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Message from the President
by Mark Loes, Post President |
Hello Post Members,
The Post has completed another quarter of good deeds for our members and community. In July, we had our annual luncheons with awards to our college scholarships and summer camp students. In August, the Young Members had a night at the Royals Stadium and the Post put on a GRAND AFFAIR for the SDVO Small Business Conference. In September, we approved a new slate of officers and directors to serve the Post in 2011.
At the end of our September Board Meeting, a Past President commented on how much had changed for the better in the Post since his reign several years ago. The Post has more than 50 activities over the course of the year and something is going on each month. The next three months are equally full with the Sporting Clay Shoot in October, a community service project and a Support the Troop activity this fall, and we are planning meetings at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley. Planning is already underway for Industry Day in early February and the Regional Conference in August 2011.
There is a newsletter article from Jason Meyers regarding our participation in developing a "live" PE Refresher course at UMKC starting this month for Civil Engineering. This was a large collaboration with UMKC and five professional engineering organizations. The Post owes all of this great activity to the Sustaining Members and Individual Members that provide all the creativity and volunteer all the resources to be a dynamic, happening Post in the Society and the Kansas City community. We are attracting the brightest people who recognize the value our Post has to offer and we should all be proud of our participation in the Post. |
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Civil P.E. Refresher Course Offered in Kansas City
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The SAME Greater Kansas City Post has developed a partnership with the UMKC School of Computing and Engineering, Kansas Society of Professional Engineers, American Public Works Association, American Society of Civil Engineers and the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers for the benefit of the Kansas City engineering community. These organizations have come together to sponsor the first live P.E. refresher review course since 2005.
Financial assistance is available from these professional organizations for engineers who wish to complete this review course. The twelve sessions will be held at the UMKC campus. Licensed engineers may enroll in this course to receive 36 professional development hours. For additional information and schedule, please visit the UMKC continuing education Web site or contact Kimberly Young at 816-235-5439. |
2011 Slate of Officers Voted In | |
Officers
President: Chris Prinslow (USACE)
Vice President: Matt Metcalf (Tug Hill Construction)
Secretary: Jackie Hacker (Jackie Hacker & Associates)
Treasurer: Kent Dvorak (Terracon)
Board of Directors
Rich McCollum (HDR)
Jason Meyers (Burns & McDonnell)
Doug O'Neill (JE Dunn) |
2011 Missouri River Regional Conference | |
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Sponsored by USACE Leadership Development Program Class of 2000
Help raise needed funds for the Combined Federal Campaign by playing a great round of golf with some of your best buds! Friends and family are welcome!
Date: October 11, 2010
Place: Hodge Park Golf Course, Liberty MO
7000 NE Barry Road
Kansas City, MO 64156
Time: 10:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
Cost: $70 per person, four person teams (we can pair you up)
Includes: Green fees, cart, and a box lunch!
Prizes for 1st and 2nd place teams plus hole prizes! Best ball scramble so find a ringer!
Deadline to enter is October 5. |
Greater Kansas City Post 3rd Quarter Meetings
by Amy Lines |
The Effect of Data Density on Advanced Hydraulic Computations
Presented by: Dr. Jerry Richardson
July 29, 2010
Sustainable Contingency Base Camps
Presented by: Reservist Colonel Garth Anderson, Military Program Manager
August 19, 2010
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Rehabilitation Presented by: Lou Ragozzino, P. E. and James Stroup, P.E., LEED AP
with the Louis Berger Group, Inc.
September 23, 2010
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Student Leadership Program
by Brian Killough |
As a new student member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) who is from a student chapter beginning to reestablish itself at the University of Kansas, the SAME Leadership Conference in Grapevine, Texas was a very beneficial experience to me. Throughout the three-day conference, I met and interacted with several SAME members from all over the United States including West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, and several civilian colleges.
