Committee Chair of the Year

Congratulations to Sally Corey of Outsourcing Marketing for being recognized as ACEC/CO's Committee Chair of the Year. Due to re-scheduling conflicts, Sally was not able to make the Annual Meeting on May 8th. Instead she was given the award by ACEC/CO President Lauren Evans and honored at the May General Meeting.

For the past seventeen years, the council has recognized outstanding performance by a committee chair. This year the board singled out the Programs and Professional Development Committee for recognition, chaired by Sally Corey.

Three years ago, Sally suggested the “8-on-8” General Meeting format which has proven to be very successful and has attracted sell-out crowds to the monthly meetings. These programs have brought many representatives from various federal, state, and local agencies to the general meetings, who have provided ACEC/CO members with information on upcoming projects and how to do business with these agencies.

Also, Lauren Evans said at the meeting, "each president brings their own ideas of what they would like to accomplish during their term. It’s with the help of the committees that our goals are accomplished. I had an idea to institute our monthly breakfast series with speakers on emerging markets, economic indicators and current events. I am grateful to Sally and her committee for embracing the Breakfast Series and arranging for very interesting speakers."

We have completed updating the Membership Firm Directory on the website with all the information member firms have provided us. Please review your listing one more time before this information appears in our Annual Directory that will be sent to McGraw-Hill Publications next week. If you have any corrections, please email them to Kim Brezall at kimbrezall@acec-co.org by Friday, June 12th.

Also don’t miss out on a wonderful advertising opportunity in the ACEC/CO Annual Directory that will reach over 6,000 decision makers through McGraw-Hill’s distribution list of developers, owners, engineers, architects and contractors. The deadline is fast approaching; contact Michael Brannigan at Michael_Branigan@mcgraw-hill.com to place your ad. Read more..

Congratulations to Cator, Ruma & Associates' Blake Winter, Erin Pfister and John Berg for recently passing their professional engineering exam. Also to Jim Lazzeri, Marc Valerius, John Berg, Blake Winter, Justin Hafer, Phil Shoaff, Bruce Appel, Bruce Osborn, Kevin Miller, Jerry O'Brien and John Hughes who have earned LEED accreditation from USGBC. Jim Lazzeri, Darrell Rylatt and Erin Pfister have earned the title of Healthcare Facility Design Professional from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. Brent Spangler, who joined Cator, Ruma & Associates in 2007, recently passed his Colorado engineer intern exam.

Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers welcomes Peter LeMessurier to its Denver office as a lead mechanical engineer, energy engineer and project manager. LeMessurier has over 20 years experience providing energy-efficient MEP design, direct- digital controls design and construction services. Primarily working in a design-build format for mechanical and electrical contractors, he has completed new and retrofit projects ranging from hospitality and higher education, to high-rises and health care.

MKK Consulting Engineers Inc. has added Jeffrey Geiger as a designer of electrical systems; Thomas E. Bradford, mechanical project manager; William Faryna and Ainsley Thrailkill, mechanical engineers; Jaxon Seekins, human resources; and Rochelle Mellott, an electrical designer, to the Cheyenne office.

Merrick & CO. announced that Matt West has joined the company as director of surveying.

Terracon’s Nate Benton and Jared Geissler, both of the Denver office, recently received their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Professional Accreditation. Benton is a project manager for Terracon’s facilities division and is responsible for the management of property condition assessment services. He obtained his mechanical engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines and joined Terracon in 2004. Geissler is an environmental scientist supporting Terracon’s environmental remediation group. He obtained his chemical engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines and joined Terracon in 2006. Geissler is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Julie Daniel, (pictured left), Director of Business Development, Farnsworth Group, Inc., is the recipient of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) President’s Medal. The President’s Medal was presented to Julie on May 13, 2009, at the SAME Joint Engineer Education and Training Conference (JETC) by the SAME President, Rear Admiral Greg Shear, P.E., CEC, USN, NAVFAC Commander. The SAME President’s Medal is presented annually for outstanding leadership and accomplishments in support of the SAME mission during the President’s tenure.

York Engineering Services, Inc. (YES), is pleased to announce it’s recent certification as a DBE, M/WBE and SBE qualified firm with the City and County of Denver. YES is also SBE certified with RTD and a registered vendor with CDOT & DHA.

