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Hello fellow members of ASCE! I truly can’t imagine a better year to be serving as the President of the Fort Worth Branch as we lead into 2013, the Texas Section’s 100th year. Fort Worth jump started the Centennial Celebration by hosting the 2012 Fall Texas Section Conference with the theme of “Where the Centennial Begins”. This conference was special in that it was partnered with the Construction Institute (CI) and the International Committee on Sustainable Design, Engineering, and Construction (ICSDEC) to host a very comprehensive conference for an international audience. Hearty thanks goes out to the members of the host committee who put their talents and energy into making an enriching experience for attendees, and showcasing our great city to conference attendees from 34 different countries. In particular, the committee co-chairs Curtis Beitel and Mark Assaad deserve recognition for going above and beyond to make the conference noteworthy and memorable.

Please welcome our two new Branch Officers; Treasurer, Mandy Clark, and Branch Director, Justin Bosworth. It’s the commitment that we receive from our busy professionals like these great folks that keeps the Branch business going forward. This year the Board has been tasked to update the Branch Guidelines to streamline the Board to be more efficient, and to expand our communica-tions abilities with the creation of the Social Media Committee Chair. Please contact me if you interested in helping to advance the Branch into the social mediasphere. We are also looking for a

Chairperson for Meeting Set-Up which provides valuable technical expertise to get our meetings going without a hitch. 2013 will be a yearlong celebration of the Texas Section’s 100th year, and leading the Fort Worth Branch in planning for the Cen-tennial Celebration is Travis Attanasio our Centennial Champion. Travis will be keeping us up to date with the latest calendar of events from the Texas Section Centennial Committee. Look for his announcements in upcoming Branch meetings, and on the Fort Worth Branch website at www.fwasce.org.

Please join us at the University of Texas at Arlington on November 19th for our annual Fort Worth Branch - UTA Joint Meeting. Our speaker will be Jerry Sanders from Sanco Design Inc. giving a presentation on Bio-Engineering for High Velocity Channels. A meeting announcement will be sent out one week prior with all the information needed to reserve your lunch.

See you there.

Devon Tiner, P.E., PMPBranch President, 2012-2013

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

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UPCOMING BRANCH MEETINGSSAVE THE

DATE!

I’m excited to serve as your Treasurer this year. I’m looking forward to helping out with the Texas Section Fall Confer-ence, November 7 - 10. I knew all of my check writing experience at the mall would someday pay off!

As of October 31, 2012, the Fort Worth Branch had an account balance of $134,036.43. This high balance is due to registration fees for the Fall Conference which will be hosted by the Fort Worth Branch. Once the conference is over and we’ve paid all of the conference expenses, we will be back down to our normal balance of between $30,000 and $40,000.

Thanks to everyone who pays online for the branch meetings. This really helps streamline the meeting check-in process. If you pay online you will automatically be entered in a draw-ing for a $25 gift card.

Looking forward to seeing you at the next meeting!

TREASURER’S REPORTBY MANDY CLARK

PE Review Classes at UTA – Fall 2012

P & P exam review classes will be offered this fall by the Civil Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. The course is designed to enhance participants’ preparation and readiness on subject matters covered in the exam. Those who live in the Metroplex or nearby areas, have passed the FE exam, and would like to maximize their chance of success on the P & P exam will benefit greatly from this course. It is offered on six Saturdays, September 8th through October 13th, with different topics covered each week. For additional information, including registration details, please visit http://www.uta.edu/ce/p&p.pdf

SECRETARY’S REPORTBY LEAH HODGE

October Meeting:

Date: October 15, 2012Location: Ruth’s Chris Steak House Speakers: Jack Furlong Presentation: Public-Private Partnerships at Work in North Texas- Focus on North Tarrant ExpressAttendance: 74

Date: Monday, November 19, 2012 Time: 11:45 AMProgram: “Bio-Engineering for High Velocity Channels”Speaker: Jerry Sanders, Sanco Design Inc.Location: The University of Texas at Arlington in the Bluebonnet South Room at the University CenterMeal Price: $20 ($5 for students) Vegetarian option available.

