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Gib and Brenda Compton— their story on page 6 Message from the DEAN Inside this issue Page Open House “The time is always right to do what is right.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. 3 . . . t was such a privilege to join with stu- Because MAPS did dents, faculty and alumni in celebrat- not have space to handle Iing the life of the late Rev. Martin Luther the large number of 5 . . . Seaton Society King, Jr. this past January. We gathered at qualified applicants last the King campus memorial next to Ahearn summer, faculty and Field House, which commemorates the departments across our site of the slain civil rights leader’s last college banded together Compton connection speech on a university campus in 1968, to contribute time and 6 . . . where I was honored to participate in a money, with additional multiple-wreath-laying ceremony. funding from the Na- Dr. King’s legacy lives on today through tional Science Founda- the continued efforts of our academic tion, to establish a new 8 . . . Information security 5 programs, two of which we will be hosting program, Summer Cam- again this summer, aimed at increasing re- puS Internships (CSI), tention of multicultural students in higher with nine engineering Left to right with wreaths: Amy Button education endeavors. The Multicultural and one chemistry student participating. Renz, president and CEO, K-State Alumni 11 . . . Noteworthy Academic Program Success (MAPS), a part Once again this summer, CSI students Assoc.; John Currie, K-State athletics of K-State’s Project Impact and spon- will engage in research projects alongside director; and Dean John English. sored by $1 million gifts from the Cargill faculty in the colleges of engineering and Corporation and ConocoPhillips, will arts and sciences, and will present their 12 Alumni profiles this summer bring 50 under-represented research at the end of the program. This Progam director Kimberly Douglas- . . . 2 3 minorities to campus for six weeks. Last academic endeavor will then integrate with Mankin are to be congratulated for their IMPACT is published summer, 26 incoming freshmen, majoring our new Engineering Scholars Program, efforts in building and coordinating these outstanding bridge programs. twice a year by the in engineering, agriculture or business, which focuses on providing opportunities Kansas State University completed six hours of coursework while for first-generation-to-college students College of Engineering, here and then presented results of their with financial need. Manhattan, KS 66506. multidisciplinary projects to campus ad- Our Multicultural Engineering Pro- ministrators, Cargill executives and policy gram director LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin It is available on John R. English the Web at makers from across Kansas. and Women in Engineering and Science Dean of the College of Engineering www.engg.ksu.edu. 11 Open House Proclamation Issue No. 24 Spring 2010 5

On Jan. 25, Kansas Governor Mark Parkin- Editor son signed a proclamation designating April Mary Rankin 23–24, 2010, as the “88th Annual Engineer- ing Open House at Kansas State University.” Art director On hand for the occasion were, left to Rich Gardner right, College of Engineering Assistant Dean Tom Roberts; Steel Ring vice president Neil Graphic designer Ostermann, CE senior; Governor Parkinson; Bob Davis Steel Ring president Anna Sommer, CHE senior; and Steel Ring treasurer Sarah Beier, Photographers IE senior. David Mayes Bob Davis 9 Chelsey Lueth 1 Tummons wins Goldwater Open House 2010 Photo adaptation by Bob Davis adaptation Photo

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“I attribute my success in being named a Goldwater Scholar to my parents and my professors at Kansas State University.” Above and right: Skits, displays and competitions abound at Engi- These are the words of Emily Tummons, K-State junior in biological neering Open House, April 23–24, touting the theme “Question the systems engineering, who is among 278 students to receive 2010 Barry Past, Power the Future.” M. Goldwater Scholarships, worth as much as $7,500 annually for recipients’ final one or two years of undergraduate study. Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a pool of 1,111 applicants, 2010 Open House Awards according to the Goldwater scholarship program. “My parents provided me with the opportunities to succeed in school, Outstanding department...... IMSE internships and research opportunities, by finding every way possible Yellow Brick...... IMSE for me to travel and study at some of the best places in the country,” she Freshman/Sophomore display...... ARE said. “My professors provided me with the problem-solving skills and Curriculum display...... CHE scientific knowledge to take on research experiences and excel at them.” Limited class display...... ARE Nominees are required to complete four mini-essays and one longer Open class display...... IMSE essay about a significant area of research in their field of study. “I expected the application process to be long and a lot of work,” said St. Patricia—Betsy Dunlap...... CHE Tummons, a first-time applicant, “but I had no idea that I would spend St. Pat—Chad Banka...... ME the better part of two months writing essays, editing essays and rewriting essays for the campus application and then for the national application. “My engineering physics professor, Tim Bolton, told me I had the Engineering Banquet Awards grades and ambition to succeed at some of the national scholarships, including the Goldwater. He prompted me to talk to Assistant Dean Jim Above, top to bottom: St. Pat, Chad Banka, ME, and Leo Hernandez, CNS, winner of the