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The January meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at 11:00 a.m.
on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 at the Louisville Downtown Marriott in
conjunction with the Post’s Small Business Workshop. More than 400 members
and guests were in attendance. Brian James, President of the Kentuckiana
Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone. Clay Kelly then led the
group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Fourth District Metro Councilman David Tandy addressed the attendees, and he presented two separate proclamations to President James; one from himself/Metro Council and a second from Congressman John Yarmuth. Mayor Greg Fischer then addressed the luncheon attendees. He welcomed everyone to Louisville and spoke for a few moments about his own experience as a Small Business owner. He shared his philosophy on innovation and reiterated the message, "You must be in the game to succeed." He congratulated all attendees for "being in the game." Mayor Fischer reiterated that we are all living in a, "social, digital, global, and volatile" world. He concluded his comments by highlighting some recent city and community accomplishments. President James then introduced the key note speaker, Mr. Jim Rogers, President of Fleetridge Consulting, whose presentation was titled, "Be Memorable and Win More Work." Mr. Rogers reiterated to those in attendance that being the best doesn't necessarily matter when trying to win more work. He called this the "Betterness Fallacy." Mr. Rogers encouraged companies to keep the focus on the client, reduce win themes, storytell, and refrain from asserting betterness upon the client. Following Mr. Rogers' presentation, President James gave a brief "State of the Post" address. He highlighted the benefits of SAME membership, the recent decision to form a Field Chapter at Ft. Knox, and the long-running success of the Post Scholarship Program. He also highlighted other events in which post members have been involved throughout the year including Mathcounts and the Small Business Workshop. Lastly, President James welcomed incoming president Steve Skaggs to the position and voiced his confidence in the abilities and leadership qualities Steve possesses. President James then invited Marci Snyder, SAME Regional Vice President, to join him on the stage to recognize and thank the 2011 Kentuckiana Post Board members for their service. Ray Frye, Programs Chair; Erin Hall, Scholarship Co-Chair; and Shenita McConis, Small Business Co-Chair, and President Brian James were all honored. Ms. Snyder then called the slate of new officers and directors for 2012 to the stage to be installed. They are: Steven Skaggs (Corps of Engineers) – President; COL Luke Leonard - 1st Vice President; Lee Carolan (Palmer Engineering) – 2nd Vice President; Vinay K. Polepalli (Global Solutions) – Secretary; John Allison (Corps of Engineers) – Treasurer; and the four elected directors: Rosemary Gilbertson and Marilyn Lewis (both of the Corps of Engineers), Clay Kelly (Strand Associates), and Lee Carolan (Palmer Engineering). Ms Snyder installed the Board. She then called the incoming Post President, Steve Skaggs (Corps of Engineers), to the podium and installed him while outgoing Post President Brian James passed the Post charter to the incoming President. Newly installed President Steve Skaggs made a few comments to the attendees and concluded by presenting Mr. James with a plaque recognizing his past year of service as President. The outgoing and incoming Presidents jointly presented the Kentuckiana Post 2012 Small Business Awards to:
Past President Brian James closed the meeting by thanking the Small
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November 2011 General Membership Meeting |
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The November meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 15
November 2011 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Seventy-seven (77) members and guests were in attendance. Brian James,
President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone.
President James then invited Marilyn Lewis to lead everyone in prayer and
the Pledge of Allegiance. Several announcements were made. President James:
President James then introduced the program speaker, Aaron Stover of Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Mr. Stover's presentation was titled, "Milton Madison Bridge Construction Update." The Milton Madison bridge connects Madison, IN and Milton, KY. It is the only bridge that serves that area. In May of 2008, the environmental phase of the project began. Michael Baker Jr. has been involved in the project since then, and their role has evolved over time. In August/September 2009, two major things occurred. A TIGER Grant was pursued and the procurement method for the bridge was finalized. Using the Design/Build procurement process, the bridge could be designed and constructed simultaneously. However, prior to letting the bid, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Indiana Department of Transportation wanted to ensure the bridge was:
Michael Baker Jr. developed design criteria to ensure these commitments. The Indiana Department of Transportation let the bids on 22 September 2010. Five contractors submitted bids, and Walsh was awarded the contract using a "formula" for effective bid price. They proposed 10 days of closure using an innovative approach called "bridge sliding." The new bridge will be open to traffic in September 2012. Construction is well underway and progress can be seen at www.miltonmadisonbridge.com. During the next few months, truss construction on barges will continue and the downstream towers will be rising out of the water. Mr. Stover answered several questions to conclude the presentation. President James then thanked the speaker and presented him with a small gift as a token of our chapter's appreciation. President James also made some final announcements. He reminded everyone that there will not be a December general meeting, but that the Small Business Workshop is on 24 January 2012. He encouraged meeting attendees to consider SAME membership (if not already a member) and committee involvement. Also, PDH certificates were made available in the back of the room for meeting attendees to take. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Respectfully submitted, Erin Hall Post Secretary |
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October 2011 General Membership Meeting |
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The October meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 18
October 2011 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Sixty-four (64) members and guests were in attendance. Brian James,
President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone.
President James then invited Clay Kelly to lead everyone in prayer and the
Pledge of Allegiance. Clay Kelly then made a few comments about Emergency Preparedness & Homeland Security committee and SAME's involvement with Kentucky Emergency Preparedness. If anyone in the private sector is interested in post-event building inspection of structures, bridges, etc. contact Lee Carolan or Clay Kelly to learn more about becoming certified. President James called up Nick Judd, the President of SAME/ASCE Student Chapter at U of L, and presented him with a $1,500 check. These were funds raised at the September SAME Golf Outing. Nick Judd provided update on recent and upcoming Student Chapter activities including Repair Affair (18 hours of effort) and Project Warm (winterizing the homes of low-income residents). Nick offered to add SAME members to the Student Chapter email list if anyone is interested in keeping up with the Chapter activities. After the check presentation, President James:
Rosemary Gilbetson then introduced the program speaker, Michael W. French of AMEC Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. Mr. French's presentation was titled, "Ancient Archaeology: Falls of the Ohio - Cross-Road of America." In 2003, Mr. French became involved in this research with AMEC was contracted to investigate the archaeological deposits near the McAlpine Lock and Dam project. The majority of the research discusses the interactions of early Native Americans in our region, and the presentation focused on the Mississippian Native American Village (AD 1100 to approximately 1350). In fact, many of the items found in the area known as "Shippingport" date back over 3,000 years. Mr French also:
Mr. French indicated that the entire report is not available online, but he will work to make as much of it available as possible. President James then thanked the speaker and presented him with a small gift as a token of our chapter's appreciation. President James also made some final announcements. He reminded everyone that during the next meeting on 15 November, Aaron Stover of Michael Baker will discuss the Milton Madison Bridge project. He also announced our intent to create a Ft. Knox SAME Chapter, encouraged meeting attendees to consider SAME membership (if not already a member), pick up a PDH certificate in the back of the room, and provide feedback to the board on programs. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Respectfully submitted, Erin Hall Post Secretary |
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August 2011 General Membership Meeting |
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The August meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 16
August 2011 at the Ft. Knox Leader's Club. Brian James, President of the
Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone. The prayer and
the Pledge of Allegiance were followed by several announcements. President
James:
President James introduced the program speaker, Mr. David Palermo of Life Shield Engineered Systems, LLC. Mr. Palermo's presentation was titled, "Recent Advancements in Blast Mitigation." Mr. Palermo accepted questions from the audience, and at the end of the question and answer period, President Brian James thanked the speaker and presented him with a small gift as a token of the Post's appreciation. He then reminded everyone to consider membership (if not already a member), pick up a PDH certificate in the back of the room, and provide feedback to the board on programs. He also mentioned the next KP-SAME membership meeting is scheduled for 18 October 2011, because the September meeting is replaced by the Golf Outing on 20 September 2011. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Lewis and Rosemary Gilbertson On behalf of Erin Hall Post Secretary |
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July 2011 General Membership Meeting |
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The July meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 19 July
2011 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Sixty-eight (68) members and guests were in attendance. Brian James,
President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone.
President James then invited Clay Kelly to lead everyone in prayer and the
Pledge of Allegiance. Several additional announcements were made. President James:
Ray Frye then introduced the program speaker, Mr. Steve Oglesby, Manager of Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) Region 13. Mr. Oglesby has been the State Earthquake Program Manager since 2002, and has kept the focus on a statewide approach to catastrophic response planning, not just earthquake planning. Mr. Oglesby's presentation was titled, "Commonwealth of Kentucky Catastrophic Response Plan – Draft." Mr. Oglesby reviewed the organizational structure that is used during disaster response. Per the chart, the Governor is the commander of Commonwealth Unified Command (CUC), and the Commonwealth Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) is the initial focal point of operations. The National Guard is the #1 supplier of volunteer resources. Volunteer fire departments also deploy a significant amount of volunteers during catastrophic situations. According to Mr. Oglesby, the probability of a 6.0 – 6.5 magnitude earthquake affecting our area is fairly high. Twenty-four (24) Kentucky counties are in a major earthquake impact zone. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake could affect 200,000 residents of Kentucky, and could cause 50-65% of the damage a 7.0 magnitude earthquake could cause. Structural engineers in the Commonwealth can help assess post-event building damage. According to Mr. Oglesby, if you are covered by professional liability (PL) insurance, you will maintain that coverage even if you are serving as a volunteer. There is a clause in an individual's PL insurance policy that states the policy doesn't apply if the individual doesn't receive payment for services. Mr. Oglesby assured everyone that they will receive payment from the Commonwealth because the Commonwealth has the ability to perform emergency contracting in catastrophic situations. Mr. Oglesby mentioned two types of training opportunities that are each 4 hours long. He is willing to work with the SAME group to provide the training courses. ATC 20 is a post-earthquake structural analysis training, and FEMA 154 is a proactive training course. He has funds available to purchase the training materials. President Brian James indicated that SAME is in the process of determining how our Society can help. One thing we can do is build a database of contact info for a post-earthquake structural response team. President James then thanked the speaker and presented him with a small gift as a token of our chapter's appreciation. Ray Frye announced the upcoming meeting dates and topics, and President James made some closing comments. He reminded everyone to consider membership (if not already a member), pick up a PDH certificate in the back of the room, and provide feedback to the board on programs. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1305. Respectfully submitted, Erin Hall Post Secretary |
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June 2011 General Membership Meeting |
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The June meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 21 June
2011 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building. More
than seventy-two (72) members and guests were in attendance. Brian James,
President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone.
President James then invited Clay Kelly to lead everyone in prayer and the
Pledge of Allegiance. Several additional announcements were made. President James:
President James introduced the program speaker, Mr. Robert Sneed, Chief of Water Management, Nashville District, USACE. Mr. Sneed discussed the 2010 Flooding of Nashville, TN. Mr. Sneed accepted questions from the audience, and at the end of the question and answer period, President Brian James thanked the speaker and presented him with a small gift as a token of the Post's appreciation. He then reminded everyone to consider membership (if not already a member), pick up a PDH certificate in the back of the room, and provide feedback to the board on programs. He also mentioned the next KP-SAME membership meeting is scheduled for 19 July 2011. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Respectfully submitted, Shenita McConis On behalf of: Erin Hall Post Secretary |
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May 2011 General Membership Meeting |
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The May meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 17 May
2011 at the University of Louisville Alumni Center. Thirty-eight (38)
members and guests were in attendance. Scholarship Co-Chair Erin Hall
welcomed everyone. Director Clay Kelly led the group in a prayer and the
Pledge of Allegiance. Ms. Hall gave a brief overview of the mission of SAME. She said this is the fourteenth year the Kentuckiana Post has assisted engineering students in pursuing their dream of an engineering degree; and the Post has provided over 67 scholarships. Before recognizing the 2011 scholarship winners, Ms. Hall recognized and thanked all those from the Kentuckiana Post who have worked hard over the years to make it possible for the Post to be in a financial position to support engineering students in their pursuit of an engineering career. Ms. Hall then introduced the five recipients and gave a short biography for each. As each recipient was announced, Ms. Hall and Post President Brian James presented the student with their scholarship. After all awards were distributed, each recipient was asked to say a few words about themselves and their goals in pursuing an engineering career. Scholarship winners were:
Following the presentation of scholarships, Ms. Hall introduced the program speaker, Carrie Hay, who is the current U of L ASCE/SAME Student Chapter Treasurer. Carrie talked about chapter activities during the past year, and she thanked the Kentuckiana Post for the generous financial support of the Steel Bridge Competition. Ms Hall offered some closing remarks, reminding attendees about the next regular membership meeting in June at the Federal Building. The topic will be the Nashville Flood of 2010. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Respectively submitted, Erin Hall Post Secretary |
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April 2011 General Membership Meeting |
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The April meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 19
April 2011 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Sixty-seven (67) members and guests were in attendance. Brian James,
President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone.
President James then invited Lee Carolan, Second Vice President, to lead
everyone in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Several additional announcements were made. President James:
President James introduced the program speaker, Glen Matlock, P.E. Mr. Matlock is a Subject Matter Expert regarding Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis. He is from the Walla Walla District, USACE, a Cost Engineering Directory of Expertise (DX) for Civil Works. Mr. Matlock's presentation was titled, "Cost & Schedule Risk Analysis Process (CSRA) for Civil Works. His presentation followed the following format: The Problem, Why is this being done?, and Conclusion. The Problem:
Why is this being done?
Mr. Matlock accepted question from the audience, and at the end of the question period, President Brian James thanked the speaker and presented him with a "Kentucky" coffee table book as a token of appreciation. He then reminded everyone to consider membership (if not already a member), pick up a PDH certificate in the back of the room, and provide feedback to the board on programs. He also mentioned the next KP-SAME membership meeting is scheduled for 17 May 2011 at the University Club. This is our annual Scholarship Lunch. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1255. Respectfully submitted, Erin Hall Post Secretary |
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March 2011 General Membership Meeting |
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The March meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 15
March 2011 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Forty-nine (49) members and guests were in attendance. Steve Skaggs, 1st
Vice President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by announcing
that the speaker was en route to the meeting and we would begin in
approximately fifteen minutes. At 1215, after welcoming everyone to the
meeting, Mr. Skaggs led the group in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Skaggs asked any new member or sustaining firms in attendance to stand up and introduce themselves.
Mr. Skaggs made several additional announcements including:
Ms. Marilyn Lewis announced that MathCounts is taking place on 25 March and 26 March 2011 at the Lexington Clarian Hotel on Newtown Pike if anyone is interested in attending. Mr Ray Frye thanked attendees for their continuing support and apologized for not having the speaker, University of Kentucky College of Engineering Dean Thomas Lester, show up for the meeting. Mr. Skaggs closed the meeting by announcing upcoming meeting dates and programs:
The meeting adjourned at approximately 1245. Respectfully submitted, Erin Hall Post Secretary |
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February 2011 General Membership Meeting |
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The February meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 15
February 2011 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Seventy-two (72) members and guests were in attendance. Brian James,
President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone.
