October 2003 Meeting
Date: Monday, October 6, 2003, 12:00 noon
Location: Hotel Dallas Mockingbird (formerly Radisson Hotel, 1893 West Mockingbird Lane (at intersection with Harry Hines Boulevard), (214) 634-8850. See Map
Program: SMU Civil Engineering—The Story Behind the Rebuilding of a Program and Texas Section Update and 2003-2004 Officer Installation
Undergraduate Mustang civil engineers, members of a species many thought had been driven to extinction, have been spotted on the SMU campus this fall for the first time in more than ten years. These sightings follow those of graduate students, who began reappearing in 2002. The return of civil engineering had been a goal of the dean of SMU’s engineering school since he assumed his post in August 2000, and that goal has been realized. Dr. Stephen Szygenda will join us at our October luncheon to offer his insights about how SMU has resurrected its civil engineering program and the future plans for it. The Dallas Branch’s Engineering Management Committee will also sponsor a seminar after the luncheon that will feature SMU’s Dr. Richard Barr, who will talk about the school’s engineering management program.
In conjunction with the presentation about SMU civil engineering, ASCE Texas Section President-Elect Gary Struzick will give the Branch an update about the Texas Section. After his address, Mr. Struzick will help install the 2003-2004 officers of the Dallas Branch.
Speakers: Dr. Stephen Szygenda, Dean, SMU School of
Engineering Mr. Gary Struzick, P.E., Texas Section President-Elect
Dr. Szygenda came to SMU after serving as dean of the engineering school at the University
of Alabama at Birmingham. He served on
SMU’s engineering faculty in the 1970s, at which time he helped develop a computer
science and engineering department. After his
first stint at SMU, Dr. Szygenda pursued high-tech consulting and entrepreneurial ventures
before moving on to positions at the University of Texas at Austin and UAB. He received his undergraduate degree at Fairleigh
Dickinson University and his master’s and doctoral degrees at Northwestern
University.
ASCE Texas Section President-Elect Gary Struzick works with Klotz Associates, Inc. in Houston, where he serves as Vice President – Chief Engineer. Mr. Struzick, who has worked with Klotz for fourteen years, has extensive experience in the design, analysis, and planning of storm drainage facilities, detention facilities, capital improvement programs, engineering contracts, plans, specifications, and estimates. A 1983 graduate of Texas A&M, he has served in many roles for the Houston Branch (President 1993-1994) and the Texas Section of ASCE. He received the Texas Section History and Heritage Award in 1998 and the Houston Branch Award of Honor in 1999.
Richard S. Barr, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair, Engineering Management, Information, and Systems (EMIS) department, School of Engineering, Southern Methodist University (B.S. in Electrical Engineering, MBA, and Ph.D. in Operations Research, University of Texas at Austin.). For more information, check the link:http://engr.smu.edu/emis/index.html
Reservations: by Wednesday, October 1, 2003. Call the ASCE Reservation Hotline at (214) 890-6941. This voice mail system has been established by the Branch to handle reservations. Please state your company's name first and then the name of the attendees. In case of a malfunction, contact Glenn Celerier, P.E. at (214) 749-3947. For large groups, a fax to (214) 749-5353 may be substituted. On-line reservations may be made by sending an email to Glenn Celerier at: ascemeeting@yahoo.com or from the Branch Website (www.flash.net/~dlsasce). Please make your reservations by only one of the above methods to avoid double counting.
Cost: $15.00 with reservations, $17.00 at the door if seating is available.
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