Photo Gallery

BlueDot Foursome Wins Networking Day with Score of 54 - June 2010

Pictured above enjoying the Networking Day golf tournament are, from left: Eddie
Kreipe, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.; Erik Hammerstrom, Miller Consulting
Engineers; Robert Lennox, BlueDot Group; and Tony Peterson, PNA Construction
Technologies. The foursome was the overall winning team with a score of 54, from a
field of 36 teams. Congratulations!

ACEC Oregon Meets with Gubernatorial Candidate John Kitzhaber

Former governor John Kitzhaber, the expected winner of Democratic primary, met with ACEC Oregon on May 7, 2010 at HDR in Portland to discuss issues of interest to our members and allow him to outline his vision for Oregon’s future. Thank you to HDR Engineering for hosting this event. A similar meeting will be scheduled with the Republican winner after the primary.

Pictured above at the Kitzhaber event on May 7, 2010, are, from left: Hermanus Steyn, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.; ACEC Oregon VIce President Dave Simmons, CH2M Hill; Jim Ruddell, Parsons Brinckerhoff; ACEC Oregon Secretary/Treasurer Kay Van Sickel, Mead & Hunt; Michael Downing, HDR Engineering; ACEC Oregon President-Elect Troy Bowers, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.: former governor and gubernatorial candidate John Kitzhaber; Greg Ausland, OBEC Consulting Engineers; ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis; Marcela Alcantar, Alcantar & Associates, LLC; Sue Laszlo, HDR Engineering; and Dan Heagerty, David Evans and Associates, Inc.

ACEC Oregon Lobbies Capitol Hill During ACEC's Spring Convention

ACEC hosted its annual Consulting Congress Day April 27 and 28, 2010 in Washington, D.C. during the national Spring Convention. The conference brings together hundreds of engineers from around the country to meet with their legislators and discuss issues important to the engineering industry.

Pictured above in the Rayburn House Office Building following their visit with Congressman Earl Blumenauer are, from left: ACEC Oregon President Gayle Harley, OBEC Consulting Engineers; ACEC Oregon Vice President Marc Butorac, Kittleson & Associates, Inc.; ACEC National Vice Chair and ACEC Oregon Past President Ken Wightman, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; Congressman Earl Blumenauer; ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis; and ACEC Oregon President-Elect Troy Bowers, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.

Pictured above with Congressman Ron Wyden are, from left: ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis; Jim Ruddell, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Jay Lyman, David Evans and Associates; Congressman Ron Wyden; ACEC Oregon Immediate Past President and National Director Gregg Scholz, R & W Engineering; ACEC Oregon President Gayle Harley, OBEC Consulting Engineers; and ACEC Oregon President-Elect Troy Bowers, Murray, Smith & Associates.

Pictured above during their Capitol Hill visit with Congressman Kurt Schrader are, from left, ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis; Jim Ruddell, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Congressman Kurt Schrader; ACEC Oregon President Gayle Harley, OBEC Consulting Engineers; ACEC Oregon Immediate Past President and National Director Gregg Scholz, R & W Engineering, Inc.; and ACEC Oregon President-Elect Troy Bowers, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.

Pictured above in the midst of their Hill visits during the ACEC National Convention in Washington, D.C., are, from left: ACEC Oregon President-Elect Troy Bowers, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.; ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis; ACEC Oregon Immediate Past President Gregg Scholz, R & W Engineering, Inc.; Jim Ruddell, Parsons Brinckerhoff; and ACEC Oregon President Gayle Harley, OBEC Consulting Engineers. Issues discussed with Oregon’s members of Congress include the future viability of the Highway Trust Fund, the critical need for new investments in infrastructure to promote economic growth, the industry’s concerns over the 3% withholding mandate that will apply to government contractors, and other issues of importance to the engineering industry.

March 31 Educational Program on "EcoDistricts" a Big Success!

Thank you to Tom Puttman, P.E., AICP, LEED AP, David Evans and Associates for putting together the panel discussion on "EcoDistricts: The Nexus between Green Building and Sustainable Infrastructure" on March 31. The program was well-attended by more than 40 members and non-members. Pictured above, from left, are the panelists: Tom Puttman (moderator); Naomi Cole, Portland Sustainability Institute; Renee Loveland, Gerding Edlen Sustainable Solutions; and Dan Vizzini, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.