President James then introduced the new board, shared his goals for 2011, reminded attendees to sign-in at the meeting room entrance, and announced that PDH credit would be given at the end of the meeting. President James also introduced Erin Hall, Scholarship Co-Chair, and Ms. Hall gave attendees information on the 2011 Scholarship Program. Ms. Hall directed attendees to the KP-SAME website and also indicated she would be available after the meeting if anyone was had questions about the scholarship program. President James then invited Mr. Clay Kelly to lead everyone in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President James introduced the program speakers, Dionne Delli-Gatti and Steve Mayes, both from Contech, who gave a presentation on "Rain Harvesting Systems." Ms. Delli-Gatti focused her presentation on the change in the regulatory arena and the shift in focus away from conservation. Ms. Delli-Gatti made several interesting points during her presentation including:
Mr. Steve Mayes spent a few minutes talking about the design side of a rain harvesting system. Mr. Mayes asked the meeting attendees if any of them had been involved in rain water harvesting systems. Two people raised their hand. According to Mr. Mayes, the design elements include client input, Contech inputs, and Contech deliverables. Ms. Delli-Gatti and Mr. Mayes presented an example using an excel tool known as a Rainwater Harvesting Solution. This tool helps someone evaluate and determine the most appropriate systems in order to maximize efficiency. Ms. Delli-Gatti and Mr. Mayes accepted question from the audience, and at the end of the question period, President Brian James thanked the speakers and presented them with a speaker gift as a token of appreciation. He then reminded everyone to consider membership (if not already a member), pick up a PDH certificate in the back of the room, and provide feedback to the board on programs. He also mentioned the next KP-SAME membership meeting is scheduled for 15 March 2011. Dr. Thomas Lester from the University of Kentucky College of Engineering will be speaking on the topic, "Engineering in the Commonwealth – Past, Present & Future." The meeting adjourned at approximately 1255. Respectfully submitted, Erin Hall Post Secretary |
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August 2010 General Membership Meeting |
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The August meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 17 August 2010 in the Regimental Room of the Leaders Club at Ft. Knox. Sixty (60) members and guests were in attendance. Rosemary Gilbertson, President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and saying how excited the Post leadership was to be at Ft. Knox for the meeting. Director Clay Kelly then led the group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Gilbertson encouraged everyone to sign in and reminded them to pick up a PDH certificate for their record of attendance. President Gilbertson noted upcoming SAME activities, including: the Ohio Valley/Great Lakes Regional Conference in Dayton from 31 August to 2 September, the Post Annual Golf Scramble at Quail Chase on 21 September, the 19 October Post meeting featuring Jay Manik of SAME National who will speak on “Readiness and Homeland Security”, and a tour of the new Louisville Downtown Arena on 28 October led by Arena Authority Chairman Jim Host. The last event requires reservations and is limited to the first 50 to sign up. Then the Programs Committee Co-Chair Ray Frye introduced the program speaker, Col. Jerome Stolinski, the Commander of the 533rd Engineer Detachment, FEST-M, USACE. Col. Stolinski and the 533rd’s Chief Engineer Charles Oliver gave a presentation on “Forward Deployable Contingency Initiatives.” Col. Stolinski opened by discussing the Field Force Agenda, which “provides agile, responsive, technical engineering and contract construction support to COCOMS (Combatant Commands) and their Army components worldwide.” He discussed the milestones the FEST-A and FEST-M Teams have gone through. He explained that Field Force Engineering (FFE) Teams include both deployable teams and reachback teams. He then showed a map of the locations through the United States of various support team members. Col. Stolinski described the goals of the “reachback” concept, which include consolidating expertise and maintaining consistency in design. He also discussed several of the mission tasks for the teams. Mr. Oliver then talked about capabilities, personnel, resources and some of the project missions involving the 533rd. He showed an organizational chart of the 533rd; discussed their Tele Engineering Communications and Capabilities, which he described as “self sustained and mobile”; discussed the FFE Reachback Tools, including cutting edge communications equipment; and gave an overview of the Theater Construction Management Systems, a large database storing design drawings, bill of materials lists and labor estimates of various projects. Mr. Oliver then closed by showing examples of projects, including a Base Camp Development for displaced civilians in Haiti. After a period of questions and answers, President Gilbertson thanked the speakers and presented them with a speaker gift as a token of appreciation. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Respectively submitted, Janet S. Skees, P.E. |
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July 2010 General Membership Meeting |
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The July meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 20 July 2010 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building. Sixty-seven (67) members and guests were in attendance. Rosemary Gilbertson, President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone. Past President Marilyn Lewis led the group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Gilbertson encouraged everyone to sign in and reminded them to pick up a PDH certificate for their record of attendance. She opened the floor for new SAME members in attendance to introduce themselves. President Gilbertson noted upcoming SAME activities, including: the Nashville Post Infrastructure Security Workshop on 11 August and the Ohio Valley/Great Lakes Regional Conference in Dayton from 31 August to 2 September. Then the Programs Committee Co-Chair Ray Frye announced the upcoming Kentuckiana Post programs. The Post general membership meeting for August will be held at Ft. Knox on 17 August. Mr. Frye said that those wishing to attend need to RSVP. The Post golf scramble will be held on 21 September at Quail Chase. The 19 October lunch speaker will feature Jay Manik of CDM and SAME National speaking on “Readiness and Homeland Security”. Mr. Manik will also be conducting a workshop on that topic the same day. The Post has scheduled a tour of the new downtown arena for 28 October at 3 p.m. to be led by Jim Host, Executive Director of the Arena Authority. The tour is limited to the first 50 to sign up. Mr. Frye then introduced the first of two speakers, Lincoln Tucker, the student the Post sponsored to attend the Engineering and Construction Camp at the Air Force Academy this summer. Lincoln described the camper activities for each of the seven days. Activities included: developing a procedure for trapping a bear in a dumpster, building a concrete beam and later in the week breaking it to determine its strength, touring the Air Force Academy, building a water balloon launcher, and constructing sheds. He concluded by thanking the Post for sponsoring him and said attending camp was “a great experience. I got to know a lot about engineering in the military and outside of it.” The two speakers for the remainder of the program were introduced by Mary Ann Just of the Louisville District. They were Laurance Glasser and Greg Kight of Jacobs Engineering, who spoke on the “Las Cruces, New Mexico Army Reserve Center, Sustainability Pilot Project.” Mr. Glasser discussed the project’s energy reduction goals for the 38,000 square foot building located on a 15 acre site. He discussed daylight harvesting, solar orientation to maximize north/south exposure, natural ventilation, thermal mass and insulating strategies, kitchen efficiency and use of solar hot water panels. For storm water management, the designers are looking at using bioswales and capturing rain water and storing it in a tank for irrigating the site and flushing toilets. Using ASHRAE 90.1-04 as the baseline, the team’s schematic level analysis shows a reduction in energy use of 45%. Mr. Glasser said that number is increasing as the project moves forward. He explained that BIM and energy modeling was used to facilitate decision making, and wrapped up his part of the presentation by showing renderings of the building. Mr. Greg Kight then spoke about the process of collaborating as an integrated design team. He said they used an eco-charrette process to brainstorm. He also said the team is targeting LEED Platinum certification for the project. After a period of questions and answers, President Gilbertson thanked the speakers and presented each of them with a speaker gift as a token of appreciation. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Respectively submitted, Janet S. Skees, P.E. |
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June 2010 General Membership Meeting |
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The June meeting of the
Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 15 June 2010 in the cafeteria
meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building. Sixty-four (64) members and
guests were in attendance. Rosemary Gilbertson, President of the
Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone. Director Clay
Kelly led the group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. delivers superior performance, refine program execution |
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May 2010 General Membership Meeting |
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The May meeting of the
Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 18 May 2010 at the University
of Louisville Alumni Center. Fifty-four (54) members and guests were in
attendance. Scholarship Co-Chair Erin Hall welcomed everyone. Director Clay
Kelly led the group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Meredith Doll is a Sophomore at the University
of Kentucky, who expects to receive her undergraduate degree in Civil
Engineering in May 2012 and plans to obtain a graduate degree from UK in May
of 2014. (Note: Meredith was not able to be present at the meeting
because she was on a trip to Africa with UK’s Engineers Without Borders. |
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April 2010 General Membership Meeting |
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The April meeting of
the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 20 April 2010 in the
cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building. Ninety-three (93)
members and guests were in attendance. Rosemary Gilbertson, President of
the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone. Director
Clay Kelly led the group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. |
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March 2010 General Membership Meeting |
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The March meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was
held at noon on 18 March 2010 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli
Federal Building. Eighty-three (83) members and guests were in attendance.
Rosemary Gilbertson, President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened the meeting
by welcoming everyone. Past President Marilyn Lewis led the group in a
prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Ms. Lewis invited anyone interested in
volunteering to participate in the state Math Counts competition to be held
in Louisville at the Galt House West on 30 March.
After a period of questions and answers, President Gilbertson thanked Dr. Peters for his presentation and provided him with a speaker gift as a token of appreciation. The next membership meeting is scheduled for 20 April, when the Corps’ Steve Durrett will speak on the USACE Levee Program. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Respectively submitted, Janet S. Skees, P.E. Post Secretary |
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February 2010 General Membership Meeting |
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The February meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was
held at noon on 16 February 2010 in the cafeteria meeting room of the
Mazzoli Federal Building. Thirty-six (36) members and guests were in
attendance. Rosemary Gilbertson, President of the Kentuckiana Post, opened
the meeting by welcoming everyone. Past President Marilyn Lewis led the
group in a prayer, followed by President Gilbertson leading the Pledge of
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November 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The November meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was
held at noon on 17 November 2009 in the cafeteria meeting room of the
Mazzoli Federal Building. Sixty-five (65) members and guests were in
attendance. Marilyn Lewis, President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the
meeting by welcoming everyone. Past President Clay Kelly led the group in a
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October 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The October meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was
held at noon on 20 October 2009 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli
Federal Building. One Hundred and Eight (108) members and guests were in
attendance. Marilyn Lewis, President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the
meeting by welcoming everyone. Past President Clay Kelly led the group in a
prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Janet S. Skees, P.E.
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September 2009 Golf Scramble |
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The annual SAME Kentuckiana Post golf scramble was held on Tuesday,
September 15th at Quail Chase golf club in Louisville. The weather was
perfect and the golf course was in excellent shape except for a few hoof
prints left by a loose horse who provided an “only in Kentucky” moment as he
stampeded across the course. 103 total golfers (46 Federal and 57
Non-Federal members) attended the event which raised over $2,800 for the
Post. The University of Louisville Student Chapter raised $764 from mulligan
sales and the putting contest. Hole sponsors and scramble results are listed
below:
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August 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The August meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 18
August 2009 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Seventy-eight (78) members and guests were in attendance. Marilyn Lewis,
President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by welcoming
everyone. Past President Clay Kelly led the group in a prayer and the Pledge
of Allegiance. Randy Stambaugh discussed the upcoming Golf Scramble on 15 September and encouraged those interested to submit their registration forms before the 19 September deadline. He said the form is on the Post’s website. Marci Snyder of Woolpert, from the Kitty Hawk Post in Dayton, announced that their post will host the 2010 Ohio Valley/Great Lakes Regional Conference. She said they are currently signing up sponsors. The theme of the conference will be “Challenge, Revitalize and Transform.” President Lewis thanked those who presented the SAME awards at the ROTC Leaders Training Course award ceremonies at Ft. Knox. Education and Training Co-chair Barry Dixon provided advanced notice of a planned workshop on sustainability to be held on 20 October. He said an informational flyer should be distributed within the next week or two. Col. Keith Landry introduced the luncheon speaker, Col. Jeff Ogden, who is the Deputy Garrison Commander for Transformation at Ft. Knox and was the previous Deputy Commander in the Louisville District.  Col. Ogden spoke on “MILCON Transformation at Ft. Knox.” He showed a video which gave an overview of Ft. Knox - beginning with its founding in 1918 as Camp Knox and continuing to its present day with the construction of the Human Resources Center of Excellence and the effect of BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) on Ft. Knox’s mission. He followed the video with information on BRAC 2005. He said the result will be the installation will have a 30% growth in permanent military and full-time civilian personnel. He showed a footprint of what the Post will look like in 2011, when BRAC has been fully implemented. One of the main additions to Ft. Knox will be the Human Resources Center of Excellence, which will have 883,180 square feet – a structure 1/6 the size of the Pentagon. It will house 4,294 employees and have parking for 3,765 automobiles. It is scheduled to be occupied in June 2010, with personnel relocating to Ft. Knox from three HR facilities across the country. Col. Ogden discussed other projects at Ft. Knox, such as the new High School that just opened. He gave an overview of the impact of BRAC in terms of net gains and losses in personnel and payroll at Ft. Knox. He said Ft. Knox will go into the future moving from a predominant blue collar workforce to a predominant white collar work force. Col. Ogden’s presentation was followed by a period of questions and answers. President Lewis closed the meeting reminding everyone of upcoming meetings. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Janet S. Skees, P.E.
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July 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The July meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on
Tuesday, 21 July 2009 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal
Building. Eighty-Four (84) members and guests were in attendance. Marilyn
Lewis, President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by welcoming
everyone and leading the group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Lewis then offered a few comments; she reminded everyone that the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Regional Conference will be from the 11th to the 13th of August in Detroit. She said the Kentuckiana Post’s Annual Golf Scramble will be on Tuesday, the 15th of September. She said they moved the scramble to the afternoon to allow people to participate without having to take an entire day off work. She explained that the proceeds from the scramble go to support the troops. President Lewis then thanked those who volunteered to present the Post’s awards to individuals who have completed the ROTC Leaders Training Course at Ft. Knox. She said there is still one day available when she needs a volunteer to attend the awards ceremony – Sunday, the 9th of August. President Lewis then introduced Will Hoggatt from Pittsboro, Indiana, the student the Post sponsored to attend the U.S. Air Force Engineering and Construction Camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Will gave a slide show presentation and discussed his camp experience. He said the students broke out into “flights” (groups of about 10 students) at the camp. And the “flights” competed against each other in activities such as building a catapult. At the end of the week, the scores for each team were added. Will said his “flight” took second place overall. He said they visited the Air Force Academy, which was very meaningful, as he is currently applying to attend the Academy. He said he learned leadership and teamwork from the camp experience. Will thanked the Post for sponsoring him to attend the camp. Programs Co-Chair Ray Frye then introduced Dr. Mike Evans, of Evans and Associates, who presented “Leadership Starts and Stops with the Leader”. Dr. Evans gave an animated talk using personal examples and discussed Emotional Intelligence (EI). He showed a model that describes a process of solving problems. He said it starts with Awareness – an understanding of why we do what we do. Next comes Self Preparation – getting ourselves prepared for a situation by asking, “What did I actually hear and see?” Next is Conflict Reduction – being able to utilize skills such as assertion, listening and being able to know ourselves so that we do not get to our emotional breaking point. The process then leads into Negotiation – where you try to understand the “whys” behind what somebody wants so you can get an agreement that works for both of you. And lastly, you arrive at the Agreement stage with the other individual. Dr. Evans said that an important part of getting to an agreement is your values that dictate every decision you make. He said it is important to realize that others are seeing the situation “though different lenses” because they may have a different set of values. One rule Dr. Evans laid out is that “No one will ever listen to you unless you listen to them first.” He said you can approach a situation by being assertive, aggressive or submissive. He gave examples of each. “Sometimes,” he said, “being submissive is the right approach – just walking away from a situation.” After Dr. Evans’ presentation, President Lewis thanked him and provided him with a speaker gift. She reminded the group that the next regular membership meeting of the Post will be on 18 August with COL Jeffrey Ogden giving a presentation on “MILCON Transformation at Ft. Knox.” The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:00 p.m. Janet S. Skees, P.E.
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June 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The June meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 16 June
2009 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Sixty-Eight (68) members and guests were in attendance. Marilyn Lewis,
President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by welcoming
everyone. Past President Clay Kelly led the group in a prayer and the Pledge
of Allegiance. President Lewis offered a few comments. She recognized Mike Barry, Past President of the Nashville Post, who was in attendance and offered his congratulations to the Kentuckiana Post’s recognition for achievement at the national conference in May. President Lewis reported that the Post has selected two individuals to attend two of the SAME sponsored Engineering and Construction Camps this summer. The Post has recommended to National SAME that Will Hoggatt of Pittsboro, Indiana attend the Air Force Academy Camp and Taylor Young of Fisherville, Kentucky attend the Seabees Camp. President Lewis discussed upcoming activities. She said the USACE Infrastructure Conference will be held in Cleveland from 20 to 24 July. The Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Regional Conference will take place in Detroit from 11 to 13 August. Information on both events will be posted on the Post web site. President Lewis said she is still looking for volunteers to make an award presentation to the top graduate of each class of the ROTC Leaders Training Course held at Ft. Knox. Programs Co-Chair Ray Frye then introduced the guest speaker for the luncheon meeting, Mickey Wilhelm, Dean of the Speed School of Engineering, who gave a presentation on the “Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship (CCRERES).” Dean Wilhelm discussed the background for the founding of the Center. He talked about U of L’s programs that led to a partnership with the state on this initiative. He said U of L’s areas of focus have included: next generation biofuels, materials (such as batteries and fuel cells, hybrid vehicles, etc.), logistics and distribution, and renewable energy resources. He said there are several centers already at U of L focusing on these areas, such as the Institute for Advanced Materials, From Lab to Marketplace, Micro/Nanotechnology Center, Rapid Prototyping Center, the Logistics and Distribution Institute and the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center. Dean Wilhelm said the Conn Center was established through a January 26, 2009 announcement by Governor Steve Beshear who said that Kentucky would enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with U of L for establishing the center. The center would be for renewable energy research and would borrow the expertise of all the areas of the various centers that are already in existence at U of L. The stimulus for the Governor’s support was a gift from Henry and Rebecca Conn, who pledged over $20 million toward renewable energy research. It is a deferred gift that will be realized in a few years and will enable the hiring of several eminent scientists, engineers and students at U of L. Initial research themes will include: Energy Storage, Alternative Fuels, Smart Grid, Energy Efficiency, and New Energy Sources. Dean Wilhelm then gave some examples of types of research that is currently going on at U of L. His presentation was followed by a period of Questions and Answers. President Lewis thanked Dean Wilhelm and presented him with a token of appreciation. The speaker for the 21 July meeting will be Dr. Mike Evans of Evans and Associates who will present a program entitled, “Leadership Starts and Stops With the Leader”. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Janet S. Skees, P.E.
