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IOWA CHAPTER OF THE F A L L 2 0 1 4 AMERICAN PUBLIC WORK S ASSOCIATION NEWSLETT ER F A L L 2 0 1 4 I A C H A P T E R OFFICERS President Iowa Chapter Newsletter Ms. Tracy L. Warner, PE President Elect Mr. Dan Whitlow, PE Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Adam Smith Director President’s Message Mr. Jon Warren Dienst Director Submitted by: to support you through the next Mr. Nathan Easter Tracy Warner, P.E., APWA IA year as APWA President. Director Chapter President Mr. David McDermott At Congress, Iowa was well rep- resented at the Awards Cere- Director I recently returned to Ames Mr. Jason Havel, PE, PTOE from attending another great mony. The Iowa Chapter is now APWA Congress & Expo. This a four time recipient of the Director Presidential Award for Chapter Mr. Patrick J. Kozitza year the Iowa Chapter was hon- ored to have witnessed our own Excellence (PACE). The City of Director member, Larry Stevens, taking Cedar Rapids received a Project Mr. Randall M. Krauel the helm as National APWA of the Year Award for the Para- IA Chapter President— Tracy War- ner, P.E., City of Ames with new Past President President. It was quite a scene to mount Theatre Restoration pro- Mr. Pat A. Miller watch as Larry was joined on ject. Eric Petersen (West Des National APWA President and long- time Iowa Chapter member Larry Delegate stage by his lively 91-year old Moines) and Brian Schadt Stevens. Mr. John C. Joiner, PE mother. Larry, we are all proud (Davenport) were among the INSIDE THIS Class of 2014 Emerging Leaders ISSUE: Academy. The City of Bettondorf and the City of Council Bluffs re- IA Concrete Pav- ceived Excellence in Snow and Ice ing Project Control Awards. Finally, we were 2 all fortunate to witness Terry Cox Awards receive his Top Ten Public Works 2014 Fall Chapter Leader of the Year Award. Conference. 4 Educational sessions at Congress Ames. Sept. 10-12 were presented by Iowa Chapter members Ben McConville (Ames) Ames Recognized For GIS Technol- and Corey Mellies (Ames) about 5 Mobile GIS for Public Works, Bret ogy Hodne (West Des Moines) hosted MidAm Wrap Up a Public Works Institute Forum, 5 Joe Cory (West Des Moines) pre- (Above) Iowa’s own, new APWA National President Larry Stevens, presiding Cedar Rapids Pro- over the 2014 Awards and Recognition Ceremony in Toronto. Continued on page 2 tection Project 8 Iowa Chapter Fall Conference 2014 APWA Op- September 10 –12, 2014 erators Training/ 10 Gateway Hotel and Conference Roadeo Iowa Streets and Roads Conference 10 Editor’s Note: This publication depends on you, the membership. Please email all submissions to [email protected] Your colleagues want to hear from you! Thank you to all those who submitted for the current publication, your contribution provides valuable insight to your fellow members.. P A G E 2 President’s Message Left Top: “When in Rome (Toronto)”. Members of Iowa State University and Uni- Continued from cover Public Works in Traffic Incident the IA Chapter enjoyed versity of Iowa. As a chapter we sented about APWA Certifications: Management and All-Hazards continue our effort to be more the Get Acquainted Party What Are They Really All About, Emergencies. Familiar faces inclusive by growing our Emerg- at Congress. John Joiner, and Jeff May (Des Moines) was part were also seen as John Cun- ing Leaders through Iowa Local of a group who presented about ningham (Portland Cement City of Ames Technical Assistance Program We Are Emergency Responders: Association) and Mike Kvach (LTAP), and through our lead- (Asphalt Pavement Alliance) ership, networking, and educa- talked to the many conference attendees as they walked tional opportunities. through the Expo. Considering We have an exciting 2014 the inspiring General Session APWA Iowa Chapter Fall Con- Keynote Speakers, vast variety ference coming soon. Ames is of great educational sessions, hosting the conference starting and Expo, I highly recommend with the Golf Outing on Sep- that everyone attend an APWA tember 10th at Coldwater Golf Congress & Expo at some point Links. Educational and net- in their career. The next working opportunities are APWA Congress & Expo is planned for September 11-12th planned for August 30 - Sep- at Gateway Hotel & Confer- tember 2, 2015 in Phoenix, ence Center. In recognition of Arizona. all of the great Public Works Left: Center Terry Cox, City of activities throughout the state, Harlan, receiving the 2014 Top we will hold our annual Awards Banquet during dinner on Sep- Ten APWA National Award tember 11th. presented by President Larry Stevens. Job well done Terry! I’m fortunate in life to have family members and a life part- As an APWA member, the ner who support me and en- amount of chapter and national courage me to believe I can (and