RSVP Required through the Constant Contact website @ http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=pdgsz5iab&oeidk=a07e6me9qud357147c7

by close of business Wednesday, November 14th, 2012.

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Good Day Members,Don’t forget to bring guests to our monthly branch meetings. Each guest that you bring AND fills out an information form, counts as a credit to you. At the October 2012 meeting the member who brings the most guests will be awarded a $100 dollar gift card. Is your membership expired or about to expire? To renew, choose one of the options below that best suits you:

1. Login: http://www.asce.org/renewal2. Call 800.548.ASCE (2723) or 703.295.63003. Return the membership renewal form you received in the mail in the return envelope provided with your renewal form.4. Send a check to:

ASCE Membership P.O. Box 79084 Baltimore, MR 21279-0084

Make sure that when you renew that you also select the appropriate section and branch information to subscribe to. In case you are interested in numbers (what civil engineer isn’t?), here is an update on our membership totals: We are always looking for ways to add value to being an ASCE member as well adding more members. Do you have any suggestions to help us add value to being a part of our branch? If you do, please send them to me. Thanks for making the ASCE Fort Worth Branch a great group of professionals and I look forward to helping you in any way I can. Feel free to email me (jn@freese.com) or call me ((817) 377-6120) with any membership questions.

Grade Frequency Percent

Affiliate 23 2.7

Associate 148 17.2

Distinguished 1 0.1

Fellow 47 5.5

Member 519 60.3

Student 123 14.3

Total 861 100

MEMBERSHIPBY JUSTIN NAYLOR

On Monday, November 5, the City of Fort Worth’s Storm Water Manage-ment department held a workshop with local Independent School District leaders, engineers, architects, and other design professionals to discuss innovative approaches to promote use of storm water fee credits through Low Impact Development (LID) techniques in school designs. The work-shop was held from 8:30 to noon at the new Jean McClung Middle School in east Fort Worth. Curtis Beitel and Ben Pylant attended as representa-tives of the Fort Worth Branch ASCE.

Victor Baxter with Schrickel Rollins & Associates presented on the various LID techniques employed in the College Green at UTA. Aiza Jose with Brown & Gay described three pilot projects with FWISD: a swale

retrofit at McClung Middle School, a wet pond design at North Side High School, and a bioswale retrofit at Chavez Elementary School. Of particular note was an example retrofit that cost less than $15 to implement. David Batts with Construction EcoServices went into more detail on the bioswale design at Chavez Elementary which is scheduled for construction in Spring next year (the Chavez bioswale project is seeking volunteers!).

Shane Woods, the Fort Worth ISD’s Science Director, stressed that the current curriculum requires a significant percentage of outdoor education – ranging from 80% at K-1st to 50% for 4th-5th to 40% for secondary. Don McChesney, the Engineering Manager at the City’s Storm Water Man-agement, described the current credit system in the City’s storm water utility fee, which was designed to encourage LID techniques. There is much to be gained from the partnership between the City and the seven ISDs in their city limits – the Fort Worth ISD representatives mentioned several times that roughly 1/3 of their water bill is made up of storm wa-ter utility fees. To support this partnership, the Fort Worth Branch ASCE could sponsor LID training for school designers, assist with incorporating LID techniques into the school’s outdoor education curriculum, and be a sponsor of future LID symposiums in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth ASCE Participates in Fort Worth Storm Water’s LID School Design WorkshopBy Curtis Beitel, P.E., CFM

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Texas Section’s Fall Conference is upon us! At the time of the writing, we had 635 people registered to attend the conference in Fort Worth, from around the world. Thanks to all the volunteers to help make this event as successful as it can be.

The planning for the Corpus Christi Centennial Spring Confer-ence is wrapping up, and we will have an exciting program for all to digest. The Preliminary program will be published shortly to entice you.

At this point, the call for paper for the Dallas Centennial Fall Conference is available on Texas Section website. Once again, we are partnering with a lot of agencies that may be of interest to you. Be sure to check the Section website for more informa-tion.

The 2012 Texas Report Card was released on 11/08/2012 at the Fort Worth Conference. It was then followed by an expert panel the Report Card committee assembled, to help the reporters and general publics to understand the meaning of the report card, as well as mitigation steps that needed to improve our infrastructure in Texas. Again, be sure to check the Section website for more information.

