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Newsletter

ASCE Central Ohio Section - Newsletter April 2010 Page 1wwwcentralohioascecom

2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

PRESIDENTGerard Lynskey(614) 797-2422TREASURER

Michael Mazzoli(614) 876-8000

1ST VICE PRESIDENTJulie Pickering(614) 486-4383

MEMBER-AT-LARGE NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Brooks Vogel(614) 487-1650

2ND VICE PRESIDENTAdam Rich

(614) 797-2463SECRETARY

Michael Navabi(614) 839-0379

WEB SITE EDITORPeter Narsavage(614) 432-4030

A P R I L A S C E L U N C H E O N

Pay SecurelyOnline On Our

Web Site

DateTime Thursday April 15 2010 530 PM ndash Registration 600 PM ndash Dinner 700 PMndash Tour

Place Ohio Union ndash Ohio Staterrsquos Inc Traditions Room 2nd floor - NW side of the building 1739 N High StSpeakers Robert Johnson ndash Jezerinac Geers amp Associates Inc Jay Boone ndash MoodyNolanTopic OSUrsquos New Ohio Union BuildingOhio States Enarson Hall was built in 1911 and served as the first student union at anypublic University With only men permitted in Enarson Hall the University constructedPomerene Hall in 1924 for the women In 1947 students approached the Universitydeclaring that they were willing to pay a $5 quarterly fee to build a new state of the artfacility The new Ohio Union opened in 1951 and served as a model for student unions inthe rest of the country the 50+ year old building was recently demolished and replaced

The new Ohio Union houses a spectacular 18000 square foot ballroom performancecenters space for student organizations meeting rooms dining rooms as well as acollection of art and history of the Ohio Union The new building is 318000 square feet withan estimated construction cost of $100 million and has the capacity to host large-scalecampus community and business events Presentations from the design and structuralteam will highlight their strategies used to design and build the new Ohio Union Guidedtours of the new building will follow the programMenu Lemon Garlic Chicken with salad Chefs choice of starch and vegetable rolls andbutter New York Style Cheesecake with marinated fresh strawberries and iced tea Pleasespecify any dietary restrictions when making your reservations (due by March 31)CPD Hours A certificate for one (1) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hour willbe issued at the conclusion of the programCost $20 ndash ASCE Members and Guests $15 ndash ASCE Life Members $10 ndash StudentsReservations Please email (or phone in) reservations to Julie Pickering atJuliePickeringStanteccom or (614) 844-4017 by 5 PM on Wednesday March 31 2010Please note Registration is limited for this event Late registrations and walk-ins may notbe accepted Registration fees may still be required for no-shows and registrants cancellingafter March 31 2010Parking Ohio Union North 1780 College Rd Ohio Union South 1759 N High St Cost is

$3 for 1st hr each additional hr is $1 (credit cards accepted)Payment The preferred method of payment is by a credit card online atwwwcentralohioascecom or on the day of the event by cash or check Checks should bemade payable to Central Ohio ASCE

CONTENT

Presidentrsquos Letter 2

Latest News 2-4

Calendar of Events 4

Newsletter Ads 5-6

A P R I L 2 0 1 0Volume 14 Issue 8

Project Spotlight 3

Page 2wwwcentralohioascecom

ASCE Central Ohio Section - Newsletter Volume 14 Issue 8

We had a great turnout for the March lunch Itwas great to see so many people there TheOARS project is impressive and hopefully wecan have another presentation on it duringconstruction

Spring is finally here and with it comes manyother activities Irsquom coaching two of my sonrsquossoccer teams in Westerville (talk about blindleading the blind) But even with theseadditional activities ASCE still is a great way toget involved that doesnrsquot take much time A fewhours a month is really all that is needed to getmore active

Irsquod like to thank Mark Seidelman for stepping upand running for the secretary position on theBoard The secretary position currently heldby Michael Navabi is responsible for recordingevents and minutes in the board meetingssecond vice president (Adam Rich) plans andruns our technical seminar everyone knowswhat the treasurer (Mike Mazzoli) does and thefirst VP (Julie Pickering) plans the venues andcoordinates all the lunchdinner meetings Thepresident just tries to stay out of the way andthe member at large Brooks Vogel holds seaton the board and also is responsible for thenewsletter although this isnrsquot a requirement ofthe position Typically Board members ldquomoveuprdquo from one position to the next each with itsown responsibilities For example JuliePickering will be president next year etc

