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Christopher to present Koerner lecture series on ‘lessons learned’

Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E., will present the first in the 2019 Dr. Robert M. Koerner Award and Lecture Series on “Lessons Learned: An Adventure in 4 Decades of Geosynthetics Engineering” on Feb. 13, 2019, at the Geosynthetics Conference 2019 in Houston, Texas. The presentation will review his involvement in the development of geosynthetics engineering [...]

By |2018-12-14T00:00:11-06:00December 14, 2018|

IECA Region One welcomes new executive director

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Region One board of directors and staff welcomes Samantha Roe, IOM, as the new executive director of the association. “We’re excited to announce Samantha as the new executive director to take our association in a new direction,” stated Tom Schneider, CPESC, IECA president. “IECA is looking to expand our [...]

By |2018-11-05T08:18:08-06:00November 5, 2018|

Solmax-GSE appoints McCourt new global head of sales

Solmax-GSE has selected Peter McCourt as a new member of the executive team and the company’s global head of sales. McCourt has been with GSE since 2010 and has held several senior leadership positions. Prior to the acquisition of GSE by Solmax, he was based in Bangkok, Thailand, as the regional president of the Asia [...]

By |2018-09-25T07:47:28-05:00September 26, 2018|

AASHTO directors choose Tymon as executive director

The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) selected James J. Tymon as the sixth executive director of AASHTO during the association's annual board of directors meeting in Atlanta, Ga., Sep. 24. Tymon, who is AASHTO’s chief operating officer and director of policy and management, joined the association in [...]

By |2019-01-22T11:53:13-06:00September 24, 2018|

Wodetzki Award honoree Ernest Hagler dies

Former ATA Board Member Ernest Hagler of Denver, Colo., passed away July 29. Hagler, 96, was a past recipient of ATA’s Bruce W. Wodetzki Award, the tent rental industry’s most prestigious honor. President of American Canvas Company and Denver Tent Company, Hagler served on ATA’s Board of Directors from 1981 to 1988 and was an [...]

By |2018-08-08T08:26:53-05:00August 8, 2018|

GSI awards 2018–19 fellowships

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI), with the guidance of the GSI board of advisors, has awarded GSI fellowships for the 2018–19 academic year. The program recognizes and supports outstanding students worldwide studying geosynthetics. The GSI fellowship program includes candidates pursuing master’s degrees or doctoral degrees. The amount awarded to each fellowship recipient is $5,000. The fourteen [...]

By |2018-08-07T10:49:38-05:00August 7, 2018|

AASHTO committee on construction appoints new chair, vice chair

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) appointed Dallas Hammit and Amy Tootle as the chair and vice chair, respectively, for the group’s committee on construction, which ensures that AASHTO’s guide to specifications for construction is kept up-to-date with the latest best practices gathered from its state department of transportation members. Hammit [...]

By |2018-07-30T15:59:48-05:00July 30, 2018|

Western Excelsior and Gripple form supply partnership

Western Excelsior Corp. and Gripple Inc. have signed an exclusive supply partnership agreement for the United States and Canada. Gripple provides products in the erosion control market, including high-performance anchoring systems. Western Excelsior and its subsidiary North American Green manufacture erosion control products, including short-term erosion control blankets and permanent high-performance turf reinforcement mats. The [...]

By |2018-07-25T12:45:19-05:00July 25, 2018|

ARTBA leader Ruane to retire

American Road and Transportation Builder's Association (ARTBA) portraits taken on Monday, April 30, 2007, in Washington, DC. Photograph by Leslie E. Kossoff/LK Photos, courtesy of ARTBA Pete Ruane, president and CEO of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), announced he will be retiring from the organization in October 2018 after 30 [...]

By |2018-06-20T16:05:49-05:00June 20, 2018|

AASHTO’s executive director to retire

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) announced May 24, 2018, that Executive Director Frederick G. “Bud” Wright will retire at the end of 2018. "AASHTO is a wonderful place to work," Wright said in a prepared statement from AASHTO. "In my experience—and that experience working in transportation now spans more than [...]

By |2018-06-06T10:14:33-05:00May 28, 2018|
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