The Centennial Celebration Committee is taking on some monumental tasks to ensure we have a truly memorable celebration for years to come. And in order to achieve that, they also would love to have more help. If you feel you want to get on the Centennial bandwagon, feel free to get in touch with me, I will make sure that proper channel will reach out to you and get you connected! I can be easily reached at ching@mbakercorp.com.

In summary, the Centennial is here. Are you ready to be part of yet another legacy?

C.L. Caleb Hing, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE

SECTION DIRECTOR’S REPORTBY CALEB HING

FORT WORTH, Texas – October 25, 2012 – Cindy Milrany, CFO and chief administrative officer of Freese and Nichols, was honored today by the Dallas Business Journal with a CFO Lifetime Achievement Award during the publication’s annual CFO of the Year Awards. Milrany was recognized for her ability to navigate challenging economic conditions

throughout her 28-year career and her oversight of the firm’s 16-year continuous improvement journey. The presentation took place during a luncheon on October 25, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas.

“Cindy’s unwavering commitment to Freese and Nichols and to the continuous improvement journey makes her a tremendous asset to our firm,” said Bob Pence, president and CEO of Freese and Nichols. “While she is fully committed to ensuring Freese and Nichols’ success and long-term financial stability, she is also devoted to helping the firm’s clients become more profitable and efficient through continu-ous improvement. We are immensely proud of Cindy for receiving this much-deserved recognition.”

Milrany was appointed CFO at Freese and Nichols in 1990, the first person to hold this position in the firm’s 118-year history. Under her financial leadership, the firm has been able to finance significant ownership transition, growth and acquisitions without having to borrow money. Milrany also serves as the firm’s chief administrative officer, spearheading strategic planning and overseeing management of all corporate functions other than human resources and marketing.

Milrany is a primary driver of Freese and Nichols’ ongoing perfor-mance excellence initiatives. These efforts have strengthened the company though sustainable, managed growth; lower-than-industry turnover; increased satisfaction among employees and clients; and sustained profits. Freese and Nichols’ continuous improvement journey has garnered national acclaim, including recognition in 2010 as a recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Freese and Nichols is the only engineering and architecture firm to receive

CINDY MILRANY RECEIVES CFO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM

DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL

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TEXAS AREA CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIESBY GARRETT JOHNSTON

ASCE offers a wide variety of ways to satisfy your license’s CEU requirements. Below is a current list of upcoming ASCE seminars in the Texas area.

Dec 3-5, 2012 OTC’s Arctic Technology Conference Houston, TXDec 6-7, 2012 Wind Loads for Buildings and Other Structures – Newly Updated Dallas, TXDec 6-7, 2012 Introduction to Dam and Levee Safety, Evaluation, and Rehabilitation Austin, TXDec 12-14, 2012 Structural Vibration Analysis, Design, and Troubleshooting Houston, TXJan 23-25, 2013 Structural Design of Buildings and Industrial Facilities for Bomb Blasts and Accidental Chemical Explosions – Newly Updated Houston, TXJan 23-25, 2013 Streambank Stabilization for Restoration and Flood Control Projects San Antonio, TXJan 30-Feb 1, 2013 HEC-RAS Computer Workshop Dallas, TXJan 31-Feb 1, 2013 Aluminum Structural Design with the 2010 Aluminum Design Manual Houston, TXFeb 14-15, 2013 Leadership Development for the Engineer San Antonio, TXFeb 21-22, 2013 Load Rating of Highway Bridges Dallas, TXMar 1, 2013 Seismic Design of Liquid Storage Tanks Houston, TXMar 7-8, 2013 Structural Renovation of Buildings San Antonio, TX

If you are willing and able to travel, ASCE offers many other out-of-state seminars. A list organized by engineering discipline is available on the ASCE website under Knowledge and Learning > Continuing Education > Seminars, or at the link below.http://www.asce.org/Continuing-Education/Seminars/Face-to-Face-Seminars/

