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  • 2020–2021 Proposed Slate of Officers

    The following are the nominees for officer positions beginning in the 2019–2020 term:

    President-Elect – Alexandra Riccillo, E.I.T.
    Vice President – Nicholas N. Ybarra, P.E.
    Treasurer – Manuel A. Salas, P.E.
    Secretary – Sergio Delgado, Jr., P.E

    Branch Directors:
    2018-2021 – Irazema Rojas, P.E.
    2019-2022 – Estefany Ramos, E.I.T.
    2020-2023 – Sandra Gutierrez, E.I.T.

    The following officers will be proceeding based on prior elections:

    Past President – Jesse Valles, P.E.
    President – Jorge Grajeda, P.E.
    Section Director 2019-2021 – Chris J. Nance, P.E.

  • 2019–2020 Proposed Slate of Officers

    The following are the nominees for officer positions beginning in the 2019–2020 term:

    President-elect – Jorge Grajeda, P.E.
    Vice President – Alexandra Riccillo, E.I.T.
    Treasurer – Nicholas N. Ybarra, P.E.
    Secretary – Manuel A. Salas, P.E.
    Section Director 2019-2021 – Chris J. Nance, P.E.

    Board Director 2019-2022:
    Irazema Rojas, P.E.

    The following officers will be proceeding based on prior elections:

    Past President – Sergio R. Mendez, P.E.
    President – Jesse Valles, P.E.

    Branch Directors :
    2018-2020 – Margaret K. Schroeder, P.E.
    2018-2021 – Sergio Delgado, Jr., P.E

  • ASCE El Paso Branch Endorses Jerry B. Paz for Region 6 Director

    Jerry Paz, ASCE Region 6 Governor

    The El Paso Branch of ASCE endorses Jerry B. Paz for ASCE Region 6 Director. Click below to see our endorsement letter.

    “We at the El Paso Branch strongly believe that Jerry will make good on his vision statement and will diligently and proudly serve the entire Region 6. We strongly endorse Jerry for the position of Region 6 Director and encourage our members to vote for him on the current elections now through June 3rd.” -Sergio Mendez, P.E., M.ASCE, President, ASCE El Paso Branch

    ASCE Elections are going on now! If you haven’t voted already, login to your ASCE account at https://www.asce.org/elections/ and vote before June 3rd!

    EPASCE Endorses Jerry Paz for Region 6 DirectorDownload

  • Ivonne Santiago named 2019 El Paso Engineer of the Year

    Ivonne Santiago, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, is the recipient of the 2019 El Paso Engineer of the Year Award. The award was presented to Dr. Santiago by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) El Paso Chapter at the annual Engineers Week Banquet on Friday, February 15, 2019. (Read more at utep.edu.)

    Dr. Ivonne Santiago, Ph.D. , P.E., M.ASCE
    2019 El Paso Engineer of the Year

  • Sergio Mendez named 2019 El Paso Young Engineer of the Year

    Sergio R. Mendez, P.E., M.ASCE, President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) El Paso Branch, is the recipient of the 2019 El Paso Young Engineer of the Year Award. The award was presented to Mr. Mendez by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) El Paso Chapter at the annual Engineers Week Banquet on Friday, February 15, 2019.

    Sergio Mendez, P.E., M.ASCE
    2019 El Paso Young Engineer of the Year

    This honor serves to recognize Mr. Mendez’s technical ability, professional achievements, and civic and humanitarian activities. Mr. Mendez is a Project Engineer for CONSOR Engineers, an engineering consultant company in El Paso. He is a licensed professional engineer in Texas with over 7 years of experience and has contributed to a number of major engineering projects in the City of El Paso and Texas including the El Paso Water Utilities Wastewater Masterplan, and the TXDOT Bridge Inventory, Inspection and Appraisal Program. Mr. Mendez is a graduate of the University of Texas At El Paso, earning a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2010 and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 2011. Mr. Mendez is a member of the El Paso Chapter of TSPE and is the current President of the El Paso Branch of ASCE, particularly serving as the Practitioner Advisor for the ASCE UTEP Student Chapter for the last 6 years. In addition to being recognized as the Young Engineer of the Year of the El Paso Chapter of TSPE, Mr. Mendez will also be nominated for the State Young Engineer of the Year. TSPE would like to congratulate and thank Mr. Mendez for his dedicated service to the engineering profession, TSPE and the El Paso community.

  • Our Statement on UTEP’s decision to decline to host 2019 SSBC Final

    For a pdf of this statement, click here.

    Dear ASCE Colleagues,

    It is with great disappointment that we wish to inform you that the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has declined its invitation to host the American Institute of Steel Construction’s (AISC) Student Steel Bridge Competition (SSBC) 2019 National Finals.