W. Leroy Culbertson/Steel Ring Hohenbary about the scholarship application process. St. Patricia, Betsy Dunlap, CHE; parade and skit judges Leadership Scholarship “Dean Hohenbary also told me about the Research Experience for Gary Clark, senior assoc. dean, and Dean John English Undergraduates Program (REU), which I participated in during sum- approve a departmental performance; and students from Julie Thornton, CIS instructor, Clair A. Mauch/Steel Ring Adviser of mer 2009,” she said. “The REU made me realize I wanted to do research IMSE display their Yellow Brick award. the Year continued on page 10 2 3 4 “talk” tooneanother. employ it,usesittoallow thedifferent modelsintheproject to 2005 andK-State, thefirst research teaminanacademicfieldto hydrologic informationsystem(HIS).OpenMI waslaunchedin their research—the (OpenMI) andthe openmodelinginterface in communitiesthatdependonthewatersource. sions abouttheOgallala Aquifer couldplayoutforpeopleliving help policymakersunderstandhow theirdeci- economy tolandusepractices. These toolswill a community, from theviabilityoflocal policy decisionswouldhave onallaspectsof that canpredict theconsequencesthatwater source ofwater. and peopledependingonitasanabundant jeopardizing theviabilityofKansastowns use practicescouldsustaintheaquiferwithout derstanding ofhow changesinpolicyandwater Foundation, thatisdeveloping ascientificun- a $1.5milliongrantfrom theNational Science gineering, leadsateamofK-State using experts, pend ontheOgallala Aquifer inwestern Kansas. changes affectpeopleincommunitiesthatde- of National Science Foundation examines effects K-State team The teamisalsoemploying twocutting-edgeprograms in teamiscreatingThe interdisciplinary tools David Steward, associateprofessor ofcivilen- disciplines tounderstandhow these

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That’s whyKansasState of atown. When waterusepolicies and practiceschange,they people willmove inorout produce a rippleeffectin will grow tohow many types ofcrops afarmer from what everything communities, impacting are encouraged tosend thisinformation persons wouldlike toshare. ESSIalumni stories ormemories of the event such summer institute, aswell ashear any database of alumnimembers of the ESSI organizers wouldlike to compilea was held atK-State onJune 4.Current Engineering and Science Summer Institute A banquethonoring the 45thannual Attention ESSIalumni David Steward and cattleproduction, butalsoonpeople.” what theimpactsofthoseare, notjustonthewatersupply, crops place thatcouldbeenforced now. We’re tounderstand trying policies we willbelookingatare thestatealready rules hasin that canbeusedinriskassessment,”Steward said.“Some ofthe interested tolearnhow toimplementthesystem. ing researchers andstateagencypersonnelfrom across Kansas nized the first-ever HISworkshop lastspringatK-State, host- HIS program hasstandardized accesstothesesources. He orga- with allthedifferent datasources anddatabases,butuseofthe doing so.” “and are beingrecognized internationallyinscholarlyjournalsfor capability andmodelingthrough useofOpenMI,” Steward said, team formedin2001. Global Research on Water-Based Economies, aninterdisciplinary outcomes inthevarious categories. Andresen policyscenarios andshow willbeabletorun their state’s largestacademicresearch supercomputer, K-State’s Beocat, professor ofcomputingandinformationscience.Using the “Another thingthatwe’re todoisdevelop information trying Steward tocombinewatermodels saiditusedtobeastruggle “We are rightatthecuspofbringingtogetherdatastorage This project buildsonwork by K-State’s for Consortium these entitiesisDaniel Andresen, associate landscape architecture— isfocusingitsstudyof tural economics,politicalscience,sociologyand K-State researchers—from agronomy, agricul- decline are where teamof theinterdisciplinary dependent onthewatersupply. These areas of able tosustaintheindustriesandpeoplenow their towns’ economies. practices are theirlivelihood andthebackboneof and theKansansforwhomsuchagricultural irrigatedcrops, themeatpackingindustry ports source offsetstheregion’s climateandsup- dry underground sources offresh water. The water southwest Kansas,isoneoftheworld’s largest the intersectionofpeopleandwatersupply. There are placeswhere theaquiferwillnotbe The Ogallala Aquifer, whichliesunderneath And bringingallofthedatatogetherfrom phone number and email address to and/or their name, mailing address, or [email protected] Manhattan, KS66506 1056 RathboneHall 45th AnnualESSI Director —K-State Media Relations

Deloitte Consulting; Jeff Hancock, CE’88,M.S.’00,co-owner, CEO, LandMark Implement, Inc.; DougGish, IMSE ’90,partner, M.S. ’91,partner, Microsoft; Andy Grolmes, BAE ’00,owner and career accomplishment, lefttoright : Azfar Moazzam, CS’89, Professional Progress Award for success inthe middle yearsof Nine College of Engineering alumniwere alsohonored withthe S EATON , 2010 S ’92, project engineering manager, CITGO Petroleum. sales director, Burns &McDonnell. Inset:Mike Brockway, ME Kennedy, CHE’90,associate vice president and marketing and Chadwick, CNS’90,president, MWBuilders of Texas; and Warren Plains; Shon Yust, ARE’92,owner, Mercer Zimmerman; Tim SMH Consultants; CarlHuslig, EE’91,president, ITC Great OCIETY . Systems. General Dynamics Advanced Information right, LouisVon Thaer, EE’83,president, gineering, Kansas StateUniversity; and EE ’56,retired professor of electrical en- and public service: left,Donald Lenhert, dedication toK-State, and professional support of the College of Engineering, plishment, activeinvolvement withand their professional success and accom- alumni honorees were recognized for east side clublevel.The following 23 atthe BillSnyder FamilyStadium, new members into itsHall of Fame April The College of Engineering inducted two 5 Gib and Brenda Compton Pickin’ up the K-State spirit

