CHI EPSILON NEWSLETTER Published by Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society National Headquarters at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE HONOR SOCIETIES

Number 51 www.chi-epsilon.org Fall 2011 News from the National Office IN THE NEWS

The latest news from the National Office is that we TAU BETA PI AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO have moved again. This time we have moved back onto the CHI EPSILON UNDERGRADUATE MEMBERS UTA campus and into Nedderman Hall, named for a Chap- ter Honor Member of Chi Epsilon and former president of The Fellowship Board of Tau Beta Pi has announced UTA. Another part of this move is that we have a new con- the selection of seven undergraduate members of Chi Epsi- tract to be able to use these rooms for another five years, lon to receive scholarships for undergraduate study during but we are now paying rent for them-a new thing for a Chi the 2011-12 academic year. Most winners will receive a Epsilon National Office. It is a sign of the times in which cash award of $2000 for their senior year of study, while a we live as universities are becoming ever more strapped for few will receive $1000 for the remaining one semester of funds. We are pleased to be at UTA and are handling Chi their engineering study. The Chi Epsilon members who will Epsilon’s business well in our new surroundings. receive Tau Beta Pi scholarships are: The last year has seen the addition of over 3,000 new members of Chi Epsilon. We have had two chapters Charles A. Holt Texas A&M University that were previously inactive become active again: Illinois Rachel A. Fleming Duke University Tech our number 2 chapter and South Florida our 103rd Erika N. Hango Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute chapter. We are looking forward to Columbia University’s Nicole M. Campbell South Dakota State University chapter, number 97, reactivating this fall, also. We now Paula A. Miller Colorado State University have several local civil engineering societies at universities Thomas A. Petersen North Carolina State University preparing to petition for Chi Epsilon membership in Cali- Tyler C Wible Colorado State University fornia, Colorado, Florida, and Texas. It’s great to be a part of this growing tradition of recognition and excellence. We are most excited about the upcoming 42nd TAU BETA PI AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS TO Conclave, which will be held at the Hilton Hotel at LAX CHI EPSILON GRADUATE STUDENT MEMBERS and sponsored by the Pacific District, the first time a district has done this. The planned program includes educational The fellowship Board of Tau Beta Pi has announced opportunities, a job fair, and district competitions, as well the selection of five graduate student members of Chi Ep- as conducting Chi Epsilon business. The Conclave will silon to receive fellowships for the academic year 2011-12. happen March 8-10, 2012. Most winners will receive cash stipends of $10,000 for their Another exciting part of spring is the announcement advanced study. The Chi Epsilon members who will re- of winners. Last spring we awarded 10 National Scholar- ceive Tau Beta Pi fellowships are: ships of $3,000 each, 10 District Scholarships of $1,500 each, and 2 graduate fellowships of $3,000 each. The com- Joy L. Marsalla Arizona State University ing spring will see similar winners, rewarding faculty for Jennifer A. Johnson Clemson University excellence in teaching and being an outstanding faculty ad- Anahid A. Behrouzi North Carolina State University visor, as well as elevating a new National Honor Member. Samantha E. Beardsley Duke University We hope that you can take opportunities to check Alexander Salazar New Jersey Institute of out our website: chi-epsilon.org. You will find all the news Technology of our society there, as well as information about the up- coming Conclave and Chi Epsilon items for sale at our web- store. We will look forward to hearing from you and will hope to see you at the Conclave. ...continued on page 5... 2011 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 2 Ten national scholarships in the amount of $3000 each were awarded to Chi Epsilon members for 2011. These were awarded in the name of John A. Focht, Bro. B. Austin Barry, Arthur N.L. Chiu, Joseph L. Brandes, Dexter C. Jameson, Jr, Neil J. Rowan, Eugene A. Glysson, and Olin K. Dart, Jr.. The funds for these scholarships were made possible by the generous contributions of members Chi Epsilon.

