YOUNGER MEMBER FORUM: AWARDS
Three Seattle YMF-ers Honored at 2011 WRYMC Conference
Amanda Shellenberger received recognition as the Outstanding Younger Member in the Private Sector. Amanda is a senior engineer with Anchor QEA and is a registered P.E. in Washington and California. Amanda is the current YMF President-Elect, a Corresponding Member for ASCE’s Committee on Younger Members, and the Secretary for the National Committee on Volunteer Community Service.
Erica Wygonik received recognition as Outstanding Younger Member in the Public Sector. Erica is a research assistant at the University of Washington and is a registered P.E. in New Hampshire. Erica is the current YMF Secretary and the UW Chi Epsilon President (Civil Engineering Honors Society).
Doug Knapp was also recognized for serving as the Western Geographic Representative on the Committee of Younger Members and received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Doug is an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Doug is a past-president of the Seattle YMF and for the last three years has been serving as the Western Geo-graphic Representative on the Committee of Younger Members. During the banquet, he received a rousing applause for his contributions to ASCE.
These honors are well deserved – congratulations Amanda, Erica, and Doug!
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Seattle YMF Awarded the 2010 National Public Service Award!
The ASCE Committee on Volunteer Community Service awarded Seattle YMF the National 2010 Public Service Award, given to groups who have volunteered their time to help others in the their community, have influenced local policy or legislative affairs, and have improved the image of civil engineers. The committee was impressed by the wide variety of activities we undertook, ranging from community maintenance and cleanup projects to events designed to meet community needs. Congratulations to all our members for their active participation, and especially to Amanda Shellenberger for organizing so many wonderful activities last year!
Seattle Younger Members will attend the Multi-Region Leadership Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Costa Mesa, California in February to receive the award and cash prize on behalf of the YMF.
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Melissa Wu Named a 2010 New Faces of Civil Engineering
Melissa Wu, P.E., M.ASCE
Associate Engineer, CH2M Hill
Melissa Wu, 28, has had a significant impact on all the projects on which she's worked, consistently reflected in positive feedback from clients. She has taken on large projects including the King County, Wash., Brightwater project, and small projects that requires business development and a different approach.
Wu's skill at building relationships led to Pierce County requesting options from CH2M HILL for design-build of a $300M wastewater treatment plant upgrade. She applies sustainable options whenever possible, such as developing beneficial uses for both reclaimed water and biosolids on projects, including an innovative phased approach to treatment and disposal that was both feasible and acknowledged the client's budget. On a recent project for Fort Lewis, Wu was instrumental in developing a new equalization scheme that not only better handles peak flows, but also reduces the cost of the treatment works.
Wu is currently working on the Spokane Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility Program Management Project as project engineer for the Headworks Odor Control task, responsible for updating the conceptual design for odor control at the Headworks facility, helping to make the plant a better neighbor for the community.
Wu earned her bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Michigan and her master's in environmental engineering from the University of California, Berkley. Involved with her local community through the Younger Member Forum of ASCE, she has volunteered for Rebuilding Together and helped at a local food bank distribution center. Wu also has participated on the CH2M HILL team for Seattle Works Day, and has done K-12 outreach with colleagues to help inspire young students to pursue science, technology, math, and engineering and to understand how much "fun" engineering can be.
ASCE Committee on Younger Member (CYM) Awards
Outstanding Large Group (given for previous year's activities)
2009 Certificate of Commendation
2008 Winner
2007 Certificate of Commendation
2005 Winner
Collingwood Prize (Best Technical Paper)
2005 Andreas Kammereck
Daniel W. Mead Prize (Best Ethics Paper)
2006 Robert Parish
Edmund Freidman (Outstanding Young Civil Engineer)
2009 Stefanie Fishman
2008 Ann Bryant
2004 Tiffany Adams
Western Region Younger Member Council (WRYMC) Awards
Outstanding Young Engineer in the Private Sector:
2011 Amanda Shellenberger
2005 Brook Maples
2004 Tiffany Adams
1989 Greg Guillen
Outstanding Young Engineer in the Public Sector:
2011 Erica Wygonik
2007 Doug Knapp
2004 Jeanne (Koetje) Justice
1995 Jill Manlet
Outstanding Young Engineer in Community Activities:
2010 Amanda Shellenberger
2005 Ann (Epler) Bryant
2004 Mary Holland
1986 Tanya Renee Holland
Outstanding Young Engineer in ASCE Activities:
2004 Ann Epler/Bryant
1989 John Valdez
Best Group Project:
2004 Seattle (Jessica Aguilar - Media Training)
Best (Support of a) Student Chapter
2007 UW & SU
2005 UW
1986 UW (Chico State also won this year)
Lifetime Achievement Award
2011 Doug Knapp
ASCE Region 8 Awards
Region 8 Younger Member Design Engineer
2008 Eric Herzstein
National ASCE Awards
National Public Service Award
2010 Winner
New Faces of Civil Engineering
2010 Melissa Wu
Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) Awards
PSEC Young Engineer of the Year
2010 Melissa Wu
2008 Eric Herzstein
2007 Erin Fletcher
2006 Doug Knapp
2004 Cheryl Burwell
2003 Ann (Epler) Bryant