TSPE DALLAS CHAPTER


	First Name Last Name E-Mail

Dev Rastogi is Vice President and North Texas and Oklahoma (NT/OK) Operations Manager for URS Corporation, responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary A/E and environmental practice serving federal, transportation, municipal, and private clients. She has 30 years of experience in engineering design with an emphasis on program and fiscal management, business development, and executive leadership. In addition, she has served as the URS principal-in-charge for numerous, high-profile projects including the AT&T Performing Arts Center, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, and the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

In 1993, Dev joined Wendy Lopez & Associates, a ten person women/minority-owned business. She was named Vice President within one year and became a shareholder and Chief Operating Officer in five years. She built a top notch environmental practice within the company and the firm merged with Garcia and Associates to form LOPEZGARCIA Group (LGG), one of the most recognized M/WBE firms in the State of Texas. In 2008, LGG was acquired by URS. As the URS NT/OK Operations Manager, she continues to influence the engineering community and is a committed mentor to emerging M/WBEs, with several firms currently enrolled in a URS mentor/protégé program.

Dev is active in a diverse set of organizations, both professionally and personally. She is committed to advancing opportunities for education in math and science, especially for women, and has led the firm’s participation in Visioneering at SMU and Engineers Week activities. Dev served as the 2007-2008 President of TSPE, Dallas Chapter; a State Director for ACEC Texas; and as a board member for the Dallas Regional Chamber, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, The Dallas Assembly, Washington University Civil Engineering Advisory Board, and the Dallas Chapter of the American Cancer Society. In support of her fight against cancer, friends and colleagues have participated in events to raise cancer awareness. At each event, Dev serves as both leader and cheerleader.

Dev graduated from Washington University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and is a registered professional engineer. She is also an alumnus of the Leadership Dallas Class of 2003. Dev is married to David Fremerman and they have two daughters, Priya and Eisha. Dev enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, cooking, and reading, and considers herself a life-long learner.

Jim Parrish


Year	Engineer of the Year
2012	Jean Maier Dean, PE
2011	John Ho, P.E.
2010	Mark K. Boyd, Ph.D, P.E.
2009	Roger Behgam, P.E.
2008	Marshall (Neal) Abernathy, P.E.
2007	Jeffrey W. Schroeter, P.E.
2006	Patrick L. Kunz, P.E.
2005	Elliot Short, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.
2004	Jill A. Jordan-Hanson, P.E.
2003	Natarajan Ramanan, Ph.D., P.E.
2002	Donald Price, Ph.D, P.E.
2001	Richard Mueller, P.E.
2000	Oren B. Kesler, Ph.D., P.E.
1999	David C. Dybala, P.E.
1998	Charles G. Wilmut, P.E.
1997	Jack Haston, P.E.
1996	Arthur F. Beck, P.E.
1995	Michael J. Masten, P.E.
1994	James E. Laughlin, P.E.
1993	Robert Lee Johnson, P.E.
1992	Philip Charles Crouse, P.E.
1991	Robert K. Tener, Ph.D., P.E.
1990	I. Carroll Finklea, P.E.
1989	Jose I Novoa, P.E.
1988	Alberto F. Gutierrez, P.E.
1987	Jack E. Rosenlund, P.E.
1986	Gerson Berman, P.E.
1985	Raymond C. Mason, P.E.
1984	Joe M. Nall, P.E.
1983	Robert J. Gary, P.E.
1982	Sophus A. Thompson, P.E.
1981	John D. Wisenbaker, P.E.
1980	Albert H. Halff , Ph.D., P.E.
1979	M. Lee Halford, P.E.
1978	Perry G. Brittain, P.E.
1977	Raymond L. Goodson, Jr., P.E.
1976	John Roebuck, P.E.
1975
1974	Charles W. Woolridge, P.E.
1973	W. Scott McDonald, P.E.
1970	Henry J. Graeser, P.E.
1958	Frank W. Chappel, Jr., P.E.
1957	R. M. Dixon
1955	T. Carr Forrest, Jr., P.E.
1952	W.W. Lynch, P.E. (Engineer of Year
1949	O.H. Koch, P.E. (Man of the Year)

"AN UPDATE ON THE TEXAS ECONOMY"

May 9, 2013

Media reports suggest the Texas economy may have gained some steam in recent months, with both employment and output growing faster than the nation and expected to remain so over the near term. Are these expectations reasonable? And has the Texas economy "turned the corner"?