SEVEN NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS DEXTER C. JAMESON AWARDED IN 2009 NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP Seven national scholarships in the amount of $3000 each were awarded to Chi Epsilon members for 2009. These were in the name of John A. Focht, Bro. B. Austin Barry, Arthur N. L. Chiu, Joseph L. Brandes, and Dexter C. Jameson, Jr. The funds for these scholarships were made possible by the generous contributions of members of Chi Epsilon.

JOHN A. FOCHT BROTHER B. AUSTIN NATIONAL BARRY NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS Peter Kauffmann Virginia Polytechnic Institute BS in CE, May 2009 2009 DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIPS Ten scholarships at $1500 each were awarded in 2009, for a total of $15000. These awards com- bined with the seven national awards, gives us Brian Schertz Jason Provines the largest total annual awards ever at $36,000. University of Illinois Michigan State University BS in CE, May 2009 BS in CE, May 2009 CENTRAL DISTRICT

Alexandra P Tcaciuc Julianto Susanto Massachusetts Institute of California State University Derek Gardels Technology -Fresno University of Nebraska-Omaha BS in EE, June 2009 BS in CE, December 2008 BS in CE, May 2009 JOSEPH L. BRANDES ARTHUR N. L. CHIU CUMBERLAND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP DISTRICT

Kelly Bird Thomas A Jantscher Philip S Harvey Pennsylvania State University Iowa State University Duke University BS in CE, May 2009 BS in CE, December 2009 BS in CE & ME, May 2009 2009 DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIPS (continued)

GREAT LAKES NORTH CENTRAL SOUTHERN DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT

Alena M. Weiss Joanna Campbell Alejandro Motta Lawrence Technological University of Minnesota Florida International University BS in CE, May 2009 University BS in CE & Arch, May 2010 MS in CE, Summer 2009

METROPOLITAN PACIFIC SOUTHWEST DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT

Trevor W. Currie Kimberly Boynton Zachary Bugg Stevens Institute of University of Southern California Mississippi State University Technology BS in CE, May 2009; BS in CE, May 2009 ME in CE, May 2009 MS in CE, December 2009

During the 2008 National Conclave, NEW ENGLAND ROCKY MOUNTAIN the Scholarship Committee decided DISTRICT DISTRICT to award an honorary scholarship of $1000 to each of three students. This year’s winners are:

Jonathan R Weaver, Montana State, Rocky Mountain District

Evelyn L Rodriguez, Florida Interna- tional University, Southern District

Ryan K. Walter Brian V Church Christopher W Taylor, New Mexico Cornell University Montana State University State University, Southwest District BS in CE & EE, May 2009 BS in CE, May 2009 DR. JOSEPH NADEAU consistently presenting arguments at faculty meetings for pro- 2009 NATIONAL JAMES M. ROBBINS posals that enhance the civil engineering undergraduate pro- EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD gram experience.

TAU BETA PI AWARDS $468,000 IN 2009- 10 SCHOLARSHIPS

Tau Beta Pi recently announced that they had awarded 234 scholarships of $2000 each for the 2009-10 academic year. This includes 32 scholarships awarded to senior civil engi- neering students, 11 of which were from universities with Chi Epsilon chapters. In comparison to our Chi Epsilon schol- arship program, we awarded seven national scholarships of $3000 each and ten district scholarships at $1500 each, total- ing $36,000. Tau Beta Pi is a large honor society with 234 chapters as compared to 133 chapters in Chi Epsilon. They do provide a larger target as a goal for our scholarship program.