During the conference, our main focus as students was to learn about how to establish and improve our home chapters. Many great ideas were discussed and I feel the student chapter at the University of Kansas will benefit most from having more field trips, similar to the one we took to the Kauffman Performing Arts Center last spring, to gain the interests of students to join the chapter. Furthermore, teaming up and having joint meetings with other student organizations such as the American Society of Civil Engineers has proven to be beneficial for other student chapters.
I have high hopes for the student chapter at the University of Kansas and look to build on what I learned while in Grapevine, Texas. Getting younger members interested is going to be the key to our success and I am looking forward to this year. |
Successful USACE Small Business and Service Disabled Veteran Business Conference
by Jackie Hacker |
The USACE Kansas City District hosted in collaboration with the SAME GKC Post the "Industry Sustainability through Small and Service Disabled Veterans Business" Conference on August 17-19, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Resort and Conference Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. This conference provided Small and Service Disabled Veteran owned businesses a valuable, productive, and cost effective marketing opportunity to network with a vast variety of Government and prime contractors nationwide.
A special thanks to our sponsors who helped make this event such a success!
Conference Sponsors: HNTB, JE DUNN, BDY, INC.
Breakfast Sponsors: SAIC, GREENLEAF CONSTRUCTION
Break Sponsors: MWH, MASON & HANGAR, WILSON & CO., COASTAL
Registration Notebooks: TETRATECH
Tuesday Evening Networking Cocktail Social in the Exhibit Hall: ARROWHEAD CONTRACTING
Wednesday Night Networking at Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar:
BURNS & MCDONNELL, POOLE FIRE PROTECTION, HYDROGEOLOGIC, Inc.
The event brought 225 Industry and Government attendees and exhibitors nationwide for an abundance of networking, valuable contracting information, training, matchmaking, and after-hours networking fun! Attendees met the new Kansas City District Commander, Colonel Anthony Hofmann. Small Business opportunities, regulatory updates, and training sessions were provided by Center of Veterans Enterprise Headquarters, SBA Office of Government Contracting, , GSA, EPA, AFCEE, PTAC, Savannah District, Mobile District, Portland District, St. Louis District, Omaha District; and Source Selection process by USACE KC District. Attendees earned 13 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for the three-day conference!
A key component to the Conference was the Matchmaking Event that provided Small Business owners an opportunity to have one-on-one meetings with a choice of eighteen (18) Industry Prime Contractors, EPA, AFCEE, and six (6) USACE Districts. What a great venue to meet that many potential clients in one setting and have their undivided attention to hear about your company's capabilities!
 The monthly SAME GKC Post Luncheon was included on the final day of the conference featuring Guest Speaker Reservist Colonel Garth Anderson, Program Manager, Military Programs, Kansas City District. The luncheon was well attended by 130 SAME Members and non-members from across the country. SAME encouraged non-member professionals and companies to join one of the most significant, active, national organizations in the country that supports the federal government industry, our military missions, provides continual valuable training to government contractors, networking with government and industry leaders, education, and keeps its members in-the-know on contracting opportunities across the nation through venues like the USACE Kansas City District Small and Service Disabled Veteran Business Conference. |
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Change of Command Ceremony
By Amy Lines | |
Brigadier General John R. McMahon presided over the Change of Command Ceremony on July 23, 2010 for Outgoing Commander and District Engineer Colonel Roger A. Wilson, Jr. and Incoming Commander and District Engineer Colonel Anthony J. Hofmann. The ceremony was held at the Folly Theater in downtown Kansas City, Missouri with a reception following.