Gib Compton didn’t plan on majoring in construction science. As a matter of fact, he really didn’t plan to go to college at all. “Coming out of high school in Wichita, I wanted to be a finish carpenter,” he said. “I liked to work with my hands and thought I was pretty good at making things, so this was the route I’d decided to take” But his family kept encouraging him to consider higher education. “I knew I didn’t want to go to ‘Hillside High,’ ” Gib said, “as Wichita State was referred to by the local kids. So that summer I traveled to Manhattan a few times, attended some rush parties— and the rest is history.” And part of that history led to the Compton Construction Cor- poration, Wichita, Kan., founded by Gib in 1997 upon the core values of “treat people fairly, work hard, and don’t worry about the rest, all the while providing a quality product for the client.” “We’ve had huge success since 1997 following those principles,” Gib said. Last year Compton Construction moved to number 11 on a listing of the Wichita area’s top-20 general contractors. Building projects focus on various types of commercial operations including educational, industrial, religious, retail, medical and food service areas. “I always wanted to be listed on the Top 400 Engineering News Record,” Gib said. “I’m not there yet and doubt I’ll make it, but number 11 on the Wichita list is not bad.”

Gib had started his educational training at K-State in architecture, but soon found it wasn’t his forte. “When I looked into the construction science program, it just seemed a more natural fit. It from my perspective, I’m also really excited about what Dean Hutchinson. Next he returned to Manhattan with a similar compa- “I like being involved,” he said. opened so many doors for learning and working opportunities. My English brings to the table for K-State engineering, as well as Dave ny, then it was back to Hutchinson through 1988. The Comptons And that connection has involved a financial investment as well. construction science education really got me started on the right Fritchen as head of ARE/CNS—I think they’re both extremely next relocated to Rogers, Ark., with another construction firm, Currently they support the Gib and Brenda Compton Construc- foot to a career I’ve been blessed by. talented individuals at their respective levels of leadership.” but as Gib said, “My Kansas farm girl wanted to come back to our tion Science Scholarship and have endowed the Brenda and Gib “Graduates of the ARE/CNS program are sometimes called the home state, so I decided to sign on as a project Alumni Association Scholarship for Wichita- ‘renegades’ of engineering,” Gib said, “and that’s partly because so Though both K-State graduates, Gib and Brenda did not meet estimator with a Wichita firm.” area youth who will be freshmen at K-State. many of the faculty bring industry experience and expertise to their on campus. The next career move was going into manu- The story of the pickup “With Brenda being a professional educa- teaching. I think that’s also a reason why industry support is so “We wouldn’t have been in the same circles at K-State—no greek facturing with his dad, who had purchased an tor, and me considering myself a champion of strong for our department.” life for me,”Brenda said. “I was an independent and lived in the electric sign company. That venture lasted for on page 13 education, it is very important to us to support “ARE/CNS emphasizes the K-State family aspect that means so dorms.” one year, followed by a stint in millwork and educational efforts through both our time and much to us,” said Brenda Compton, the self-named ‘silent partner’ “She probably wouldn’t have had anything to do with me if we then as a consultant to a bonding company. finances,” Gib said. of the Comptons. had met then,” Gib said. “Each of those jobs was preparing me for my “Through our estate, something we’ve set Brenda, a K-State graduate in health and P.E. and currently a Brenda’s translation: “I think he ‘minored’ in Aggieville while at long-term goal of owning my own construction business by 2000,” up with deferred gifting,” Brenda said, “we will eventually also special education teacher at Clearwater High School, said the con- K-State.” Gib said. provide for additional scholarships in general education, construc- trast has been striking between her and Gib’s departments over the Where they did meet was in Liberal, Kan., where Brenda was tion science and second-tier athletics, as well as general Alumni years as they’ve come back to campus for various alumni events. teaching at a junior high school and Gib was working on a con- Throughout that time and until today, Gib and Brenda have Association scholarships and funding for the K-State Gardens.” “In CNS, you find many original faculty members are either still struction project building a new high school. They were living in maintained their K-State connection. Both are active in the local “Because we have no children,” Gib said, “we’ve chosen to one around or are staying connected, and it’s really been fun to renew the same apartment complex, and as Gib put it, “The apartment Wichita K-State Alumni Committee and Wichita Catbackers day leave what we have to our ‘purple family’ and its descendants. those friendships. Whereas my original department of kinesiology,” manager played matchmaker.” organization, and Gib recently completed a four-year term on the And until that time, we will continue doing all we can to contrib- she said, “doesn’t even exist in the same form anymore, much less The time spent in Liberal was a part of the years Gib refers to as