international) resources at achieve anything I set my mind our fingertips is priceless. As to. I also have Public Works the APWA Iowa Chapter Presi- friends who all support one dent, I have talked with so many another as we share this lifelong people who are passionate about what we do for our com- adventure. Left Bottom: IA Chapter mem- Thank you, everyone, for sup- bers enjoy the opening session. porting and encouraging me through this year as the APWA munities. We have opportuni- Iowa Chapter President. I am ties to inspire young profession- truly honored and grateful to als, make a difference in a citi- have this experience. zen’s life, and to grow on a personal level. This year we Tracy Warner, P.E., APWA IA have formed an Iowa Chapter Emerging Leader’s Committee Chapter President who are working to expand [email protected] inclusiveness in our chapter. This committee continues to initiate Student Chapters at APWA IOWA CHAPTER N EWSLETTER F A L L 2 0 1 4 APWA IOWA CHAPTER NE WSLETTER P A G E 3 Iowa’s Best Concrete Paving Projects of 2013 Honored Submitted by John Cunning- sessions during the three-day event. 2014 ham, Vice President Con- presentations focused on today’s technol- crete Paving Association ogy and on the history of the paving indus- try. In addition, participants at this year’s On January 29-31, 2014, Workshop were treated to a motivational nearly 700 transportation speech delivered by gold-medal decathlete leaders and builders gathered to exchange and television personality, Bruce Jenner, information and recognize last year’s excep- during the event’s Golden Anniversary tional construction projects. The Iowa Con- Banquet. crete Paving Association (ICPA) hosted its th 50 Annual Concrete Paving Work- The banquet also served as an opportunity shop, which each year attracts the Mid- to recognize some of the state’s top City of Decorah west’s top engineers, highway officials, con- engineering students through the pres- tractors, and consultants. entation of three academic scholarships. With the award of scholarships, ICPA Cedar Valley Corp., LLC, Waterloo (Paving) ICPA’s 50th Workshop drew a record hopes to recognize the best and brightest Cohron Ready Mix, LLC, Council Bluffs crowd of 690 registrants. Registration of our state’s students and encourage (Ready Mix) volume continues to demonstrate the inter- them to consider careers in Iowa’s con- Engineer: est in concrete pavements and solutions for crete paving industry. This year’s schol- Dave Dorsett, Iowa DOT Resident Construc- today’s transportation professionals. The arship recipients are: tion Engineer, Council Bluffs Jurisdiction: numbers also confirm the (ICPA) Work- Iowa Department of Transportation shop’s reputation as one of the biggest Kaitlyn Aldrich of Johnston – Civil and the best paving conferences in the Engineering, Iowa State University STATE ROADS CATEGORY country. No other single state paving asso- Graduate of Johnston High School in Project: ciation draws participation levels as high as Johnston, IA US Highway 63, Black Hawk County the Iowa Concrete Paving Workshop. Contractor: Blake Ridenour of Monona – Civil Cedar Valley Corp., LLC, Waterloo (Paving) Highlighting the three-day event was the Manatts, Inc., Waterloo (Ready Mix) presentation of the 2013 Portland Ce- Engineering, Iowa State University Graduate of MFL-MarMac High Engineer: ment Concrete Paving Awards. In de- Ron Loecher, Iowa DOT Resident Construc- termining the winners of Iowa’s most pres- School in Monona, IA tion Engineer, New Hampton tigious paving awards, 78 nominated pro- jects were rated on smoothness, quality John Kintz of Maple Park, IL – Civil Jurisdiction: Iowa Department of Transportation control, general appearance and workman- Engineering, University of Iowa ship, contractor management, safety, and Graduate of Kaneland High School in project complexity. The ICPA and the Iowa CONCRETE OVERLAY CATEGORY Maple Park, IL Department of Transportation (DOT) Primary System jointly evaluated and recognized projects as Project: ICPA has presented 50 scholarships over 2013’s best concrete pavements built in US Highway 71, Clay and Dickinson eighteen categories. Photos of the projects the last 25 years. The ICPA Board of Di- rectors chose the 50th anniversary as an Counties and award presentations are available upon Contractor: request (515 - 9 6 3 - 0 6 0 6 o r occasion to create a dedicated scholarship fund to solidify future support of the ef- Manatts, Inc., Brooklyn [email protected]). fort. ICPA member companies generously Engineer: donated over $25,000 this year for the Tony Babcock, Iowa DOT Resident Construc- The Iowa Workshop features an emphasis creation of an ongoing scholarship fund. tion Engineer, Cherokee on technology through its many educational The Board hopes to double