Board member Dennis D. Truax has been elected American Society of Civil Engineer’s (ASCE) 2021 president-elect by a majority of the Society members. Truax, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, D.WRE, F.NSPE, F.ASCE, has spent four decades on the civil engineering faculty at Mississippi State University. Since 2006, he’s served as the James T. White Endowed Chair and Department Head.
He has also worked as a consulting engineer or managing principal of several firms. In addition, he has served as adviser and regulatory consultant with various governmental agencies.
Truax’s lengthy ASCE career includes service as District 14 Director from 2001 to 2004, two terms as the Society’s treasurer and tenures on many Society-level committees and working groups. This includes his current role as chair of the Committee on Technical Advancement and member of the Committee on Licensure. At Mississippi State, Truax was ASCE Student Chapter faculty adviser for 26 years. He has served in multiple roles for the Mississippi Section, including president (1991-92).
See other information about this announcement on the following websites:
American Society of Civil Engineers
https://www.asce.org/templates/press-release-detail.aspx?id=37627
Mississippi State University - James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
https://www.bagley.msstate.edu/news/truax-elected-to-lead-national-civil-engineering-organization/