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May 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The May meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 19 May
2009 at the Cardinal Hall of Fame Café on Crittenden Drive. Thirty-two (32)
members and guests were in attendance. Past-President Clay Kelly opened the
meeting by leading in prayer. Scholarship Co-Chair Erin Hall welcomed everyone and gave a brief overview of the mission of SAME. She said this is the twelfth year the Kentuckiana Post has assisted engineering students in pursuing their dream of an engineering degree; and the Post has provided over 50 scholarships. Before recognizing the 2009 scholarship winners, Ms. Hall recognized and thanked all those from the Kentuckiana Post who have worked hard over the years to make it possible for the Post to be in a financial position to support engineering students in their pursuit of an engineering career. She also thanked Scholarship Co-Chair Adam Connelly. Ms. Hall said that this year there were more applicants than ever before. Sixteen total applicants represented seven different schools; and four schools were represented among the five students selected to receive scholarships. She then introduced the five recipients and gave a short biography for each. Scholarship winners were:
Following the presentation of scholarships, Ms. Hall introduced the
program speaker, Christie Allgeier, who is the current U of L ASCE/SAME
student chapter vice president. She is a Civil Engineering graduate student
with a concentration on Structures and Geotech. She talked about the
activities of the student chapter and their plans for the future.
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April 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The April meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 21
April 2009 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Ninety-Five (95) members and guests were in attendance. Marilyn Lewis,
President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by welcoming
everyone and leading the group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Lewis offered a few comments. She reported that the Post has selected five engineering students to each receive $3,000 scholarships, which will be awarded at the May meeting. She encouraged attendance at this meeting to support the students. President Lewis said the Post selected one individual out of three applicants for support to attend the Air Force Academy Engineering and Construction Camp. She said the Post is looking for individuals to apply to attend the Seabees Camp, which has a 15 May deadline for submittal of the application. President Lewis discussed upcoming activities. She said the June membership meeting will include a presentation by Mickey Wilhelm, Dean of the Speed School of Engineering, who will speak on the “Cohn Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship.” The July speaker will be Dr. Mike Evans of Evans and Associates who will present a program entitled, “Leadership Starts and Stops With the Leader”. President Lewis said the national SAME Conference will be from 12 to 15 May in Salt Lake City. And, the national MathCounts competition will be from 7 to 10 May in Orlando, Florida. She said there are four students representing the state of Kentucky who will be advancing to the national competition. She said SAME is one of the sponsoring organizations for MathCounts. Programs Co-Chair Ray Frye then introduced the guest speaker for the luncheon meeting, Mr. Jim Host, Chairman of the Louisville Arena Authority, gave a presentation on the Louisville Downtown Arena. Mr. Host is one of fifteen people who serve on the authority on a “strictly volunteer basis.” He showed a video of a computerized fly through of what the arena will look like when it is finished. It will have the largest plaza, at 1-1/2 acres, of any arena in the United States. The lobby area will be 14,000 square feet – large enough to host banquets for up to 1,000 people. The arena will also house a Norton’s Emergency Care Center. There will be 22,000 seats, with 11,000 downstairs and 11,000 upstairs. There will be a 650 seat restaurant and sports bar facing the river open to the public during all events and rented to private groups to use at other times. There will also be lounges on each end of the arena. Mr. Host continued his presentation by showing the various configurations that the arena could be arranged for basketball, arena football, concert setup, indoor soccer, and ice hockey. He also showed a typical suite that seats 16. The NCAA was so impressed with the planned facility, according to Mr. Host, that they selected the arena as the site for the 2012 final NCAA volleyball championship. Additionally, he said, they have already booked two national conventions that will use the arena hospitality rooms for some of their meetings in conjunction with their events at the Convention Center. He said the arena includes a lot of space that can be used for other events to generate income. He then showed renderings of what the outside of the arena would look like, including a fountain with changing colors at night. Mr. Host concluded his formal presentation and opened the floor to questions and answers. One individual said he was concerned about the downtown traffic and asked how this was being addressed. Mr. Host compared the situation to Rupp Arena in Lexington which seats 24,000 and is also located in a downtown area. He said because of the number of available options for parking, the Rupp Area can be cleared in 20 minutes. He said there are 15,000 parking spaces within two blocks of the proposed Louisville arena. He said the Arena Authority has a traffic committee and they are currently working with various local agencies on the best approach for handling traffic. He said the City is already knowledgeable about handling traffic in the downtown area through their experiences with Thunder Over Louisville and the Derby. Mr. Host discussed the financing process and the complexities of getting the bond issue. He also talked about the sustainable, or “green”, aspects of the project. He said he wanted the arena project to be LEED certified but the certifying agency doesn’t certify arenas; and it would cost $4.5 million to get it certified. So they went the route of making the facility Energy Star compliant with everything they have done. He said that even the site of the arena was a Brownfields redevelopment site. He said if they were to pursue LEED certification, they would obtain at least 32 points with what they have planned, and it takes a minimum of 26 points to get certified. He said the project will be the first ever arena to be an Energy Star partner. Mr. Host concluded his remarks by discussing the selection process for the arena’s designers. He said HOK was selected as the lead architectural firm. After Mr. Host’s presentation, Programs Committee Co-Chair Ray Frye provided Mr. Host will a small speaker gift and thanked him. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Janet S. Skees, P.E.
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March 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The March meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 17
March 2009 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Ninety-Three (93) members and guests were in attendance. Marilyn Lewis,
President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by welcoming
everyone and leading the group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Lewis offered a few comments. She reported that the Post has heard that we were successful in our streamer submissions; and she said she is looking forward to the announcement of awards. She said the Post scholarship applications were due on 16 March. Additionally, applications for this summer’s Construction Camps will soon be due, with the Air Force camp application being due to the Post on 31 March to meet the 24 April deadline for submission to National SAME. The Navy camp applications are not due to National until 15 May. President Lewis said that the Math Counts competition was held last month in Louisville, with the winners advancing to the state competition on 28 March to be held in Lexington at the Holiday Inn North. She asked for volunteers to help at that event. President Lewis reported that the National SAME Conference will be in Salt Lake City 12-15 May. She said that anyone interested in getting involved in SAME could contact committee chairs, whose names are listed on the Post web site. President Lewis then introduced the guest speaker for the luncheon meeting, Mr. Terry Sullivan, a structural engineer with the Louisville District, who gave a presentation on “Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina I-Wall Failures and Applications to Louisville District’s Flood Protection Projects”. Mr. Sullivan gave an overview of the flood protection system in New Orleans, discussed the basics of I-wall design and construction, and summarized the modes of failure of I-walls. He said the damage from the 2005 Hurricane Katrina included 50 major breaches in over 300 miles of flood protection for New Orleans. Four of these breaches were caused by foundation-induced failures at the I-Walls. The Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET) developed a sequence of reports. It was determined that about 45 of the 50 failures were caused by overtopping and scour. Mr. Sullivan continued by discussing I-Wall remediation in New Orleans. He said that from September 2005 to June 2006, the Corps had to work fast to make repairs. The decision was not to use I-Walls. He said they used T-base walls with sheet pile cutoff that sometimes went 70 to 90 feet below grade to penetrate all the way through the sand. He explained how Katrina affected the Corps’ operations. He said that Post-Katrina, the Corps had to evaluate all of the I-Walls in the country. Geotechnical and structural engineers performed visual inspections of the I-Walls. Reports were sent to local sponsors stating that I-Walls in excess of six feet in height actually provided a level of protection less than what was previously specified. For the Louisville District, there are 27,600 lineal feet of I-Wall. The Phase II evaluation required all I-Walls greater than six feet to be evaluated. They have evaluated all of the Louisville District I-Walls and are awaiting guidance for Phase III, which is expected in October 2010. Mr. Sullivan continued by showing a map of plans for full protection all the way around New Orleans. After a period of Q/A, President Lewis thanked Mr. Sullivan for his presentation, and provided him with a speaker gift. Programs Co-chair Ray Frye summarized the topics for the upcoming meetings. He said that the 21 April meeting will feature speaker Jim Host, Chairman of the Louisville Arena Authority, who will discuss the progress on the construction of the downtown arena. The May meeting will include presentation of scholarships and will be held at the University of Louisville. In June, Dr. Mickey Wilhelm, Dean of the University of Louisville’s Speed School of Engineering, will give a presentation on the Cohn Center for Renewable Energy and Environmental Stewardship. In July, Dr. Mike Evans, a leadership consultant to the Louisville District, will speak on the topic of Leadership. In August, Col. Jeff Ogden, Ft. Knox’s Garrison Commander for Milcon Transformation, will discuss Ft. Knox’s progress in this area. And the Post’s Golf Scramble will be held again in this year in September. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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February 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The February meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held at noon on 17
February 2009 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Seventy (70) members and guests were in attendance. Marilyn Lewis, President
of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and
leading the group in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Lewis offered a few comments. She reminded everyone to sign in for the meeting as proof of attendance and as a backup for verifying PDH’s earned. She reported that the Corps’ Open House and SAME’s Small Business Workshop held in January were successful. She said the presentations from the Small Business Workshop are now on the Post’s web site. President Lewis thanked Past President Clay Kelly for spearheading the effort to submit the streamer submittals to National SAME. She reminded the group that the Louisville Chapter of Math Counts will be held on Saturday 28 February at the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering; and she asked for volunteers to help with that event. President Lewis reported that the 2009 Post scholarship applications are now available and are due to be submitted in mid March. They are available on the Post website. She said the Post will award up to five $3,000 scholarships. President Lewis reminded everyone that Post membership meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month, and said that next month’s meeting, on 17 March, will be a presentation by Terry Sullivan on the Corps’ levee work. President Lewis then introduced the guest speaker for the luncheon meeting, Mr. Doug Pohl, a registered architect, who gave a presentation on “USACE Implementation of LEED”. Mr. Pohl’s presentation was based on a document created by the Corps entitled, “USACE Army LEED Implementation Guide” dated 15 January 2008. Some of the aspects of his talk included information on: the Corps’ policy, Army and Air Force requirements, Military Transformation, LEED registration and certification, reporting, the project manager’s responsibilities, engineering responsibilities, and construction administration responsibilities. He said that LEED Silver is the minimum design standard for Army projects scheduled for FY 08 and beyond. While the Corps is required to do LEED design for any project, Mr. Pohl said that LEED Silver may not be achievable for all projects because some projects may not be able to obtain enough points, due to the nature of the project. Documentation is required for all projects; and for those that are not able to achieve LEED Silver, backup is prepared both for the points obtained and for those that were not obtainable. Mr. Pohl said the Air Force is now on board with the LEED program. Beginning in FY 09, all new construction and major innovation will have to be designed to achieve LEED Silver. Mr. Pohl explained that the Corps’ Centers of Standardization (COS’s) develop LEED points for individual facility types and the Geographic Districts develop the LEED points associated with the specific project site. He explained that the government will validate the projects for LEED compliance, but the certification comes through the US Green Building Council (USGBC). Although all projects are not taken through the USGBC certification process, a number of projects are selected to be certified primarily because it makes the Corps accountable. Mr. Pohl talked about the importance of educating the end users of a facility to make sure they operate it as it was intended in order to see “true results.” Following a period of questions and answers, he pointed out that a link to the Implementation Guide is on the Corps’ web site. President Lewis thanked Mr. Pohl for his presentation. In addition to providing him with a traditional speaker gift, she presented a bright yellow booklet entitled “Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies.” President Lewis reminded everyone that next month’s meeting on 17 March will include a presentation on levees; and she asked for topic ideas for future meetings. Prior to closing, she mentioned that several members have let their memberships lapse and encouraged those individuals to take care of renewing. The meeting adjourned at approximately 1300. Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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January 2009 General Membership Meeting |
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The January meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 28 January 2009
at the Holiday Inn Airport South on Fern Valley Road in conjunction with the
luncheon during the Post’s Third Annual Small Business Workshop. There were
One Hundred Thirty (130) people in attendance at the event and Twenty-Three
(23) exhibitors. Attendance was down from the numbers registered, but seemed
to be remarkable in light of the ice storm and electric outages that plagued
the state that week. Clay Kelly, President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and leading in a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Kelly offered a few comments. He encouraged people to be pro-active about getting involved in the Post, and not to wait until someone asks them. He mentioned that the proceeds of the Small Business Workshop are being used to support the troops, one of SAME’s missions. He said the Post gives away about $30,000 annually toward SAME’s primary mission - to support national defense. President Kelly thanked those who had “mentored him along the way” during his year as President of the Post, and then introduced Mercedes Enrique to install the Post’s new officers for the coming year. Ms. Enrique serves on the National Board as Chair of the SAME Small Business Council. She read SAME’s mission and reviewed the five goals of the organization. Ms. Enrique then introduced the Post officers and proceeded with the installation of the following individuals:
Clay Kelly then transferred the post By-Laws and Mission Statement to
incoming President Marilyn Lewis, and Ms. Enrique installed Ms. Lewis as the
Post’s new President.
Mr. Kelly recognized the nine sponsors for the workshop. He mentioned
that the proceeds of this year’s workshop went to provide VISA cards to
support the troops at Christmas, to help with their additional expenses at
that time including travel to come home. He thanked Brittany Ford of the
Corps of Engineers and Lindsay Phegley of QEPI for their organizational
efforts toward the workshop. He also thanked the Post’s Small Business
Committee members Linda Hunt-Smith, Steve Skaggs and Anne Black.