In addition to the large scholarship program, Tau Beta Pi has a large Fellows program for graduate study. For the 2009-10 year, they have selected 30 young engineering students from among 268 applicants for graduate fellowships. Of these, 17 will receive cash stipends of $10,000 each. The other 13 re- Dr. Joseph Nadeau, Professor of Civil, Environmental, & cipients have indicated that they do not need the cash stipend. Structural Engineering at Duke University, was selected to One of the fellowship recipients was Zachary Bugg of Missis- receive the 2009 James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching sippi State, a recipient of one of Chi Epsilons district scholar- Award. Dr. Nadeau was first selected as winner of the Cum- ships. berland District Excellence in Teaching Award, and was ul- timately selected as the national award winner. This is an In making a comparison of our program relative to theirs, we important award to the civil engineering faculty because the must keep in mind that Chi Epsilon members total slightly nominations are made only by the student members. Fur- more than 100,000 while Tau Beta Pi membership is slightly ther, the competition is nationwide, wherever there is an ac- greater than 500,000 – a factor of 1 to 5. Thanks, Tau Beta tive Chi Epsilon chapter. Each chapter has the opportunity Pi for your generosity and for your success in developing an to nominate faculty known best by the local chapter mem- excellent financial base for engineering scholarships. bers. 2009 DISTRICT EXCELLENCE Dr. Nadeau ranks among the very best from the student IN TEACHING AWARDS perception at Duke University. In the classroom, he de- mands the most from his students in order to prepare them Congratulations are in order for the 2009 winners of the Dis- for future careers, but impacts their studies more than just trict Excellence in Teaching Awards. These recipients were through his teaching. Dr. Nadeau works hard to create his nominated by their local chapters, and the District Councillor own custom problem sets and laboratory assignments, as selected the winner among the various nominees within their opposed to simply assigning a list of textbook problems and district. From these district winners, the James M. Robbins a pre-established lab manual. He has an amazing sense for Excellence in Teaching Award recipient for 2009 was select- teaching; he can explain the most theoretical subject matter ed. in a manner that is understandable, even for a college fresh- man. Dr. Nadeau’s work as a faculty advisor for Chi Epsilon DISTRICT RECIPIENT UNIVERSITY and ASCE should not be overlooked, as he gives up his own Central Shannon Bartelt-Hunt Nebraska - Omaha time to be involved with students outside the classroom. Cumberland Joseph Nadeau Duke From helping with stress calculations for concrete canoes Great Lakes Nikolaos Katopodes Michigan to assistance with grant applications, Dr. Nadeau is always Southern Michael Meyer Georgia Tech there to support his students. He goes the extra mile by Southwest Enno ‘Ed’ Koehn Lamar CHI EPSILON NEWSLETTER Pubished by Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society National Headquarters at University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE HONOR SOCIETIES Published semi-annually in the Spring and Fall of each year Number 49 www.chi-epsilon.org Spring 2009

