COLORADO SECTION ASCE
NEWSLETTER
April 2015
UPCOMING
MEETINGS—
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR:
Volume 18, Number 4
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
 April 10—Transportation
Symposium
 April 16—Section Dinner
and Student Awards
 May 7—Sustainability
Committee Presentation
 May 9—YMG Bowling
Tournament
 May 21—Section Dinner
and Technical
Presentations
 February 14-17—
GI & SEI Engineering
Congress
Spring is here! With
the coming of the
spring in Denver, you
will start noticing the
more
and
more
potholes on the road,
something we have to
deal with in Denver at
the end of every
winter. If you would
like to learn more
about the transportation industry and how
they deal with these
Serkan Sengul, PE,
M.ASCE
maintenance issues
ASCE Colorado Section
and learn about the
President
new developments in
design and construction of these improvements that will ultimately
improve your driving experience, you should
definitely consider attending the upcoming 12th
Annual Spring Transportation Symposium that
will be held at the Denver Convention Center on
April 10, 2015. This all day event is very
affordable to attend and is full of amazing
speakers that will inform you about the latest
advancements in the transportation design,
management, and delivery.
Our upcoming meeting is dedicated to the
talented young engineers of our beautiful State.
Please make sure you attend this important
meeting to provide your support to these
outstanding students that will be awarded by the
ASCE Colorado Section. This is also a great
opportunity to get to know your potential new
team members, as many of these students will
enter the local workforce soon! In addition,
select students will also receive scholarships
from our annual Jacqueline Arcaris Scholarship
fund. During this event, you will also get to meet
our Region 7 Director, Mr. F. Jay Burress, PE,
ENV SP, MASCE, who will assist us with the
presentation of the awards and discuss an
overview of the society with an emphasis on the
recent board actions and decisions.
We look forward to seeing you at our next
dinner event at the Courtyard Marriott in Cherry
Creek on April 16th.
Sincerely,
Serkan Sengul, PE, MASCE
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VOLUME 18, NUMBER 4
COLORADO SECTION ASCE—DINNER MEETING AND STUDENT AWARDS
Social hour:
Introductions/Dinner:
Presentation:
Student Awards:
Thursday, April 16, 2015
5:45 pm
6:15 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
Marriott Courtyard—1475 S Colorado Blvd.—Free parking!
$30 per person $5 for students
Pay onsite—cash or checks payable to Colorado Section ASCE.
Make Reservations by end of day Monday, April 13, 2015.
To RSVP, contact Becky Roland at [email protected] or 303-551-3266.
Please spell your last name, and please note if you have specific dietary needs such as vegetarian, etc. Note: If you do not receive a confirmation receipt for your RSVP within 24 hours, please call Becky Roland at 303-551-3266. We want to be sure we are prepared to pro-
PRESENTATION
ASCE Colorado Section is proud to welcome F. Jay Burress,
P.E., M. ASCE, to the April Student Award Night. Mr. Burress is
Region 7 Director, and will present on the latest news from ASCE,
including projects and initiatives that continue to promote the
importance of our profession.
F. Jay Burress is senior project manager at Shafer, Kline &
Warren, Inc. (SKW), was elected director of Region 7 of the American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for a three year term ending in
October, 2016. As region director, Burress serves on the society’s
board of directors, representing the member sections from
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and
Wyoming.
Burress has been designing transportation projects for the
past 26 years. He has been at SKW since 1999, and now leads their
transportation department. He has designed a variety of projects
throughout the years including interstate reconstruction projects
and major arterial road reconstructions. Burress is licensed to
practice engineering in four states and is certified as an ISI
Environmental Specialist.
An active ASCE member, Burress has been involved in the
society in a variety of ways while in school and throughout his
career. In college, he served as student chapter president at the
University of Texas. He then went on to hold numerous positions
with the Kansas City section’s committees and board. Burress has
also served as Kansas City section president. On a society level,
Burress has sat on the Committee on Employment of Civil Engineers,
the Finance Committee, and the ASCE Section Website of the Year
selection committee. He co-authored ASCE Manual 103: Guide to
Hiring & Retaining Great Civil Engineers. He was a Region 7
Governor for 5 years, and for the 2011-2012 term, Burress was the
ASCE Region 7 vice-chair. In 2009, he was the chairman of
volunteers at the 139th ASCE Annual Conference held in Kansas
City, Mo.
Burress earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from
the University of Texas. He also holds a bachelor’s in zoology from
the University of Arkansas, and an MBA in finance from the
University of Kansas. He is a resident of Stilwell, Kansas, where he
lives with his wife and 3 daughters.
