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Millar honored as ASCE distinguished member
Roger M. Millar Jr., P.E., F.AICP, Dist.M.ASCE, currently Secretary of Transportation for...

A member grades primer: Everything you need to know about the constitutional amendment vote
This year’s ASCE election gives members the opportunity to voice their opinion...

Boulis elevated to ASCE fellow status
Michael Boulis has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

ASCE recognizes Leaffer with fellow status
Douglas J. Leaffer has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Society election opens May 1
It’s time to make your voice heard. The ASCE election opens May 1 and runs through June 1.

Washburn honored as new ASCE fellow
Scott S. Washburn has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Shafei elevated to ASCE fellow status
Behrouz Shafei has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

ASCE stands up for research, essential federal agencies
ASCE joined with fellow Founder Societies to send a letter to Congressional...

Long recognized as new ASCE fellow
Xiaoyan Long has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Obituaries
Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo professor, ASCE Geo-Institute leader Hanson dies at 58
James Lewis “Jim” Hanson, longtime professor of civil and environmental engineering at...
Former longtime Civil Engineering magazine editor Virginia Fairweather dies at 89
Virginia Fairweather, a former editor-in-chief of ASCE’s Civil Engineering whose guidance of...
Former Colorado State president, Colorado DOT director, and AASHTO president ‘Ray’ Chamberlain dies at 94
Adrian “Ray” Ramond Chamberlain, an influential transportation engineer in many top-level positions...
Engineer of first leg of San Francisco’s BART and other major transit systems, Agopovich dies at 84
Movses “Bedros” Agopovich, who managed San Francisco’s BART and several other transit...
Former Dallas Branch president and civilian Army Corps engineer Johnson dies at 90
William P. Johnson Jr., who served with the U.S. Army Corps of...
Longtime Pennsylvania transportation and construction firms’ founder Wahlah dies at 84
A.R. Tasir “Tas” Wahlah, founder and president of two Pennsylvania transportation and...
Former ASCE board member Ang, whose pioneering work in early computing enhanced structural safety, dies at 94
Alfredo H.S. Ang, professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of...
Former National Capital Section director dies at 82
Paul Herbert Divjak, P.E., F.ASCE, whose talents across more than 40 years...
Jim Rossberg, who launched ASCE 7, the Structural Engineering Institute, and the Society's 9/11 investigations, dies at 65
ASCE and the structural engineering community mourn the loss of a past...
‘Guru’ of structural steel at Virginia Tech and Oklahoma dies at 84
Thomas M. Murray, renowned as an expert on structural steel design, who...
New fellows
New ASCE fellows – April 2025
Meet the recent additions to ASCE fellow status.
Boulis elevated to ASCE fellow status
Michael Boulis has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
ASCE recognizes Leaffer with fellow status
Douglas J. Leaffer has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Washburn honored as new ASCE fellow
Scott S. Washburn has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Shafei elevated to ASCE fellow status
Behrouz Shafei has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Long recognized as new ASCE fellow
Xiaoyan Long has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Al-Hussein earns ASCE fellow honors
Mohamed Al-Hussein has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
ASCE recognizes Lee with fellow status
SangHyun Lee has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Mohsen elevated to ASCE fellow status
Abdelwahab Tahsin Mohsen has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
New ASCE fellows – March 2025
Meet the recent additions to ASCE fellow status.
Awards
Millar honored as ASCE distinguished member
Roger M. Millar Jr., P.E., F.AICP, Dist.M.ASCE, currently Secretary of Transportation for...
A member grades primer: Everything you need to know about the constitutional amendment vote
This year’s ASCE election gives members the opportunity to voice their opinion...
Sustained infrastructure investment is crucial, engineers and legislators say
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act set the tone to keep America safe.
New ASCE fellows – April 2025
Meet the recent additions to ASCE fellow status.
Boulis elevated to ASCE fellow status
Michael Boulis has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
ASCE recognizes Leaffer with fellow status
Douglas J. Leaffer has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Society election opens May 1
It’s time to make your voice heard. The ASCE election opens May 1 and runs through June 1.
One-sided arbitration clause declared unconscionable, unenforceable
Contractor lacks sole power to pick arbitration or litigation vs. subcontractor.
Washburn honored as new ASCE fellow
Scott S. Washburn has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Shafei elevated to ASCE fellow status
Behrouz Shafei has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
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