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November 2008 General Membership Meeting |
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The November meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 18 November
2008 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Sixty-three (63) members and guests were in attendance. Clay Kelly,
President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by welcoming
everyone and reminding them that although the advertised start time for the
Post meeting is 1130, the actual business meeting does not start until noon
to allow attendees to eat their lunch and spend some time networking. He
reminded the group to sign in as a record of their attendance, which will
serve as backup should they not obtain or lose their PDH certificate for the
day’s meeting. 1st Vice President Marilyn Lewis shared that ASCE will be offering a tour of the McAlpine Locks construction site on Friday 21 November at 1600; and anyone interested in participating should let her know. President Kelly then led the group in the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Small Business Committee Co-Chair Steve Skaggs reported that the Post’s Small Business Workshop will be held on Wednesday 28 January at the Holiday Inn Airport South on Fern Valley Road. The program portion will start at 0800, after breakfast. Mr. Tony Bell, Chief of the Small Business Program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, D.C., will be a featured speaker. Mr. Skaggs said those interested in more information can find it at the Post web site. Fred Grant, with the Louisville District Corps, said that the District’s Open House will be held on 27 January at the Seelbach Hotel starting at 0800, with registration beginning at 0700. Lunch will then be either on your own or with the Kentuckiana Post’s General Membership Meeting to be held that day in the Federal Building cafeteria meeting room. The afternoon will offer opportunities to schedule individual meetings with various Corps of Engineers representatives. President Kelly reported that because National SAME moved their Small Business Conference to December, the Kentuckiana Post decided to move the Small Business Workshop from December to January to coincide with the Corps’ Open House. He said the Workshop should finish up on Wednesday afternoon early enough for attendees to make afternoon flight arrangements. President Kelly said there will be no December regular membership meeting, but the Board will meet to finalize Streamer submittals. President Kelly then introduced Ben Myser, a Senior at the University of Louisville, who was part of the Engineers Without Borders group that the Post supported, in part, to go to Belize in May. Mr. Myser shared some of the accomplishments of the trip. He said that Belize is a former British colony in Central America with a population of 300,000. He said it is an ecologically diverse area with problems with water distribution. During their trip, the students worked to fix leaks in pipes, worked on septic tanks, and addressed developing a water purification system using salt and electrolyses to make chlorine. They also identified possible future projects. Mr. Myser said the cost of the trip was $1340 per person, including airfare, lodging and food. The group is looking to increase in the future: student involvement, professional involvement, sponsor donations, faculty involvement, capstone projects, and collaboration with engineering programs at UK and WKU. He thanked SAME for sponsoring the trip. Then, President Kelly introduced program speaker David Dickey, a structural engineer and project manager with Mason and Hanger, who spoke on “Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Challenges in Renovation of Existing Military Facilities.” Mr. Dickey said that the DoD Mininum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings is the UFC4-010-01. He said that not all renovations have to comply with the standards and discussed the triggers that would require compliance. He talked about the importance of the information gathering process including the site visit and consideration of possible unforeseen conditions. He gave examples of aspects of the civil/site, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and structural design issues. He said one of the biggest issues with existing facilities is obtaining the required standoff distance and getting a controlled perimeter. He said one of the more pricey aspects of a project is window replacements. Mr. Dickey finished by emphasizing that every project is different. President Kelly encouraged the many guests in attendance to consider SAME membership and discussed briefly the organization’s mission. The meeting concluded at approximately 1300. Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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The October meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 21 October 2008
in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building. Forty-four
(44) members and guests were in attendance. Clay Kelly, President of the
Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by leading the group in the prayer
and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Kelly reminded the group to sign in as a record of their attendance, which will serve as backup should they not obtain or lose their PDH certificate for the day’s meeting. President Kelly reviewed the September meeting. He reminded everyone that regular membership meetings are the third Tuesday of each month, with the next meeting being scheduled for 18 November. He said that because the National SAME Small Business Conference is being held in December, the Kentucky Post Small Business Workshop that is normally scheduled for December is being moved to January. And, there will be no regular membership meeting in December. President Kelly said the Corps Open House is scheduled for Tuesday 27 January; and the Small Business Workshop will be held on the following day – Wednesday 28 January. He said the topics at the workshop will be geared toward small businesses but there will be opportunities for large businesses to participate and interact as well. President Kelly then introduced Jim Fitzhugh, AIA, NCARB, who spoke on “Building the Perfect Design/Build RFP Tool”. Mr. Fitzhugh, who has 20 years experience with military design and construction, is a principal of RSP Architects and the managing principal of its Government Studio. He has overseen the development of more than 60 projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Army Reserve. He has led the RSP team in their efforts to develop, update and maintain Army Reserve criteria and standard documents. Working closely with the Army Reserve and the Louisville District, RSP has updated the Army Reserve’s Design Guide, developed its RPX Manual, developed and updated its D/B RFP Instruction Manual, and developed its IT Manual. Mr. Fitzhugh talked about the history of the Army Reserve’s procurement. He explained that the mission moved to Design/Build (D/B) in the mid 80’s because of the challenge to get contracts awarded sooner. In 1998, the goals with D/B were set as: Consistency, Quality, Image, Functionality, and Success. In 2002, the focus changed from very tight specs in the RFP to less design by the RFP preparer to allow some leeway for innovation. At that time, the RFP went out with a 15% design, an outline spec, and a Statement of Work. In 2003, a standard Statement of Work was built that provided 80% of the information on what was needed for typical Army Reserve facilities. In 2005, the manual and templates for developing an RFP were updated. And, goals focused on Faster/Cheaper/Better. To reduce the cost of RFP preparation and the construction contract, the direction moved to minimal design in the RFP, using industry standards and allowing more innovation so that the RFP would be more attractive to potential bidders. Mr. Fitzhugh discussed lessons learned. They talked to users of the RFP process and then revised the RFP model. The result was that they are now issuing RFP’s with 5% design, an outline spec and a standard Statement of Work. He said the RFP model put the Army in a good position to address BRAC. He said, “Having the tool in place and already in use allowed the Army to move forward quickly with their BRAC execution.” Now, in 2008, there are six to eight A/E firms using the model to develop RFP’s. The current update will provide a little more guidance to obtain more consistency among those preparing RFP packages. In terms of success of the approach, Mr. Fitzhugh said that the Army Reserve continues to have a high rate of success in having projects awarded on time and within budget. After a period of questions and answers, the meeting concluded at approximately 1300. Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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The September meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 16 September
2008 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Forty-three (43) members and guests were in attendance. Clay Kelly,
President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by leading the
group in the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Kelly reminded the group that they can receive PDH certificates for the day’s meeting, which can be used toward meeting the new requirement in Kentucky for continuing education for professional engineers. He reported that the 9 September golf outing at Quail Chase was successful with more than half of the participants being Corps of Engineers employees. He said the University of Louisville Student Chapter raised $430 selling mulligans to support their activities; and the Post raised about $1,000 from the event. President Kelly said SAME had a good Regional Conference. The event was held from 26-28 August in Huntington, WV. President Kelly introduced Thomas Solinger, the high school student who the Post sponsored to attend the Seabees Engineering and Construction Camp at Port Hueneme, California. Thomas is a student at Dorothy Sayers Classical School. He gave a presentation on his camp experience. He said there were 40 campers there from across the country. He discussed some of their projects including: designing a concrete beam, building a popsicle stick bridge, and building a cardboard boat with duct tape. Thomas said they also visited engineering firms. And they had a Seabee’s Olympics consisting of construction and strength events. Events included: Cross-Cut Relay (cutting 2x4’s), Nail Relay, Pull Humvee, “Grenade” Toss, and Litter-Bearer Relay. Thomas reported that his squad won the Seabee’s Olympics. He said he was inspired by the camp and now knows that when he goes to college, he wants to study engineering. President Kelly then introduced Captain Hans Probst, PE, who spoke on “Engineering and Construction Operations in al Anbar Province, Iraq”. Capt. Probst, a past Post president, is the Commander of the 7th Naval Construction Regiment (NCR), which is a Reserves unit, and is also an engineer with the Louisville District Corps of Engineers. During his deployment to Iraq, he was Commander of the 30th Naval Command Regiment. Capt. Probst discussed the global mission of the naval construction regiments. He said the mission of the 30th NCR in Iraq was to support general engineering and construction and facilitate achieving Iraqi control. He discussed how his Command was organized. He said they moved about quite a bit with projects throughout the province. Sixty-seven percent of their operations were performed outside the base, but there would be force protection set up to keep them safe while they worked. Capt. Probst discussed the projects they worked on including: runway repairs, road repairs, sanitation (including grating culverts so explosive devices could not be hidden in them), demolition support (including demolishing bridges that were unsafe because of damage), moving rock where needed for construction (Rockhounds), bridge assessments and repairs, bridge emplacements, water distribution, key infrastructure, electrical upgrades, force protection, and other areas. He said they used pre-fabrication whenever possible since it was safer to work inside the walls before moving outside. He discussed the logistics of getting the materials to the theater and managing them. Regarding the surge, Capt. Probst said he could see, by being there, that the surge was working. He discussed the importance of gaining the trust of the Iraqi people, which was accomplished through developing relationships with the sheiks who were over the tribes. “The surge worked. There is no doubt in my mind, whatsoever,” Capt. Probst said. He emphasized the importance of telling the story of the successes, which he said has not been in the Press. He said the news media has had a negative bias. Before closing, Capt. Probst thanked the Kentuckiana Post for supplying golf equipment and corn hole toss boards to his deployed command. He said those items were very well received. The meeting concluded at approximately 1:00 p.m. Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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The August meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 19 August 2008
at the Leaders Club at Ft Knox, KY. Sixty two (62) members and guests were
in attendance including 32 NCOs and Jr Officers from the 19th EN BN. Clay
Kelly, President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by leading
the group in the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Kelly reported that the Post has provided PDH certificates for the day’s meeting, which can be used toward meeting the new requirement in Kentucky for continuing education for professional engineers. He encouraged everyone to sign in as the sign-in sheets will be used as back-up in the event that someone looses their certificate and needs proof of attendance for a continuing education audit. President Kelly reminded the attendees of the SAME Regional Conference from 26-28 August to be held in Huntington, WV. He said the SAME.org web site has more details on the event. President Kelly encouraged participation at the September 9th golf outing at Quail Chase. He outlined future programs to be held at the Mazzoli Federal Building which include – September 16th, Hans Probst, former Kentuckiana Post President, who will speak on “My Experiences as an Engineering Brigade Commander in Iraq”; October 21st, Jim Fitzhugh who will speak on the USAR RFP Instruction Manual; and November 18th, David Dickey will speak on ATFP Challenges in Renovation of Existing Military Facilities. President Kelly then introduced the featured speaker, LTC Heath C. Roscoe, 19th Engineer Battalion Commander who spoke on “Engineering to Fight Insurgents”. LTC Roscoe opened the meeting with an overview of the 19th EN BN and then introduced CPT Robert R. Fairel, CPT Kerrie Second and MAJ Jeffrey D. Hall who each presented information regarding the mission and deployment to Iraq of the 19th EN BN. Their presentation was accompanied by pictures that showed the work they preformed and the conditions they encountered in their missions. The meeting concluded at approximately 1:00 p.m. Respectively Submitted, Marilyn W. Lewis, P.E. for the Post Secretary Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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The July meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 15 July 2008 in
the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building. Twenty-seven
(27) members and guests were in attendance. Clay Kelly, President of the
Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by welcoming to the Louisville
District the new District Commander, Colonel Keith Landry, and the new
Deputy Commander, Major Stephen Bales, who will be promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel in October. President Kelly introduced Major Bales, who was in
attendance, and shared that he is a Kentucky native from London, KY and a
graduate of the military academy at West Point. President Kelly then led the
group in the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Kelly reported that the Post will start providing certificates of attendance, which can be used toward meeting the new requirement in Kentucky for continuing education for professional engineers. He encouraged everyone to always sign in when attending a Post meeting. The sign-in sheets will be used as back-up in the event that someone looses their certificate and needs proof of attendance for a continuing education audit. President Kelly reminded the attendees of the SAME Regional Conference from 26-28 August to be held in Huntington, WV. He said the SAME.org web site has more details on the event. President Kelly encouraged everyone to put the upcoming Post meetings on their calendars. He said the 19 August meeting will be held at Ft. Knox, and the topic will be “19th Engineering Combat Battalion – Engineering to Fight Insurgents.” 9 September is the Post’s golf outing at Quail Chase. 16 September will feature Hans Probst, former Kentuckiana Post President, who will speak on “My Experiences as an Engineering Brigade Commander in Iraq.” President Kelly then introduced the featured speaker, Marcella Denton, the Emergency Operations Manager with the Louisville District. She gave a presentation on “The Corps of Engineers’ Role in the Recent Midwest United States Flooding.” Ms. Denton explained that the District’s mission statement includes Disaster Relief. She discussed the Corps’ Preparedness Responsibilities that includes natural disaster. She said the Corps of Engineers can respond as a DOD component under the Corps’ Statutory Authority or through the Stafford Act that established FEMA and gives authority to the Corps. Ms Denton said the Corps’ tasks associated with its mission for Flood Fighting Assistance includes providing sandbags and pumps, technical assistance, GIS products, and emergency contracting. She discussed the Corps’ relationship with an area’s Local Levee Sponsor, the State EOC, and the local communities. Ms. Denton explained that the Corps is the lead agency for Emergency Support Function #3 (ESF#3) - Public Works and Engineering. She discussed that the Corps’ mission under ESF#3 includes providing various items/tasks such as: ice and water, emergency power, debris management, temporary housing/roofing, and infrastructure assessment (water/wastewater). For the June 2008 floods that hit the Midwest, the Louisville District provided direct support to the state of Indiana during the flooding by providing: an individual to serve as a liaison to the state EOC, technical assistance teams, and pumps. Now, after the flood, the Corps is providing support to Indiana for levee rehabilitation. The Corps also provided support to FEMA. During the flood, this support included appointing an individual to serve as a liaison to FEMA Region V and providing a team leader for a joint field office. After the flood, the Corps’ support to FEMA includes: safety assessment of dams and bridges, and testing and installation of temporary housing (mobile homes). Ms. Denton showed the group various photos of the flooding, illustrating the types of support the Corps provides, associated with disaster relief efforts. The meeting concluded at approximately 1:00 p.m. Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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The June meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 17 June 2008 in
the cafeteria meeting room of the Mazzoli Federal Building. Fifty-six (56)
members and guests were in attendance. Clay Kelly, President of the
Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by leading the group in prayer and
the Pledge of Allegiance. President Kelly welcomed the numerous visitors and encouraged them to provide their email to the Post so they could receive the newsletter. He said the www.SAME.org website provides information on the organization from a national prospective and has a link to the Kentuckiana Post website. President Kelly gave a brief overview of the organization and its purpose, as an introduction to the guests in attendance. He mentioned that involvement in SAME can be used to help meet the continuing education requirement for professional licensure, and that individual membership is only $55 per year. Membership forms were made available to those in attendance. President Kelly discussed that SAME does a lot to support engineering education, such as the Post’s effort to sponsor high school students to attend the military’s engineering and construction camps. This year, the Post selected a candidate to go to the Seabees Camp. President Kelly introduced the guest speaker, David Cox, who is the Executive Director of the Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Mr. Cox gave a presentation on Kentucky’s new law requiring continuing education for engineers. He said the requirement is to obtain 30 professional development hours (PDH’s) over a two-year period. Individuals with last names beginning with “L” through “Z” will have to certify for their 1/30/2010 renewal that they obtained 30 PDH’s during the 2008 and 2009 calendar years. Those with last names beginning with “A” through “K” will have to certify for their 1/30/2011 renewal that they obtained 30 PDH’s during the period from the beginning of 2008 through the end of 2010. For this first renewal period, the A-K group will be allowed to count hours earned in 2008, as well as the two years before their license renewal is due. Mr. Cox provided the following information:
Mr. Cox provided the attendees with copies of the regulation and his
business card to contact him if there are future questions.
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The May meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held Tuesday, 20 May
2008 at the University of Louisville Alumni Center. Twenty-four (24) members
and guests were in attendance. Marilyn Lewis, 1st Vice President of the
Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting by leading the group in the prayer
and the Pledge of Allegiance. She encouraged everyone to go ahead and serve
themselves for lunch, and then the meeting continued. 1st Vice President Lewis recognized Hans Probst, a Past President of the Post who had recently returned from serving in Iraq. 1st Vice President Lewis continued with several announcements. She said that the SAME Regional Conference was going to be held in Huntington from 26 to 28 August. Secretary Janet Skees shared that the theme would be “Managing Risk”, and said that more information could be found at www.samehuntington.com. 1st Vice President Lewis discussed that the Post had received three applications for SAME to support high school students to attend the Seabees Engineering and Construction Camp. The Post has forwarded one of the applications to SAME National with recommendation for the student to attend the camp. 1st Vice President Lewis requested volunteers to present awards to ROTC Cadets during their graduation ceremonies at Ft. Knox. She said she needs one presenter for each of six dates. Each ceremony lasts about an hour. There are five dates in July and one date in June. She said the volunteers do not need any preparation. They just need to show up prior to 9 a.m. on the day of the ceremony. 1st Vice President Lewis reminded everyone that the next general membership meeting will be on Tuesday, 17 June at the Federal Building. The presenter will be David Cox from the Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Engineers and Land Surveyors. He will discuss Continuing Education Requirements for Professional Engineers. The program was then turned over to Veronica Rife and Erin Hall, Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs, who presented five engineering students each with a $3,000 scholarship. Ms. Rife gave an overview of the Post’s scholarship program, and explained that the program has assisted over 50 engineering students since its inception. She said the program was started in 1996, when the Kentuckiana Post was responsible for hosting the national conference. The Post was able to set up an endowment fund from the conference proceeds. Ms. Hall announced the recipients and read a short biography on each. Awardees were Kent Coombs, Rebecca Mitchell, Mat van der Meer, Isaiah Weilbaker, and Matthew Dobbertien. Following the scholarship presentations, those in attendance heard from Student Chapter President, Mathew van der Meer who talked about the work of University of Louisville students, with the support of our Post; would be going to Hattiesburg, Mississippi during their Spring Break. They worked with Habitat for Humanity as a part of the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. They spent five days working on a residence and building sheds. He showed photos of the trip and thanked the Post for the support. The meeting concluded at approximately 1:00 p.m. Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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The April meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held Tuesday, 15 April