K-State Alumni Board. He currently serves on both the Construc- ute to the future of K-State.” have a longevity record of connected faculty and graduates.” “my very own training program.” tion Science Advisory Council and the K-State Alumni Center In keeping with the state-of-the-college theme, Gib said, “And After graduation in 1980, his first job was with a contractor in Building Committee. —by Mary Rankin 6 7 K-StateK-State CIS CIS group— group— designing Designing for information for information security security Gallagher honored Career fair with scholarship A s computers increasingly transfer patient medical records and ics. The work with Rockwell Collins involves applying the K-State other sensitive information, a group of computer scientists at Kan- research team’s verification tools to several systems being developed Funds have sas State University is doing basic research that will help designers in U.S. Department of Defense security research projects. recently been keep such information safe. Hatcliff said information leakage is a concern in many domains, established to Complex information systems form foundations in our nation’s like potential integration in the health care system with patients’ honor the service infrastructure and defense forces, and these systems contain data medical records. of former College with different security levels, said John Hatcliff, K-State professor “Millions of dollars are being invested by federal and state gov- of Engineering of computing and information sciences. As data are exchanged ernments to set up health information exchanges,” Hatcliff said. Associate Dean between various users, there’s a danger that infor- “The idea of such an exchange is that you have a for Academics mation could be released to unauthorized parties. technology organization that facilitates and medi- and Administra- The ability to guarantee secure information ates the exchange of patient medical information tion, Richard flow is becoming more critical as government and between a variety of parties. The challenge is that Gallagher. In industry push toward increasingly complex infor- the information in patients’ records has different phased retirement mation systems in many areas, including health levels of sensitivity or security. These exchanges Richard Gallagher since January care, the military and in coordinating disaster eventually are going to need a way to specify poli- 2009, Gallagher Students distribute resumes and wait to talk to representatives at the relief, Hatcliff said. That’s why K-State computer cies describing what information can be released entered full-time retirement in June 2010. Engineering Career Fair, Feb. 9 in the K-State Union. More than 80 engi- scientists are developing high-level policy lan- and to whom, and the exchange will need to Contributions to the Richard R. and Linda neering and computer science companies were in attendance to talk with guages and verification techniques to strengthen guarantee that those policies are adhered to.” C. Gallagher Family Scholarship in Engineer- students about opportunities for full-time, and internship and cooperative the security and integrity of such systems. Hatcliff said K-State’s research shows promise ing may be made to the KSU Foundation, work/study positions. “Whether it’s health care or military informa- for addressing these issues because it involves cre- 2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 500, Manhat- tion, what people really want is the ability to ating mathematical and logical models that can be tan, KS 66502, Reference fund T65500. push information out rapidly to anyone who used by special computer-based auditing programs The scholarship is designated for support of needs it,” Hatcliff said. “You may have a doctor to guarantee that an information system conforms student leaders of Engineering Student Coun- trying to make a diagnosis or a platoon leader to the stated information flow policy. cil, Steel Ring and Engineering Ambassadors. Telefund 2010 trying to coordinate a maneuver in the context of John Hatcliff The researchers’ tools also provide graphical Gallagher, always active in student leadership a larger battlefield operation. In either case, more visualizations of information flowing through a advisory roles, was named Blue Key National information leads to better decision making and better outcomes. system so that designers and auditors can more quickly under- Honorary Advisor of the Year in 2006. However, you have to make sure as you’re aggressively pushing stand a system’s information flow behavior. The research focuses Gallagher earned B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. de- information to decision makers that you don’t inadvertently leak on systems where very high levels of assurance are required, and it grees in electrical engineering from Iowa State sensitive information to someone who shouldn’t be seeing it.” aims to prove conformance to information flow policies during a University in 1964, 1966 and 1968, respec- Hatcliff leads K-State’s Specification, Analysis and Transforma- certification phase before a system is deployed. tively. He joined the faculty of the depart- tion of Software laboratory. The other computing and information “It’s pretty rare in the software engineering and verification re- ment of electrical engineering at K-State and sciences faculty researchers in the lab are associate professors Tur- search community that you receive a significant amount of money progressed through the ranks to full professor. ban Amtoft and Robby, and assistant professor Simon Ou. These to fund basic research and also have a company that’s doing such He assumed the lead role in development of researchers