$20 | The State Line

Guest Speaker

Curtis Blane Beitel, P.E., CFM

President 2014-2015
ASCE Texas Section

Curtis Beitel has been active in ASCE since he graduated from Texas A&M University in 1993. In 1996 he served as the Continuing Education Chair of the Fort Worth ASCE Branch, organizing several CPD classes on HEC-RAS and Bioengineering. He continued to serve the Fort Worth Branch in several officer positions including Branch President in 2001-02. Curtis served as the Water Resources Chair of the Texas Section from 1999 to 2001 and was Vice President-Technical in 2002-2003. He continued to serve on the Texas Section Board as the Section Director from the Fort Worth Branch from 2003 to 2005. He was the Budget Chair for Fall 2007 Meeting of the Texas Section in Fort Worth, and served as the General Co-Chair of the Texas Section/CI/ICSDEC Fall 2012 Conference in Fort Worth.

Curtis received the Fort Worth Branch’s Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement in 1998. He is also active in the Texas Floodplain Management Association, serving as their Newsletter Editor since 2004, and is a member of the Society of Military Engineers. To help community leaders understand the risk that flooding poses to their local economy, Curtis conceived and led the development of the FloodManager game for the ASFPM Foundation, and teaches the “Experience a Town At Risk” classes at various conferences. The ASFPM Foundation presented him with an award for Outstanding Contributions in 2010. HDR presented him with a Pathfinder Award for External Client Service in 2013.

Curtis is currently the North Texas Water Resources Program Manager for HDR Engineering, and was named a Professional Associate of the company in January 2013. He is leading the development of the Bexar County Flood Warning System for the San Antonio River Authority, and works on projects for public clients across Texas. He has been married to his wife Leanne since 1996 and they have two daughters – Katherine and Ellie.

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Reservation deadline is 12:00 PM Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Persons who RSVP will be responsible for meal cost whether they attend or not.