Two graduate student fellowships of $3000 each were awarded this year, as well. A total of eight district scholarship, each for $1500 were awarded this spring. The grand total of scholarship funds awarded in the spring of 2011 was, then, $42,000. JOHN A. FOCHT BROTHER B. AUSTIN NATIONAL BARRY NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS

DEXTER C. JAMESON NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

David C. Ewing Alvaro Aranguren Louisiana Tech Manhattan BS in CE, May 2011 BS in CE, May 2011

Jeffrey S. Krummel Maryland BS in CE, May 2011

NEIL J. ROWAN NATIONAL David E. Schroeder Steven M. Lavrenz SCHOLARSHIP Montana State Iowa State BS in CE, Dec 2011 BS in CE, Dec 2011 JOSEPH L. BRANDES ARTHUR N. L. CHIU NATIONAL NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

Jared Krittenbrink Oklahoma State BS in CE, May 2012

Ezra Jampole Alex Trahan Northeastern California - Berkeley BS in CE, May 2011 BS in CE, May 2011 2011 NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 3 (continued) EUGENE M. GLYSSON NATIONAL CUMBERLAND NORTH CENTRAL SCHOLARSHIP DISTRICT DISTRICT

Christopher M. Dean Rachel A. Fleming Jason Gardner Michigan State Duke South Dakota State BS in CE, Dec 2011 BS in CE, May 2012 BS in CE, May 2011

OLIN K. DART NATIONAL GREAT LAKES PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP DISTRICT DISTRICT

Jennifer A. Johnson Kyle Layton Robert J. Davis Clemson Toledo California - Irvine BS in CE, Dec 2010 BS in CE, Dec 2012 BS in CE, June 2011

2011 DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIPS NEW ENGLAND SOUTHERN CENTRAL DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT

Jennifer Mitchell Tiffany Carson Andric P. Hofrichter Northeastern University Clemson Nebraska - Omaha BS in CE, May 2011 BS in CE, May 2011 BS in CE, May 2012 2011 DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIPS 4 (continued) 2011 DISTRICT EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS SOUTHWEST DISTRICT DISTRICT RECIPIENT UNIVERSITY Central Ryan Fries Southern Illinois Great Lakes Richard W. Lyles Michigan State Pacific Felipe J. Perez Cal Poly-Pomona Southern Robert W. Barnes Auburn Southwest Edmund P. Segner Rice

Rafael Gomes De Oliveira DR. RICHARD LYLES Texas - Arlington 2011 NATIONAL JAMES M. ROBBINS BS in CE, May 2011 EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD

2011 GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT

Venkata R. Duddu North Carolina - Charlotte PhD in CE, May 2012

SOUTHERN Some of the comments made by his students in- DISTRICT clude: “... the best teacher in my life ...”, “I will never forget Dr. Lyles’ positive impact on my education.”, and “Dr. Lyles taught me how to be a practical engineer ...”. Chi Epsilon members and officers at Michigan State University agree that Dr. Lyles’ teaching ability helps further their development as students and future pro- fessionals to enhance the field of civil engineering. He has taken on the role of team leader of MSU’s ABET evaluation team. Since his elevation to Chapter Honor Member with MSU’s Chi Epilon chapter, Dr. Lyles has Hugo R. Sindelar IV been an active supporter at initiations and fund raising Florida activities, as well as ASCE’s bridge contest and concrete PhD in EE, May 2013 canoe. IN THE NEWS cont. IN MEMORY... 5

