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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Announcements ................. 2-3
Education Corner ................. 2
Executive Board ..................... 5
October 2017
Volume 18, Issue 8
Civil Times
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Members and Friends,
We have had an eventful year filled with activities including our monthly lunch meetings, our 20th annual golf tournament, the toothpick bridge contest, a winter and summer social, and a
screening of Dream Big. A full year has passed and it is time to pass the responsibilities of the ASCE president to Geza Bankuty. Geza is definitely up for the task and I am ex-cited to see what he brings to our branch. I would like to thank Marquis Bing and Shanon Spence for their willingness to continue on the board and congratulate them for their new positions as our Vice President and Treasurer, respectively. They have both served ASCE well over the past year and are up to the challenge of their new roles. I would also like to congratulate our newest member of the board, Andrew Pluta. Mr. Pluta will be serving as our secretary and will surely bring some fresh new ideas from his recent experience as a member of a student chapter.
This year Madeline Kender has kindly agreed to serve as our Younger Members chair and is working to find creative and fun activities to encourage active engagement from young engineers (and those young at heart). She will join a growing list of committee chairs, which includes Tim Foushee, Jen Herring, Kurtis Pelto, and Amjid Hussain.
Our board members and committee members are crucial to the organization as they provide direction to our branch, but our active membership is truly what makes this branch so successful. I encourage everyone to continue to be active in supporting the organization. The active support of ASCE by our members is what strengthens the or-ganization and synergistically improves the industry. It is a great time to be a Civil En-gineer!
Cheers,
Norman Robertson, P.E., PMP
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EDUCATION CORNER
The education corner seeks to provide valuable
information to our members related to continuing
education, opportunities for PDH credits, and
information related to upcoming PE exams.
EXAM REGISTRATION:
For those planning on taking the PE exam on April 13,
2018, final supporting documentation must be received
by December 8, 2017.
PRACTICE PROBLEM:
A 3” rain storm has a return frequency of 8
years. What is the probability of a the storm oc-
curring in a 2-year period?
1.) 23%
B.)66%
C.) 77%
D.) 50%
The answer to the question can be found on page 5
If you would like to make an announcement in the Education
Corner or if you would like to submit an exam-type question for
inclusion in a future edit ion, please email
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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SUNCOAST ENGINEERING CALENDAR
Don’t forget to check the Suncoast Area’s shared Engineering Cal-
endar. Groups including ASCE, APWA, AWWA, FES, and FWEA
update events and meetings in one place. Please visit this link.
INSTALLATION OF SUNCOAST BRANCH OFFICERS
The new ASCE SunCoast Branch Officers are as follows:
• President— Geza Bankuty, P.E.
• Vice President— Marquis Bing, E.I.
• Treasurer— Shanon Spence, E.I.
• Secretary— Andrew Pluta, E.I.
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STATETRACK
Are you interested in being more in tune with activity at the state capitol? Statetrack pages are complete
with the latest information on bills and regulatory items that ASCE is tracking in Florida. In addition to the
legislative and regulatory reports, pages have been customized with key facts about the state legislature, a
list of Key Alerts that require your attention, as well as a news feed. Please visit this link.
ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED
VOLUNTEER/SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY
2018 ASCE SOUTHEAST STUDENT CONFERENCE
The University of Florida is hosting the 2018 Southeast Regional Student Conference March 1-3, 2018 in
Gainesville. If you are interested in volunteering, judging, sponsoring or supporting the event, please sign
up at www.se-asce2018.com .
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TREASURER
Marquis Bing, E.I.
[email protected] 941-861-0766
AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
www.ascesuncoast.weebly.com
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PRESIDENT
Norman Robertson, P.E.
941-451-6676
SECRETARY
Shanon Spence, E.I.
[email protected] 941-861-0899
VICE-PRESIDENT Geza Bankuty, Jr., P.E.
[email protected] 941-907-6900
PAST PRESIDENT
Salvatore DePaolis, P.E.
941-914-3328
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