2008 in the Cafeteria Meeting Room at the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Twenty-five (25) members and guests were in attendance. Clay Kelly,
President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting and welcomed
everyone. He then led the group in the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. President Kelly made several announcements. He said that the SAME national conference would be 20 to 23 May in Minnesota. He reminded the group that the regional conference would be in Huntington, W.V. in August, and registration is now open. President Kelly discussed the Engineering and Construction camps for high school students that the Kentuckiana Post has sponsored. He said there are three camps – the Air Force Camp at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the Army Camp in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and the Seabees Camp at Port Hueneme in California. He said the deadline to apply for the Seabees Camp is 15 May, and encouraged the attendees to get the word out to eligible students. Chris Ackard spoke on behalf of Mercedes Enrique, the SAME national Small Business Council President. He said there is a scholarship opportunity for small business members to attend the national SAME conference and receive up to $500 toward the cost of the conference. He also said there will now be a national award for a Post Small Business Liaison officer. President Kelly introduced the guest speaker, J.B. Williams of Michael Baker Corporation, who gave a presentation on the Louisville bridges project. The presentation was entitled “Two Bridges, One Project” Mr. Williams gave an overview of the six sections of the project and discussed the bridge selection process. He described the public involvement aspect, whereby the design team obtained input from the public by creating images of various types of bridges and getting feedback on what characteristics the public liked. From the results of polling on the downtown bridge, it was determined that there was not “overwhelming support” for any one alternative. But generally the public liked the bridge types with lower height and simpler configuration. Mr. Williams said of the three alternatives (single-tower cable stayed, three-tower cable stayed, and three-span thru arch), the three-tower cable stayed alternative has been selected to go forward to final design. He said the construction for the downtown bridge is currently scheduled to start in the year 2015. The next Kentuckiana Post meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, 20 May at the University of Louisville, with presentation of scholarships and a report from the U of L Student Chapter on their work during Spring Break in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, which was supported by the Post. Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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The March meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held Tuesday, 18 March
2008 in the Cafeteria Meeting Room at the Mazzoli Federal Building. Eighteen
(18) members and guests were in attendance. Clay Kelly, President of the
Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. First Vice
President Marilyn Lewis then led the group in the prayer and the Pledge of
Allegiance. President Kelly made several announcements. He said that scholarship applications are currently being graded; and the May regular membership meeting will include the presentation of scholarships to the recipients. Additionally, in May, attendees will hear from University of Louisville students, supported by the Post, who went to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. During their spring break, they worked with Habitat for Humanity in support of the Hurricane Katrina efforts. President Kelly shared excerpts from a presentation entitled “Strategic Perspectives” by Major General Del Eulberg, national president of SAME. He said that throughout the year, he would share with the Post nuggets of information from this presentation. For the March meeting, President Kelly provided an historical perspective of the SAME organization. He said the roots of the association go back to 1909, when the Army Corps of Engineers first published the Professional Memoirs, a service journal. Following World War I, which saw civilian engineers as a part of active duty forces, a group of officers wanted to maintain the spirit of cooperation between the military and private sector engineers. This resulted in the founding of SAME in 1920, initially to publish The Military Engineer magazine. Since then, membership has grown to over 20,000. President Kelly discussed Century House, SAME’s Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. He also reviewed the organization’s mission, “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.” Additionally, he discussed the association’s goals, which are: National Security and Emergency Response, Education and Training, Relationships, Relevance, and Recognition. President Kelly encouraged the attendees to get involved as a leader in the organization. President Kelly mentioned that the SAME Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Region is working on developing a unique coin for the regional organization. He said this is following the lead of the national organization, which already has a coin. Program Co-Chair Ray Frye introduced the guest speaker, Nick Schmitt, PE, Senior Principal Engineer with MACTEC, who spoke on Remediation of an Unnatural Disaster: Catastrophic Failure of Taum Sauk Upper Reservoir Dam and the Ensuing Rebuilding of Johnson Shut-ins State Park. Mr. Schmitt discussed the failure of the dam on 13 December 2005, when one side of the upper reservoir failed and more than a billion gallons of water rushed down the mountain, heading toward the state park. The deluge totally wiped out two miles of stream between the upper and lower reservoirs and destroyed the park. Ameren UE, the power company which maintained the dam, accepted responsibility and embarked on an aggressive program to restore the stream and the park. The Johnson Shut-Ins State Park was considered the “jewel” of the Missouri State Park System, and was the most highly visited park in the state. The dam that failed was 700’ wide and 84’ high with an additional 10’ high concrete wall atop the dam, for a total of 94’. The failure was equivalent, hydrologically, to a 10,000 year flood event. In addition to restoring the park, the lower reservoir had to be restored because of the large amount of sediments that were deposited during the disaster. Amazingly, there was no loss of life. The next General Meeting for the Kentuckiana Post is scheduled for Tuesday, 15 April, with a presentation on the Ohio River Bridges. The May meeting will be on Tuesday, 20 May at the University of Louisville, with presentation of scholarships and a report from the U of L Student Chapter on their work during Spring Break. Janet S. Skees, P.E. Secretary, Kentuckiana Post
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The January general membership meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was
held 29 January 2008 in concert with the Louisville District Corps of
Engineers’ Open House. The meeting was held in the Cafeteria Meeting Room at
the Mazzoli Federal Building. Eighty-five (85) members and guests were in
attendance. The meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by Colonel Raymond
Midkiff, 2007 Post President. Col. Midkiff welcomed Ernie Drott, from the
Cincinnati Corps of Engineers, who serves as the SAME Ohio Valley Regional
Vice President. Steve Bickel, KP Past President, presented the Post with an American flag that flew in Iraq on 22 November 2007 in honor of the Kentuckian Post SAME. The flag was a gift in appreciation for the Post sending golf equipment and corn hole boards to the 30th Naval Construction Regiment in Iraq to give them recreational opportunities. The regiment is the command of former Post President Hans Probst. 1st V.P. Clay Kelly led the group in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Col. Midkiff made several announcements. He said the scholarship applications are due March 3. Scholarship Committee Co-Chairman Veronica Rife said that anyone wanting to help get the word out to colleges regarding the scholarship opportunity should contact either her or Erin Hall. Col. Midkiff mentioned that the major fund-raising activity for the scholarship initiative is the Post’s annual golf outing. 2nd V.P. Marilyn Lewis requested assistance for the February 2 Math Counts event. Regional V.P. Ernie Drott presented Regional Vice President medals and accompanying certificates to Janet Skees and Gerard Edelen for their service to the Post since January 2005. Ms. Skees’ award was associated with her work with the Small Business Committee and the December 2006 Small Business Workshop. Mr. Edelen’s award was for his work for the past two years planning and facilitating the Post’s programs every month. Mr. Drott proceeded to induct the 2008 Post officers. He first thanked outgoing President Col. Midkiff. He emphasized the goals associated with SAME’s national strategic plan, which include: national security and emergency response, recognition and relationships, education and training, outreach and communication, and making the society relevant to the profession. He asked each of the new officers to support the plan and then inducted them for the 2008 calendar year. Then Col. Midkiff transferred his leadership role as President to Clay Kelly by passing to him the Post’s charter document. Newly inducted President Kelly offered several comments. He discussed the feeling of accomplishment one gets by giving back to an organization such as SAME. He said this year he wants to share, “a nugget at a time,” the vision that is going on at the national level. “We are all teaming to accomplish national security,” he said. “We can have a global impact through the Kentuckiana Post.” President Kelly went on to encourage everyone to “invest in our own.” He said others outside the organization do not understand what SAME does. He explained that a lot of the outreach programs through the society are to educate the public. President Kelly encouraged the group to “invest in our people” such as “sending a young member to attend a national conference so they can see the synergy” of the society. He encouraged the members to get more involved and asked them to step forward for service. “I invite you to ask how you can help,” he said. President Kelly pointed to ways to get membership information, such as through the Post’s web site. He explained that the Post newsletter can be obtained directly from the web site, and members should now be receiving an e-mailed link to the site when the newsletter is available. In his closing remarks, President Kelly said, “As we go through this next year, I want us to be relevant; and we are going to need your help for us to do it.” President Kelly closed the meeting by presenting outgoing President Col. Midkiff with a plaque as a memento and in appreciation for his service to the Post over the past year. The Post will not have a separate February meeting due to participation in the Engineer’s Week Banquet on Friday night February 15 at the Olmsted.
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The December meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 4 December
2007 at the Holiday Inn – Airport South on Fern Valley Road during the
luncheon of the Post’s 2nd Annual Small Business Workshop. There were 202
attendees at the event and 30 exhibitors. Clay Kelly, 1st Vice President of
the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting leading the group in the prayer
and the Pledge of Allegiance. 1st V.P. Kelly introduced the guest speaker for the luncheon, Mr. Anthony Bell, Chief of the Small Business Program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Bell was complementary of the information that had been provided during the morning sessions of the workshop. He discussed contracting with the Corps, and emphasized the importance of carefully reading the RFP. He said respondents should not hesitate to contact a contracting officer for clarification, if needed. He mentioned the importance of obtaining debriefings on proposals submitted. Mr. Bell went on to say that there is “going to be a tremendous push, more so than ever, for the Service Disabled Veteran Contracting program.” He said the Corps is currently not meeting contracting goals in this area. He also encouraged small businesses to respond to announcements for Sources Sought. He said if enough small businesses indicate an interest in a project, the project can be advertised as a small business set-aside. Mr. Bell encouraged small businesses to keep their initial capability statements submitted to the Small Business Office short and concise. He said that within three or four pages, a business should discuss what services they are providing that the agency really needs and include “discriminators that make your company different.” Financial information should also be included that shows that the business has an appropriate line of credit. Mr. Bell advised attendees to be “slow to marry in business”; because, he said he hears many stories about some business relationships that “have gone awry because they didn’t understand each others’ businesses and their cultures.” But, he said, when it does work, “it works really well.” Following Mr. Bell’s presentation, Col. Raymond Midkiff, President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, recognized the success of the initiative over the past couple of years to strengthen relationships between the Louisville District and small businesses. He thanked Steve Skaggs, Anne Black, and Linda Hunt-Smith for their work in putting together this year’s Small Business Workshop. Then, Col. Midkiff presented awards recognizing small businesses in three categories. The award recipients were as follows:
A drawing for a Bass Pro Shops gift card was held for those who donated
toys or cash to the Toys for Tots program. The Post has supported the
U.S. Marine Corps’
Toys for Tots during the December program for many years. Forty toys and
$45 cash were collected.
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The November meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 13 November
2007 in the Cafeteria Meeting Room at the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Twenty-four (24) members and guests were in attendance. Clay Kelly, 1st Vice
President of the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting and welcomed
everyone. He then led the group in the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
1st V.P. Kelly made several announcements. He said that the Kentuckiana Flyer newsletter will now be delivered via an emailed hyperlink tying to the Post’s web site, instead of sending the newsletter as an email attachment. This is to avoid having to use a third party to send the mass emails, which has resulted in emails being blocked by spam filters. He said the email with the hyperlink to the November newsletter should go out in a day or two. If anyone does not receive the email, they should contact one of the Post’s leaders. Anne Black, Small Business Committee Co-Chairman, discussed plans for the second annual Small Business Workshop to be held at the Holiday Inn on Fern Valley Road. She said the all-day workshop would have informational sessions in the morning and networking in the afternoon. She said they are expecting a “big turnout.” 1st V.P. Kelly mentioned that the agenda for this year’s workshop is different than last year; and the proceeds will be used to support the troops overseas. He said that phone cards have been sent to the 19th Engineer Battalion that is deployed to Afghanistan. And, he said, the Post also has sent recreational items to Iraq for the benefit of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, under the command of former Post President Hans Probst. Items sent included golf equipment and cornhole boards with the SAME logo, which were made by Post member Ken Besser. 1st V.P. Kelly announced that scholarship applications should be coming out later this month. 1st V.P. Kelly reminded attendees that individual Post memberships are due to expire at the end of the year, and members should be watching for renewal information. Next month’s regular Post membership meeting will be held during the luncheon of the Small Business Workshop on December 4. The January program will be the Louisville District Corps’ Open House, for which the Post is a co-sponsor. Programs Co-Chairman Gerard Edelen introduced the guest speaker, Larry Cozine, AIA, who is Chief of the Louisville District Corps’ Design Branch. He spoke on the status of the Corps’ Centers of Standardization, as it applies to the USACE MILCON Transformation. Mr. Cozine said there are MILCON Transformation goals and objectives that are “very real expectations”. And a part of those objectives is the implementation of Centers of Standardization (COS) to “build better, faster, and cheaper”. Mr. Cozine explained the different responsibilities between the COS and the local geographic districts. He discussed the planned evolution of the program from FY ’07 through FY ’09. He said the COS will be fully operational by 30 September 2008, with the standards and standard operating procedures being in place. By FY ’09, additional facilities will be built re-using designs that had been developed for initial projects. 3-D BIM models will be developed and re-used. Mr. Cozine talked about some of the challenges with making the transition to COS. He said that a major challenge is when a COS works with a different Geographic District, and people do not know each other. Since the COS is designing the building and the Geographic District is responsible for designing the building site and overseeing the construction contract, working relationships have to be developed. Another challenge is related to architectural compatibility. Different types of facilities need to look compatible since they will be located together on the same complex. Mr. Cozine’s presentation demonstrates the effort needed with conceptual designs created for Fort Bliss. The link to his presentation can be found here. The next KP-SAME meeting is scheduled for December 4 during the luncheon of the Small Business Workshop at the Holiday Inn on Fern Valley Road.
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The October meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 16 October 2007
in the Cafeteria Meeting Room at the Mazzoli Federal Building. Eighteen (18)
members and guests were in attendance. Clay Kelly, 1st Vice President of the
Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. He then led
the group in the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. 1st V.P. Kelly provided an update on the Post’s activities. He mentioned that there have been problems with the Kentuckiana Flyer newsletter email being blocked by spam filters. He said they are looking at ways to avoid the problem, and that future newsletters may be sent as a link to the newsletter on the Post web site. 1st V.P. Kelly reported that the Post raised $2200 for operating expenses and scholarships from the golf outing in September. He mentioned that the golf outing, which had previously been held in July, was moved this year to September. He thanked Tony Marconi, Jimmy Stahl, and the U of L Student Chapter for organizing the event. 1st V.P. Kelly provided an update on the phone cards the Post is sending to the 76th Engineer Company of the 19th Engineer Battalion that is deployed to Afghanistan. The 19th Engineer Seahorse Association was working toward a goal of raising enough money to send 150 phone cards to the troops. They had enough money to send 55 cards, and the Post provided the funds for the remaining cards. 1st V.P. Kelly reported that part of the 19th Engineer Battalion will be returning to Ft. Knox in November; and there will be a welcome home celebration in December. Kentuckiana Post members will be invited. The Post will be sending some golf equipment and cornhole boards to the 30th Naval Construction Regiment in Iraq to give them recreational opportunities. The regiment is the command of former Post President Hans Probst. The University of Louisville will be hosting a networking event on November 1. The Post and the Corps of Engineers plan to participate. The Post’s scholarship program for 2008 will be launched at the networking event. Applications will be due in the spring. 1st V.P. Kelly explained that Post scholarships are cash awards in the amount of $3,000 to help students in engineering continue on that path. Next month’s regular Post membership meeting will be held on November 13; and Larry Cozine will give an update on the Corps’ Centers of Standardization. December 4 will be the Small Business Workshop. A registration form is attached to the October Kentuckiana Flyer newsletter. The Corps’ Open House will be held in January. Tony Marconi introduced the guest speaker, Gerald Hollinden, PhD, Sr. Vice President of the Power Business Sector of URS Corporation. He spoke on “Technologies to Reduce or Capture and Store Carbon Dioxide Emissions”, as it applies to the use of coal for energy. Dr. Hollinden’s presentation was recently given to the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He said by 2030, there will be an additional two billion people on the earth, and there will be a huge explosion in energy requirements in the next few years. He said that India and China will grow the most, and they will use coal as their source of energy. He explained that the significant challenge with coal is that “managing carbon dioxide must be met to maintain sustainability in the world.” Coal consumption will increase from 5.4 billion tons to 10.6 billion tons per year by 2030; and China will account for 60% of the growth. Dr. Hollinden said that China is not likely to worry about global warming and develop the technology necessary to address the carbon dioxide emissions. He said we have to have the technology ready for China, which will be emitting half of the carbon dioxide emissions in the entire world by 2030. Dr. Holliden went on to say that the United States has reduced our carbon intensity in the last ten years by more than any other country in the world. The U.S. doesn’t belong to Kyoto; but the countries that do have badly missed their Kyoto targets. Dr. Holliden discussed the technologies for capturing carbon dioxide, including coal combustion and gasification plants. Carbon dioxide that has been captured can be injected in deep geological formations. When injected into old fuel beds, it can force fuel out of the ground that could not be acquired before. Dr. Holliden discussed the U.S. energy policy, and its focus on gas. He said that gas is not really “clean”, since it emits 43% of the amount of carbon dioxide that coal does. But, he said the many new gas plants being built are not accommodating carbon dioxide storage. Because of the requirements being put on new coal plants, he said another “Inconvenient Truth” is that coal will be the “cleanest burning fuel in 2020, and the contrary, natural gas will be dirty.” Dr. Holliden closed by saying there is more coal in the United States than there is gas in the world. He said we have a supply of fuel that is there for 200 years, and we have oil in the “worst possible countries we could have it in.” The next KP-SAME meeting is scheduled for November 13 at 1130 in the Cafeteria Meeting Room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
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The Annual Kentuckiana Post Golf Scramble was held at Quail Chase on
Wednesday, 19 September 2007. The event was moved from July to September to
take advantage of the cooler weather, although it was still quite warm.
Sixy-four golfers thoroughly enjoyed a beautiful day on the course while
raising approximately $3,000 for the SAME Education and Mentoring Fund. First place went to the team of Nick Bibelhauser, Matt Watts, Terry Durham and Scott Hennig. We appreciate the tremendous participation by the Louisville District Corps of Engineers employees and the generous sponsorships from the private sector. Thanks to everyone who participated and contributed to this great outing. A special thanks to Jimmy Stahl, Tony Marconi and Joni Pardue of URS for organizing the event, John Storm of FMSM for handling the sponsor signs, and to the University of Louisville SAME Student Chapter for their involvement and assistance. The student chapter raised over $200 selling mulligans and running the putting contest. This year’s event was sponsored by:
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The August meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held Tuesday, 21
August 2007 in the Cafeteria Meeting Room at the Mazzoli Federal Building.
Twenty-one (21) members and guests were in attendance. 1st Vice President
Clay Kelly of the Kentuckiana Post opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.
