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February 2014 PHOENIX SECTION Western Regional Younger Member Council comes to Phoenix  Photo courtesy Phoenix Branch YMF Leaders of ASCE’s Younger Member Forums in Regions 8 and 9 gathered in Phoenix for the 2014 Western Regional Younger Member Council conference, where they took a break from session work for a group photo. Highlights included a keynote address by ASCE At-Large Director James Rispoli of the Industry Leaders Council, and an unofficial “pub crawl” with each stop accessed via Phoenix’s light rail system. The Phoenix Branch YMF was host for the conference, with support from the overall Arizona Section. Branch website>> UTAH SECTION Utah’s I-15 corridor expansion a finalist for Society’s 2014 OCEA award  Photo courtesy Utah DOT The massive I-15 Corridor Expansion Project known as I-15 CORE in Utah’s Utah County is one of five finalists for ASCE’s 2014 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award. I-15 CORE reconstructed and widened 24 miles of freeway by two lanes in each direction; replaced the original asphalt with new 40-year concrete pavement and rebuilt or replaced 63 bridges and 10 interchanges. The OCEA will be revealed March 20 at ASCE’s Outstanding Projects and Leaders Gala in Washington, DC. Watch for announcement of the winner via ASCE social media that evening and in the March 21 ASCEnews Weekly. All nominees>> Section website>> OREGON SECTION Oregon State student named to 2014 New Faces of Civil Engineering – College Edition Kristina Milaj of Oregon State University, an active volunteer with Engineers Without Borders USA, has been named one of ASCE’s 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering – College Edition for 2014. A native of Albania, Milaj went to Kenya in 2012 as part of an EWB-USA team that helped install a hand-pumped community well. She also serves as the OSU ASCE student chapter executive chair. Learn more>> Section website>> WASHINGTON SECTION Modern house features tsunami resiliency When flood zone maps were redrawn, a simple remodeling project in Puget Sound shifted into the creation of a modern beach house designed to endure, a work which has drawn widespread attention. Explore the innovations in ASCE’s online Civil Engineering magazine. Read story>> Celebrating EWeek? Let us know how and we'll announce it here! National Engineers Week for 2014 is drawing to a close. If you’re a local ASCE leader and your Section, Branch, Younger Member Group, or Student Chapter has done any form of EWeek-related outreach, let ASCEnews Weekly know and we may include it in next month’s Region report. Provide details on the event and its participants, and upload any photos to our easy form at asce.org/localnews. Got questions? Write to submissions@asce.org. Missed last month's debut Region 8 update? See the January edition of News Around Region 8 Share this page via social media and email: 
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