do work in security, software advanced work fund you to take your basic the department’s interdisciplinary academic engineering, programming language seman- “Whether it’s health care or research and apply it,” Hatcliff said. option in bioengineering. In July 2006, Gal- tics and automatic analysis of computer The collaboration with Princeton lagher was appointed interim dean for the software. military information, what people University is with Andrew Appel, professor College of Engineering and served in this In March 2009, the research group, in and chair of Princeton’s computer science capacity for one year. collaboration with researchers at Princeton really want is the ability to push department. Gallagher has received many departmen- University, received a five-year, $3 million “We’re very good at building tools that tal, college and university teaching awards grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific information out rapidly . . .” help programmers actually apply some and was presented the American Society for Research. The researchers are developing of these techniques to real programs, and Engineering Education’s Western Electric tools to secure information systems so that Andrew’s very good at developing the Fund Award. He has served on numerous when information is transferred across large systems, there is confi- underlying math and logic,” Hatcliff said. “We’re working together university committees, held the position of dence that nothing is accidentally revealed. to come up with an even better collection of tools.” K-State Faculty Senate President and served as “We’re doing foundational research on novel forms of math- Through collaboration stipulations, the universities will provide the university’s ombudsperson for seven years. ematical models and logics that enable designers and analysts to student visits and exchanges. The grant also funds work for four Holding memberships in several honor and Callers from the College of Engineering saw increases in pledges, dol- precisely state what information is allowed to flow from one point graduate students and two undergraduates at K-State. professional societies, he currently serves as an lars pledged and first-time donors over the previous year’s efforts during to another and under what conditions,” Hatcliff said. “Then we’re K-State’s CIS SAnToS research group has been awarded more ABET EAC program evaluator and also serves Telefund 2010, Jan. 31–Feb. 4. The all-volunteer campaign realized the building tools to help people use those mathematical techniques to than $12 million of research funding the past 10 years. The group’s on the board of directors, and is a past presi- following results for the college: total number of pledges—2,584; total verify that their systems are correct.” tools have been used in numerous academic research groups and by dent of the Rocky Mountain Bioengineering dollars pledged—$294,938; and first-time donors—160. University wide, The researchers also are receiving funding from Rockwell Col- various industries worldwide. Symposium. He has served, as well, as chair- more than $1,200,000 was raised to provide scholarships and educational lins, a company that creates communications and aviation electron- —K-State Media Relations man for the Biomedical Division of ASEE. benefits for the university’s nine academic colleges. 8 9 Noteworthy

named outstanding program Paulson is a licensed profes- architect to insure a successful president and president of WESP Paulson named Alumni Fellow sional engineer in Oklahoma project. The company enjoys a Infrastructure Services and K-State’s Women in Engineering and Mankin, WESP director, said. “Program- “WESP has made a difference at K-State and a member of the National strong reputation for leadership, now has nearly 35 years Science Program (WESP) has received the ming is structured around three purposes: by building programs that allow students, Thomas C. Paulson was Society of Professional Engi- proactive management and good of infrastructure industry Women in Engineering Program Award as promoting awareness, building commu- faculty and staff to share their enthusiasm named 2010 College of Engi- neers, the Oklahoma Society working relationships with own- experience focused on water the nation’s outstanding nity and providing and passion for science and engineering, neering Alumni Fellow in rec- of Professional Engineers and ers, architects, subcontractors infrastructure engineering. Women in Engineering support.” and build relationships with those who are ognition of his distinguished Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. and suppliers. Based in Wichita, He had previously been with program. The award, from The program offers younger in terms of age or knowledge,” career. A native Kansan from He and his wife, Connie, Kan., Hutton Construction MWH Global, Inc., where he the Women in Engineer- GROW— Girls Re- Douglas-Mankin said. “Programs are Topeka, he earned his B.S. in have one son and two grand- Corporation has completed was senior vice president of ing Pro-Active Network, searching Our World designed to maximize impact while mini- children. projects throughout the region strategic planning. was presented at the and EXCITE!— mizing the time investment of those who including western Kansas, Okla- Smith was employed from network’s joint confer- EXploring sCIence, contribute. We are a catalyst for recruiting Company/Leader homa, Missouri and Texas. 