History and Heritage
Related News Archive: 2015
A Continuation: Recollections of Orange County’s Ebb and Flow of Infrastructure Development
By: Carl Nelson, PE (ret) A recent OC Register headline inspired ASCE OC Life Member, Carl Nelson, PE to share his personal thoughts about infrastructure development in Orange County. More »
A Continuation: Recollections of Orange County’s Ebb and Flow of Infrastructure Development
By: Carl Nelson, PE (ret) A recent OC Register headline inspired ASCE OC Life Member, Carl Nelson, PE to share his personal thoughts about infrastructure development in Orange County. More »
President’s Article October 2015
By Steven King, P.E. Incoming ASCE Orange County Branch President, Steven King, PE, provides an overview of his goals as the 2015 - 2016 President. More »
Henry Oster Presentation
Interpretation by Per Tvedt Narrative by Roxanne Follis and Remi Candaele The Orange County Younger Member Forum (OC YMF) was presented with the rare opportunity to welcome Henry Oster, author of “The Kindness of the Hangman” and one of the last Holocaust survivors, listen to his breathtaking story and go home with a memorable lesson of humanity. More »
Visit to Peters Canyon and ASCE Historic Landmark Plaque
By: Josue Vaglienty, PE Members from ASCE OC set out early on Saturday, August 15th to visit Peters Canyon Regional Park. The gathering was intended for two purposes: to learn about the Irvine Ranch Irrigation System (an ASCE OC historical landmark) as well as complete a hiking loop around the park. More »
Recollections of Orange County’s Ebb and Flow of Infrastructure Development
By: Carl Nelson, PE (ret) A recent OC Register headline inspired ASCE OC Life Member, Carl Nelson, PE to share his personal thoughts about infrastructure development in Orange County. More »
The Social Committee and the History & Heritage Committee invite you to a family hike in Peters Canyon Regional Park!
Come hike with ASCE OC Branch in Peters Canyon Regional Park for a fun morning hike with members, family, and friends! More »
From the Golden Era to the Demise of the Ranchos
Courtesy of Chris Jepsen/County of Orange, County Connection Newsletter, August 2015 O.C. History 101: Journeys Through Orange County’s Origins, Obstacles and Opportunities - a look at Orange County in the late 1800's. More »
Los Angeles' Four Level Interchange - a historic civil engineering landmark
The iconic Los Angeles Four Level Interchange was recently featured in a series of articles by The Guardian. Read about the landmark civil engineering project here. More »
Disaster Preparedness- Learn More
I feel that disaster preparedness is the most important area should be preparing our members. The best way to advance the profession and to educate the public about Civil Engineering is to be there for people in their time of greatest need. When I joined the board we had one board member active in disaster preparedness and no disaster preparedness committee. I am very grateful that Sudi Shoja from DS Services became the chair of our disaster preparedness committee last year. She immediately held a Safety Assessment Program (SAP) training after becoming chair to increase the number of Civil Engineers in Orange County who are prepared to assist when a natural disaster occurs. Our class last year was at a special reduced price to try and facilitate interest in becoming active in this committee, but unfortunately we still have a committee of one. Part of the lack of interest, may be because we need to revise the focus for the committee. More »
2015 Orange County Life Member Inductees
A brunch will be held in honor of those members who have advanced to Life Member status in the society and in recognition of their career achievements on March 7, 2015. We are featuring the bios and recognizing the Orange County inductees this month. More »
Life Members are the Life Blood of ASCE
I am happy to announce that Greg Henk, PE, a life member, will be joining the Orange County (OC) Branch as Secretary. I am not sure if the OC Branch has had a life member as a board member in the past. We are excited about the new opportunities Greg will create with engaging more of our members. He has already started a community service program at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and is leading a group of civil engineers in running the Ragnar SoCal Relay Race in April. We look forward to Greg bringing a new perspective to the board. More »
ASCE LA Hosts Annual Life Member Brunch
A brunch will be held in Honor of those members who have advanced to Life Member status in the society and in recognition of their career achievements on March 7, 2015. More »
ASCE LA Hosts Annual Life Member Brunch
A brunch will be held in Honor of those members who have advanced to Life Member status in the society and in recognition of their career achievements on March 7, 2015. More »
In Memoriam - James McDonald, PE
James McDonald, former RBF Co-Chief Executive Officer, passes away at age 61. More »
In Memoriam - Blake Anderson
We pay tribute to former Orange County Sanitation District General Manager, Blake Anderson, who passed away in October. More »
