Civil Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education September 2005 Newsletter editor: Shashi Nambisan, Professor of Civil Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas; E-mail:
[email protected] Tel: 702.895.1325 Message from the Chair of the Division In this issue: Jim Hanson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA <
[email protected]> Message from the Chairman 1 I am pleased to provide an update of the activities of the ASEE Civil Engineering Division. I am humbled to serve as Director of the Division 2006 Conference Call for Papers 2 and honored to be associated with such an effective and hard working group of colleagues. By the time you receive this newsletter, I will have CE Division Adopts “Publish to moved to my new affiliation, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. Present” for Future Conferences 2 I first want to welcome newly elected officers to the Civil Engineering Division including: Vice Chair/Program Chair - Kristen Sanford Spotlight on a Member: Bernhardt of Lafayette College, and Director - Norman Dennis of the Richard O. Anderson, PE 3 University of Arkansas. The Portland Conference was a great success for the Division. The Summary of 2005 Annual Conference conference overall continues to gain momentum and prestige for CE Division Activities 4 attendance and scholarly contributions, respectively. As Program Chair for the Portland Conference, I thank all reviewers, presenters, session CE Information from ASEE: chairs, and active committee members persons who assisted with Beyond the CE Division Sessions 5 planning and execution of the associated activities preceding as well as at the conference venue.