1980 to 2004 with Black ence with the National Technology and and retaining women in engineering and of the Year Hutton graduated from Association of Multicul- Engineering—for science. Hutton Construction Cor- K-State in 1977 with a B.S. tural Engineering Program middle school- to “WESP is unique in that it builds poration was named the 2010 in construction science. He is Advocates, April 12–14, in high school-age girls; programs to address the needs of female Company of the Year at the Tau a past president of the Associ- Baltimore, Md. Scholars Assisting students—but WESP programs are acces- Beta Pi Spring Awards Banquet ated General Contractors of The award is presented Scholars, a free sible to everyone, not exclusively women,” April 28. Mark Hutton, K-State Kansas and currently serves as annually to one outstand- tutoring program she said. “WESP also develops new tools alum and founder and president a national director for the As- ing Women in Engineer- for engineering and to document our successes and failures so of Hutton Construction, was sociated General Contractors of ing program that is serving the sciences that we can assess if programs are having an named 2010 Leader of the Year. America. He volunteers as chair- as a model for other insti- employs K-State impact. This allows others to see the value Mark Hutton formed Hutton man of the K-State Construc- tutions. To be considered, students who actually of what we’ve done, and helps us all be tion Science Advisory Board, Kimberly Douglas-Mankin Thomas Paulson Construction Corporation and the program has to have attend the class they smarter as we invest in future scientists and began operations as president in serves as a K-State Foundation been in existence for five or more years and tutor; CSI or CampuS Internship program, engineers.” Trustee and is a director for have assessment data that shows how the gives first-year students the opportunity to The Women in Engineering Pro-Active civil engineering from Kansas Youth Horizons. program has made an impact. participate in academic research in their Network is a national not-for-profit organi- State University in 1973. He and his wife, Mary, have Douglas Smith “WESP designs and implements pro- discipline early in their college careers; and zation with more than 600 members. Paulson joined the Phillips two sons. Ben is a 2003 K-State grams that make K-State a better place for CONNECT, a program that helps family Petroleum Company in 1975 graduate in construction science & Veatch, where he was women to pursue their interests in science members understand how to support stu- as a process and mechanical and Brian a 2006 graduate in promoted to president of the and engineering,” Kimberly Douglas- dent success in engineering or science. —K-State Media Relations engineer in Kansas City. After kinesiology at K-State. Europe Water Division. While various assignments in Nor- at Black & Veatch, he focused way, he became lead project Smith cited for on large program business manager on the Ekofisk Jack- distinguished service development and acquisi- Tummons wins Goldwater Up project there in 1986. He tion integration. From 1976 Douglas G. Smith re- continued from page 2 was project manager for the to 1979, he was an adjunct offshore Judy/Joanne Field ceived the 2010 College of when I graduated, and I don’t know if I would sustainable sources is a fundamental human need, and that is professor of civil engineering Development in the UK from Engineering Distinguished have come to this realization if it was not for why I would also like to work with Engineers Without Borders, at the University of Colo- 1991 to 1995. In 2000, he Service Award at graduation Professor Bolton and Dean Hohenbary.” to discover ways to make disease- and contaminant-free water a rado, Boulder, and director of relocated to Qatar where he Mark Hutton ceremonies May 15, where he Tummons has been researching the popula- reality in developing countries.” public utilities for the city of concurrently executed the also served as commencement tion decline of the Yosemite toad, specifically focusing on the Tummons is a member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor 1992. Since then, the company Boulder. Qatar Chemical and Qatar speaker for the class of 2010. effect that climate change has had on the population because of society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Golden has successfully constructed Active in the American Wa- Petroleum NGL-4 projects. Smith earned a B.S. in civil decreases in the annual snowfall in the Sierra Nevada in the last Key international honor society. She is a member of Alpha Chi projects totaling more than $0.5 ter Works Association, Water At the time of the Cono- engineering from Kansas State decade. She is continuing her REU summer project. Omega sorority, where she was the environmental chair and a billion. Those undertakings Environmental Federation coPhillips merger in 2002, University in 1971 and an “This summer,” she said, “my plans include two weeks of participant in the sorority’s intramurals. She has received the Me- include health care, institu- and Design Build Institute Paulson became manager, M.S. in civil and environmen- study in the Amazon rainforest, where I will focus on the eco- dallion Scholarship, Beckman Memorial Scholarship, the Regan tional, recreational, retail, office, of America, he has authored infrastructure engineering tal engineering from the Uni- nomic interests that compete with the sensitive environment of Scholarship and College of Engineering scholarships through manufacturing, educational and and published more than and project management, versity of Colorado at Boulder the region. After I return, I have an internship with Burns and the Kansas State University Foundation. A 2007 graduate of St. religious facilities. 