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Dear ASCE Maryland Section Members,
2025 marks my 30th consecutive year of being an ASCE member, having joined as a student member shortly after starting my undergraduate studies in civil engineering. Even over the course of that relatively short amount of time, I’m amazed at how much the field has changed while adapting to evolving environmental, social, and technological challenges. I believe that our ability to successfully adapt to these and other (future) challenges comes from the strength of our professional community, a community that only grows stronger when its members have opportunities to exchange ideas and develop relationships. The opportunities ASCE Maryland provides for community-building is why I am still an active member. It’s why I encourage my students to attend ASCE Maryland’s twice-yearly student nights at the Engineer’s Club. And it’s why I hope that you – one of our 2,000 valued members – continue to support this professional organization by attending at least one of our many events planned for this upcoming year.
What are those events? You can find a full list on our website, but to name just a few: each month you can attend a meeting with the full section at the historic Engineer’s Club in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, you can participate in an in-person or virtual technical meeting hosted by one of our tremendously active institutes or the younger member group, and if you don’t live near Baltimore, both the Eastern Shore and the Catoctin Branches host regular technical meetings and site visits. As we’re approaching December, I hope to see many of you at our holiday party on December 11 at the Engineer’s Club when we will honor our Life Members and student scholarship award winners.
I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as the Maryland Section’s newest president. If you have any suggestions on how I can serve you better, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at president@ascemd.org.
All the best,
Rachel H. Sangree
ASCE Maryland Section President
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