ASCE has announced the results of its 2009 elections at the national and regional levels. The incoming president-elect is Blaine D. Leonard, P.E., F.ASCE., a research program manager for Utah's Transportation Department. He will assume office during the Society's 138th Annual Civil Engineering Conference, to be held from November 6-9 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Visit the ASCE website for a complete list of the elected board members and their biographical summaries.

The ASCE Met Section presented its annual awards at Tavern on the Green in New York City on June 13th, 2008. The recipients of this year's awards included: Sam Schwartz, Metropolitan Section Civil Engineer of the Year; Mohammed Ettouney, Homer Gage Balcom Award; Cesare (Chase) DeRose, Thomas C. Kavanagh Service Award; Peter Zipf, Herbert Howard Government Civil Engineer of the Year; and Joseph Gadbois, Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year. The Reconstruction of the FDR Drive from 54th St. to 63rd St. was selected as the Construction Achievement Project of the Year and the Harmon Shop Replacement Program - Wheel Truing Facility was selected as the Design-Build Project of the Year.

Curious George is taking on civil engineering with the help of ASCE! A new math- and science-based educational resource targeting kindergarten and first grade students has been developed with Universal Studios and educational publisher Scholastic. Civil engineers can visit classrooms to help teachers reinforce standard lessons on shapes, man-made versus natural objects, and many other concepts. With the beloved Curious George character as a connection, this project celebrates the inquisitive nature of engineers of all ages!

The ASCE Metropolitan Section held their annual Scholarship Luncheon on April 10, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel. The event opened with a welcome by Section President Richard B. Cassin. Rich greeted the 160+ attendees by introducing honorees Frank Lombardi, Chief Engineer of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and Connie Crawford, Senior Vice President of MTA-New York City Transit as well as ASCE National Officers Andrew Herrmann and Thomas Donnelly. He thanked Neal Forshner and Michael Lorczak, co-chairs of the Scholarship Luncheon and the members of the Met Section’s Scholarship Committee.