The Change of Command Tradition
The custom of acknowledging the change in commanding officers of a military unit by a formal ceremony dates back at least to Roman times. The ceremony's purpose is to emphasize the continuity of leadership and a unit identity despite the change in individual authority. The ceremony also symbolizes the transfer of command responsibility from one individual to another. This transfer is physically represented by passing the ceremonial flag from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander. The next Senior Commander in the chain of command traditionally performs the transfer. |
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Save the Date for the Third Annual Greater Kansas City Post Industry Day | |
Industry Day Education & Training Workshop
The Greater Kansas City Post is hosting the 3rd Annual Industry Day. The event will be kicked off February 1 with scheduled one-on-one meetings with the Kansas City District Contracting Officers and Program Managers from each of the district's three program areas: Military, Civil Works, and Environmental at the District's new offices with a social program held the evening of Tuesday, February 1 at Boulevard Brewery.
The education and training workshop will be held at the University of Missouri, Kansas City Campus Wednesday, February 2.
Help the Post celebrate 80 years of tradition in excellence. This is a fabulous opportunity to build personal relationships, expand individual knowledge, or increase company visibility. Look forward to a full educational and technical program offering Professional Development Hours (PDHs) and Federal Program Briefings.
Sponsorships and Exhibit Space Sponsorship opportunities and exhibit spaces will soon be available using Regonline. Please visit the Greater Kansas City Post website at www.samekc.org at that time to register and look for future event details on the SAME National Calendar or contact:
Jason Meyers, PE
Burns & McDonnell
816-349-6814
jmeyers@burnsmcd.com
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Young Members Host Royals Tailgate
By Kyle Kukuk and Nick Busalacchi |
The Young Members sponsored a Royals tailgate party on Saturday, August 21 for the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox doubleheader. The tailgate was held in the parking lot of Kauffman Stadium prior to the start of the first game and included food and beverages provided by the Young Members. Twenty-one people--half of which were SAME Members--attended the tailgate and baseball festivities. The event was a big success and we hope to make this a yearly activity that includes many members, family and friends of the Greater KC Post.
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Another Way to Connect to the Post
by Melissa Kelley | |
In the spirit of the Greater Kansas City Post's goal to constantly add value for its members, the post is excited to present yet another way for SAME members to connect, network and keep up with current post events with the creation of a LinkedIn Group. We encourage you to join in!
To find our group on www.LinkedIn.com , please conduct a search for SAME Greater Kansas City Post, or you can go to www.samekc.org and click on the Join Us On LinkedIn link.
Please feel free to contact Melissa Kelley at mkelley@poolefire.com with any questions. |
Historian's Corner
by Tom Poer | |
COL John Atkinson (USA Ret), former Kansas City District Commander (1987-1990) led an energetic Post as the SAME Greater KC Post President in 1988. The Post published its first ever Greater KC Post Newsletter in October of 1988 to improve communications from the Post leadership to the membership. COL Atkinson's deputy, LTC Fred Reynolds, was the first newsletter editor and provided updates on upcoming meetings and the Post direction. COL Atkinson shared with the Post, "I am committed to bringing you stimulating programs and meetings packed with professionally rewarding information. The more involved each of you are, the more benefit the rest of the membership gain."
 In the fall of 1988, the Greater KC Post took an evening cruise up and down the Missouri river in the Kansas City area on the District's barge pushed by its tow boat the "Sergeant Floyd", also known as "Jumbo" the push boat. While the guests enjoyed their night on the water, the Corps of Engineers were hard at work performing an "inspection of the river". Approximately 75 SAME Post members attended this dinner cruise and enjoyed the sights of the old muddy Missouri River.
Greater KC Post Members enjoy dinner and an evening cruise down the Missouri River.
In 1988, the GKC Post was carefully planning to host the 1989 National Conference themed "Engineering Partners Dedicated to Defense". Chaired by COL Gurnie Gunter (USA Ret), the strong planning committee included:
Capt. Robert Edmiston, Deputy Chairman
Tom Kirkwood, Steering Committee Chair
Jerry Butler, Programs Chairman
Jerry Adams, Publicity Chairman
John Stovall, Support Activity Chairman
Jim Steele, Budget and Finance Chairman
COL Brent Myers, Protocol and Operations Chairman
Woody Allen, Operations Center Chairman
This was an innovative planning committee, bringing new ideas to the SAME National Conference. For the first time within SAME, the planning committee established multi-level sponsorships in Bronze, Silver and Gold. Another first for SAME, the committee also organized registration, booths and sponsorships to be paid for all at once.