If you are unable to attend any of these seminars, you may also get your CEUs from live webinars on almost any civil-engineering-related subject. A list is available on the ASCE website under Learning > Continuing Education > Live Webinars, or at the link below.http://www.asce.org/Continuing-Education/Webinars/Live-Webinars/

Many archived webinars are also available for viewing on the website, along with live and self-paced P.E. and F.E. exam reviews. If you know of any other continuing education opportunities that would benefit our members, please let me know at jgj@freese.com or 817-735-7522.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAMFrank M. Smith Jr. (1926 - 2012)

Frank M. Smith Jr. passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Arlington. Memorials: The family asks that anyone wishing to remember Frank can donate to the Pipe Organ Fund at First United Methodist Church of Arlington, or the Webb Elementary School Scholarship Program through the Arlington Rotary Club. Frank was born March 28, 1926, in Bryan. A year later, his family moved to Arlington, where he spent most of the rest of his life. He met the love of his life, Kathleen Bradford, on a blind date on New Year’s Eve in 1954. They married in 1956 and recently celebrated 56 wonderful years together. Frank graduated from Arlington High School in 1943, at age 17, and immediately enrolled in an Army training program until he turned 18. Then, as did most others of his generation, he served his country in World War II. He also later served in the Korean

War. After the end of World War II, he returned to school and graduated with a degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University with the class of 1949. He later earned his master’s degree from A&M, and taught civil engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington for more than 20 years. He also worked as an engineer for the city of Arlington, the Texas Highway Department, the city of Chicago, and Gulf Oil Company. He ran his own consulting engineering firm for more than 10 years, and he was proud to have been a founding partner in the firm that became Schrickel, Rollins and Associates. He served as president of three professional organizations: the Fort Worth Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Fort Worth Chapter of the Texas Surveyor’s Association, and the Mid-City Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. He also served on the Arlington Planning and Zoning Commission and the Arlington Housing Authority Board. He was an Eagle Scout, and longtime member of the Rotary Club of Arlington. In 2004, he was named as a Distinguished Alumnus of Arlington High School. Frank was a man of deep faith, who grew up attending First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, and since 1956 had been a member of First United Methodist Church in Arlington where he served on the Administrative Board and helped found the Cokesbury Sunday School Class. In later years, he valued his many friends in the Adult Bible Class. He was a lifelong learner who loved music, Aggie football, and the beauty of God’s Earth. He loved vacationing in the Colorado mountains, and cherished traveling with Kathleen and friends all over America and Europe. He loved his children and grandchildren, and was never happier than when hearing Kathleen play the piano, and his children play their various instruments. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Frank and Grace Smith; stepmother, Ara Lee Smith; sisters, Dorothy Noblitt and Jeannette Richards; and niece, Becky Kenworthy. Survivors: He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Kathleen; daughter and son-in-law, Cary and Kevin Wacker of Sherman; son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Rebecca Smith of Arlington; daughter and son-in-law, Betsy and Roger Stephens of Arlington; and grandchildren, Nathan and Charis Wacker, Carolyn, Amy and Sarah Stephens, and Nina and Olivia Smith. He is also survived by nephews, Robert and Brian Noblitt; and niece, Melanie Wenberg.

HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONSNovember 22 Thanksgiving

December 9 Hanukkah

December 21 Winter Begins

December 25 Christmas

December 26 Kwanzaa Begins

December 31 New Year’s Eve

January 21 Martin Luther King’s Birthday

Brad and Jennifer (Savant Group) Butcher are excited to announce the birth of Anna Beth. She arrived on August 29, 2012 at 11:33 AM weighing 8 lbs 12 oz and mea-

suring 21” long. Her big sister, Abbie, has been busy loving her to death and being

“mommy’s helper”.

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HISTORY AND HERITAGE

The Texas Section ASCE is getting ready to celebrating their 100th Anniversary in 2013. While the Fort Worth Branch ASCE was not founded until 1932, let’s take a look at how Fort Worth was shaping up around 1913.

According to the Texas State Historical Association, North Fort Worth businessmen founded the Texas Dressed Beef and Packing Compa-ny, the Union Stockyards Company, and the Fort Worth Stockyards Company. When Swift & Company and Armour & Company began to look for Texas sites for branch plants, Fort Worth citizens pledged a bonus of $100,000 for the two companies if they would locate there. Because of this incentive, and because the town was served by railroads, Armour and Swift decided to locate a meat-packing plant in Fort Worth.

