By Adam Hunley, Marketing Communications Group > History, tradition, and togetherness are just a few words that come to mind with Purdue Road School. The event is an Indiana tradition that intertwines federal, state, and local agency personnel; elected officials; university faculty; and consultants into one action-packed program. This year’s event took place March 5 to 7, and drew roughly 2,500 attendees to Purdue University. American Structurepoint was recognized as a major sponsor, and our exhibit booth allowed our Business Development Group to meet and greet attendees, while showcasing our most innovative projects.

Road School is always a fantastic networking opportunity, but it’s also the ultimate learning environment for our engineers and industry colleagues. This year’s program included 138 learning sessions organized into 24 tracks. American Structurepoint had a big impact on the learning that took place. Mike Maurovich shared his expertise during a presentation on advanced pavement evaluation and design methods. Paul Jarboe, Amanda Johnson, and Ting Wei collaborated during their presentation on design visualization and dynamic assignment of traffic volumes. Alison Krupski and Chris Ogg shared details on the Lindberg Road Bridge project. Participants learned from Jeff Spicer and Ben Harvey during a presentation on environmental compliance. Jeromy Grenard delivered information to his attendees on the usefulness of bypass lanes in roundabouts, while Craig Parks taught listeners how to prequalify their consultants for roundabout work.

Undoubtedly, our contributions once again helped to make Road School successful, but more importantly, these efforts support the ongoing initiative of strengthening the American Structurepoint brand. Among thousands of attendees, our learning session presenters positioned themselves and our firm as the “subject expert” in some very important areas.