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New ACEC/CO Senior Advisory Group’s Forum: "Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Economic Times"

Facilitated by Rod Hoffman, S&H Consulting. The forum will be held Tuesday, June 16, 3 - 5 p.m. at URS Offices, Denver. A networking opportunity will follow from 5-6 p.m. Click here to view flier.

South Area Membership Meeting: Mil-Con Work at Fort Carson

Major Mark Himes of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will discuss Mil-con work at Fort Carson and “future programs” covering fiscal years 2009 through 2013 at the South Area Membership Meeting on Thursday, June 18, at CH2M Hill's office in the Wells Fargo Bank Building, 90 South Cascade Ave., Suite 700, Colorado Springs. Registration/Networking begins at noon, lunch and the program starts at 12:30 p.m. Click here for registration and more information.

“If You Aren’t at the “Legislative” Table, You’ll be on the Menu:
Colorado State Budget 101 and Its Impact on Your Business”

On Wednesday, June 17th, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. at ACEC/CO office – 6th floor board room, ACEC/CO lobbyists Bill and Lacee Artist will give an informative presentation on “Colorado Budget 101”. They will explain:

How the state budget is set up now
How Tabor and other amendments, such as #23, or Arveschoug-Bird statute impact the
state budget;
How the new SB09-228 will change the state budget and its affects on the state’s ability to fund transportation, capitol construction, water project
How much control of the budget do the legislators have?

Also, Scott Martinez and John Anderson, attorneys with Holland & Hart, will give a brief explanation on Amendment 54 which affects those who have sole source contracts and your ability to make political contributions. To help us plan please RSVP to jennifer@acec-co.org or at 303-832-2200. Don’t miss out on this important program.

Engineering Excellence Awards Workshop

The Awards Workshop, sponsored by ACEC/CO Awards Committee and URS, is Friday, June 19, 7:30 - 9:30 am at URS, 8181 E. Tufts Ave., Denver. The Awards Workshop is designed not only to help new entrants of the ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards, but also to inform veteran entrants of “What’s New” with the program. The workshop will provide perspectives from past award winners as well as a judge’s perspective. Cost is $40 including continental breakfast. Click here to view the brochure for more info and registration. You can also register by phone at 303-832-2200 or email jennifer@acec-co.org.

Breakfast Series Podcasts For Sale

Missed a Wake-up Call Breakfast Series? Not to worry! Now you can catch up by purchasing our breakfast series presentations podcasts. Available to members for $20 each or 3 for $45. To purchase, contact jennifer@acec-co.org or call 303-832-2200. The following are now available:

May 6th, 2009, The Current Economic Meltdown & Its Implications For Infrastructure Planning, by Edward F. Harvey, Harvey Economics
April 1st, 2009, Colorado Economy, by Richard Wobbekind, of the Business Research Division and Associate Dean for External Relations at the University of Colorado at Boulder
March 4th, 2009, Renewable Energy Sources and Costs by Lee Boughey, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
January 7th, 2009: It's Not As Bad As You Think: An Economic Review by Brian Coggon, Engineered Finance, LLC
December 3rd, 2008: Important Emerging Trends & Issues by Bill Wallace of Wallace Futures Group, LLC,
November 5th, 2008: Demographics and the World of Predicting Your Market by Rod Hoffman, CEO and co-founder of S&H Consulting

ACEC/CO understands the importance of finding quality employees to help businesses grow in a tough economy. That's why you can now save 25% on all job postings when you post on ACEC-CO Job Board through June 30th. Use promo code RECOVER09 (case sensitive) to receive 25% savings.

Investing in the infrastructure of your organization is vital to your success. By posting jobs on the ACEC-CO Job Board, you will get more traffic from engineering professionals. Plus you can widen your talent search with access to thousands of resumes. Visit the ACEC-CO Job Board today and discover your next employee!

Free Biomass Webinar: A Step by Step Feasibility Analysis for Cities, Counties & Facilities

Join in live online on June 25, 10:00 a.m. MT time to hear a step by step analysis that will help you determine whether installing a biomass system is the right move for your city, county, facility or university. During this webinar, you will learn about biomass system comparisons; feedstock comparisons; case studies of cities; time and cost to construct a biomass system, expected payback, operating costs and expected production; and financing options. This webinar is produced by the Energy Center for Sustainable Cities at Challenge International and sponsored by Quality Recycling Equipment, Inc. To LEARN MORE OR REGISTER go to http://www.Energy4Cities.com/webinars.htm or http://www.challengeinternational.com/webinars.htm.

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