He then led the group in the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. 1st Vice President Kelly reminded everyone that the annual Kentuckiana Post golf scramble is in September this year in an effort to play in cooler weather conditions. The outing will be held at Quail Chase Golf Course on Wednesday, 19 September with a tee-off time of 0930. The golf scramble is the September program, so no meeting will take place in the Federal Building. 1st Vice President Kelly announced the October program as Jerry Hollinden, Vice President Power Business Sector, URS Corporation - Clean Coal Technologies. The meeting will be held in the Federal Building cafeteria. 1st Vice President Kelly reminded the attendees that the 2nd Annual Small Business Workshop would be held on Tuesday, 4 December at the Holiday Inn on Fern Valley Road. He described the 2006 workshop as a tremendous success and expects the same for the 2007 meeting. The topics will be different from last year’s program, but still focused on helping small businesses succeed in the federal market. As last year, proceeds will be used to send deployed troops phone cards with the SAME logo on them. Steve Bickel, PE, PLS, Kentuckiana Post Past President, went on to say that the Board will work in conjunction with the 19th Engineer Seahorse Association to distribute the phone cards this year. This will allow us to leverage our support by joining forces with a group from Fort Knox very active in supporting deployed engineers. Past President Bickel also updated the group on Captain Hans Probst, PE, former Kentuckiana Post President, who will soon be deployed to Iraq from Port Hueneme, where has been stationed for several months. Hans has been missed and we will continue to think of him as he transitions to an active war zone. We look forward to his safe return. 1st Vice President Kelly highlighted the Kentuckiana Post’s support of two local participants to the Seabees SAME Engineering and Construction Camp in Port Hueneme, California. The two students had the opportunity to meet Captain Probst during their week-long stay. We will arrange for both students to present their experience at a future Kentuckiana Post program. Gerard Edelen, Programs Chair, announced that the Kentuckiana Post would soon be able to offer professional development hours (PDH’s) to those who attend our programs. With the State of Kentucky recently passing legislation requiring engineers licensed in Kentucky to obtain 15 hours of PDH’s every 2 years, the Kentuckiana Post will offer PDH’s as a service to our members. Mr. Edelen then introduced the guest speaker, Jeff Graham, PE, of Hydromax USA, who gave a presentation on Emerging Technologies In Underground Pipe Inspection. Mr. Graham started with Hydromax 4 years ago. Prior to Hydromax, he was a partner with GRW Engineers. He has been involved with the evaluation of more than 11 million feet of sewer and in the last 4 years he has been responsible for work in more than 20 states. Some of the communities he has worked in include: Louisville, Tampa, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Lexington, Houston, Atlanta, and Baltimore. Mr. Graham provided a comprehensive presentation on the latest methods for accurately determining the condition of underground pipe. The next Kentuckiana Post, SAME event is scheduled for Wednesday, 19 September at Quail Chase Golf Course with a tee off at 0930. The programs will reconvene in the Cafeteria Meeting Room of the Mazzoli Federal Building for the October meeting.
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The July meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 17 July 2007 in
the Cafeteria Meeting Room at the Mazzoli Federal Building. Fifteen (15)
members and guests were in attendance. Col. Raymond Midkiff, President of
the Kentuckiana Chapter, opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. He then
led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Col. Midkiff reminded everyone that the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes Regional Conference is being held in Buffalo, NY from August 15 to August 17. He said he will give a presentation on the Louisville District program for FY 08/09. He said it appears that the District’s strong military work load is going to stretch out beyond what was originally anticipated. Because the Reserves now have a larger construction effort, the work could continue past 2011 to 2013 or 2014. Col. Midkiff announced that there are two upcoming events in Louisville. The Inland Waterways User Board meeting will be hosted by the Louisville District 31 July. And, the PIANC Smart Rivers 2007 conference will be 16-19 September. According to the conference flyer, the objective of the 2007 conference is to “share knowledge and experience, and to work for a better and more efficient integration of inland waterways (rivers and channels) into an integrated intermodal transport system.” Rosemary Gilbertson, Young Member Affairs Co-Chair, discussed SAME’s participation in the Governor’s Scholars program that was held at Morehead State University from the end of June through July. John Allison and Ms. Gilbertson took 58 Scholars to Cave Run Lake on 27 June to show them about military engineering. The students were shown the dam and a construction site and then worked on a design project of a parking lot and boat ramp. Ms. Gilbertson and Mr. Allison took the opportunity to promote SAME during the program and also shared information on the Kentuckiana Post’s scholarship program with the participants. They encouraged the Scholars to sign up for SAME membership; and as a result, the Post now has about 35 new student members. Gerard Edelen, Programs Committee Co-Chair, said the 21 August meeting will be at the Federal Building, and the topic will be “Emerging Technologies, Underground Pipe Inspection” presented by Jeff Graham of Hydromax USA. The 18 September meeting will be the annual golf outing at Quail Chase. Mr. Edelen asked for suggestions for presentation topics for the October and November meetings. Col. Midkiff introduced the guest speaker, Dave Klinstiver, PE, the Corps’ Resident Engineer at McAlpine, who gave a presentation on the McAlpine Lock Replacement Project. Mr. Klinstiver explained that two older lock structures, one 600’ long and the other 360’ long, were demolished to make room for a new 1200’ chamber. With the completion of the new chamber, the site will have dual 1200’ chambers. He explained the early history of the locks going back to 1830 with the Louisville Portland Canal, which was constructed to navigate past the Falls of the Ohio. McAlpine currently processes tow traffic carrying 58 million tons of commodities per year. The presentation also addressed the project’s emphasis on recycling materials. For example, the sheet piling for the cofferdam was used for Olmstead’s construction and will be used again at Chickamauga Locks and Dam. Mr. Klinstiver described the historic significance of the old swivel bridge, which they tried unsuccessfully to give away. He discussed the roller compacted concrete construction method that was used to build the lock chamber walls. After discussing the chronology of the construction, he showed a digital rendering of the finished lock. Following the technical presentation, six attendees continued the meeting with a tour of the McAlpine construction site. Mr. Klinstiver led them on a tour of the entire length of the lock from on top of the cofferdam and the existing lock wall. The next KP-SAME meeting is scheduled for 21 August at 11:30 in the Cafeteria Meeting Room of the Mazzoli Federal Building.
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The June meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 19 June 2007 in
the Cafeteria Meeting Room at the Mazzoli Federal Building. Thirty-three
(33) members and guests were in attendance. 1st VP Clay Kelly opened the
meeting and welcomed everyone. Past President Steve Bickel led the group in
the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. 1st VP Kelly mentioned that the Kentuckiana Post has been excelling for a long time and pointed out a streamer award that goes all the way back to 1977. He said the Post was recently awarded the Distinguished Post designation for 2006, having received streamers in all categories. 1st VP Kelly announced that the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes Regional Conference is being held in Buffalo, NY from August 15 to August 17. He said more information can be obtained at the SAME.org web site. 2nd VP Marilyn Lewis mentioned that the Corps has now put the “long awaited” environmental contracts “on the street.” The closing date for submittals is July 11. The July 17 regular membership meeting of the Post will include a tour of the construction at McAlpine Locks and Dam. Rosemary Gilbertson said Dave Klinstiver, the Corps’ Resident Engineer, will first give a technical presentation at noon in the Cafeteria Meeting Room of the Federal Building, followed by a tour of the construction site. The tour is limited to the first 40 who sign up. She said those wanting to sign up can contact Gerard Edelen or can give her a business card at the end of today’s presentation. Ms. Gilbertson said that those who will attend the tour should bring a hard hat and safety glasses, since the equipment available at the lock may not be the right sizes. Additionally, she said women should wear slacks and everyone should wear sturdy shoes. 1st VP Kelly introduced Michael Earl, who was a camper at the Seebees engineering camp at Port Hueneme in California. Michael, who will be a junior at Christian Academy of Louisville in New Albany, was sponsored by the Kentuckiana Post. He plans to go into engineering at Purdue University. Michael showed slides of his camp experience and shared that some of their activities included building popsicle stick bridges and testing them, making concrete cylinders and conducting compression tests, viewing a demonstration on welding, learning a little about surveying, participating in a scavenger hunt, and taking part in the Seebees Olympics, a series of military exercises. Secretary Janet Skees introduced Bob Draper, Federal Programs Manager with Burgess & Niple, who gave a brief Sustaining Member firm overview. After Mr. Draper’s presentation, he introduced the program presenter, Todd Henwood. Mr. Henwood, is Survey Manager for Burgess & Niple’s Cincinnati office. He gave a presentation on High Definition Surveying (HDS) using laser scanning technology. Assisted by Burgess & Niple’s Chris Lykins, they set up the LEICA HDS-3000 scanner and performed a detailed scan of the meeting room prior to the meeting. During the technical presentation, Mr. Henwood explained that this technology is “the future of mapping” and shared some of its advantages and capabilities. He highlighted applications utilizing this technology, and explained that not hundreds or thousands, but millions of surveyed points can be obtained in a relatively short time to create a 3-dimensional "point cloud" of data that literally brings the project from the field to the desktop. He also discussed several Burgess & Niple projects that have made use of this technology and shared with the group some of the various levels of deliverables that can be generated with the software. After his Power Point presentation, he and Mr. Lykins showed the results of the scanned room ¬ taking measurements, panning and zooming, all in 3 dimensions. 1st VP Kelly thanked Mike Earl and those from Burgess & Niple for their presentations and presented each of them with a token of appreciation. The next KP-SAME meeting is scheduled for July 17 as noted above.
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May 2007 Regular Membership Meeting
Col. Midkiff made several announcements. He discussed the recognitions the Kentuckiana Post received at the 2007 Joint Engineer Education and Training Conference in Philadelphia the first week of May. The Post was recognized as successfully achieving the following streamers: Membership, Education & Training, National Security Programs (with Distinction), Outreach & Communication (with Distinction), and Relationships & Recognition. Additionally, the Post was awarded the Distinguished Post streamer.
Col. Midkiff announced that Col. Jeff Ogden will be leaving the Louisville District as Deputy Commander the middle of July and will become the Deputy Garrison Commander for MILCON Transformation at Fort Knox. Col. Ogden will remain with the Kentuckiana Post and will serve as the Post’s coordinator to Ft. Knox.
Col. Midkiff noted that a reception for Ken Besser, who is retiring from the Louisville District, will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on May 31 in Room 856 of the Federal Building.
Col. Midkiff introduced a guest, Lt. Col. Tim Ward who is the Air Force Academy & ROTC Admissions Liaison Officer. Col. Ward spoke for a few minutes on the engineering camps that are offered at the Air Force Academy and other military schools. The Kentuckiana Post has supported these camps in the past by sponsoring students to attend. Col. Ward said he helps get the word out about the camps among students in the southern Indiana area, the region for which he is responsible.
The program portion of the meeting began with the award of Post scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to five engineering students. Scholarship Co-Chair Veronica Rife explained that the Post’s hosting of the 2005 national SAME conference gave a big boost to the scholarship fund. Scholarship Co-Chair Erin Hall gave some background information on each recipient while Col. Midkiff presented the awards to Jacob Ball, Katherine Foston, Adam Meyer, Stephanie Sharp and Mark Taylor.
Jacob Ball is graduating this year from Nelson County High School and has been accepted to the University of Kentucky College of Engineering where he plans to major in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. Katherine Foston just graduated from the University of Louisville with an undergraduate degree in civil engineering and plans to continue her studies in the graduate engineering program. Adam Meyer just graduated from the University of Louisville with an undergraduate degree in civil and environmental engineering and plans to continue with graduate studies in engineering. Stephanie Sharp is a senior at the University of Louisville in civil engineering and plans to graduate in August 2007. Mark Taylor is a sophomore at the University of Kentucky, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He plans to graduate in 2010 and continue with graduate school.
The program portion of the meeting continued with Tony Marconi introducing Clint Mattingly, President of the University of Louisville’s ASCE/SAME Student Chapter, to brief the membership on the chapter’s activities over the past year. Mr. Mattingly mentioned the students’ participation in the Ohio Valley & Great Lakes Regional Conference in Cincinnati in October 2006 and the National Student Conference in Denver in January 2007. He thanked the Post membership for their involvement with and support of the student chapter and for serving as role models. He noted that three of this year’s scholarship recipients are U of L students.
In closing announcements, 2nd VP Marilyn Lewis mentioned that the Post is sponsoring two students for engineering camps this year.
Upcoming general membership meetings include:
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July 17 – A presentation on the construction of the lock at McAlpine followed by a site tour. The tour is limited to 40, so people should sign up early. It was noted that it may be the last chance to see the de-watered lock, because it will be under water in August. |
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April 2007 Regular Membership Meeting
1st VP Kelly stated that the minutes of the last meeting were published in the newsletter and asked for any corrections needed to be submitted. He then announced that a promotion ceremony for Col. Jeff Ogden would be held in the cafeteria at 11:00 on Friday, April 20. He mentioned that Col. Ogden has recently been assigned to the position of Deputy Garrison Commander for Transformation at Fort Knox.
1st VP Kelly announced that Ken Besser will be retiring on June 3 and a reception will be held on Thursday, May 31 in Room 856 of the Federal Building.
The May meeting of the Post will be a luncheon to recognize the SAME scholarship recipients and will be held at the U of L University Club. This meeting will require attendees to make reservations in advance.
Programs Co-Chair Gerard Edelen introduced the guest speaker, Mike Saffran, with the Louisville District USACE. Mr. Saffran served as Assistant Director for Task Force Hope for two months after Hurricane Katrina. He also served as project manager for the restoration in the fall of 2006. His topic was “Restoration and Improvement of the Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Protection System”. Mr. Saffran explained that the 350-mile protection system in the New Orleans area is really a dam system since most of the area is below sea level. The interior drainage system and network of pumps have to pump out all rainfall that falls within the area. Hurricane Katrina was a Category 5 strength hurricane when it was less than 12 hours away from landfall which generated the powerful surge, even though it was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane by the time it hit land. Forty-one miles of the system received significant damages. Seventy-five percent of the populated areas around New Orleans were flooded.
Mr. Saffran discussed the lessons learned in the aftermath. The IPET Forensic Investigations determined that the system wasn’t designed to withstand overtopping and erosion occurred on the backside of the levees causing undermining of the walls. Also there was an ignorance of the amount of regional subsidence that has occurred in the area. One recommendation was to provide erosion protection on the backside of the levees. Additionally, there were failures due to three canals running from Lake Ponchatran to the heart of the city that had levee walls that were breached. The canals existed before the hurricane protection system. Originally the Corps wanted closure structures at the end of the canals instead of walls around the canals; but the local authorities were more interested in interior protection from the more frequent rainfall events. The walls did not perform as designed and were breached on two of the three canals. Other problems included pump station flooding, the inability to deliver materials to seal the breaches, and problems with failures occurring at transition points between the earthen and concrete sections of the levees.
Mr. Saffran summarized that the “bottom line” was it was a “system” in name only. There were five different authorized projects in the New Orleans area; and he said there wasn’t a lot of thought that went into how the five projects would work together. He concluded his presentation by showing pictures of improvements including “T” walls to replace “I” walls.
1st. VP Kelly thanked Mr. Saffran for being a guest speaker and presented him with a token of appreciation. The next KP-SAME meeting is scheduled for May 15 at the University of Louisville University Club.
March 2007 Regular Membership Meeting
2nd Vice President Lewis stated that the minutes of the last meeting had been published in the March Flyer and requested any corrections to be submitted. She then called on Past President Bickel who shared communication he has had with Hans Probst, stationed at Port Hueneme in southern California. CPT Probst is having an exciting time but is working hard as he gets ready to ship out overseas with his command. Past President Bickel reported that CPT Probst had to relinquish his position as Regional Vice President and the new Regional Vice President is Ernie Drott of the Corps of Engineers in Cincinnati.
2nd Vice President Lewis recognized Derek Guthrie and Vicki Coombs who were in attendance representing the newest Sustaining Member Agency, the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District. 2nd Vice President Lewis also recognized COL Jeff Ogden who was promoted to full Colonel on
Thursday, 1 March. She then reminded the attendees of the SAME National Conference in Philadelphia 1 May through 4 May.
2nd Vice President Lewis recognized Tony Marconi for his work on the Grants Application for the Education & Mentoring Committee. She mentioned that Veronica Rife is still looking for volunteers to evaluate applications for the Post scholarships.
2nd Vice President Lewis mentioned the three awards presented by the Kentuckiana Post at the Engineers Week Banquet in February. The SAME Young Member of the Year Award went to Kristen Crumpton in recognition of her efforts to increase Post membership. The SAME Past President’s Award went to Steve Bickel in recognition of his excellent year as the 2006 Post President. The SAME Outstanding Service Award went to Janet Skees in recognition of her leadership for the first Kentuckiana Post/Louisville District Small Business Workshop.
2nd Vice President Lewis then called on various committee chairs. Thefollowing items were noted:
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Program Co-chair Gerard Edelen mentioned upcoming programs. In April, the program will be presented by Mike Saffran of the Louisville District who will discuss Restoration & Improvement of the Hurricane Protection System in New Orleans. The Annual Golf Scramble will be in May, and for June Burgess & Niple’s Todd Henwood will provide a presentation on Surveying with High Definition Scanning Technology. |
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Young Members Co-chair Rosemary Gilbertson reported working with the Student Chapter to provide surveying for the Portland Promise Center, a small business incubator. |
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Janet Skees, past co-chair for the Small Business Committee, said the committee is looking for a co-chair to work on planning this year’s Small Business Workshop. |
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2nd Vice President Lewis then introduced the guest speaker, Steve Durrett.
Mr. Durrett is Chief of the Civil Engineering Branch of the Engineering
Division in the Louisville District and just recently finished a one-year
assignment at Corps Headquarters in Washington as the Levee Safety Program
Manager. His presentation was on the National Levee Safety Program. Mr.
Durrett discussed how there currently is no national database for levees as
there is with the Dam Safety Program. He said some of the planned tasks
associated with the program are to develop a national levee inventory,
perform technical assessments of the levees, and establish standard
procedures for levee inspections, which would
then go into the inventory. The inventory would be a geospatial database and
is being developed in a phased approach. The Louisville District is one of
the five pilot districts and has 45 segments and 297 miles of levees. Also
involved in the program are risk assessments, which will be consistent with
dam risk methodology, and inspection of completed works that are in the
Corps’ program.