30 technical papers and is a Upstream Technology. In in 1975. In 1989 he was McDonnell’s environmental services and permitting group.” Teresa’s Academy, she is the daughter of Philip and Louann Tum- Over the past 16 years, an- regular speaker and presenter 2003, he was appointed vice awarded a Juris Doctor from Tummons plans to use the Goldwater Scholarship for one year mons of Leawood. nual volume of the company at various industry forums. president, capital projects— the University of Denver. He before graduating with a B.S. in biological systems engineering With 66 total Goldwater Scholars, K-State ranks first in the has grown to more than $65 He and his wife, Cindy Qatar. In 2005, he relocated completed the senior executive and a secondary major in natural resources and environmental nation among 500 public universities. The scholarship compe- million in 2007 and nearing (nee Thompson, also a Kansas to Canada and assumed the programme in residence at the sciences in May 2011. tition is for outstanding science, mathematics or engineering $90 million in 2008. This State graduate with B.S. and post from which he eventually London Business School in “After I earn my Ph.D. in environmental engineering,” she students who have a potential for and a commitment to a career growth is credited to a con- M.S. degrees in 1971 and retired: vice president, capital 1999. said, “I plan to work at a research university, studying water in their field. struction management system 1973, respectively), have three projects, Conoco-Phillips He joined Tetra Tech, quality and sustainable methods for producing and supplying that reinforces the partnering children. Canada. Inc. in 2005 as senior vice drinkable water. I believe access to quality drinking water from —by Mary Rankin relationship with the owner and 10 11 Alumni Profiles The transformation Recognitions 1946 related story on page 6 John E. Wherry (CE) died Dec. 5, Calendar 1956 2009, in Wichita, Kan. He served as hose attending K-State Open instructor of applied mechanics at K-State Keep up with our College of Engineering T John Brooks Slaughter (EE) has joined student teams with the following information House this spring may have seen the and head of the engineering department at eye-catching purple and white vintage USC as professor of education and engi- on competitions this summer and next fall. the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Chevrolet truck parked at the Engineering Com- neering, with a joint appointment at the Technology before embarking on a 32-year USC Rossier School of Education and the plex. Owner Gib Compton, CNS ’80, and founder of career with the Boeing Company. He re- n June 16–19 USC Viterbi School of Engineering. He Compton Construction Corporation, Wichita, shared the story of its tired from Boeing in 1984. He is survived Formula One team, Formula SAE® California, will focus on what has become his lifelong restoration, complete with its K-State roots. by his wife of 60 years, Louise, and two Fontana, Calif. quest of increasing under-represented “I bought the truck, a 1949 Chevy, at an auction for $150 my junior year daughters. http://students.sae.org/competitions/ minority participation in the STEM fields. in high school,” Gib said. “It’d been a service station vehicle for Yost and Sons’ formulaseries/west/ Slaughter holds an M.S. in engineering 1947 Phillips 66 Station in Hillsboro, Kan., and burned as much oil as gas when I got it. I immediately rebuilt the motor, transmission and rear end, and then the from UCLA and a Ph.D. in engineering n June 20–23 Lloyd Smith (ME) died Dec. 29, 2009, summer before my freshman year at K-State, I did some body work on it and science from the University of California. in Wichita, Kan. Founder of the S/V Tool BAE Robotic and Fountain Wars teams, ASABE 2010 International Mtg., Pittsburg, Pa. repainted it black before driving it to campus.” 1976 Co., Newton, Kan., Smith specialized in But the truck’s K-State venue was short-lived. “I only had it at school one hand tools for mass consumer markets. He Letter from an alum http://www.asabemeetings.org/ Mark G. Snyder (CE) has been ap- year,” Gib said. “It didn’t run up and down the highway between Manhattan developed and marketed a line of wind- I enjoyed the picture in the fall 2009 pointed as an executive vice president with n July 11–15 and my home in Wichita as fast as I would have liked, plus it seemed I was shield scrapers and snow brushes, and a Impact of whitewashing the KS on K-Hill. Prudent Technologies, Inc., a 130-employ- CIS Robotics team, AAAI Conference on always being called on at the fraternity house to haul this or that. When I came ratchet-handled screwdriver, the “Screw- You note that Tau Beta Pi initiates have ee engineer/constructor in environmental Artificial Intelligence, Atlanta, Ga. back with a car my sophomore year, I no longer had to deal with those tasks.” ball,” which was purchased by Sears for its performed this task since 1974. You could services, remediation and civil construc- http://cs.ua.edu/aaairobotics2010/ The Chevy was driven even less often after Gib met and married his wife, Craftsman line of tools. He is survived by have noted that Sigma Tau initiates were tion, Kansas City, Mo. He had previously Brenda, and in 1983, he parked it in her parents’ farm machine shed and there his wife, Sarah; sons, William and Randall; performing this task before that time. The n Nov. 7 been with Black & Veatch for 34 years. it stayed until July 2005. By that time, Gib said, the mice had got into it pretty daughter, Deborah; and five grandchildren. Epsilon chapter of Sigma Tau was chartered ChemE Car team, AIChE Annual Meeting, good—chewing the wiring and tires up. 1986 at Kansas State in 1920 and was absorbed Salt Lake City, Utah “I’d been given a gift of a purple and white, 2000 Danbury Mint Collectible, 1956 into