May Awards Luncheon Meeting

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Topic: Year End Awards, Induction of new officers, OSU Solar Decathlon

Speaker
ASCE National President Elect – Blaine Leonard, P.E., F.ASCE

Mr. Leonard is a research research program manager for the Utah Department of Transportation in Salt Lake City and will be installed as president of ASCE in the fall of 2009.

Mr. Leonard has been with the Utah DOT since 2001. In that position, he is responsible for balancing needs, priorities and resources in the Research Division, as well as managing a wide variety of geotechnical, structural, seismic, environmental, and traffic safety research efforts. He manages the applied research program – including the project selection process and budgets. Previously, he served as vice president and principal civil/geotechnical engineer for Van Boerum & Frank Associates, also in Salt Lake City, and as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah in the civil & environmental engineering department.

Within ASCE, Leonard has served as vice president of Zone IV, director of District 11, governor for the Society’s Geo-Institute, president of the Utah Section, chairman of the Utah Section geotechnical group and president of the University of Utah Student Chapter. In 2000, he was named the Utah Section Engineer of the Year.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and master’s in geotechnical engineering from the University of Utah. A licensed professional engineer in Utah, Arizona, California, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado, Leonard is a resident of Farmington, Utah.

CPD Hours: This program is not eligible for CPD hours.

Cost: $20 ASCE Members and Guests ($15 Life Members and $10 Students)

Menu: Choice of Chicken Dijonaise or Baked Salmon with salad, seasonal vegetables, rice or potatoes, assorted rolls and butter and dessert.

Reservations: Please e-mail menu selection and reservations to Gerry Lynskey at glynskey@riverconsulting.com or by phone 614-797-2422 by Monday, May 18, 2009.

Also, come join the President-Elect welcome gathering at the Varsity Club on May 20th at 5:00 p.m.