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DVGI Receives Best Chapter Award from ASCE Geo-Institute

During ASCE's GeoCongress 2024, held February 25th to 28th in Vancouver, BC, DVGI was honored to receive the ASCE Geo-Institute's 2023 Best Chapter Award. With the award, the Geo-Institute recognized DVGI's accomplishments for its members and community. DVGI thanks the many volunteers whose dedicated service led to its selection out of the many deserving local Geo-Institute chapters.

DVGI 2023 Chapter of the Year Award

GeoCongress attendees belonging to DVGI, including several DVGI board members, accept the ASCE Geo-Institute's 2023 Best Chapter Award from Geo-Institute President Jie Han, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, at GeoCongress 2024 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

 

Recap: DVGI March 2024 Student Night Dinner and Presentations

DVGI's meeting on Tuesday, March 12th, doubled as its annual Student Night. Following dinner, the night began with DVGI presenting its 2023 Geotechnical Engineer of the Year Award to Helen Robinson, P.E., PMP, BC.GE (GEI Consultants, Exton, PA). The meeting continued with technical presentations by three local students: Will Baker (U. of Delaware), Kaniz Roksana (Rowan), and Weiling Cai (Rowan). Finally, DVGI closed the evening by awarding scholarships to six local students: Kris Melag (Drexel), Catherine Marino (Villanova), Daniel Porotov (U. of Delaware), Slade Goldman (U. of Delaware), Sean Walshe (Lafayette), and Ani Khachadourian (Lafayette). DVGI congratulates all its Student Night honorees and looks forward to next year's event.

DVGI 2024 GEOTY Helen Robinson

Helen Robinson, P.E., PMP, BC.GE, accepts her 2024 Geotechnical Engineer of the Year recognition from DVGI.

 

Recap: 2024 DVGI Ethics Webinar
DVGI members tuned into Zoom at lunchtime on Tuesday, March 19th, as John Nawn, P.E., PTOE, CFM, F.NSPE, of Delon Hampton and Associates delivered the chapter's annual Ethics Webinar. John, a practicing civil engineer and seasoned expert witness, presented on "Ethics and the Expert Witness (and What Happens After You've Been Sued)." He condensed many key points from his decades of expert reports, depositions, and testimony experience into a valuable guide for civil engineering professionals interested in pursuing expert witness work. The webinar was well-attended, and all those who listened in took away numerous lessons.