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Oldest living SDSM&T alumnus Ralph O'Neill (CE36) recently celebrated his 104th birthday in Custer, SD. SDSM&T President Robert A. Wharton (above left) proclaimed it Ralph O'Neill day on campus, when Mr. O'Neill (above right) came to an ASCE student chapter meeting on Nov. 10th and delighted students, faculty and community members with memories of his long and productive career. South Dakota public radio, two television stations, and the Rapid City Journal (read the story here) attended the event and interviewed Mr. O'Neill. The video of Mr. O'Neill's presentation is available on the CEE webpage. |
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Alumni news
David Tullis (CE01) and Mike Pogany (EnvE02) have been selected as the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department's Outstanding Recent Graduates for 2012. Congratulations, David and Mike! |
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Congratulations to our December 2011 graduates!
BS CE: Cassandra Mauseth, Ivar Melby, Kaleb Rehmer, Karen Schaefers, Logan Smidt and Lukasz Dubaj
BS EnvE: Cassandra Brenner, James Goodsell and Robert Prann
MS CE: Matthew Deardoff, Jon Fairchild, Emily Fisher, Paul Kraft, Anneka LaBelle, Kishore Machani, Thomas Schmitz and Teal Tompkins
MS CM: John Schlesselman, Shane Simon, William Sundstrom and Molly Williams
Rika Beck (EnvE student) was recently names the 2012 recipient of the Lorin and Mary Brass LIFE (Leadership Involvement Foreign Experience) Award. Rika plans to use the $15,000 prestigious scholarship to study in Argentina in 2013. Lorin Brass (ME75) and Mary (Rausch) Brass (CE77) established the scholarship to emphasize the importance of campus leadership and an international educational experience for students - two areas that greatly impacted their lives. Thanks to our alumni for making Rika's goal of an international educational experience a reality!
The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (www.esgr.org) presented the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology the "Seven Seals Award" to recognize the school's flexibility that allowed Dr. Scott Amos to contribute to their organization in a very significant way. The award was presented by Major General Timothy Reisch, South Dakota Adjutant General for the both the South Dakota Air and Army National Guard on Wednesday, December 14thin the Surbeck Center. While this is the seventh award presented in the state, it is the first time it has been given to an organization. The ESGR Seven Seals Award depicts the heraldry seals of the seven military services and is presented to an individual or organization that has made significant contribution towards the ESGR mission. ESGR is a Department of Defense volunteer agency that seeks to promote a culture in which all American employers support and value the military service of their employees. ESGR recognizes outstanding support, increases awareness of the law, and resolves conflicts through informal mediation. |
