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A&A In the News: Archived Press Releases --1999
Anderson & Associates Welcomes New Employee Paul Garrett joins Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, as an Inspector in the Gray, Tennessee office. Garrett is a 1986 graduate of East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology. He resides in Pennington Gap, Virginia. Anderson & Associates Welcomes New Employee Ted Smith joins Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, in their Fredericksburg, Virginia office as a survey rodman. Smith attended Potsdam University in New York. He resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia and is originally from Star Lake, New York. He is a member of the United States National Guard specializing in combat engineering. Anderson & Associates Welcomes New Employees Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, announces the addition of five new employees to their Blacksburg, Virginia office. Aaron Dooley joins the firm as a survey technician. He is a 1997 graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Forestry. He currently resides in Newport, Virginia. Mark Dougherty, PE, joins the firm as a project engineer. He is a 1995 graduate of Virginia Tech with a Masters degree in Biology Systems Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania. He currently resides in Blacksburg, Virginia. Kurt Gamer joins the firm as a surveyor and is a 1994 graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He currently resides in Christiansburg, Virginia. Lance Morgan, joins the firm as a design engineer. He is a 1999 graduate of Bluefield State with a B.S. in Civil Engineering Technology. He currently resides in Cool Ridge, West Virginia. Jason Short, joins the firm as a Land Development Intern. He is majoring in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech and is a resident of Blacksburg, Virginia. Anderson & Associates Welcomes New Engineering Technician Karol Treutle joins Anderson & Associates, Inc., a professional design services firm, in their Middletown office as an engineering technician. Treutle has over 19 years of experience in the surveying and engineering field. She resides in Stephens City, Virginia. Stipes Appointed as Commissioner for New River Valley PDC Blacksburg Project Manager Brad Stipes, PE, of Anderson & Associates, Inc. has recently been appointed as Citizen Representative to the New River Valley Planning District Commission, where he will serve a four-year term as commissioner. The New River Valley Planning District is one of twenty-one planning districts in Virginia whose commissions are chartered under Virginia Law. The organization encompasses the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski, and the City of Radford. The commission serves the local governments in the area and their citizenry by providing a number of different services ranging from economic development to regional recycling. The purpose of the planning district commission is to promote regional cooperation, to coordinate the activities and policies of member local governments, and to provide planning assistance to local governments. Stipes has been with Anderson & Associates, Inc. for nine years and is a resident of Christiansburg, VA. Ken Anderson Named to Three Posts Congratulations to Ken Anderson, PE, LS, President and CEO of Anderson & Associates, Inc. for recently being named to three posts. He has been appointed to the Virginia Joint Commission on Technology and Science’s (JCOTS) Economic Development Committee. The commission, composed of five advisory committees, was created by the 1997 Virginia General Assembly as a permanent legislative commission to study issues relating to technology and science in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The economic advisory committee will study the general economic development policy and the biotechnology and aerospace industries that are developing in Virginia. Anderson was recently inducted as a member of the Virginia Tech College of Engineering’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni. The academy was formed in 1998 to recognize and honor the career contributions of the department’s most distinguished alumni. Anderson received both his B.S. in Civil Engineering and his M.S. in Sanitary Engineering from Virginia Tech. Anderson was also selected to serve on the Board of Directors for Virginia Forward, an organization of business citizens interested in the advancement of excellence in education, transportation, and financial infrastructure for the state of Virginia. Local Engineering Firm Congratulates Project Surveyor Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, congratulates David Breeding, RLS, for his recent election as Vice-President of the Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors (TAPS) for the Northeast Chapter. The term runs from October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000. The Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors exists to preserve and promote the land surveying profession. The association boasts