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January 2014 Welcome! The new ASCEnews Weekly introduces a monthly feature – news from the Sections, Branches, Younger Member Groups, Student Chapters and other local ASCE groups in your Region. Help us make this new feature a benefit to you – and tout your group's achievements with the larger Region. See below. MINNESOTA SECTION Former Section President receives Purple Heart after 44-year delay  Photo courtesy of City of Golden Valley, MN U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) pins the Purple Heart medal on Fred Jenness in a ceremony at Golden Valley, MN, city hall, where Jenness is a resident. The former Navy Seabee was a combat engineer supporting intelligence operations in Vietnam in December 1969 when his unit came under fire, wounding him in the leg. It was his intelligence work that led to the lapse in recognition. Past president of the state Section, Jenness remains an active member, including work on the 100-Year Centennial Committee. He retired in 2009 after a 34-year career with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Section website>> OHIO COUNCIL OF SECTIONS Bridge wins 2013 Ohio Civil Engineering Achievement Award  Photo courtesy Ohio Council of Sections The Dodridge Street Bridge in Columbus is the Ohio Council of Sections' winner of the Ohio Civil Engineering Achievement Award for 2013. Spanning the Olentangy River, the bridge was chosen for its ability to satisfy community demands to respect a nature trail while applying innovative solutions, all wrapped in an aesthetically pleasing design. Council website>> MICHIGAN SECTION In letter to editor, Section tells governor infrastructure creates jobs As a response to Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address on Jan. 19, Michigan Section President-elect Carey Suhan wrote a letter to the editor that ran in the Lansing State Journal. "As the governor knows, the best way to create good paying jobs for Michiganders is to build a state that is open and competitive to businesses," Suhan wrote. "While the governor spoke of immigration policy, job training, and education as means for boosting businesses — he regrettably failed to mention anything about Michigan’s ailing infrastructure." Read the letter>> Section website>> ILLINOIS SECTION Raise the Bar a hot topic of discussion at Region 3 Assembly "A healthy debate took place" over ASCE's Raise the Bar initiative at the annual Region 3 Assembly in Chicago, reported Illinois Section President Lou Arrigoni in the Section's latest newsletter. A discussion included a “pro” perspective from former ASCE President Blaine Leonard and a “con” perspective from Region 3 Director John Frauenhoffer. Highlights of the discussion included a conclusion that "the Region 3 membership does not want the Raise the Bar effort to be totally abandoned. There is a feeling that there may be a better approach to implementing the initiative. ... Out of this discussion, a resolution was passed and forwarded to ASCE National’s Board of Direction expressing the Region’s concerns," Arrigoni wrote in his President's Notes. Read newsletter>> Section website>> WISCONSIN, QUAD CITIES SECTIONS ASCE honors dedication to outreach activities "Congratulations to Justin Bilskemper, P.E., M.ASCE, of the Wisconsin Section, Andy Walters, P.E., M.ASCE, of the Wisconsin Section, Northwest Branch, and Cale Wilson, P.E., M.ASCE, of the Quad Cities Section, recognized by ASCE for outstanding educational outreach that reflected the best of our profession's commitment to serve society. During National Engineers Week, Feb. 16-22, each will receive special thank-you letters from the Society and a small gift as a token of gratitude. For more on how you can engage in outreach, and get free resources from ASCE, visit asce.org/eweek. Share your group's achievements here Are you a local ASCE leader whose group has had achievements and activities recently that have made you proud? Spread the news of your successes here with members of the overall Region. Submit your details via an easy online form we hope you bookmark; please share it with other leaders. Photos from events are especially welcome. Thanks for helping to make this new monthly feature interesting and beneficial. Submit items for consideration via the online form. Send this page via social media and email: 
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