NATIONAL COUNCIL MID-YEAR MEETING A petition for a new chapter at Texas A&M – Kingsville has APRIL 17-19, 2009 been submitted by the Civil Engineering Honor Society and has been accepted by the National Council. It will be voted All district councillors except Hank Dobbelaar, who had a on by the chapters soon. significant conflict, were present and participated in the mid- There was much discussion about how Chi Epsilon’s financ- year meeting held at the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa es were being affected by the downturn in the economy. It on April 17-19, 2009. One of the major purposes of this mid- was noted that the value of our investments had lessened by year meeting is to review the planning of the 41st Chi Epsi- a similar margin as the stock market as a whole, but that, all lon Conclave to be held at the University of Alabama March in all, we are doing well. The one concerning fact is that 11-14, 2010. One of the major problems will be providing our donations for operations, publications and technology, transportation from and to the airport. The host committee and scholarships had fallen off considerably. Members are seems to have this activity well planned. Living accommo- encouraged to continue their support of Chi Epsilon through dations will be provided in the Hotel Capstone, an excellent their donations in every extent possible. We are confident hotel on campus, and other hotels in the community. that we will come our of this downturn and be better than Dr. Neil Rowan announced to the National Council that he before. would be retiring as Editor of the TRANSIT at the 2010 Con- IN THE NEWS clave. The Council dealt with the duties of the Editor of the Transit and who would do them after the Conclave. It was HALFF ASSOCIATES ENGINEER EARNS proposed that the duties be assumed by Tom Petry with the DIPLOMATE CREDENTIAL assistance of the Chi Epsilon staff. According to the Con- stitution and Bylaws he would then become the Executive Halff Associates, Inc., one of the nations leading engineer- Secretary of Chi Epsilon. After considerable discussion, the ing/architecture consulting firms, is pleased to announce council voted to move all publication activities to the Chi Walter E. Skipwith, PE, D.WRE was named a Diplomate, Epsilon headquarters and to change Tom Petry’s title from Water Resources Engineer of the American Academy of Wa- National Secretary/Treasurer to Executive Secretary at the ter Resources Engineers. end of the 2010 Conclave. The D.WRE represents strong professional ethics and com- Rocky Mountain District Councillor Bob Holtz announced mitment to the life-long learning and continuing professional that he is retiring at the end of the 2010 Conclave. He recom- development. Since the start of AAWRE’s specialty certifi- mended Janice Chambers, Faculty Advisor at the University cation program, only 400 water resources engineers world- of Utah as his replacement. He has requested that she attend wide have qualified for the Diplomate, Water Resources En- the Council meetings at the upcoming Conclave so that she gineer credential and only seven in the Dallas area. will become familiar with the procedures. This marks Halff’s fourth employee who has been conferred As a matter of chapter activities, Tom Petry announced several with this credential in recognition of their many years of ser- actual and likely changes to chapters. The SMU chapter has vice, vast experience, and their eminent standing as a profes- been successfully reactivated, and is performing very well. sional in water resources engineering. The Illinois Institute of Technology, chapter #2, is working Skipwith joined Halff in 1974. He is a Vice President and is to become active again. Since the mid-year meeting, a peti- the Water Resources Engineering Team Leader in the Rich- tion for a new chapter at the University of Missouri-Kansas ardson, Texas office of Halff. City has been approved by the chapters. The chapter is mak- ing plans for installation ceremonies, probably in the fall 09 He received his BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering at semester. the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of Chi Epsilon. ...continued on page 5 AMAZING RACE: THE RICHARD YOUNG VERSION

This note prompted my memory of an “Editor’s Nightmare” that happened to me back in ’06. I received a memo from one of our members assuring me that, contrary to our listing his name among the Member Deaths section of the Transit, he was very much alive. I was surprised, and greatly relieved, that he seemed to accept the incident as an unfortunate error. We never knew how his name got on the list, but we were greatly relieved that he was still alive, running and joking! His original note to me was classic: “As Mark Twain said (and I, Richard M. Young now say), reports of my death are greatly exaggerated! I’m 78 but I just finished a season that Just recently, I received the above photo in my e-mail and included 2nd place in an age group 5 years younger run- a note: “Hi Gang, just another gold medal in my new age ning the Maui Half Marathon in January, 1st place in my group at Max’s 5K on the Michigan State University campus age group in Clark Lake, Michigan Triathlon in July, and 1st on June 27, 2009. Keep on running or jogging! Dick.” place in an age group 5 years younger in Lansing Michigan ------area series of 12 races from April to October.” It was signed WANT TO SHOW YOUR COLORS Dick (NOT TOO) Young, CE Purdue ’57. AND YOUR MEMBERSHIP? Dick, I wish you many more races, The Editor, Neil Rowan. Go to the Chi Epsilon store on line at www.chi-epsilon.org. We have everything from T-shirts, caps, and license plate holders to fancy emblematic jewelry. Surely, there is some-