Our June planning meeting is right around thecorner ndash if you have any ideas on a good topicfor a lunch in 2010-11 I invite you to come tothe meeting Julie and Mike M will beorganizing that ndash let them know if yoursquoreinterested in coming

I am closing my run on the board (this is mysecond to last presidentrsquos letter) It has beenenriching educational and uplifting to beinvolved with ASCE We have a great staff atnational who really try to help us with ourefforts and also act on a more widespreadlevel Also the local section has severalvolunteers who also really work hard to betterour profession and the publicrsquos perception of itAgain it really doesnrsquot take much time so Ireally urge you to get more involved involunteering for judging or even taking on achair position in a subcommittee or technicalgroup

Our April event will be in the evening on theOSU campus Wersquoll get an excitingpresentation on the new student union wherewe will hold the dinner Also the OSU and OUstudent chapters will be there and will give us apresentation on their activities the past yearHurry though ndash registrations are due by theend of March I hope to see you there

Wersquore also holding the Career Day where webring in high schoolers from central Ohio to letthem know about civil engineering as a careerchoice Irsquod like to thank Beth Meek CarolynMerry and Emily Wieringa for their help withthat Also donrsquot forget the golf outing in June ndashmore information to follow Jim Pajk alwaysruns an excellent outing with good food andgreat prizes

Finally donrsquot forget that we now have onlineregistration This is an effort to save you timeat the door when you arrive and I encourageeach of you to take advantage of it

Sincerely Gerry Lynskey

L E T T E R F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

A S C E G O L F O U T I N G

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the 14th AnnualASCE Golf Outing Friday June 25th at DarbyCreek Golf Course in Marysville This shotgunstart outing will once again have the populartwo-person mixed format The YoungerMember Group will be grilling up steakschicken burgers and hotdogs along with all thesides and the infamous pie selection Greatprizes will be available The outing benefitsASCE programs such as Civil EngineeringCareer Day and Minority Student Engineering

programs and also provides support for theCentral Ohio YoungerMember Group We arealways looking for holesponsors as well as lunchdinner and beer cartsponsors to make this eventsuccessful If your companywould like to be a sponsoror to help in anyway please

contact Jim Pajk at 614-462-3021

Page 3wwwcentralohioascecom

ASCE Central Ohio Section - Newsletter Volume 14 Issue 8

C A L L F O R C E N T R A L O H I O P R O J E C T S P O T L I G H T

W e want your nominations for our newupcoming newsletter feature - Central

Ohio Project Spotlight

Each month we will try tospotlight an interestingnoteworthy or uniqueCivil Engineering projectwithin Ohio preferably

Central Ohio There are many exciting projectstaking place within our own communities and inour offices many of which our Central OhioSection members may beinterested in but areunaware of

The project may be acritical infrastructure

project that improves our daily lives arecreational project that provides us with placesto play a building or development project thatmay provide us with places to live work orlearn an environmentalrelated project that willpreserve our world for futuregenerations or any otherproject that may be ofinterest

We ask you to share a projectyou or your firm has beeninvolved with in any aspect public or privatelarge or small urban or rural

To nominate a project please contact BrooksVogel by phone at (614) 487-1650 or by e-mailat brooksvogelkordacom

2010 Robert OrsquoShea Engineering EthicsAward for Ohio ASCE Student Chapter andYounger Members

Don Pawlowski is the winner of the 2010Robert OrsquoShea Engineering Ethics Award forOhio American Society of Civil EngineersStudent Chapter and Younger Members for hispaper ldquoEthics and the Civil Engineer of 2025rdquoThe Ohio Council of ASCE presents this annualaward to the author of the paper on engineeringethics judged to be the best of all paperssubmitted that meet the criteria for the awardThe award consists of a certificate and check inthe amount of $25000 to be given to theauthor and an additional check in the amountof $25000 to be given to the authorrsquosorganization

Mr Pawlowski is a Younger Member of theCleveland Section He received his degree inCivil Engineering with an emphasis inconstruction from the Fenn College ofEngineering at Cleveland State University inMay 2009 Amongst his many activities atCleveland State Don was the Vice President ofthe ASCE Student Chapter President of TauBeta Pi and a Co-founder of the newEngineers Without Borders chapter

Don is currently a structural engineer atTranSystems where he works on the bridgedesign and inspection teams As a result of hisselection as the 2010 winner the YoungerMembers group of the Cleveland Section will bereceiving a check for $25000