about 480 members, independent professional land surveyors who provide services to real estate companies and other clients. Mr. Breeding is currently the Surveying Manager for the Tri-Cities, Tennessee office. He is a resident of Abingdon, Virginia. Anderson & Associates Announces New Employee David Bellamy joins Anderson & Associates, Inc., a Greensboro professional design services firm. Bellamy is a full time survey technician and resides in Archdale, North Carolina. Anderson & Associates Announces Staff Promotions Chris Sibold, EIT, and Julie Townsend, EIT have been promoted to Project Managers at the Richmond, Virginia office of Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm. As Project Managers, Sibold and Townsend will be responsible for design teams specializing in site development projects including stormwater management, Best Management Practices, parking lot layout, access road design, utility design, storage tanks, pump stations, and water modeling. Mr. Sibold holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Virginia and a B.A. in Economics from Hampden-Sydney College. Ms. Townsend holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. . Both have been with A&A since 1998. Local Engineering Firm Welcomes New Employees Marc Hedrick and Summer Kincaid join Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned Greensboro professional design services firm. Hedrick, new survey technician, resides in Liberty, North Carolina and is originally from Pineville, WV. Kincaid, new administrative assistant, resides in Summerfield, North Carolina and is originally from Waynesboro, VA. Anderson & Associates Selected for American Hebrew Academy Project Anderson & Associates, an employee-owned professional design services firm, has been selected as the survey, site, and civil engineer for the American Hebrew Academy planned in Greensboro, N.C. The Academy, which will be the premier residential prep school in North America for ninth through twelfth grade students, will be built on a 100-acre wooded site. Buildings will be planned and designed to have minimal impact on the wooded site. Construction materials include imported Jerusalem stone and tile roofs. Athletic and fitness facilities, student and faculty residences, and a synagogue will be a part of the campus, which is expected to be ready for students by the fall of 2001. Local Engineering Firm Welcomes New Project Manager Ramin Sabet, P.E. joins Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, in their Middletown, Virginia office. Sabet joins the firm as a Project Manager and brings over 10 years of experience to the firm in design and construction of public works and utilities projects. Sabet received his Masters in Civil Engineering from Auburn University and is a licensed professional engineer in Virginia. Sabet currently resides in Stephens City, Virginia. Local Engineering Firm Welcomes New Project Managers Pamela H. Mann, P.E. and M. Duane Mann, P.E. join Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, in their Blacksburg, Virginia office. Pamela Mann, who will serve as a Structural/Bridge Engineering Project Manager, received her Masters of Civil Engineering/Structures from North Carolina State University. Duane Mann, who will serve as a Hydraulics/Drainage Engineering Project Manager, received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from West Virginia Institute of Technology. The husband and wife team will be residing in Christiansburg. Pamela is originally from Bluefield, WV and Duane is originally from Asheville, NC Anderson & Associates Welcomes New Employee Steve Somick joins Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, as a design technician for the Blacksburg, Virginia office where he will focus on land development projects. Somick attended St. Petersburg Junior College, concentrating on pre engineering courses. He currently resides in Christiansburg, Virginia. Local Engineering Firm Welcomes New Employees Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, welcomes two new employees to their Greensboro, North Carolina office. New Project Engineer, Jason Herman, is a 1998 graduate of North Carolina State University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Herman is a resident of Greensboro and is originally from Ashe County, NC. New Survey Technician, Jerry Hedrick, is a graduate of Wyoming County Vocational Tech with a degree in drafting. Hedrick is a resident of Whitsett, NC and is originally from West Virginia. Anderson & Associates’ Employees Receive Licensing Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, congratulates Project Engineers Jay McGuire and Gabe Quesinberry for recently passing the Professional Engineering exam and becoming licensed Professional Engineers in Virginia. Professional Engineers are permitted to offer engineering services directly to the public, take legal responsibility for their engineering designs, and are bound by a code of ethics to protect the public health and safety. McGuire specializes in roadway and utility design. He has worked for A&A since 1994 and currently resides in