2nd Vice President Lewis thanked Mr. Durrett for being a guest speaker and
presented him with a token of appreciation. The next KP-SAME meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, 17 April in the Federal Building cafeteria.
March 2007 ASCE/SAME Joint Membership Meeting
A joint meeting of the Louisville Chapter of ASCE and the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held on Friday, 9 March 2007 at the University of Louisville University Club and Alumni Center. Seventy-two (72) people were in attendance, of which approximately were 20 SAME members and 10 Student members. The U of L student chapter, which is a joint ASCE/SAME society, hosted the event.
ASCE Louisville Chapter President Beth Niemann opened the meeting. Clay Kelly, 1st Vice President, Kentuckiana Post clarified that this meeting was in addition to the Kentuckiana Post regular membership meeting that would be held on Tuesday, 20 March.
U of L Civil and Environmental Department Chair J.P. Mohsen introduced a new hire for the University. Dr. Mark McGinley is the Endowed Chair for Infrastructure Research. Dr. Mohsen reported that Dr. McGinley is a structural engineer with over 20 years experience in building systems. The university has now been able to offer classes in timber design, masonry design, non-destructive testing and case histories.
The program included a presentation by various students highlighting the student chapter’s activities over the past year.
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Randy Strunk began by discussing
“Shaping our World through Creativity and Innovation” - an ASCE
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Clint Mattingly discussed the SAME National Student Conference in Denver. |
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Nick Stolte discussed the students work on Project WARM, a program through LG&E to add insulation to winterize homes for low income families. |
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Michael Lynch discussed the group’s work with Repair Affair, where a wheelchair ramp was built at one home, along with painting, and pruning and removal of shrubs. |
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Derek Kinder discussed the School for the Blind Lake Project, which is just starting and includes a driving track around the lake. |
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For the CANstruction project, in association with Dare to Care, students built a replica of the Eiffel Tower from 500 cans of sweet peas, that were then donated to Dare to Care. |
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Nathan Chappall discussed that several students are getting ready to leave for the Spring Break Project in Hattiesburg, Mississippi where they will help Habitat for Humanity for three days. |
Also, it was reported that 10 students participated in the 2006 SAME Golf Scramble hosted by the Kentuckiana Post. And students attended the SAME Ohio Valley & Great Lakes Regional Conference in Cincinnati.
February 2007 Engineer’s Week Banquet
featured self-guided tours of the Center before the banquet.
The Kentuckiana Post was well-represented at the event, which was sold out with 300 in attendance. Justin Gray, banquet committee chairman, said if the room had been larger there would have been 350 in attendance. Perhaps that’s an encouragement to make reservations early next year for those who wish to
attend.
The striking view of the river from the center’s View Pointe Hall coupled with the wonderful music provided by accomplished pianist Wade Campbell set the mood for a relaxing and enjoyable evening.
The Kentuckiana Post presented three awards at the event. The SAME Young Member of the Year Award was given to Kristin Crumpton for her efforts to increase Post membership. The SAME Past President’s Award went to Steve Bickel after an excellent year as Post President in 2006. To recognize her leadership of the first ever Kentuckiana Post/Louisville District Small Business Workshop, the SAME Outstanding Service Award went to Janet Skees.
Raffle tickets were sold to raise money for the KSPE scholarship fund with the grand prize of a week at a Hilton Head resort going to Brandon Lucas. Justin Gray and the entire Banquet Committee are to be commended for their hard work in putting together such a successful event.
January 2007 Regular Membership Meeting
The meeting was called to order at 12:15 pm by 2006 Post President Steve Bickel. President Bickel called upon Clay Kelly to give the invocation and lead the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance. The slate of 2007 officers had been circulated earlier to the membership. President Bickel read the slate and called for a vote approval. The Post members unanimously approved the slate as submitted. Next, President Bickel spoke briefly of Post accomplishments during the past year. He expressed appreciation for the opportunity of serving SAME and the strong support he received from the officers, committee chairs, and members. President Bickel called on Great Lakes Regional Vice President, James Hagan. RVP Hagan spoke for several minutes about activities at the national level of SAME. Afterwards, RVP Hagan introduced the 2007 elected officers and administered the oath of office.
Newly-inducted President COL Raymond G. Midkiff took the podium and was presented with the Post Constitution and Bylaws. He thanked Past President Steve Bickel, and spoke for several minutes about what SAME is all about – National Security. The general membership meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:50 pm.
October 2006 Meeting Summary
President Bickel then called on various officers and committee chairs to address the business of the day. The following items were noted.
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President Bickel reported on the Regional Conference held in Cincinnati October 10 – 12, 2006. Many KP-SAME members were in attendance along with two UofL students sponsored by the Post. The Post was well represented and he thanked those who were able to attend. |
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Janet Skees, Small Business Co-Chair reported that save the date flyers went out to KP-SAME sustaining members and small local small business for the Small Business Workshop being held at the Holiday Inn on Broadway December 12th. The KP-SAME regular membership meeting will be during the luncheon of the Workshop. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Janet Skees or Linda Hunt-Smith for more information. |
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President Bickel reported that KP-SAME will be supporting the deployed 19th Engineer Battalion by purchasing telephone cards to support them and their efforts. These phone cards will be included in holiday packages being sent to the Battalion. Volunteers are needed to help prepare the baskets. Contact President Bickel for more information. |
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President Bickel encouraged sustaining member firms to let the Post know if their company has published articles in the Military Engineer magazine or the SAME News in the past year. This is a streamer requirement for the Post. He also asked if anyone had articles that could be submitted by the end of the year. |
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Clay Kelly noted that Michael Earle was scheduled to speak about his experience at the Construction Camp but he rescheduled for the November meeting. |
President Bickel then turned the meeting over to Education and Training
Co-Chairman Rob Campbell who introduced the Guest Speaker Mr. Brian Bingham,
Regulatory Management Services Director for
Louisville/Jefferson
County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) who presented on Louisville’s
Wet Weather Consent Decree with the Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) and
the US EPA. Mr. Bingham briefly went over some of the agreements within the
consent decree and the requirements MSD must abide by to comply with the
Clean Water Act and avoid further fines and penalties. Mr. Bingham also went
over what has been completed to date and the other major items that must be
completed in the near future. In total MSD must spend $800 Million on
various projects to comply with the consent decree. While the is the consent
decree is a very large and important effort Mr. Bingham explained that it is
not MSD’s only focus.
President Bickel thanked Mr. Bingham for being a guest speaker and presented
him with a token of appreciation. The next KP-SAME meeting is scheduled for
November 14th.
September 2006 Meeting Summary
President Bickel introduced Marilyn Lewis who spoke briefly about the Future City Competition. The competition is for seventh and eighth grade students. Participants utilize a team approach to the competition and win or lose as a team. There is a broad diversity of competition options including computer applications, writing, model building and presentations. Marilyn solicited assistance from the Post for individuals to serve as Engineer Mentors and judges.
COL Ray Midkiff, First Vice President spoke briefly about Task Force Hope and the New Orleans Recovery efforts. His remarks included discussion regarding the repair, restoration and improvement plans of the Hurricane/Flood Protection Facilities in New Orleans. This included discussion of the organizational structure, the budget and the interaction with other USACE districts.
Steve Skaggs, Education & Training Co-Chair then spoke briefly regarding his involvement with the Hurricane Katrina Recovery efforts. Steve gave background on hurricanes, the causes, general information on naming of hurricanes and other historical items. He provided a very interesting group of photographs accompanied by discussion about the devastation in the Mississippi area to which he was deployed.
August 2006 Meeting Summary
President Bickel recapped the June meeting which was held at the Fort Knox Leader’s Club and the July golf outing. President Bickel then called on various officers and committee chairs to address the business of the day. The following items were noted.
Rosemary Gilbertson noted that the Young Members Committee was looking for volunteers to assist with surveying at the Portland Promise Center. Gerard Edelen reported on the potential schedule of future meetings. Janet Skees announced the upcoming Small Business Forum scheduled for Tuesday, 12 December 2006 at the Holiday Inn Downtown. Grant Bartee, Co-chair of the SAME Ohio Valley and Great Lakes Combined Regional Conference announced that the conference will be held 10-12 October 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Millennium Hotel.
President Bickel then turned the meeting over to Clay Kelly who introduced Kristen Rutledge who recently attended the Engineering and Construction Camp at the Air Force Academy, sponsored by the Kentuckiana Post. Ms. Rutledge gave a brief review of her experiences.
Brian Huston was then introduced as the keynote speaker for the meeting. Brian is the Building Information Model (BIM) Manager for the Louisville District. Brian was joined by Lee Ezell with Mason & Hanger who is leading the firm’s BIM implementation efforts. Brian and Lee provided a very interesting program development and implementation of BIM. It was noted that BIM is highly effective for use with Design-Build, provides for high quality design; allows for better project estimating; consistency of products; better visualization of product and overall project cost savings. The program was very well received and numerous questions were received from the audience.
Following closing remarks President Bickel adjourned the meeting.
July 2006 Annual Golf Outing
Golfers in attendance numbered: 63 non-federal, 12 federal, 4 young members, 16 students, for a total of 95 participants; giving us 24 teams. This was an increase in participation over the 2005 event by 60 percent. Several others attended and assisted with the event including President Steve Bickel who provided photographic support.
A total of 20 firms sponsored this year’s event:
| RSP Architecture | Skees Engineering | Stanley Consultants |
| Michael Baker | FMSM Engineers | Lusk Group |
| MWH | Shaw | Woolpert |
| Earth Tech | HNTB | OHC Environmental |
| SAIC | ARMAG | Tetra Tech |
| TriEco | Palmer Engineering | EQ |
| URS | KZF/BWSC (A Joint Venture) | |
Student Sponsor firms included:
| Michael Baker | MWH | HNTB |
| SAIC | Mason & Hanger | Stanley Consultants |
| MACTEC | Palmer Engineering |
Prizes for the Student Chapter’s putting contest were provided by sponsors FMSM Engineers, QK4 and Terracon.
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1st Place Winners: Dave Ahnquist, Daniel Miles, Scott Hancock and Aaron Cooley (representing the U of L Student Chapter) |
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10th Place Winners: Greg McGowern, Stoney Cox, Mike Harris and Aaron Steele |
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20th Place Winners: Hans Probst, Jimmy Stahl, Chris Whitney and Barry Burdick. |
The Student Chapter raised $525 from the sale of mulligans and $140 from the putting contest. The Post raised approximately $3500. Some memorable moments from the outing include the following:
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Marilyn Lewis was able to keep track of her “glovey thing” throughout the event. |
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Jimmy Stahl and Hans Probst did not hurt themselves or anyone else. |
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Kristen Crumpton did not object to sweaty hugs from old people. |
June 2006 Meeting Summary
Post President Steve Bickel welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked everyone for attending. Clay Kelly then gave the invocation and led the pledge of allegiance. President Bickel then began the business portion of the meeting. Steve gave a short history of the SAME organization and the Kentuckiana Post for the 19th Engineering Brigade and others stationed at Fort Knox. He also mentioned that the Kentuckiana Post recently received both the Top Post and Distinguished Post Awards at the SAME National Conference in New Orleans.
President Bickel then called on various officers and committee chairs to address business of the Post. The following items were noted:
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Frank Terak, Readiness Co-Chair, provided an update on the Fast Start plan and encouraged sustaining members to fill out the online questionnaire on the Post website so that the plan could be completed. | ||||||
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Young Members Co-Chair, Susan Rich, updated everyone on the Portland Promise Center initiative. They are currently looking for volunteer surveyors to survey the 45,000 sq ft facility that has just been acquired and will soon be looking for architectural and space planning volunteers. Rosemary Gilbertson, Young Members Co-Chair added to Susan’s comments that SAME will be sponsoring a Governor’s Scholars’ event at Cave Run Lake and Morehead State University. | ||||||
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Tony Marconi, reporting on the progress of the annual golf outing, announced that there are still many slots for players and hole sponsors at the 18 July Scramble being held at Quail Chase Golf Club. Interested firms and individuals should contact Tony, tmarconi@fmsm.com or Mike Harris, m.harris@jtleng.com. | ||||||
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Programs Co-Chair, Gerard Edelen, announced that the upcoming meetings are being planned and will focus on the USACE’s new Building Information Model (BIM) and the new green building design initiative. Look for the meeting details in the next Post newsletter. | ||||||
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President Bickel provided the following SAME Streamer related
announcements:
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President Steve Bickel introduced Karlos Bruce of ARMAG Corporation for a presentation on the Sustaining Member Firm. ARMAG is a manufacturer of storage magazines for ammunition, arms, and explosives. ARMAG has been in business since 1969 and is headquartered in Bardstown, Kentucky. Mr. Bruce brought along one of the company’s storage magazine units and invited everyone to tour the unit in the parking lot after the meeting.
LTC Jeff Ogden introduced guest speakers Rick Lutz, Program Manager for
Ft. Campbell, and Russ Boyd, Program Manager for Ft. Knox, from the USACE
Louisville District. Their presentation highlighted the current MILCON
transformation and how the transformation is necessary to meet the many
ongoing and upcoming initiatives such as BRAC. Mr. Lutz explained that BRAC
2005 must be completed by September 2011 and is under funded by $4 to $5
billion dollars. Because of this military construction must be done faster,
cheaper, and more innovatively. Mr. Lutz also gave a brief overview of the
$1.5 billion workload underway at Fort Campbell. Mr. Boyd then gave an
overview of the $700 million of projects underway and scheduled for Fort
Knox along with many of the other projects scheduled for other bases within
the region.
President Bickel thanked the presenters and the meeting adjourned to tour
ARMAG’s storage magazine unit.
May 2006 Meeting Summary
Post President Steve Bickel made a
few opening remarks and welcomed everyone. Clay Kelly led the Pledge of
Allegiance and invocation which was followed by introductions of guests and
members. President Bickel then called on various officers and committee
chairs to address the business of the day. The following items were noted:
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President Bickel announced that the Kentuckiana Post would be awarded the Top Post Award at the Honors Ceremony at the SAME Education and Training Conference in New Orleans on 31 May 2006. Steve urged support of the Conference. |
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President Bickel noted that the Fast Start Plan was on the website and sustaining member firms should fill out the questionnaire. The questionnaire will be taken down mid June. |
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Tony Marconi noted that a Young Member event at Slugger Field was scheduled for 18 May and encouraged attendance. |
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Steve Bickel reminded attendees that the 20 June meeting would be held at the Leaders Club Fort Knox from 1130 to 1300. The venue will be focused on building a relationship with the 19th Engineer Battalion and the NCOs. |
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Mike Harris reported that the annual golf outing was scheduled for 18 July at Quail Chase. |
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Ideas for Post Education/Training were reviewed and President Bickel requested comments be sent to Mike Harris or Gerard Edelen. |
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The Post is also soliciting articles for publication in the Military Engineer and other Professional Journals. |
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Dr. Joe Hagerty reported that new officers for the Student Chapter had been elected and the Chapter is working on programs for the year. |
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Clay Kelly reported that both applicants for Engineering Construction Camps had been accepted. |
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Marilyn Lewis reported on the successful National MathCounts competition the previous week. The Kentucky team finished 16th overall. |
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President Bickel noted that a $2,000 contribution to support the HQ SAME Century House had been approved. |
President Bickel then turned the meeting over to Clay Kelly and Veronica
Rife, co-chairs of the Scholarship Committee who led the presentation of
scholarships ceremony. Clay recounted the Mission of SAME and its relation
to the Kentuckiana Post’s Scholarship goals and objectives. Two former
Kentuckiana Post scholarship recipients, Tiffany Caldwell Coleman and Jeremy
Kubac spoke briefly about what has happened in their careers since receiving
the scholarships.
The 2006 Scholarship recipients were then introduced. Each will receive a
$3,000 scholarship from the Post. This year’s recipients are as follows:
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Catherine Baker, University of Louisville |
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Terry Horn, University of Kentucky |
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Nicholas Stallings, University of Louisville |
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Justin Lewis, University of Illinois |
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Mark Taylor, University of Kentucky |
Following closing remarks President Bickel adjourned the meeting.