the Gamma chapter of Tau Beta Pi in http://www.aiche.org/Conferences/ Kevin Honomichl (CE), Overland Park, 1949 model truck,” he said, “and had decided to restore my old truck to look George L. Snider, Jr. (EE), Orange, 1974. I am not sure when Sigma Tau began AnnualMeeting/index.aspx Kan., has been awarded the American like it. Calif., died Aug. 25, 2009. He is sur- whitewashing the KS, but I remember par- Council of Engineering Companies of “I bartered with a friend—my construction services for his mechanical abil- vived by his spouse, Patricia, three sons, a ticipating in this activity sometime between K-State Women in Engineering and Kansas 2009 Public Improvement Award ity. We took the company truck and trailer to the farm and hauled my Chevy daughter-in-law, a granddaughter and two 1966 and 1968 when I was initiated into Science Program (WESP) for efforts on the Prescott Plaza Redevelop- back to Wichita. To make a long story short, I added on a garage for my friend lazy cats. Sigma Tau. ment Project. summer offerings for young women: and he, after convincing me I needed a ‘frame-off’ reconstruction, tore the 1987 Best regards, truck completely apart and then quit on the project.” 1989 Deciding he’d delayed on the restoration long enough, Gib one day drove Jeffrey C. Ryman, Ph.D. n June 9–11 Richard A. Klover (ME), Overland the company trailer back to his friends’ workshop and literally “picked up the Shane Pouch (CNS) recently became Consulting Engineer GROW Summer Workshop, K-State campus, Park, Kan., died Feb. 19, 2010, from pieces” of his truck. a project manager and scheduler for the melanoma cancer. He spent his entire Washington Safety Management Solutions http://wesp.k-state.edu/ The Girls Researching Our World (GROW) program is “ ‘Pieces’ is right,” Brenda said. “Much of that truck Kansas City, Mo.-based commercial professional career with Burns & McDon- Owner, CARABH Consulting in its 10th year of delivering summer workshop ac- came back in labeled zip-locked baggies.” mechanical contractor, U.S. Engineering nell, having been promoted to assoc. vice B.S. NE ’69; Ph.D. NE ’79 tivities for middle school girls interested in science Gib hauled the parts to Compton Construction Company. president of the energy group in 2006. and engineering. and became “project manager” of the restoration 2001 He was a past chairman of the American effort—ending up with a customized, Society of Mechanical Engineers. Klover is Wanted: Your Updates n June 23–25 purple and white truck—all new interior Karthi Karthikeyan (BAE), an assistant survived by his wife, Kelly; three children, We are interested in following the career EXCITE! Summer Workshop, K-State campus, and exterior, new motor—the works. professor in the biological and agricultural Kristi, Jamie and Andrew; granddaughter, paths and accomplishments of our alumni, http://wesp.k-state.edu/ “It became our life-sized K-State ‘toy,’ ” engineering department at Texas A&M, re- Kaylee; parents, Paul and Carol Klover; The EXploring sCIence Technology and Engineering cently received the Montague CTE Scholar focusing on promotions, advancements, Gib said. “We drive it some in the summers two brothers and a sister; and many other awards and honors, job changes and of (EXCITE!) program offers hands-on experiences for Award, which recognizes the science and and have brought it up to be in the family members. course, retirements, as well as death notices. high school-age young women to prepare them for homecoming parade a few times— art of teaching and learning. Please send your information in these careers in science and engineering. 1998 often transporting student or categories to— alumni leadership in it. This past Deaths Wesley E. Revely (ME), Apple Valley, Send to: Impact Editor Interested in knowing about all year ‘first son’ Andrew Schulz Minn., died April 16, 2010. He had been Engineering Communications upcoming WESP activities for rode with us. And then we take employed with Lockheed Martin in Egan, Kansas State University junior high and high school students? it to the West Stadium parking Paul Stevenson, K-State emeritus profes- Minn., for 14 years. sor of biological and agricultural engineer- 133 Ward Hall Go to lot the next day for a tailgate ing, died Dec. 4, 2009, in Wamego, Kan. Manhattan, KS 66506 http://wesp.k-state.edu/ party prior to the game.” He was a faculty member for 27 years and E-mail: [email protected] and sign up to receive the monthly was highly regarded for his ability to teach GROW/EXCITE! newsletters. —by Mary Rankin technical subject matter. 12 13 College of Engineering 1046 Rathbone Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-5201 422

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K-State engineering students, right, listen in as Turner Construction officials explain details of the on-site concrete process involved in recent upgrades of Arrowhead Stadium, one stop of the Spring Break Alternative, March 14–17. Traveling by bus, 29 engineering students from eight different disciplines learned about potential career options, toured corporate and manufacturing facilities, and networked with industry profes- sionals in Kansas City and Topeka.

Campus sponsors of the event were the College of Engineering as well as K-State Career and Employment Services; corporate sponsors were Cerner, Hallmark and Westar Energy. Students were offered a first-hand look at behind-the- scene activities at Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell, Cerner, Garmin, Hallmark, Missouri Department of Transportation, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Turner Construction and Westar. On-site project visits included Arrowhead and MODOT’s Kansas City Icon Bridge project.