been doing into the future. I would en-courage the membership to seriously think about getting involved with the section. Start out slow, and volunteer to be on a committee, and then if you like it you can move up in the commit-tee and maybe volunteer to be a board director, and so on. I promise it won’t hurt, and you might even like getting involved.

Again thank you very much for a won-derful year and I’m looking forward to what the next year brings.

Harrisburg Section Offi cers 2010-2011

PRESIDENTTodd M.Morris, P.E.

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTJohn M. Becker, P.E.

FIRST VICE PRESIDENTMark E. Gaines, P.E.

SECOND VICE PRESIDENTRichard L. Heimbach II, AICP

SECRETARYRobert J. Hendricks, P.E.

TREASURERDale Mellott, P.E., P.L.S.

ASSISTANT TREASURERDrew Bitner, P.E., P.L.S.

SECTION ADMINISTRATORJeffrey Robertson, P.E.DIRECTORS - 1 YEARJeffrey P. Griffi ths, P.E.

Gary L. Hoffman, P.E., P.L.S.Jessica J. Sizemore

William D. Pickering, P.E.Jennifer L. Hendricks

DIRECTORS - 2 YEARSBarry G. Hoffman, P.E.

Frank Huttel, P.E.Kenneth R. Nadler, P.E.

Renee SigelBea Walters

DIRECTORS - 3 YEARSMichael D. Gross, P.E.James Gutshall, P.E.Yang Liu, Ph.D., P.E.

Richard N. Roman, P.E.David A. Snively, P.E.PROFILE EDITOR

William R. Sobieray, E.I.T.NATIONAL REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Thomas Morisi

ASHE Committees 2010-2011

Committees & Subcommittes

Administration & OperationsAdministration Constitution & Bylaws Historian & ArchivingASHE National LiaisonEthics & PracticesFinance & AuditFinanceAuditBudgetProgram & Professional Development Lunch/Dinner ProgramASHE/PennDOT ConferenceNominatingScholarship & Student DevelopmentScholarshipStudent DevelopmentEducational Events Public RelationsPhoto ContestEngineers WeekAdopt-A-HighwayCharity EventsMembershipYoung Member FocusContractor/Government InvolvementMembership DevelopmentLegislative & Government Affairs Advocacy & Legislative TrackingCommunications TechnicalWebsiteProfi leFellowshipGolf OutingPicnicDinner Coordination

Find Our Contact Information At:www.asheharrisburg.org/contacts.htm

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Chairperson

Todd Morris, P.E.Jeff Robertson, P.E.

Dale Mellott, P.E., P.L.S.Dale Mellott, P.E., P.L.S.

Jeff Robertson, P.E.Mark Gaines, P.E.

John Becker, P.E.Rich Heimbach

Jennifer Hendricks

Jessica SizemoreRyan Dinger

Barry Hoffman, P.E.

Jennifer Hendricks

Jere Sweigart, P.E.Will Sobieray, E.I.T.

Jeffrey P. Griffi ths, P.E.Doug George, P.E.

Jeffrey P. Griffi ths, P.E.

Schools will beletting out soon, so be aware of children

at play.

Have a safe and fun Summer!

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District 8-0 Anticipated LettingsMay 2011 - June 2011

Barry G. Hoffman, P.E.2011 ASHE – Harrisburg Member of the Year

Barry G. Hoffman, P.E., is the 2011 Member of the Year for the American Society of Highway Engineers – Harrisburg Section. Barry was presented this award on April 29, 2011 at the 2011 ASHE-Harrisburg Annual Banquet.

Barry is currently a 2 Year Director for the Harrisburg Section and is the Commit-tee Chairperson for the Legislative and Government Affairs Steering Committee. He has taken the role of committee chairperson very seriously and has provided the section with valuable information regarding the need for transportation funding in PA. Barry has also coordinated many efforts related to legislative outreach and education.

Barry is currently working for McCormick Taylor and Associates in Harrisburg. He was heavily involved in the Commonwealth’s efforts to toll Interstate 80. He studied the entire I-80 corridor and provided assistance and insight to the Pennsylvania De-partment of Transportation (PennDOT). Barry is currently assisting PennDOT with Marcellus Shale and its impact on the state highway network where Marcellus Shale drilling is taking place.