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CHI EPSILON NEWSLETTER EPSILON CHI Non-Profit Org. Non-Profit IN THE NEWS continued... JAMES E. STALLMEYER, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering passed away on March 5, 2009. He was 82. CHI EPSILON MEMBER AHSAN KAREEM Jim received the BS in 1947, the MS in 1949 and the PhD in 1953, all from the University of Illinois. In 1952, he ac- INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL ACADEMY cepted a position at the University of Illinois as an Assistant OF ENGINEERING Professor, and rose through the ranks to become a Profes- sor of Civil Engineering in 1960. He retired on August 20, Ahsan Kareem, Professor of Civil Engineering and Geologi- 1991, after 44 years of service at the University of Illinois. cal Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in February 2009. Jim was engaged in teaching and research in the area of According to the NAE, he was given this distinguished honor steel structures. He was recognized as one of the outstand- “for his contributions to analyses and designs to account for ing teachers in the department. He is the author or co-author wind effects on tall buildings, long-span bridges and other of a number of journal articles, monographs, text books, and structures. He is currently the director of Notre Dame’s Na- reports. He is the co-author of the authoritative text book, tHaz Modeling Laboratory. Kareem is also the primary U.S. Design of Steel Structures, with the E. H. Gaylord and C. contributor to “New Frontiers of Education and Research in N. Gaylord. He is survived by his wife, Mary and six chil- Wind Engineering, a project at Tokyo Polytechnic Universi- dren. ty’s Global Center for Excellence. NARBEY KHACHATURIAN, Professor of Civil Engineer- Kareem received a BS in CE from West Pakistan University ing, died May 14, 2009. Narbey graduated from the Univer- of Engineering and Technology in 1968, a MS in CE from the sity of Illinois with the BS in 1947, the MS in 1948, and the University of Hawaii through a joint program with MIT in PhD in 1952. He joined the University of Illinois in 1952, 1975, and a PhD with a focus structural dynamics and fluid and rose through the ranks to full professor in 1960. In dynamics from Colorado State University in 1978. He has re- 1983, he was selected to be Associate Department Head of ceived many awards including the Alan G. Davenport Medal, Civil Engineering, responsible for undergraduate students the Robert H. Scanlan Medal and the Jack E. Cermak Medal. and departmental instruction programs until his retirement These medals recognize his contributions to the study of wind in 1989. effects on structures. He was initiated into Chi Epsilon at the Narbey was an exceptional instructor, sought out by stu- University of Notre Dame in February 2007. dents for help and advice constantly. His research and publications were primarily in the area of reinforced and prestressed concrete, structural optimization, and reflected CONGRATULATIONS GOES TO DR THOMAS PETRY great interest in failure analysis commonly referred to as forensic engineering. Narbey is survived by his wife, Mar- Dr. Thomas M. Petry, PE, F.ASCE, our National Secretary/ garet and four children. Treasurer, has recently been honored by ASCE with a Life Membership at a Fort Worth Chapter meeting. In addition, he CHARLES M. HIX, JR., PE, PhD, died recently at his home has been named a Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineering by in College Station, TX. Charles enjoyed a long and person- the Academy of Geo-Professionals, as a result of his 33 years ally rewarding career as a civil engineer. He earned the BS, as a professor of geotechnical engineering at the University MS and PhD in C E at Texas A&M in 1948, 1951 and 1970. of Texas at Arlington and the University of Missouri-Rolla. As a civil engineer, he enjoyed working for the Texas High- He has been active in ASCE and the Transportation Research way Department, and for several private engineering firms. Board, published numberous papers and journal articles and He was in business for himself for a period of time, and has been an active practicing engineer and consultant to com- served the engineering needs of many cities in their design panies and individuals around the world in dealing with ex- and construction projects for city streets, water and sewage pansive clays and soil stabilization. systems, and various buildings and structures. In 1969, he joined the Civil Engineering faculty at Texas A&M to teach a variety of courses including structures, construction, and public works type courses. In 1971, he was promoted to IN MEMORY... Professor of Civil Engineering, and in 1997 he was elevated to Professor Emeritus in recognition of an outstanding ca- We have been advised by the University of Illinois and Texas reer that spanned half a century. He also served as Dean of A&M that three retired faculty members have died recently. Architecture at A&M.