Christiansburg, VA. Quesinberry specializes in economic development and highway planning and design. He has worked for A&A since 1995 and currently resides in Blacksburg, VA. Cummings Named Vice President of Local Engineering Firm The Board of Directors at Anderson & Associates, an employee-owned professional design services firm, has named Middletown Branch Manager, Robert B. Cummings II, P.E., Vice President in recognition of his significant contributions to the company. He will serve as Officer in Charge for most projects in the Middletown, Richmond, and Fredericksburg offices. Cummings joined A&A in 1997 as Branch Manager of the Middletown office. Local Engineering Firm Welcomes New Project Engineer Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, announces the following additions to their Richmond, Virginia office. Jesse W. Smith, EIT, has joined the firm as Project Engineer. Smith will focus on site development projects. He is a 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering and is originally from Midlothian, Virginia. Timothy R. Burnett joined the company as a Project Engineer. He is a 1998 graduate of Old Dominion University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Prior to joining Anderson & Associates, Inc. Mr. Burnett worked for the Department of Conservation and Recreation as a Project Manager. Kepler Selected to Serve on Water Reuse Advisory Group Anderson & Associates, an employee-owned professional design services firm, congratulates Middletown Project Manager Randy Kepler, P.E., for being selected to serve on the Virginia Department of EnvironmentalQuality Water Reuse Advisory Group. The group was formed as a result of the 1999 legislative session, House Joint Resolution 662, that requires the department to study issues surrounding land application, reclamation and reuse of wastewater. The purpose of the advisory group is to get interested stakeholders to solicit comments on those issues identified by the legislation and to reach consensus on the content of a study report. Davis Selected as President of the Carolinas Chapter of ESOP Anderson & Associates, an employee-owned professional design services firm, congratulates Greensboro CADD Manager Michael Davis, for being selected as the President of the Carolinas Chapter of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). His responsibilities for this position include maintaining a budget for the chapter, coordinating technical meetings in the Carolinas over the next year, communicating ESOP information to the Chapter, directing the quarterly newsletter, and bringing in new ESOP Association members. At a recent National ESOP Association Conference held in Washington, D.C. on May 12-14, he was involved in new officer training, lobbying training, and budget meetings. Davis hopes to strengthen the communication and membership of the Chapter, and strives to achieve a future ESOP Chapter of the Year award. He is also serving his second year on the Anderson & Associates ESOP Advisory Committee. Ratcliffe Selected to Serve on ESOP Task Force Anderson & Associates, a professional design services firm, with an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), congratulates Business Manager Zeke Ratcliffe, for being appointed to serve on the National ESOP Association’s Task Force on Chapter Administration. This task force committee reviews the structure of chapters for the ESOP Association and tackles chapter issues such as boundary lines, officer structure, financing, and meetings. Ratcliffe is also the Vice President for the Western Virginia Region of the Mid Atlantic Chapter of ESOP, (serving Virginia, Maryland, and D.C.) and has served on Anderson & Associates' ESOP Advisory Committee for three years, two of which he served as chair. ESOP Association to Host Discussion on Diversification The ESOP Association Mid Atlantic Chapter Western Virginia Region will host a breakfast and roundtable discussion on diversification led by Carolyn Zimmerman from Blue Ridge ESOP Associates on Thursday, July 15, 1999 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Lynchburg Comfort Inn in Lynchburg, Virginia. Because ESOPs, or Employee Stock Ownership Plans, are designed to hold only employer stock, Congress has added provisions to the Internal Revenue Code allowing long-term participants to invest a certain amount of their company stock in other investments. Carolyn will discuss the reasons for diversification, rules governing diversification, and the ways in which diversification can be accomplished. A plant tour will follow the meeting at C R Hudgins Plating. The cost is $10.00 and includes breakfast. Payment is required at the door, and checks should be made payable to "The ESOP Association." RSVP by July 12, 1999 to Zeke Ratcliffe at (540) 552-5592 or via email to ratcliffe@andassoc.com. Please include the number of attendees. The Lynchburg Comfort Inn is located on Odd Fellows Road at the intersection of Rt. 29. Please call the hotel at (804) 847-9041 for detailed directions. Local Engineering Firm Welcomes New Project Engineer Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, welcomes