2 0 1 0 R O B E R T O rsquo S H E A E N G I N E E R I N G E T H I C S A W A R D

C A L L F O R P A P E R S

You are invited to submit an article to theLeadership and Management in Engineering(LME) journal for a special issue entitledldquoMoving Toward Partnerships The Challengefor Emerging Master Builder Engineersrdquo Theissue will focus on the practical initiativesengineers and other major project stakeholdersare introducing to achieve the outcomespresented in ldquoAchieving the Vision for CivilEngineering in 2025 A Roadmap for theProfessionrdquo(httpcontentasceorgvision2025)Your paper may address any part of theRoadmaprsquos suggested outcomes and tactics Ifengineers are to earn the title ldquoMaster Builderrdquothey must get beyond submitting infrastructure

ldquoscorecardsrdquo to the press ldquoDesign Build Donerdquocannot continue as our engineering andconstruction services mantra Either engineers willdevelop strategies that work or others will do it forusThis special issue focuses not only on tangiblechange but also on even more challengingintangible change within and among the majorstakeholder groups Share your achievementschallenges and future prospects in collaborativeleadership―How did you address a specific orsupporting outcome Or share a mini-case studyof when a tactic was addressed in aproject―What went well what did not and whatlessons were learned

Page 2wwwcentralohioascecom

ASCE Central Ohio Section - Newsletter Volume 14 Issue 8

We had a great turnout for the March lunch Itwas great to see so many people there TheOARS project is impressive and hopefully wecan have another presentation on it duringconstruction

Spring is finally here and with it comes manyother activities Irsquom coaching two of my sonrsquossoccer teams in Westerville (talk about blindleading the blind) But even with theseadditional activities ASCE still is a great way toget involved that doesnrsquot take much time A fewhours a month is really all that is needed to getmore active

Irsquod like to thank Mark Seidelman for stepping upand running for the secretary position on theBoard The secretary position currently heldby Michael Navabi is responsible for recordingevents and minutes in the board meetingssecond vice president (Adam Rich) plans andruns our technical seminar everyone knowswhat the treasurer (Mike Mazzoli) does and thefirst VP (Julie Pickering) plans the venues andcoordinates all the lunchdinner meetings Thepresident just tries to stay out of the way andthe member at large Brooks Vogel holds seaton the board and also is responsible for thenewsletter although this isnrsquot a requirement ofthe position Typically Board members ldquomoveuprdquo from one position to the next each with itsown responsibilities For example JuliePickering will be president next year etc

Our June planning meeting is right around thecorner ndash if you have any ideas on a good topicfor a lunch in 2010-11 I invite you to come tothe meeting Julie and Mike M will beorganizing that ndash let them know if yoursquoreinterested in coming

I am closing my run on the board (this is mysecond to last presidentrsquos letter) It has beenenriching educational and uplifting to beinvolved with ASCE We have a great staff atnational who really try to help us with ourefforts and also act on a more widespreadlevel Also the local section has severalvolunteers who also really work hard to betterour profession and the publicrsquos perception of itAgain it really doesnrsquot take much time so Ireally urge you to get more involved involunteering for judging or even taking on achair position in a subcommittee or technicalgroup

Our April event will be in the evening on theOSU campus Wersquoll get an excitingpresentation on the new student union wherewe will hold the dinner Also the OSU and OUstudent chapters will be there and will give us apresentation on their activities the past yearHurry though ndash registrations are due by theend of March I hope to see you there

Wersquore also holding the Career Day where webring in high schoolers from central Ohio to letthem know about civil engineering as a careerchoice Irsquod like to thank Beth Meek CarolynMerry and Emily Wieringa for their help withthat Also donrsquot forget the golf outing in June ndashmore information to follow Jim Pajk alwaysruns an excellent outing with good food andgreat prizes

Finally donrsquot forget that we now have onlineregistration This is an effort to save you timeat the door when you arrive and I encourageeach of you to take advantage of it

