Photo Gallery

I-5 Funding bill signed by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (March 2013)

ABOVE: Governor John Kitzhaber is flanked by supporters, including ACEC Executive Committee Past Vice Chair and ACEC Oregon Past President, Ken Wightman, David Evans and Associates, Inc.,as the governor signs House Bill 2800. The bill provides $450 million for the I-5 bridge replacement project. To the governor's left are House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, and Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, key supporters of the bridge.

Governor Kitzhaber said the bridge and freeway expansion project is critically needed to undo what he called the “worst pinch point” for commerce between Canada and Mexico.

New QBS Law Passed! (July 2011)

ABOVE: Governor John Kitzhaber signs the new QBS bill. ACEC Oregon members witnessed the event. Pictured from left, are: ACEC Oregon Past President Mel Sears, Parsons Brinckerhoff; ACEC Oregon Secretary/Treasurer Kay Van Sickel, Mead & Hunt, Inc.; ACEC Oregon Vice President Jay Lyman, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; ACEC Oregon Legislative Committee Chair Sue Laszlo, HDR Engineering, Inc.; ACEC Oregon Legislative Committee member Paul Heydenrych, Hatch Mott MacDonald; ACEC Oregon President Andy Vessely, Cornforth Consultants, Inc.; Governor Kitzhaber (seated); ACEC Oregon Immediate Past President Troy Bowers, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.; ACEC Oregon Lobbyist Marshall Coba; AIA Lobbyist Cindy Robert; ACEC Oregon Past President Mike Schmid, KPFF Consulting Engineers; and ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis.

Thank you to Sue Laszlo and the Legislative Committee, the ACEC Oregon Board of Directors and Marshall Coba for all their hard work getting this bill passed!

Networking Day Foursome Wins Tournament by One Stroke

Pictured at left during the 2011 Networking Day golf tournament in June at Langdon Farms Golf Club are, from left: David Paiko, Cornforth Consultants; Terry Jacques, Major Drilling; Lewis Caruso, SCS Engineers; and Terry Hosaka, Cooper Zietz Engineers. From a field of 36 teams, the foursome was the overall winning team with a score of 57, narrowly edging out the second place team who finished with a score of 58. Third and fourth place teams tied with scores of 60. Prizes were also awarded for: Closest to the Pin Hole 3 - Jon Rooper; Closest to the PIn Hole 6 - Terry Jacques; Closest to the Pin Hole 13 - Kevin Gray, Clark County; Long Drive Men Hole 5 - Terry Jacques; Long Drive Women Hole 5 - Melissa McFeron, Miller Consulting Engineers. Congratulations, golfers!

"Day at the Capitol," Salem, Oregon, February 22, 2011

ACEC Oregon members flank state Rep. Dennis Richardson (R-Central Point), center, who addressed the group during "Day at the Capitol" activites in Salem. It was a successful event with about 40 members participating and meeting with their state legislators. Thank you, members!

FLF Program, "Intro to Firm Financials," a Big Success! - January 2011

Pictured above at the January 19, 2011 program presented by the Future Leaders Forum (FLF), "Intro to Firm Financials: Where Does the Money Go?" are fellow FLF Committee members,

from left: Jessica Kruczek, Landau Associates; Diego Arguea, Kittelson & Associates;

Tony Roos, CardnoWRG (FLF Commmittee Chair) ; the speaker Jay Bower, Landau Associates; Gerry Heslin, Cornforth Consultants; and Scott Schlechter, GRI. The program was well-attended by more than 45 members and non-members. Thank you to David Evans and Associates for providing meeting space.

ACEC Oregon Presents "Recognition of Excellence" to Jack Beemer, P.E., FACEC (and Past President 1997-98) - November 2010

On November 17, 2010 during the Election Recap dinner in Portland, ACEC Oregon presented long-time member and past president (1997-1998) Jack Beemer, David Evans and Associates, Inc., with a "Recognition of Excellence" award in grateful acknowledgement of Beemer's outstanding gift of time, energy and commitment to the Council. Beemer has served as Oregon's PAC champion for the ACEC National PAC for the past several years and has been instrumental in ACEC Oregon achieving our ACEC National PAC goal for the third year in a row. Beemer has also chaired the ACEC Oregon Risk Management Committee for many years. Thank you, Jack!

Senator Bruce Starr Thanks ACEC Oregon for Continued Support - Nov 2010

Pictured above at the election recap dinner held November 17, 2010 at The Governor Hotel in Portland are, from left: Mike Baker, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; Rebecca Starr; Jay Lyman, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; and Senator Bruce Starr (R-Hillsboro). Senator Starr thanked ACEC Oregon for our continuing support over the years, particularly during the recent re-election campaign.

PAE's Scott Bevan Named ACEC National's 2010
Young Professional of the Year

ACEC Oregon President-Elect Andy Vessely, Cornforth Consultants (right), presents Scott Bevan, PAE Consulting Engineers, with ACEC’s 2010 Young Professional of the Year
award during ACEC Oregon’s Oktoberfest dinner. The award recognizes the accomplishments of young professionals who have contributed to the engineering
profession and impacted society.Bevan is among five other young engineers from across the country to receive the prestigious honor. Congratulations, Scott!

Read more about it here in the Fall newsletter.

ACEC Oregon Meets with Congressman Peter DeFazio - October 2010

Pictured above, from left, are: Greg Ausland, OBEC Consulting Engineers; Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR); ACEC Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis; and ACEC Oregon Immediate Past President Gayle Harley, OBEC Consulting Engineers. The group met with DeFazio October 6 in Eugene to discuss transportation funding.

ACEC Oregon Meets with Senator Bruce Starr - August 2010

Pictured above at the August 17 reception for state Senator Bruce Starr (R-Hillsboro), are, from left: ACEC Oregon President Troy Bowers, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.; ACEC National Vice Chair and ACEC Oregon Past President Ken Wightman, David Evans and Associates, Inc.; Senator Starr and his wife, Rebecca Starr ; and ACEC Oregon lobbyist Marshall Coba, CobaCo. Thank you to David Evans and Associates, Inc. for providing meeting space.

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 ngin 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.

Educational Program on "EcoDistricts" a Big Success! - March 2010

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, 2010. 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 National's Director of Transportation Programs

Visits ACEC Oregon - March 2010

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 Congressman Earl Blumenauer

Visits ACEC Oregon - January 2010

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.

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.