new Project Engineer, William Monroe, to their Fredericksburg, Virginia office. He is a 1998 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. His concentration will be in planning and development in civil engineering. He is a resident of Fredericksburg, Virginia. A&A Employee Named Project Manager Anderson & Associates Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, congratulates Stephen J. Bissinger, PE, for being named Project Manager. As Project Manager, Bissinger will be responsible for a design team specializing in water distribution and sanitary sewer collection systems. Bissinger holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Foreman and Parks Named Co-Business Women of the Year Anderson & Associates, an employee-owned professional design services firm, congratulates administration manager Dotti Foreman and accounting manager Mary Parks for being named Co-Business Women of the Year by the New River Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). ABWA is the fourth largest women’s association in the nation and has been in existence for 50 years. The New River Chapter awards annual scholarships for graduating seniors to attend a local college or university. The chapter also contributes to the regional scholarship fund, as well as to the national fund, which awards $1/2 million in scholarships and grants annually. Foreman has served as secretary and editor, and Parks is the treasurer and education chairman. Anderson & Associates Selected as one of Top 500 Design Firms Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, has been recognized as one of the top 500 design firms in the United States by Engineering News Record Magazine. Companies are ranked according to revenue for design services performed in 1998. A&A is one of 15 Virginia design firms included in the listing. Local Engineer Testifies before the U.S. Senate at the Oversight Hearings on Transportation Issues Tim Stowe, Vice President of Transportation and Planning at Anderson & Associates, on behalf of the American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC), testified before the United States Senate on the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century, or TEA-21 on April 29, 1999. Stowe advocates accelerating and streamlining project delivery to eliminate excess cost, delay, and uncertainty. Currently it sometimes takes twelve years or longer to complete a project. By streamlining the entire effort, the length of completion time could be reduced by thirty percent. Preserving the integrity of the environment would not be jeopardized in this effort. Doing it right and doing it quickly are not necessarily at odds. The public’s legitimate need for safety and mobility is a major concern. Forty thousand people lose their lives on highways each year. Faster implementation of transportation projects would reduce congestion on our highways and ensure the safety of the traveling public. The American public could hope to see results of streamlining in a matter of months, rather than years. Please contact Stowe via phone at (540) 552-5592, or email stowe@andassoc.com if you need more information. Stowe Selected to Chair ACEC Transportation Committee Anderson & Associates, an employee-owned professional design services firm congratulates Timothy S. Stowe, Vice President of Transportation, Surveying, and Planning for being selected to chair the Transportation Committee for the 1999-2000 American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC) for the administrative year beginning in May. Stowe is currently the Vice Chair of the ACEC transportation committee, which represents the consulting community nationwide in transportation related issues including highways, rail and airports. It also develops and recommends Council positions on legislation, regulations, and other activities involving transportation infrastructure. Stowe headed a subcommittee responsible for molding the group’s position and ideas for the reauthorization of ISTEA (now TEA21), the federal transportation funding and guiding legislation. He participated and testified in the ISTEA Reauthorization Hearing in the US Senate in March of 1997, and testified before the US Senate at the Oversight Hearings on TEA-21 on April 29, 1999. In 1999, the transportation committee program continues to focus on delivering the highway and transit program enacted last year in TEA-21, especially implementing key provisions like environmental streamlining, advance purchase of right-of-way, design-build, and section 307 audits. In addition to these positions, Stowe also holds the position as Vice President of the Western Region for the Consulting Engineers Council of Virginia (CECV). Anderson & Associates to Host Regional Arcview Users Group Meeting Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, will be hosting a free Regional ArcView Users Group meeting, sponsored by ESRI, on May 4, 1999, from 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. A&A will demonstrate ArcView capabilities, and new extensions that have recently come out on the market. Demonstrations