Sincerely Gerry Lynskey

L E T T E R F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

A S C E G O L F O U T I N G

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the 14th AnnualASCE Golf Outing Friday June 25th at DarbyCreek Golf Course in Marysville This shotgunstart outing will once again have the populartwo-person mixed format The YoungerMember Group will be grilling up steakschicken burgers and hotdogs along with all thesides and the infamous pie selection Greatprizes will be available The outing benefitsASCE programs such as Civil EngineeringCareer Day and Minority Student Engineering

programs and also provides support for theCentral Ohio YoungerMember Group We arealways looking for holesponsors as well as lunchdinner and beer cartsponsors to make this eventsuccessful If your companywould like to be a sponsoror to help in anyway please

contact Jim Pajk at 614-462-3021

Page 3wwwcentralohioascecom

ASCE Central Ohio Section - Newsletter Volume 14 Issue 8

C A L L F O R C E N T R A L O H I O P R O J E C T S P O T L I G H T

W e want your nominations for our newupcoming newsletter feature - Central

Ohio Project Spotlight

Each month we will try tospotlight an interestingnoteworthy or uniqueCivil Engineering projectwithin Ohio preferably

Central Ohio There are many exciting projectstaking place within our own communities and inour offices many of which our Central OhioSection members may beinterested in but areunaware of

The project may be acritical infrastructure

project that improves our daily lives arecreational project that provides us with placesto play a building or development project thatmay provide us with places to live work orlearn an environmentalrelated project that willpreserve our world for futuregenerations or any otherproject that may be ofinterest

We ask you to share a projectyou or your firm has beeninvolved with in any aspect public or privatelarge or small urban or rural

To nominate a project please contact BrooksVogel by phone at (614) 487-1650 or by e-mailat brooksvogelkordacom

2010 Robert OrsquoShea Engineering EthicsAward for Ohio ASCE Student Chapter andYounger Members

Don Pawlowski is the winner of the 2010Robert OrsquoShea Engineering Ethics Award forOhio American Society of Civil EngineersStudent Chapter and Younger Members for hispaper ldquoEthics and the Civil Engineer of 2025rdquoThe Ohio Council of ASCE presents this annualaward to the author of the paper on engineeringethics judged to be the best of all paperssubmitted that meet the criteria for the awardThe award consists of a certificate and check inthe amount of $25000 to be given to theauthor and an additional check in the amountof $25000 to be given to the authorrsquosorganization

Mr Pawlowski is a Younger Member of theCleveland Section He received his degree inCivil Engineering with an emphasis inconstruction from the Fenn College ofEngineering at Cleveland State University inMay 2009 Amongst his many activities atCleveland State Don was the Vice President ofthe ASCE Student Chapter President of TauBeta Pi and a Co-founder of the newEngineers Without Borders chapter

Don is currently a structural engineer atTranSystems where he works on the bridgedesign and inspection teams As a result of hisselection as the 2010 winner the YoungerMembers group of the Cleveland Section will bereceiving a check for $25000

2 0 1 0 R O B E R T O rsquo S H E A E N G I N E E R I N G E T H I C S A W A R D

C A L L F O R P A P E R S

You are invited to submit an article to theLeadership and Management in Engineering(LME) journal for a special issue entitledldquoMoving Toward Partnerships The Challengefor Emerging Master Builder Engineersrdquo Theissue will focus on the practical initiativesengineers and other major project stakeholdersare introducing to achieve the outcomespresented in ldquoAchieving the Vision for CivilEngineering in 2025 A Roadmap for theProfessionrdquo(httpcontentasceorgvision2025)Your paper may address any part of theRoadmaprsquos suggested outcomes and tactics Ifengineers are to earn the title ldquoMaster Builderrdquothey must get beyond submitting infrastructure

ldquoscorecardsrdquo to the press ldquoDesign Build Donerdquocannot continue as our engineering andconstruction services mantra Either engineers willdevelop strategies that work or others will do it forusThis special issue focuses not only on tangiblechange but also on even more challengingintangible change within and among the majorstakeholder groups Share your achievementschallenges and future prospects in collaborativeleadership―How did you address a specific orsupporting outcome Or share a mini-case studyof when a tactic was addressed in aproject―What went well what did not and whatlessons were learned

Page 3wwwcentralohioascecom

ASCE Central Ohio Section - Newsletter Volume 14 Issue 8

C A L L F O R C E N T R A L O H I O P R O J E C T S P O T L I G H T

W e want your nominations for our newupcoming newsletter feature - Central

Ohio Project Spotlight

Each month we will try tospotlight an interestingnoteworthy or uniqueCivil Engineering projectwithin Ohio preferably

Central Ohio There are many exciting projectstaking place within our own communities and inour offices many of which our Central OhioSection members may beinterested in but areunaware of