April 2006 Meeting Summary
President Bickel then called on various officers and committee chairs to address the business of the day. The following items were noted:
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Regional Vice President Hans Probst announced that the Kentuckiana Post won both Distinguished Post and Top Post for calendar year 2005. He noted that this was the culmination of three years of effort and all Post members should be proud of this accomplishment. RVP Probst also announced the Regional meeting to be held in Cincinnati October 10 – 12, 2006. |
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Readiness Co-Chair Frank Terak reported that the Fast Start Plan has been posted to the website and sustaining member firms should fill out the questionnaire. |
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Young Members Co-Chair Susan Rich reported that the committee is working hard to encourage young members to be involved with the post. One activity the committee plans to support is the Portland Promise Center which is looking for volunteers to help convert the existing site to an outreach center. |
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Scholarship Co-Chair Clay Kelly reported that the 2006 scholarship applications had been reviewed and the committee would be meeting directly following the Post meeting to complete award recommendations. He encouraged Post members to let potential applicants know about the program for future years and that the Post would be awarding a minimum of five $3,000 cash scholarships. |
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LTC Ogden noted that the 20 June meeting would be held at the Leaders Club Fort Knox from 1130 to 1300. The venue will be focused on building a relationship with the 19th Engineer Battalion and the NCOs. |
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U of L Student Chapter Faculty Advisor Dr. Joe Hagerty thanked the Post for its support of the students. The student post has a new set of officers and 131 members who will be involved in several upcoming events in which the Post is invited to participate. Events include Habitat for Humanity, Repair Affair and a potential water supply project in Belize to be executed by U of L students. Erin Baker, an engineering graduate student went to Belize this year and performed water quality sampling. |
President Bickel requested that if anyone knows a high school student interested in attending the SAME Construction Camp, contact Clay Kelly. The Post would like to sponsor up to two local high school students annually to attend the Camp.
President Bickel introduced Ralph Norman of sustaining firm Woolpert who
presented an overview of the firm.
President Bickel then introduced Glen Kelly, Senior Vice President and
Director of Transportation Services for QK4 who was the keynote speaker. Mr.
Kelly provided an overview of Section 1 of the Louisville-Southern Indiana
Ohio River Bridges Project - the Kennedy Interchange reconstruction. He
presented a brief history of the project and how it has evolved into the
current plan that is selected to begin as early as this year. He noted the
many obstacles and challenges involved in the alternative selection process.
He then presented slides on the chosen alternative and renderings of how the
interchange will look once completed. The presentation was interesting and
informative. There were several questions and comments and Mr. Kelly stayed
after the meeting to provide for some extended discussions.
March 2006 Meeting Summary
President Bickel then called on various officers and committee chairs to address the business of the day. The following items were noted:
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Colonel Ogden noted that the tentative 20 June meeting would be held as Fort Knox. We are going to try to involve the NCO community this year. |
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The Fast Start Plan has been posted to the website. Member firms should fill out the questionnaire. |
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Chuck Anderson noted the receipt of an Award of Appreciation from Mathcounts for the Post’s continued financial support. |
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President Bickel requested suggestions for an effort to assist deployed civilian and military individuals and their families. The Post would like to implement a program to benefit these folks this year. |
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Tony Marconi noted that a MOU had been signed between the Kentuckiana Post and the Kentucky Engineering Foundation in regard to the Education and Mentoring Fund. |
President Bickel introduced Pete Johnson of the sustaining firm of GRW
who presented an overview of the firm.
President Bickel then introduced Mike Kimmel, Deputy Director of the
Louisville Waterfront Development Corporation who was the keynote speaker.
Mr. Kimmel provided an overview of the history of Waterfront Park and the
integration of financing from the Federal government, State government,
local government and private foundations and citizens. He noted particularly
the importance of all entities to the success of the project. He then spoke
of the waterfront residential component; River Park Place that was currently
working its way through the regulatory process. Overall the presentation was
interesting and stimulated several comments and questions.
January 2006 Meeting Summary
The meeting was called to order at 12:50 pm by President CAPT Hans Probst, Jr. PE, FSAME. President CAPT Probst welcomed the attendees and then celebrated the accomplishments of the 2005 year by delivering the Annual Report in slide format. President Probst then turned the meeting over to Clay Kelly who served as Master of Ceremonies for the remainder of the meeting.
Certificates were presented to new sustaining members and sustaining members who had achieved milestone membership class. Tony Marconi, PE of sustaining member firm FMSM Engineers received the Young Engineer of the Year Award for 2005. Ken Besser, PE, FSAME of the Louisville District US Army Corps of Engineers was recognized as the recipient of the Engineer of the Year Award for 2005. Certificates of Appreciation were presented to the 2005 Post Officers and Board Members. Regional Vice President Medals were then presented to the following individuals: Dirk L. Gowin, PE, PLS, Kenneth J. Besser, PE, David B. Servis, PE, Marilyn W. Lewis, PE, John C. Beyke, PE, PLS, John F. Allison, PE, John W. Storm, PE, and Troy Mays. The following were recognized for RVP Medals previously presented: Tony Marconi, PE, Bruce Murray, PE, Hans Probst, PE, FSAME and Clay Kelly, PE.
The 2006 calendar year Post officers were then introduced and administered the oath of office. Newly inducted President Steve Bickel took the podium, recognized President Probst for his service as President with a gavel plaque, gift certificate, and Past President pin. President Bickel thanked the Board of Directors and all members who work hard to make the Post a success. He spoke briefly about the upcoming year, and the general membership meeting adjourned at approximately 1:25 PM.
December 2005 Meeting Summary
The December meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held on Wednesday, 14 December in the Cafeteria Meeting Room at the Mazzoli Federal Building. Sustaining member firms were invited to setup displays about their respective firms and the services they provided. The cost to display was two toys to be donated the “Toys for Tots”. The following firms were in attendance:
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President CAPT Hans Probst, Jr. conducted a brief business meeting of the Post. The slate of new officers that had been submitted for consideration at the November meeting was placed on the floor for consideration and approved by acclamation. The newly elected officers will be sworn into office at the January 2006 meeting.
Approximately 130 people representing the Kentuckiana Post of SAME and a number of guests were in attendance. COL Raymond Midkiff circulated among the convocation of sustaining member firms discussing their services and discussing the Louisville District’s mission. The Post conducted no other activity.
November 2005 Meeting Summary
AE and Construction industries serving the Army.
The Kentuckiana Post of SAME was pleased to have Donald L. Basham, PE, Chief of Engineering and Construction, Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers, for its 15 November 2005 speaker. Don was in Louisville on other business and agreed to present his thoughts regarding USACE’s Transformation. Don is currently responsible for policy, program and technical expertise in the execution of over $10 billion of design and construction programs for the US Army, US Air Force, Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and over 60 foreign nations. He provides leadership to a field organization consisting of eight divisions, 40 districts, and approximately 15,000 personnel, and guides the development of engineering and construction policy for the Corps' world-wide Civil Works, Military and Environmental Missions.
Don, a 37-year veteran of the US Army Corps of Engineers, is a native of Kentucky and received his BS and MS Degrees in Civil Engineering in 1970 and 1971 from the University of Louisville Speed Scientific School. He began his career with the Corps in 1968 with the Louisville District as a student trainee in the Engineering Division and departed Louisville in 1992 as the Deputy District Engineer (PM) in the Louisville District.
Don is a Fellow of SAME and a member of NSPE and ASCE. He is a licensed engineer in the state of Kentucky. Mr. Basham has received numerous awards and decorations during his Federal service, most notably being named the Corps of Engineers Civilian of the Year in 1998.
Don emphasized that adapting for today’s Army and tomorrow’s Army is difficult because we do not know what the enemy will look like in five years. The USACE changes will include a streamlined approach to design, specifications, procurement, construction processes, and practically every other component of the built environment. The USACE will require internal changes in attitudes and also changes for the USACE Private Sector Partners. But the end product will be a quality product in a quicker and more cost effective manner.
Don’s comments and visit were well received by the over 70 members and guests from both the public and private side at the Kentuckiana Post meeting, many attending to welcome Don back home.
October 2005 Meeting Summary
The U.S.-VISIT Program resides within the Department of Homeland Security and is a program that is a top priority because it:
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Enhances the security of our citizens and visitors. |
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Facilitates legitimate travel and trade. |
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Ensures the integrity of our immigration system. |
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Protects the privacy of our visitors. |
U.S.-VISIT is part of a continuum of security measures that begins overseas and continues through a visitor’s arrival in and departure from the United States. It incorporates eligibility determinations made by both the Departments of Homeland Security and State. U.S.-VISIT is helping us demonstrate that we remain a welcoming nation and that we can keep America’s doors open and our nation secure. Part of the responsibility of this Program is to manage the 500 plus ports of entry to the U.S. and other ancillary programs.
U.S.-VISIT program consists of five phases, which are Pre-entry, Entry, Status Management while within the U.S., Exit and finally Analysis of the other four phases. As a result of the U.S.-VISIT Program more than 800 known criminals and immigration violators have been intercepted before they have entered the U.S. Following the presentation, Mr. McFayden answered questions from the attendees. The program was well received.
President Probst then conducted some routine business and announcements. He noted that the program was eligible for 0.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH's) and suggested that attendees email a Post officer if they desired a certificate documenting the PDH’s. President Probst mentioned several of the Post successes over the past several years and encouraged these to continue. The President recapped the Post membership status, which is excellent, and reviewed upcoming events.
September 2005 Meeting Summary
The program was entitled “Shaping the Future of Sound” and was a presentation and demonstration of ATC’s Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD). The LRAD was developed after the USS Cole terrorist attack to enable ships to determine the intent of vessels that enter the 500 yard Naval Vessel Protection Zone. Prior to LRAD there was no existing technology to determine Friend or Foe short of using flares, warning shots or placing a boat in the water. There are over 350 LRAD devices deployed with the Department of Defense in IRAQ, commercial cruise liners, major police departments and at other critical infrastructure locations. New applications have subsequently emerged for highly directional, clearly intelligible, long range acoustic devices that provide an immediately escalating non-lethal capability. The mission suite is universal - communicates at safe standoff ranges, gain compliance, and determines intent to support an appropriate response. Effective multi-service use of ATC’s the LRAD in Operation Iraqi Freedom has led to significant interest for law enforcement and homeland security applications with New York and Boston Police Departments deploying LRADS for crowd control and mass communication. The presentation highlighted the technology and supported missions, plus its transition into border and critical infrastructure protection systems to provide an unambiguous acoustic hailing, notification and warnings over a large area. LRAD communicates with unambiguous intelligibility and authority to ensure that the recorded or live message is heard. This enables public safety personnel the ability to follow clearly defined rules of engagement without the unnecessary escalation of force. LRAD has the following characteristics: Loud - 151dB at 1 meter about 105dB at 500 meters Clear - Less than 10% total harmonic distortion Directional - 15-30 degree beam width Low Power Consumption - 4 amps max, 2 amps continuous Portable - can be moved to the appropriate threat axis Remote - Pan Tilt configuration for infrastructure safety Following the lecture portion of the program and some brief Post business, the attendees exited the building for a live demonstration of the LRAD. The program was quite informative and well received by the audience invoking several questions and interchange from the attendees.
April 2005 Webinar Summary
The Webinar was hosted through SAME Headquarters and the membership was provided call in and connection information in advance of the meeting. There were a few technical issues that affected the presentation but overall, the Webinar Meeting was considered a success. President Hans Probst conducted some brief Post business in advance of the start of the Webinar. Professional Development Hour credit of 1.0 PDH was available for the Webinar.
March 2005 Meeting Minutes
A brief business meeting occurred. Rob Campbell announced PDH credit of 0.5 hours for the technical session for the day. Clay Kelly commented on distribution of funds from the Scholarship Fund and plugged booth sales and sponsorships for the upcoming SAME National Education and Training Conference. It was announced that on-line registration was now available.
President Probst then introduced the new “Sustaining Member Highlights” program and introduced Frank Terak of the Sustaining Member firm of Michael Baker Corporation. The “Sustaining Member Highlights” program allows a sustaining member firm to give a 3 to 5 minute overview of their firm and services. Frank did an excellent job of highlighting his firm. Michael Baker Corporation rates number 42 in the ENR and focuses on Engineering and Energy.
Frank then introduced Brad Dailey of Baker for the day’s presentation: Antiterrorism/Force Protection: “Doing it by the Book”. This Baker project was to investigate the constraints and impact of the United Facilities Criteria of the Department of Defense minimum Antiterrorism (AT) standards for buildings on Air National Guard Facilities nationwide. The work under this project was to identify and document the AT standards, to evaluate all facility buildings against those standards and make recommendations for compliance. The standards include distance standards and security measures (access control, parking, visibility, storage limitations and facility use) relative to occupancy. The program is primarily protection of people oriented. The program was very well received and several questions were asked by the attendees.
February 2005 Meeting Minutes
The evening began with social time followed by dinner and award presentations. The following is a list of attending organizations, awards given and award recipients:
American Society of Structural Engineers (ASSE) Distinguished Service Award -Michael Ray; National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Distinguished Service Award - Jeffrey T. Thompson; Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Distinguished Service Award - Carolyn Nowlin; Society of Women Engineers Student Chapter (SWE) Distinguished Service Award - Amanda Moore; American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Distinguished Service Award - Dr. Joe Hagerty; Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Distinguished Service Award - David B. Servis; Society of American Military Engineers Young Member (SAME) Distinguished Service Award - Clay Kelly; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Distinguished Service Award - C. R. Davis; Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers (KSPE) Distinguished Service Award - Christopher H. Dickinson; KSPE Outstanding Contribution to Leadership PE - John C. Beyke; KSPE Outstanding Contribution to MATHCOUNTS - Charles R. Anderson; KSPE Achievement in Government - Derek R. Guthrie; KSPE Achievement in Private Practice - George J. Athanasakes; KSPE Young Engineer of the Year - Michael D. Mattingly, Jr.
Following the presentation of awards, a representative of Caesars spoke on tips for gaming at the casino. The event was very well done and the organizing committee was congratulated on the venue, the meal and the excellence of the evening.
January 2005 Meeting Minutes
The meeting was held in the cafeteria conference room of the Mazzoli Federal Building. The meeting was called to order at 12:50 pm by President COL Robert Rowlette. President COL Rowlette welcomed the attendees and turned the meeting over to First VP CAPT Hans Probst, Jr. Hans presented certificates to new sustaining members and sustaining members who had achieved milestone membership class. Clay Kelly was recognized as the Kentuckiana Post Young Engineer of the Year for 2004, a repeat winner of the Young Engineer Award won in 2003. David Servis was recognized as the recipient of the Engineer of the Year Award for 2004. The 2005 calendar year Post officers were then introduced and administered the oath of office. President Hans Prost, Jr. then recognized former President COL Rowlette for his year of service to the Post. Clay Kelly announced the details of the 2005 Scholarship Program. Dave Servis provided updated details for the SAME 2005 National Education and Training Conference.
Hans reminded the attendees of the February and March 2005 meetings. The general membership meeting adjourned at approximately 1:25 PM.
December 2004 Meeting Minutes
3001 Inc. - ASC - Burgess & Niple, Ltd. - DataChem Laboratories, Inc. - EnSafe, Inc. - Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott and May Engineers, Inc. - GRW Engineers Inc. - H.C. Nutting Co. - HNTB Corp. - James N. Gray Co. - Jacobs Engineering Group - The Mason & Hanger Group, Inc. - Michael Baker Corp. - QK4 Engineers, Inc. - Palmer Engineering Co. - Schneider Corp. - SG Construction Services - Skees Engineering, Inc. - Stanley Consultants, Inc. - Strand Associates - Tetra Tech, Inc. - Third Rock Consultants, LLC - URS Corp. - Weston Solutions, Inc. - Woolpert, LLP
First VP President CAPT Hans Probst, Jr. conducted a brief business meeting of the Post. The proposed changes to the Constitution and Bylaws, previously distributed, were adopted by voice vote. The slate of officers that had been submitted for consideration at the November meeting was placed on the floor for consideration and approved by acclamation. The newly elected officers will be sworn into office at the January 2005 meeting.
Approximately 130 people representing the Kentuckiana Post of SAME and a number of guests were in attendance. Post President COL Robert Rowlette, Jr. circulated among the convocation of sustaining firms discussing their services and discussing the Louisville District’s mission.
November 2004 Meeting Minutes
The November 2004 meeting of the Kentuckiana Post of SAME was held 16 November at Masterson’s Restaurant. The 37 attendees, including several members of the University of Louisville Student Post listened to an update on the efforts of the Louisville District staff to support the efforts to rebuild Iraq.
Following the invocation by Clay Kelly and leading the pledge of allegiance, 1st VP Hans Probst conducted some business including announcing the schedule for the modifications to the proposed Constitution and Bylaws. Hans recognized Ken Besser as our newest SAME Fellow and Clay Kelly announced the Scholarship contest for 2005.
Dirk Gowin introduced the speakers, Steve Durrett and Greg Croon, both Louisville District employees who had recently returned from Iraq. The theme of the presentation focused on the Forward Engineering Support Team and in particular how “Engineers were Peace Makers”. Some of the comments made by the speakers sum up the overall focus of the presentation. “In 10 years Iraq will be an economic genius in the Middle East”. “Because of Corps of Engineers influence with rebuilding the schools, we are helping kids move from being shy, repressed and reserved to happy and interested.” The speakers discussed how the work environment in Iraq was so much different from that in the US. Occupational Safety regulations are not a priority. Using people instead of machinery to perform work is more the norm than the exception. Fire alarms, exit signs and other similar features are not all that important when your primary need is walls and floors.
The presentation was extremely well received and the Kentuckiana Post owes a debt of thanks to Steve and Greg and all the folks involved in the rebuilding of Iraq.
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