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From ACEC to You ENGINEERING INC. THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES Council Legislative Agenda Gets Boost From Strong "Citizen Lobbyist" Campaign A record turnout of 1,400 at ACEC's Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.-including almost 100 first-time attendees and emerging leaders-bolstered the Council's legislative and business efforts. More than 500 citizen lobbyists conducted over 300 visits with congressional offices on critical industry issues, such as reauthorization of MAP-21, energy policy, and procurement reforms. The Convention also saw record support for ACEC/PAC, continuing the PAC's strong 2015 fundraising pace to meet a strategic goal of raising $1 million by the end of the calendar year. An Honor Roll of the 2014 contributors to ACEC/PAC appears on page 50. The Engineering Excellence Awards Gala celebrated extraordinary Member Firm projects, with top honors going to the joint venture of T.Y. Lin and Moffatt & Nichol for the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span. A showcase of all winners begins on page 12. Also featured in this issue is a groundbreaking initiative to encourage minority youth to choose engineering, led by ACEC Member Firm Hanson Professional Services. (See page 44.) All ACEC programs are enjoying high levels of participation, reflecting the great value members find in Council services. Our goal is to continue to meet and exceed your expectations. Ralph W. Christie, Jr. ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT & CEO VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Ralph W. Christie, Jr. David A. Raymond Mary Ann Emely VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Steven Hall VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS RESOURCES AND EDUCATION Marie Ternieden DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA Alan D. Crockett STAFF EDITOR Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org 202-682-4347 SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS WRITER Gerry Donohue ACEC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN James Blake McMURRY/TMG, LLC Christopher Brandon Jeff Kibler PROJECT MANAGER Amy Stephenson Fabbri MANAGING EDITOR ART DIRECTOR ADVERTISING SALES Leo Hoch ACEC 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 202-682-4341 lhoch@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 26, Number 3 (ISSN 1539-2694), is published bi-monthly by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Annual subscriptions are $24 for members (included in dues as a non-deductible amount); $45 for U.S. non-members; $65 for institutional subscriptions. Back issues are $15. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Engineering Inc., c/o ACEC, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. © 2015 American Council of Engineering Companies. All rights reserved. This publication may be copied, downloaded from the ACEC website, stored in electronic or hard-copy format, and disseminated to third parties for educational and information purposes. ACEC expressly disclaims any liability for damages of any kind in connection with such copying, downloading, storage, and/or dissemination. By copying, downloading, storing and/or disseminating this publication, the recipient of this publication expressly agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold ACEC, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, causes of action and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or resulting from the recipient's use of this publication. Notwithstanding the above, no part of this publication may be altered, resold, licensed, or used for any other commercial purposes without the prior written permission of ACEC. Recipients may opt out of receiving the electronic version of this publication from ACEC by sending an e-mail with the subject line "Unsubscribe" to ACEC at magazine@acec.org. Engineering Inc. subscribers: If you have a mailing address correction or need to add or remove an employee from the Engineering Inc. mailing list, please contact the ACEC Membership Department at memberservice@acec.org or call 202-347-7474 and ask for Member Records. WWW.AC EC.ORG http://WWW.ACEC.ORG

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Engineering Inc. - May/June 2015

Engineering Inc. - May/june 2015
Contents
From ACEC to You
Legislative Action
Market Watch
2015 Convention Wrap-Up
2015 Engineering Excellence Awards
Now You’re Connecting
Putting Minority Students on Engineering Track
ACEC/PAC Honor Roll
Guest Column
Business Insights
Members in the News
Mergers and Acquisitions

Engineering Inc. - May/June 2015