The project may be acritical infrastructure

project that improves our daily lives arecreational project that provides us with placesto play a building or development project thatmay provide us with places to live work orlearn an environmentalrelated project that willpreserve our world for futuregenerations or any otherproject that may be ofinterest

We ask you to share a projectyou or your firm has beeninvolved with in any aspect public or privatelarge or small urban or rural

To nominate a project please contact BrooksVogel by phone at (614) 487-1650 or by e-mailat brooksvogelkordacom

2010 Robert OrsquoShea Engineering EthicsAward for Ohio ASCE Student Chapter andYounger Members

Don Pawlowski is the winner of the 2010Robert OrsquoShea Engineering Ethics Award forOhio American Society of Civil EngineersStudent Chapter and Younger Members for hispaper ldquoEthics and the Civil Engineer of 2025rdquoThe Ohio Council of ASCE presents this annualaward to the author of the paper on engineeringethics judged to be the best of all paperssubmitted that meet the criteria for the awardThe award consists of a certificate and check inthe amount of $25000 to be given to theauthor and an additional check in the amountof $25000 to be given to the authorrsquosorganization

Mr Pawlowski is a Younger Member of theCleveland Section He received his degree inCivil Engineering with an emphasis inconstruction from the Fenn College ofEngineering at Cleveland State University inMay 2009 Amongst his many activities atCleveland State Don was the Vice President ofthe ASCE Student Chapter President of TauBeta Pi and a Co-founder of the newEngineers Without Borders chapter

Don is currently a structural engineer atTranSystems where he works on the bridgedesign and inspection teams As a result of hisselection as the 2010 winner the YoungerMembers group of the Cleveland Section will bereceiving a check for $25000

2 0 1 0 R O B E R T O rsquo S H E A E N G I N E E R I N G E T H I C S A W A R D

C A L L F O R P A P E R S

You are invited to submit an article to theLeadership and Management in Engineering(LME) journal for a special issue entitledldquoMoving Toward Partnerships The Challengefor Emerging Master Builder Engineersrdquo Theissue will focus on the practical initiativesengineers and other major project stakeholdersare introducing to achieve the outcomespresented in ldquoAchieving the Vision for CivilEngineering in 2025 A Roadmap for theProfessionrdquo(httpcontentasceorgvision2025)Your paper may address any part of theRoadmaprsquos suggested outcomes and tactics Ifengineers are to earn the title ldquoMaster Builderrdquothey must get beyond submitting infrastructure

ldquoscorecardsrdquo to the press ldquoDesign Build Donerdquocannot continue as our engineering andconstruction services mantra Either engineers willdevelop strategies that work or others will do it forusThis special issue focuses not only on tangiblechange but also on even more challengingintangible change within and among the majorstakeholder groups Share your achievementschallenges and future prospects in collaborativeleadership―How did you address a specific orsupporting outcome Or share a mini-case studyof when a tactic was addressed in aproject―What went well what did not and whatlessons were learned

Page 4wwwcentralohioascecom

ASCE Central Ohio Section - Newsletter Volume 14 Issue 8

2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 B A L L O T S

2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 C E N T R A L O H I O A S C E M E E T I N G S

Meeting Date Topic Location Person Responsible

ThursdayApril 15 2010

OSUs New StudentUnion

Ohio Union(2nd Floor)

OSU ASCE StudentChapter amp Carolyn Merry

ThursdayMay 20 2010

Year End Awards ASCE NationalPresident-Elect

Confluence Park Julie Pickering

K E E P U P T O D A T E

Join Our E-Mail ListKeep up to date with all the currentevents and announcements Just goto httpcentralohioascecome-mailand follow the directions to sign up

Visit Us On The Webwwwcentralohioascecom

E-Mail Usascecentralohioascecom

Our Next Board MeetingWill Be Held On

ThursdayMay 3 2010

1130 AM

River Consulting Inc3000 Corporate Exchange Drive

Columbus Ohio 43231

B O A R D M E E T I N G

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ASCE Central Ohio Section - Newsletter Volume 14 Issue 8

O U R P R O F E S S I O N A L S P O N S O R S

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Page 6wwwcentralohioascecom

O U R P R O F E S S I O N A L S P O N S O R S

Thank You

1650 Watermark DriveSuite 200Columbus OH 43215

American Society of Civil EngineersCentral Ohio Section

Page 6wwwcentralohioascecom

O U R P R O F E S S I O N A L S P O N S O R S

Thank You