Prior to his time at McCormick Taylor, Barry worked for PennDOT for 34 years; he retired in June 2007. Dur-ing his time at PennDOT, Barry served as the District Executive for Engineering District 8 for the last 16 years of his state career. As District Executive, he oversaw PennDOT’s largest engineering district and some of the largest highway and bridge construction projects in the Harrisburg area.

Barry graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Pennsylvania State University in 1973, earned his Professional Engineer’s license in 1979, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Shippensburg Univer-sity in 1987. He has served on various national committees for AASHTO and TRB.

Barry lives in Juniata County, with his wife Judy and has 3 children.

County SR SEC Project Title MPMS Cost Range Let Date

Adams 30 088 York Rd 2 86482 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/9/2011

Cumberland 174 015 Boiling Springs Rd 82415 1,000,000-5,000,000 5/12/2011

Dauphin 22 033 PA 39 to Lebanon Co. Line 75620 10,000,000-20,000,000 6/9/2011

Dauphin 1006 006 Rakers Mill Road Br 80691 500,000-1,000,000 6/9/2011

Dauphin 3020 009 Canby Street 87450 500,000-1,000,000 6/9/2011

Franklin 997 023 Anthony Highway 82458 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/9/2011

Franklin 11 068 Molly Pitcher Highway 82454 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/23/2011

Franklin 997 028 Cumberland Highway PM 88980 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/23/2011

Lancaster 30 056 Lincoln Highway Bridge 68737 1,000,000-5,000,000 5/12/2011

Lancaster 23 020 New Holland Pike 82462 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/9/2011

Lancaster 772 030 Main Street 82475 500,000-1,000,000 6/9/2011

Lancaster 472 004 Octoraro Creek Bridge 63234 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/23/2011

Lebanon 3023 004 Mill Street Bridges (2) 20310 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/23/2011

Perry 22 048 US 22 Resurfacing West 88321 1,000,000-5,000,000 5/12/2011

York 30 089 Lincoln Highway 2 87181 1,000,000-5,000,000 5/12/2011

York 74 046 PA74/Spring Lane Rd Inter 80694 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/9/2011

York 124 011 East Prospect Road 2 87318 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/9/2011

York 3015 010 Fissels Church Road Brdg 73872 500,000-1,000,000 6/9/2011

York 624 006 Main St & Craley Road 82580 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/23/2011

York 851 018 Stelz Road 87460 1,000,000-5,000,000 6/23/2011

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2011 Annual Banquet Photo Gallery

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2011 CALENDAR - ASHE HARRISBURG

2011 ASHE National Conference Jun 22-26, 2011Orlando, FLhttp://www.ashe2011.org

13th Annual ASHE Harrisburg Golf Outing Aug 5, 2011Range End Golf Club, Dillsburg, PA

2012 ASHE National Conference Jun 7-12, 2012Seven Springs Mountain Resort, PA

For the latest information, please visitwww.asheharrisburg.org/upcomingevents.htm.

Contact Info UpdatesIf your contact information changes, please

contact Jeff Robertson, Section Administratorfor ASHE Harrisburg:

Greenhorne & O’Mara, Inc.Attn: Jeff Robertson

5000 Ritter Road, Suite 102Mechanicsburg PA 17055

717-691-3355jrobertson@g-and-o.com

Profile Contact:If you have ASHE Profile news, please contact Will Sobieray, Profile Editor for

ASHE Harrisburg:

Michael Baker Jr., Inc.Attn: Will Sobieray

4431 North Front StreetSecond Floor

Harrisburg, Pa 17110-1709717-221-2024

wsobieray@mbakercorp.com

New Membership Contact:Download your ASHE membership

application atwww.asheharrisburg.org/

membership.htmSend your completed ASHE membership

Application along with payment to:

ASHE Harrisburg SectionAttn: Secretary Robert Hendricks

P.O. Box 322Camp Hill, PA 17011-0322

Find Us At:Local: www.asheharrisburg.org

National: www.highwayengineers.orgCareer Opportunities:

www.asheharrisburg.org/Career.htmwww.thefulcrumintl.com

We Want to Hear From You!To advertise in the ASHE Scanner (ASHE’s national newsletter) please go to http://www.highwayengineers.org/2010_scanner_insertion_order.pdf.

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The Century Club is comprised of ASHE members who have made a $200 pledge to support the ASHE Harrisburg Section’s activities. Cen-tury Club Members are prominently displayed in The Profile up to eight times a year. The Profile is issued monthly to more than 400 Section Members in South Central Pennsylvania. The Profile is also distributed to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Central Office.

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