Great Basin Post

Calendar of Events
Post Officers
SAME Camp Info
Scholarship Info
www.same.org

The mission of the Society of American Military Engineers is to promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sector engineers, and related professionals.

Calendar of Events

June 2013    
Monthly Board Meeting 4 June The Landing, 11:00 Lunch, 11:30 Meeting
Monthly Meeting 20 June The Landing, 11:00 Lunch, 11:30 Meeting

Sustaining Member Presentation:  TBD
Program: TBD

July 2013    
Monthly Board Meeting 2 July The Landing, 11:00 Lunch, 11:30 Meeting
Monthly Meeting 18 July The Landing, 11:00 Lunch, 11:30 Meeting

Sustaining Member Presentation:  TBD
Program: TBD

August 2013    

Annual Golf Tournament is scheduled for August 8, 2013

Post Officers


President: Bob Elliott   Programs Chair:Everett Reynolds
Vice-President: Roberta Schlicher   Programs Committee: Daniel Dunning
Secretary: 2Lt Ricardo Basora   Programs Committee: Kalem Sessions
Treasurer: Jon Oldham   Programs/Readiness:  
Asst. Secretary-Treasurer: Darrin Wray   Publicity: Mark Holt
Past President/Director: David Friz   Education: Jim Lyon
Director:Buddy Briesmaster   Small Business: David Willis
Director: Craig Blackhurst   Membership: David Willis
Director: Lynn Hill   Awards: Paul Waite
Young Member: Bryan Close   UEC Rep: Daniel Dunning

Scholarship Opportunity for Engineering and Architecture
Students

College or University Students

The Great Basin Post of the Society of American Military Engineers invites freshmen, and sophomores pursuing an engineering or architecture degree from a Utah college or university to apply for a Lt. Col. G. Roger Sunada $1800 college scholarship. Award of three scholarships is
anticipated, with presentation in mid-February.

Just fill out an application (link below) and write a short essay telling us what you hope to contribute to society through a career in engineering.

The 2013 Application forms:

College Student Application (Microsoft Word)
College Student Application (Adobe PDF)

High School Seniors

The Great Basin Post of the Society of American Military Engineers invites high school seniors attending a Utah high school who plan to pursue an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited engineering degree or NAAB (National Architectural Accreditation Board)
architecture degree, to apply for a Lt. Col. G. Roger Sunada $1800 college scholarship. Award of three scholarships is anticipated.

Just fill out an application (link below) and write a short essay telling us what you hope to contribute to society through a career in engineering or architecture.

The 2013 Application forms:

High School Student Application (Microsoft Word)
High School Student Application (Adobe PDF)

Applications due: Friday, January 11, 2013


For questions, contact Jim Lyon, SAME Great Basin Post, Education Chair: james.lyon@hdrinc.com, 385-351-6480

SAME Camps

SAME offers a very unique series of engineering camps designed for High School students who excel in math, science and technical courses and are interested in pursuing engineering in college. All four Department of Defense services will offer a camp in 2012. To learn more and find an application, go to http://samecamps.org/. The Great Basin Post will select two students to sponsor and will pay for ½ of the application fee ($275 of $550 fee) and will pay for the round trip air fare. Applications need to be sent to the Great Basin Post Point of Contact by the dates shown below to allow us time to get the applications in to the camps by their deadlines.

Camp Application Deadlines
US Army Camp March 9, 2012
US Air Force Camp April 13, 2012
US Navy Seabees Camp April 27, 2012
US Marine Corps Camp March 30, 2012

Send your application to:
Mr. James Lyon, PE
Society of American Military Engineers
Great Basin Post
P.O. Box 56064
Hill AFB, UT 84056-006