August 2025 ASCE Newsletter

Volume 14, Issue 7, August, 2025

In This Issue 

August Luncheon

Awards Announcements

Annual Awards Dinner

SF Section Needs Secretary & Treasurer

Joke Corner

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August Luncheon – This Thursday 8/21 with WTS

WTS Central California and ASCE Fresno are partnering for our August Monthly Membership Luncheon – Driving Fresno’s Future: New Director and Key City Projects.

Join us for an exclusive luncheon event featuring Denix Anbiah, the City of Fresno’s new Director of Capital Projects, as he shares his vision and unveils the current and upcoming initiatives that will shape Fresno’s future.

Quote of the Month

“I work for myself, which is fun. Except when I call in sick, I know I’m lying.”

– Rita Rudner

Luncheon registration Link:

August Luncheon Registration

Awards Announcements!!!

We are proud to announce this year’s ASCE Fresno’s award winner for their contributions and impact on our local community. This years’ award recipients are listed below, and information about our first awards banquet in five years!

Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination!

2025 Individual Awards

Outstanding Civil Engineer in the Private Sector

Greg Gross

Outstanding ASCE Faculty Advisor

Dr. Siddaiah Yarra

Outstanding Younger Civil Engineer & ASCE Practitioner Advisor

Matt Weaver

Outstanding ASCE Branch Officer

Shawn Cullers

Outstanding Civil Engineer in Community Service

Neva Popenoe

Outstanding YMF Officer

Ivan Reynaga

Outstanding ASCE Civil Engineering Student

Byron Alessandro Toledo Salazar

Outstanding Civil Engineering Student Chapter Officer

Marco Muniz

2025 Project Awards

Bridge Project of the Year

Kings River Bridge Replacement

Submitted by: NV5

Community Improvement Project of the Year

Kaiser Permanente Medical Office Building

Submitted by: Provost & Pritchard

Structural Engineering Project of the Year

East Reedley Bridge Replacements

Submitted by: Fresno County

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Historical Project of the Year

Ahwahnee Hotel Seismic Retrofit

Submitted by: Degenkolb Engineers

Flood Management Project of the Year

Woodlake Stormwater Drain Pipeline Project

Submitted by: QK

Roadway and Highway Project of the Year

2021 Madera County CMAQ Shoulder Paving Project

Submitted by: CCME

Small Project of the Year

Hidden Lakes Emergency Tank Replacement Project

Submitted by: CCME

Parks and Recreation Project

Trolley Park (aka Van Ness and Weldon Pocket Park)

Submitted by: Provost & Pritchard

Transportation Project of the Year

Tulare Ave./State Hwy 137 Roundabout Project

Submitted by: CCME

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Annual Awards Dinner

Can You Believe Our LAST Awards Dinner Was in 2019?

Click on the link below to register for this exciting awards banquet.

Registration for Awards Banquet

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Following the dinner, there will be an Order of the Engineer ceremony (it’s like the Hippocratic Oath for engineers). If you’d like to be inducted, the cost is only $15 and there are no dues or meetings ever. Simply contact Doug Taylor at (559) 978-0011 or dtaylor@outbackmaterials.com and provide your ring size (pinky finger of your working hand).

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