Baton Rouge, La. (ASCE-LA) - The name of past Section President Norma Jean Mattei, PE, has been submitted by the Section in nomination for Region 5 Director.

In his February 23, 2008 letter of nomination to current Region 5 Director Kathy Caldwell Section President E.R. (Ray) DesOrmeaux, PE, stated:

The Louisiana Section of ASCE takes great pride in nominating Dr. Norma J. Mattei as Director of ASCE Region 5.

Her many years of service to the profession includes ASCE Branch and Section leadership positions. Her dedication to the Louisiana Section of ASCE culminated in being Section President four (4) years ago. In addition to her current responsibility as a Region 5 Governor, she is an active member and participant in the Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering.

The Louisiana Section is fortunate in having a person with extensive educational, professional, and leadership skills as one of its outstanding members and spokesman. Her ability to motivate others and inspire consensus, all leading to well informed decision making, are recognized and admired by many members within our Section.

We, the Louisiana Section, without hesitation or exception, therefore petition the Region 5 Board to accept this nomination.

Mattei an Associate Professor employed by the University of New Orleans in its Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was appointed to an abbreviated term as the Section’s first Governor to serve on the newly formed ASCE Region 5 Board of Governors and she was reappointed to serve a full term. Mattei continues to be active in her home branch as the Chair of its Outreach Committee that annually sponsors a children’s event during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Last year Mattei was appointed and now serves as a member of the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board.

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