    On July 27, 2018, AISC announced that it had terminated its three-decade SSBC partnership with ASCE due to “moving in different directions.” One of the most significant “directions” AISC adopted was to prohibit international universities from the competition. In concurrence with their faculty advisors and the ASCE UTEP Chapter, UTEP has declined to host the event due to these rule changes.

    One of our Branch’s most recent successes was working with the ASCE UTEP Chapter, ASCE Texas Section and UTEP to host the 2017 Texas-Mexico Student Symposium. Early in the planning phase, we chose “Building Bridges. Trascendiendo Fronteras.” as the mission statement for the event that included the regionals for the SSBC and Concrete Canoe Competition, and hours of courses and networking opportunities for students and professionals. With over 300 students from 18 universities (including four universities in Mexico), the event was made stronger by international involvement.

    After that event, we knew that team was capable to host the SSBC finals and we were ecstatic when the opportunity arose. With over 40 teams from the United States, Mexico, Canada and China competing in the SSBC 2018 Final, we hoped for, and were prepared to assist UTEP in hosting, an even bigger event in 2019. However, upon learning of AISC’s isolationist rule change, we feel that we cannot continue with our support.

    We feel that bridges serve as powerful symbols of our profession, our region, and our values. While it is within AISC’s rights to make these changes, we feel that the direction is inconsistent with our values as civil engineers and as El Pasoans, and we fully support UTEP in its decision. We hope that in the future, AISC will reverse their decision and elect to build bridges and transcend borders.

    Sincerely,

    Christopher J. Nance, P.E., M.ASCE, President, ASCE El Paso Branch

    Sergio R. Mendez, P.E., M.ASCE, Treasurer, ASCE El Paso Branch

    Jesse Valles, P.E., M.ASCE, Secretary, ASCE El Paso Branch

    Marvin H. Gomez, P.E., M.ASCE, Section Director, ASCE El Paso Branch

    Roxanna R. Medina, P.E., M.ASCE, Past President, ASCE El Paso Branch

    Jorge Grajeda, P.E., M.ASCE, Director, ASCE El Paso Branch

    Alexandra Riccillo, E.I.T., A.M.ASCE, Director, ASCE El Paso Branch

    Nicholas N. Ybarra, P.E., M.ASCE, Director, ASCE El Paso Branch

    Manuel A. Salas, P.E., M.ASCE, Director, ASCE El Paso Branch

    Isabella Villagomez, S.M.ASCE, President/SSBC Co-Director, ASCE UTEP Chapter

    Elizabeth Montes, E.I.T., A.M.ASCE, SSBC Co-Director, ASCE UTEP Chapter

  • NSSBC 2019 in El Paso

    We are excited to announce that UTEP will be hosting the National Student Steel Bridge Competition for 2019.

    More details to come.

  • 2017–2018 Proposed Slate of Officers

    The following are the nominees for officer positions starting in 2017:

    President-elect – Thomas M. Vick, P.E.
    Treasurer – Sergio R. Mendez, P.E.
    Secretary – Jesse Valles, E.I.T.
    Section Director 2017-2019 – Marvin Gomez, P.E.

    Board Director 2017-2019:
    Jorge Grajeda, P.E.
    Manuel Salas, P.E.

    The following officers will be proceeding based on prior elections:

    Past President – Roxanna R. Medina, P.E., PTOE
    President – Chris J. Nance, P.E.

    Board Directors 2016-2018:
    Alexandra Riccillo, E.I.T.
    Nicholas N. Ybarra, P.E.

  • 2017 Amendments to the El Paso Branch Bylaws and Constitution

    This has been a busy year, and one of our goals has been to write a major update to our Branch bylaws. The proposed bylaws were first made available to our membership at our November General Meeting, and will be voted on during our March 29th General Meeting.

    Mostly, we’ve updated them to be consistent with the ASCE Texas Section Constitution and Bylaws. Both the existing and proposed bylaws can be viewed below. If you have any comments, be sure to send them to admin@epasce.org.

    Existing ASCE El Paso Branch Constitution and Bylaws
    Proposed ASCE El Paso Branch Bylaws

  • 2016–2017 Proposed Slate of Officers

    The following are the nominees:

    President-elect – Chris J. Nance, P.E.
    Treasurer – Thomas M. Vick, P.E.
    Secretary – Sergio R. Mendez, P.E.

    Director 2015-2017 (vacated by Estefany Ramos):
    Jesse Valles, E.I.T.
    Board Director 2016-2018:
    Alexandra Riccillo, E.I.T.
    Nicholas N. Ybarra, P.E.

    The following officers will be proceeding based on prior elections:

    Section Director 2015-2017 – Yvonne C. Curry, P.E.
    Past President – Marvin Gomez, P.E.
    President – Roxanna Rivera, P.E.
    Board Director 2015-2017:
    Jorge Grajeda, P.E.