Keith Ludwig Elected as Board President for Society of American Military Engineers, Philadelphia Post
Keith Ludwig, PLS, has been elected president of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), Philadelphia post. Ludwig has been an active member of the Philadelphia SAME post for more than 12 years and has served on the board of directors for nine. He previously served on a committee for SAME’s Signature Event, which supports local disabled veterans through various nonprofits, including the Travis Manion Foundation. Ludwig is chair of the program committee and a member of the audit and...
MDOT’s Steudle Inducted into ITS America Hall of Fame
ITS America inducted Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle into its Hall of Fame during the group's annual meeting June 4-7 in Detroit, Michigan. A registered professional engineer, Steudle began his career with MDOT in 1987, rising through the ranks to become state transportation director in 2006, a position he still holds today. He also served as president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials from 2011 to 2012 and has been a member...
2018 Harold Washington Literary Award Dinner
Updates from James McHugh Construction Co.: Last Thursday was the Harold Washington Literary Award Dinner. The event funds the Near South Planning Board’s Authors in the Schools Program, a literary program developed to encourage reading and writing in Chicago’s elementary inner-city schools. We we’re very proud to have our long time client Joe Antunovich, from Antunovich Associates, chair the event and our own Shelly Griggs serve as Vice Chair.
Nemetschek Group Expands Supervisory Board with US Executive Bill Krouch
Munich / Washington D.C. - The Nemetschek Group, one of the largest software providers for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, announced today that its shareholders have elected a fourth member for the Supervisory Board. Bill Krouch, an advisor based in the US, is the first non-European member on the Supervisory Board of the successful Group. The shareholders showed strong support for the new board member with 99.72% approval. "We are very pleased with the decision...
Angela McMurray Rejoins HNTB in Houston as Environmental Planning Manager
HOUSTON – Angela McMurray, AICP, has rejoined HNTB Corporation as environmental planning manager. McMurray leads efforts to grow the environmental planning practice in HNTB’s Houston office and focuses on service and delivery for major transportation projects throughout southeast Texas and El Paso. McMurray has 12 years of experience in environmental consulting and natural resources management, including work on numerous biological assessment and ecological evaluation projects. Additionally,...
Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti Confirmed as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation
(Trenton) – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti was confirmed by the full New Jersey Senate as New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner, making her the 19th chief executive of the department. Appointed in December 2017, she has served in an acting capacity since January 2018. Commissioner Gutierrez-Scaccetti will continue her work overseeing the Department that manages the state’s multi-faceted transportation net...
Erik Hanson Joins Stantec as Principal to Lead and Grow Healthcare Buildings Practice
San Francisco, California (June 8, 2018) NYSE, TSX:STN: Erik Hanson has joined global architecture, engineering, consulting, and construction firm Stantec as principal, joining the Buildings Group leadership team in the San Francisco office. Hanson will be leading the firm’s pursuit strategies for major healthcare and science and technology clients while also leading the development of strategy behind the growth of Stantec’s healthcare practice across California. With more than 25 years of ex...
HDR's Maggie Walsh Installed as Chair of Women’s Transportation Seminar International Board
CHICAGO — Maggie Walsh, Vice President, was recently appointed as the new Chair for the WTS International Board of Directors. She will build on her 20-year commitment to WTS, which focuses on promoting equity and access for all women in transportation. As chair, Walsh’s responsibilities include overseeing the organization’s continued drive to open doors for personal and professional development for WTS members, both within the organization and throughout the transportation industry, and collabor...
MDOT Director, Department Honored for Achievement, Innovation and Operations Excellence
L-R: Kirk T. Steudle, State Transportation Director; Paul Ajegba, MDOT University Region Engineer; Stephanie Palmer, MDOT University Region Traffic and Safety Engineer; Shailen Bhatt, ITS America President and CEO; Mark Chaput, ACM Vice President of Construction and Infrastructure Development; Jennifer Foley, MDOT University Region Assistant Delivery Engineer; Carlos Braceras, ITS America Board of Directors Chair and Utah DOT Director; and Karianne Steffen, HNTB. The State of Michigan wa...
Gunalan Elected 2019 ASCE President-Elect
Kancheepuram “Guna” N. Gunalan has been elected ASCE’s 2019 President-Elect by a majority of voting Society members, following a month-long election that closed June 1. “I’m humbled and honored by the opportunity I’ve been offered to serve the Society and the profession,” Gunalan said Tuesday, having learned of his election. Gunalan, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE., F.ASCE, is vice president of alternative delivery at AECOM, based in Salt Lake City, UT. Previously, he was a vice president for Parso...