will also include ArcExplorer and ArcView Spatial Analyst, plus a roundtable discussion at the end of the meeting. This is a great chance to meet with other professionals in the area who are using desktop ArcView GIS. Lunch will be served. If you are interested in attending, please email Sarah Newbill, at mcmichael@andassoc.com, or call (800) 763-5596 for more information, see the users group information on our website at http://www.andassoc.com/technology/arcview_users_group.html Newbill Promoted and Wins Employee Owner of the Year Award Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, has promoted Sarah Newbill to Communications/Special Events Manager. This change is another step in broadening the management of the company and reflects the increased responsibility Newbill has taken on over the past two years. Newbill has also recently been selected as Employee Owner of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the ESOP Association, which covers the regions of Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. This award recognizes her outstanding contributions to communicating the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), both internally and externally. Newbill is a member and the 1999 secretary of the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the New River Valley. For more information about ESOP, see the company’s web site at www.andassoc.com/esop. Local Engineering Firm Welcomes Communications Assistant Anderson & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned professional design services firm, welcomes new Communications Assistant, Kimberly Richards-Thomas, to their staff. Richards-Thomas will assist with marketing and public relations tasks for this office, as well as the five other branch offices in the tri-state area. She holds a master’s degree in English from Virginia Tech, and is originally from Manassas, Virginia. Anderson & Associates Opens New Fredericksburg Office Names New Branch Manager Anderson and Associates, Inc. expands as it opens a new office in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Chris Sims is heading up the new Fredericksburg, VA office as A&A’s youngest branch manager. Open since early February of this year, Sims and his crew, with help from other company offices, are offering full services from this new location. "This is a rapidly growing area for both land development and public works. We are focusing on the private sector development work at first, along with municipal work in King George, and look forward to working with the other surrounding counties as we grow," says Sims. Sims has been with A&A since 1995, and was previously a Project Manager in the Richmond, Virginia office. Project Engineer Hurley Foulk, Survey Manager Drew Martin, former VDOT Staunton District Administrator Bob Moore, and other personnel will join Sims as the strong team will be poised to meet the need of such a fast, growing region. Anderson & Associates is an employee-owned professional services firm with offices in Fredericksburg, Blacksburg, Middletown, and Richmond, Virginia, Greensboro, North Carolina and the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee. A&A Welcomes New Marketing Manager Anderson & Associates Inc., a professional design services firm, welcomes Kathryn Kovacs as Marketing Manager to the Tri-Cities, Tennessee office. Kovacs is a 1998 B.B.A. Marketing graduate of Marymount University and currently resides in Bristol, Virginia. As Marketing Manager, Kovacs will be responsible for developing project leads, positioning the company to provide a variety of services to existing clients, assisting in the preparation of project proposals and expanding the company’s client base. Kovacs will also be involved in helping to coordinate community service projects within the company. A&A Employees Receive Licensing Anderson & Associates, Inc. congratulates Todd Peterson, Project Engineer for recently passing the Professional Engineering exam and becoming a licensed Professional Engineer in Virginia. Originally from Clifton, VA, Peterson currently resides in Blacksburg, VA and has worked at Anderson & Associates since 1994. Peterson specializes in highway design and traffic analysis. Professional Engineers are permitted to offer engineering services directly to the public, take legal responsibility for their engineering designs, and are bound by a code of ethics to protect the public health and safety. Anderson & Associates, Inc. congratulates Survey Manager Neil Martin, A&A’s newest Land Surveyor in Training for recently passing the LSIT exam. Originally from Covington, VA, Martin currently resides in Wytheville, VA and has been employed at Anderson & Associates since 1989. Anderson & Associates, Inc. also congratulates Survey Manager David Breeding, for recently receiving his Land Surveyor’s license in Virginia. Originally form Davenport, Virginia, Breeding currently resides in Abingdon, Virginia and has worked for Anderson and Associates’ Tri-Cities, Tennessee office since December 1997. Breeding obtained a Land Surveyor’s license in Tennessee in 1996. |