TAU BETA PI ANNOUNCES CHI EPSILON Harry N. Wenke, age 80, died on November 5, MEMBER AS 2011 LAUREATE 2010. He attended High school at Brooklyn Technical Insti- tute, received his Bachelors degree from The Cooper Union, Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, has and earned a MSCE degree from the University of Illinois. named five Laureates in the Association’s program to rec- Mr. Wenke was a member of Chi Epsilon and served as an ognize gifted engineering students who have excelled in ar- officer in the US Navy Civil Engineering Corps SeaBee eas beyond their technical majors. There have been only 74 detachment. Mr. Wenke had a distinguished career which other remarkable Tau Betas who have been named Laure- included a sabbatical at MIT for early development of com- ates since 1982. One of those named this year is a member puter-assisted reinforced concrete design. of Chi Epsilon. Jennifer A. Johnson, 2011 civil engineering His prodigious, 40-year legacy as a consulting Civ- graduate of Clemson University, was cited for her diverse il/Structural Engineer (PE) included project leadership for achievements. She will receive a $2,500 cash award and a many well-known industrial and municipal clients in the commemorative plaque. Chicago area. Among these were design, inspection, and Jennifer A. Johnson has a well-established history construction management responsibilities for the Chicago of service that began in high school and has continued to Transit Authority (CTA), Regional Transportation Author- grow and diversify through college. ity (RTA), Commonwealth Edison, and the O’Hare Interna- She served as an officer in many campus organiza- tional Airport. tions, including Chi Epsilon (the Civil Engineering Honor Society) the Society of Women Engineers, the Instute of Louis A. Bacon, age 89, died on October 3, 2010. Transportation Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1943 with Jennifer also volunteered as a member of the ad- a BS degree in civil engineering and a major in structural visory board for the Clemson Transportation Continuity engineering. During World Ward II, he worked for Doug- Council to address campus and community transportation las Aircraft and served in the US Navy. MR. Bacon had a needs. She was head councelor for the Women in Science twenty-year career in Chicago with the firm of Shaw, Metz, and Engineering’s summer camp and its project leader for and Dolio advancing to Chief Structural Endineer and As- middle school outreach events. sociate Partner. He was the structural engineer on a large In addition to engineering and science related ac- number of high-rise apartmentbuildings along the Lake tivities, she is a volunteer basketball coach for Daniel High Michigan shoreline. He was also responsible for the struc- School’s varsity team and a volunteer for the Mason Dixon tural design of several large industrial plants and the first basketball tournament at the South Carolina School for the atomic research facility at Argonne National Laboratory. Deaf and Blind. He then joined the firm of P & W Engineers, Inc. (a She is a TBII Fellow and Scholar who served as the subsidiary of Perkins & Will Architects) as Vice-President President of South Carolina Alpha during 2010-11. of Structural Engineering and later became President of the firm. Mr. Bacon moved to Atlanta in 1975 to join Heery International as Vice-President and Director of Engineering. LESLIE E. ROBERTSON ASSOCIATES In the spring of 1979, Louis Bacon was initiated as a Chap- ANNOUNCES 2011 PROMOTIONS ter Honor Member at his alma mater, the University of Illi- nois. The last five years of his career, he was responsible for Hiroshi Shirako, PE joined LERA in 2005. Mr. marketing the firm’s services to the Federal Government. Shirako has served as project manager on several recently He retired in February 1989. completed projects including a LEED Platinum mainte- During the course of Mr. Bacon’s career, he was nance facility in Battery Park City, NY, a gut renovation and very active in various engineering societies and received addition of Ives Hall at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, as numerous prestigious awards. Most notably, he was a Fel- well as a new 291,000-sf school in Mott Haven, Bronx, for low and Life member of the National Society of Profes- which he was project manager during construction. Current sional Engineers (NSPE) (National President 1983-84) and projects involve infrustructure upgrades on the United Na- received the NSPE Distinguished Service award in 1993. tions complex and field inspection for the new World Trade He was also and active member of the Univeristy of Illinois Center Tower 4. Mr. Shirako earned his Master of Science (Champaign) Civil Engineering Alumni Association (Presi- in Structural Engineering from Cornell University, where dent 1980-82) and member of the President’s Council of the he also completed his undergraduated degree in Civil Engi- University. Following his retirement, Mr. Bacon took on neering. many volunteer assignments, including Literacy Volunteers ...continued on page 6... IN THE NEWS cont. IN MEMORY... cont. 6

CHI EPSILON MEMBER NAMED ENGINEER of America-Metro Atlanta, Habitat for Humanity, the 1996 OF THE YEAR AND TOP 40 UNDER FORTY Olympics, the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Au- thority of Fulton County (Chairman in 1998-2003), Can- Jeff Roman, PE, has been selected as the 2011 Engi- cer Survivor’s Network at Saint Joseph’s Hospital (Atlanta) neer of the Year by the Florida Engineering Society Calusa prostate cancer support group and founder of what is now chapter. Jeff was selected because of his efforts to promote known as the Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition. During the engineering profession. He has been in many K-12 the time, he still managed to save time to devote to his pas- and university classrooms giving presentations and doing sion for golf. Mr Bacon was always active in his local gov- activities. Jeff tracks legislation that affects engineers and ernment and neighborhood associations. lobbies elected officials as well. While living in Brookfield, Illinois in the early Jeff was also selected to Gulfshore Business Maga- 1950s, Mr. Bacon served for five years as a Village Trust- zine’s 2011 list of the Top 40 Under Forty leaders in South- ee and spent several years on the Village Planning Com- west Florida. He was chosen for his business success and mission. He was Secretary/Treasurer of his association in his contributions to the community. Jeff is co-owner and Sandy Springs, Georgia for many years and served as their Director of Engineering at EnSite, Inc. (www.en-site.com) President in 1992. In August of 2004, Mr. and Mrs. Bacon in Fort Myers, FL. He is a member of the Lawrence Tech moved to the Park Springs Retirement Community Commu- chapter (117) of Chi Epsilon. nity in Stone Mountain in Stone Mountain, Georgia where

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