ACEC's Director of Transportation Programs Visits ACEC Oregon

ACEC Oregon was pleased to host Matt Reiffer, ACEC’s Director of Transportation Programs, at a federal transportation update breakfast held March 2, 2010 in Portland. The event was well-attended by more than 60 members and also included a brief presentation about the ACEC PAC. Pictured from left are: ACEC Oregon President Gayle Harley, OBEC Consulting Engineers; ACEC Oregon Executive Director, Alison Davis; Matt Reiffer; ACEC Vice Chairman and ACEC Oregon Past President Ken Wightman, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; ACEC Oregon Secretary/Treasurer Kay Van Sickel, Mead & Hunt, Inc.; ACEC Oregon Past President and PAC Champion, Jack Beemer, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; and ACEC Oregon President-Elect Troy Bowers, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc. Thank you to David Evans and Associates, Inc. for sponsoring this event.

Transportation Advocate Cong. Earl Blumenauer visits ACEC Oregon

Congressman Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, visited ACEC Oregon January 6, 2010 at the offices of David Evans and Associates, Inc. Pictured, from left, are: ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis; ACEC Vice Chair and ACEC Oregon Past President Ken Wightman, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; Congressman Blumenauer; ACEC Oregon President Gayle Harley, OBEC Consulting Engineers; and ACEC Oregon National Director Gregg Scholz, R&W Engineering.

Engineering Excellence Awards Dinner, Portland, January 13, 2010

Pictured above e njoying the Engineering Excellence awards dinner are, from left: Stacie Steel,
Abe Izen and Mark Swank, all with Kleinfelder. Approximately 300 members, clients and guests attended the annual event held in Portland.

Pictured at right holding their “hot off the press” complimentary copies of the Daily Journal of Commerce announcing all of the Engineering Excellence award winners are, from left: ACEC Oregon President-Elect Troy Bowers, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc., Christopher Young, DYK, Inc.; and Kevin Thelin, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.

Sharing a laugh during the awards dinner

are, from left: John Kalvelage, OBEC Consulting Engineers and Park Piao, Shannon & Wilson.

Breakfast with Congressman Kurt Schrader, August 3, 2009, Portland

ACEC Oregon members held a PAC fundraiser for Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) on August 3. During the meeting, Congressman Schrader voiced his support for highway transportation reauthorization for the repeal of the three percent withholding mandate. Schrader also took time at the event, held at David Evans Associates, Inc. in Portland, to answer questions concerning healthcare legislation.

Pictured from left: Associated General Contractors of America President-Elect Ted Aadland, Aadland Evans Constructors, Inc.; Congressman Kurt Schrader; ACEC Oregon Past President and ACEC Vice Chair Ken Wightman, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; and ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis.

Governor Signs Jobs and Transportation Act - July 2009

Governor Ted Kulongoski signed the Jobs and Transportation Act on July 29 at Portland's Union Station. The bill calls for more than $1 billion in infrastructure funding and raises Oregon's gas tax for the first time since 1993. Oregon's gas tax will increase from 24 cents to 30 cents after two consecutive quarters of statewide job growth or in January 2011.

Click here for a one-page press release from the state of Oregon and ODOT:
http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/pdf/JTAhandout_final.pdf.

Pictured from left: ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis; ACEC Oregon President Gayle Harley, OBEC Consulting Engineers; Governor Ted Kulongoski; ACEC Oregon Secretary/Treasurer Kay Van Sickel, Otak, Inc.; ACEC Oregon Past President Mel Sears, Parametrix, Inc.; and ACEC Oregon lobbyist Marshall Coba. (photo courtesy of ODOT)

"Day at the Capitol," Salem, Oregon, March 10, 2009

State Rep. Terry Beyer addressed our group during lunch. At left is ACEC Oregon's lobbyist, Marshall Coba.

The event was a big success with more than 40 members present.

Pictured during "Day at the Capitol" activites, are, from left, Darryl Anderson, Anderson Engineering & Surveying, Inc.;
Bill Annen, PBS Engineering + Environmental;
Steve Litchfield, HNTB; and Mike Baker, David Evans and Associates, Inc.

Legislative Issues Briefing Breakfast, Portland, February 17, 2009

Pictured at right is Zak Toledo, HDR, as he engages in a role-playing exercise with former Oregon legislator Mike Burton during the legislative issues briefing breakfast on February 17. The meeting prepares members to discuss issues with their legislators during  ACEC Oregon's biennial "Day at the Capitol" in Salem.

Engineering Excellence Awards Dinner, Portland, January 14, 2009

Janet Gillaspie, Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies (ACWA); Alan Zelenka, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants; and Susie Smith, Oregon ACWA, show-off their winning project's front page story in the January 15 edition of the Daily Journal
of Commerce.

Emcee Gary Peterson,
Peterson Structural Engineers,
kept the awards presentation
moving right along.