TRANSPORTATION PRESENTATION IN MAY
The Transportation Development Institute has a great presentation planned for the May 21 Section Meeting.
Buckley Air Force Base – Runway Rehabilitation— The Buckley Air Force Base Runway Rehabilitation is an award winning project
that was completed in September 2014. The project was awarded
the ACPA – Colorado/Wyoming chapter award for
excellence! It
has also been nominated for a national award by Buckley Air Force
Command. Construction included replacement of approximately
140,265 SY concrete sections of the runway, correction of the runway profile grade which involved lowering the north end of the runway by approximately 7 ft and correcting the taxiway and apron profile to match the runway grade. New
features included 10 ft
asphalt shoulders with underdrain,
installation of an arresting
system and new airfield lighting with NAVAIDs.
Speaker Biography:
Kenny Maenpa is the Practice Group Leader for Aviation of
North American Infrastructure (NAI) for the Rocky Mountain area of
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. He has a bachelor’s of science in
aviation management from Metropolitan State University Denver.
He has 21 years of airport management experience at four
Colorado airports (Centennial, Garfield County, Eagle County), including
11 ½ years with Rocky Mountain Metro Airport in
Jefferson
County as Airport Director. Kenny has proven leadership in the
airport community and is currently the past-president of the Colorado Airport Operators Association and served as vice-chair on the
Colorado Aeronautical Board, appointed by Governor
Hickenlooper from 2011 to 2014. He is a member of American Association of Airport Executives. Kenny understands the value of relationships and offers a unique insight in airport management through his
professional and leadership style.
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2014-2015 COLORADO SECTION CONTACTS
President
Serkan Sengul
303-629-6000
[email protected]
INSTITUTE CONTACTS
GEO-INSTITUTE CHAPTER
Richard Wiltshire
303-978-1994
[email protected]
Richard Wiltshire
303-978-1994
[email protected]
Sam Adettiwar
303-325-3869
[email protected]
Secretary
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE CHAPTER
Vice President
Sean Franklin
970-799-3418
[email protected]
Treasurer
Jason Igo
303-355-3862
[email protected]
Immediate Past President
Nick Talocco
303-433-9788
[email protected]
BRANCH & REGION CONTACTS
Northern Colorado Branch President
Lindsey Chalfant
970-223-5556
[email protected]
Southern Colorado Branch President
Melanie Jolett
719-668-6538
[email protected]
Southwest Colorado Branch President
Matthew Reuer
303-269-3149
[email protected]
TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTE CHAPTER
David Johnson
303-820-4822
[email protected]
ENVIRONMENTAL & WATER RESOURCES
INSTITUTE CHAPTER
Marina Kopytkovskiy
720-524-4632
[email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRS & SPECIAL CONTACTS
Awards
Sharon Wilson
303-690-0453
[email protected]
Civil Engineering Certification & Partnering
Matt McDole
303-790-8474
[email protected]
Jim Davis
970-382-6372
[email protected]
Constitution & By-Laws
ASCE Region 7 Colorado Board of Governors
Government Affairs
ASCE Region 7 Director
Jay Burress
913-307-2547
[email protected]
Larry Mugler
303-480-6759
[email protected]
ASCE Region 7 Governors
Edward Stafford
303-441-4276
[email protected]
Scott Asher
719-302-6743
[email protected]
Open – Volunteers Needed
History & Heritage
Richard Wiltshire
303-978-1994
[email protected]
Membership
Open – Volunteers Needed
Nominating
Open – Volunteers Needed
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2014-2015 COLORADO SECTION
CONTACTS
Social Media
Vinod Ravindran
720-230-1931
[email protected]
Student Chapter Affairs
Roger Torres
[email protected]
Sustainability
Steve Fisher
303-312-8849
[email protected]
Art Hirsch
303-786-9111
[email protected]
Do you have photos of interesting
projects?
Younger Member Group
Maegan Vause
303-376-2916
[email protected]
COLORADO SECTION ASCE OFFICE
Becky Roland
P.O. Box 460022
Denver, CO 80246
303-551-3266
[email protected]
http://sections.asce.org/colorado
The Colorado Section of the American Society of
Civil Engineers was formed in 1909. Since then the
Section has been actively involved in the
advancement of the science and profession of civil
engineering in the great state of Colorado.
The Colorado Section of the ASCE allows civil
engineers who live and/or work in the Colorado
community to network, exchange ideas, build
leadership skills and create lifelong professional
connections. We are continually looking for
motivated volunteers.
ASCE Colorado Section is looking for
photos to include in the newsletter
and add to the website. Send your
images and captions to
[email protected].