The city decided to begin the construction of a new county courthouse in 1893. The first Fat Stock Show was held in 1896. In 1903 the first livestock was slaughtered in the new Armour and Swift plants. The leaders of Fort Worth also caught the reform spirit of the Progressive era in 1907 the city government was restructured to the commission form. The rise of the stockyards and packing plants stimulated other livestock-related businesses. In 1908 the Northside Coliseum was built to house the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show (later the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show). A devastating fire in 1909 motivated the construction of a dam on the West Fork; the resulting Lake Worth provided a reliable water supply and that same year the Fort Worth Gas Company was formed serving 3,840 customers. The North Fort Worth Historical Society records that a new town, Niles City, was chartered and grew up around the Stockyards and packinghouse properties in 1911. Niles City was known as “the richest little city in the world” with a property value of 30 million dollars (until Fort Worth annexed the area in 1923).

At the height of World War I in 1917, the Fort Worth Stockyards was the largest horse and mule market in the world. Military officers from Allied countries came to purchase the animals to support their war efforts. According to the ByCityLight.com website, oil was discovered in West Texas in 1917 about 90 miles west of Fort Worth. The gusher meant another boom for the city and helped meet the fuel demand created by World War I. Five refineries were built by 1920 and the city became a center for oil operators. Oil-rich ranchers and farmers moved to Fort Worth and built luxurious homes and towering office buildings.

Over the last century the city limits of Fort Worth have grown from about 17 sq. miles to 340 sq. miles; and the population has grown from about 76,000 to over 750,000 (to become the 16th largest city in the U.S.). What a difference a century can make!

Fort Worth – A Century’s Worth of ChangeBy: John P. Wier, P.E., R.P.L.S.

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KEY DATES FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstracts Deadline: Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Abstract Notification of Acceptance: Thursday, November 15, 2012

Draft Paper Deadline: Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Draft Paper Comments: Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Final Paper Deadline: Friday, February 15, 2013

Registration Opens:February, 2013

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2012-2013FORT WORTH BRANCH OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

PRESIDENT Devon Tinerdtiner@dfwairport.com

VICE PRESIDENT Leah Hodgelhodge@halff.com

TREASURER Mandy ClarkMandy.clark@arlingtontx.com

PAST PRESIDENT Carl Krognessckrogness@browngay.com

BRANCH DIRECTOR Scott Bermansfb@freese.com

BRANCH DIRECTOR Justin Bosworth justinb@wierassociates.com

BRANCH DIRECTOR Caleb HingCHing@mbakercorp.com

MEMBERSHIP Justin Naylorjn@freese.com YOUNGER MEMBERS Mark Allenmpallen@drhorton.com

ENGINEERS IN GOVERNMENT Mia Diamia.dia@arlingtontx.gov

PROGRAM Leah Hodgelhodge@halff.com

SPECIAL MEETING ARRANGEMENTSJennifer Butcher Jennifer@savantgroupinc.com

MEETING SET UP AVAILABLE

HOSPITALITYErik Cottercottere@cdmsmith.com

Corey Bransoncbranson@halff.com

CONTINUING EDUCATION Garrett Johnstonjgj@freese.com AUDIT Mandy ClarkMandy.clark@arlingtontx.com

NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE AVAILABLE

WEBMASTER/E-MAIL COORDINATOR Clinton Hoover clhoover@terracon.com

HISTORICAL John P. Wier johnw@wierassociates.com

NOMINATIONS FOR BRANCH OFFICERS AND SECTION OFFICERSCarl Krognessckrogness@browngay.com

PUBLIC RELATIONSJulie Hunt huntj@trinityra.org

NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS AVAILABLE

TEXAS SECTION DIRECTOR Caleb HingCHing@mbakercorp.com UTA PRACTITIONER ADVISOR #1 Scott Bermansfb@freese.com

UTA PRACTITIONER ADVISOR #2 Gabriel Mooregmoore@dfwairport.com

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