"It is a tremendous undertaking and a challenge to the Post to be on the cutting edge as we pioneer some new concepts in marketing and packaging the annual meeting."
--COL Gurnie Gunter |
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Treasurer's Report
by Kent Dvorak | |
August 2010 January-August 2010
Total Expenses $ 40,027 $115,464
Net Income $ 20,524 $20,953
Endowment Balance $39,896 |
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2010 Greater Kansas City Post
Sustaining Members | |
ABS Support Services ■ AECOM ■ AMEC ■ ARCADIS ■ Argus Consulting Inc. ■ Arrowhead Contracting Inc. ■ Ayars & Ayars, Inc. ■ Balance Point Federal Services ■ B & A, Inc. ■ Barr Engineering Co. ■ Berger Devine Yaeger ■ Black & Veatch Special Project Corp. ■ Brown and Caldwell ■ Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation ■ Burns & McDonnell ■ Cabrera ■ CAPE ■ CDM ■ CH2MHILL ■ Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. ■ Coastal Environmental Group, Inc. ■ Conti Federal Services Inc. ■ CTI Associates Inc. ■ Cyntergy AEC ■ Dimentional Innovations, Inc. ■ DLR Group ■ EA Engineering Science & Technology Inc. ■ Ecology and Environment Inc. ■ Environmental Chemical Corp ■ EMR Inc. ■ Foth ■ Geotechnical Services, Inc. ■ GLMV ■ Greenleaf Construction Company ■ Hanson Professional Services, Inc. ■ HDR ■ HMN Architects ■ HNTB ■ HydroGeoLogic Inc. ■ Jackie Hacker & Associates ■ JE Dunn Construction ■ Key Construction ■ Kingston Environmental Services ■ Kleinfelder ■ LMG Construction Services LLC ■ Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (LATA) ■ Mark One Electric Company Inc. ■ Mason & Hanger ■ Massman Construction ■ McCownGordon Construction, LLC ■ McTech Corporation ■ McKinzie Construction Inc. ■ ME Group Inc. ■ MKEC Engineering Consultants Inc. ■ Midland Surveying, Inc. ■ Multivista - Kansas City ■ Munlake Contractors, Inc. ■ MWH ■ Olsson Associates ■ P/Strada LLC ■ Paragon Business Solutions, Inc. ■ Parsons ■ Patti Banks Associates ■ PBS&J ■ Professional Environmental Engineers, Inc. ■ Professional Services Industries Inc. ■ Prudent Technologies ■ Poole Fire Protection, Inc. ■ Remediation Services ■ Rosemann & Associates PC ■ Sabatini Architects Inc. ■ SAIC ■ Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) ■ SCS Engineers ■ Sealaska Constructors ■ Seneca Environmental Services ■ Sevenson Environmental Services Inc ■ Siemens ■ SKE International ■ Slaggie Architects, Inc. ■ Smith Seckman Reid Inc. ■ SM Wilson ■ Soil-Tek of MidAmerica ■ Sorella Group, Inc ■ Stanley Consultants Inc. ■ Stantec Consulting Services ■ Straub Construction Company ■ TapanAm Associates ■ Terracon Consultants Inc. ■ Testamerica Laboratories Inc. ■ Tetra Tech Inc. ■ The Louis Berger Group Inc. ■ The Ross Group Construction Corp. ■ The Shaw Group Inc. ■ The Primus Group ■ The Walsh Group ■ Tidewater Inc. ■ TranSystems Corporation ■ TSI Engineering ■ Tug Hill Construction ■ United Excel Corporation ■ URS Corporation ■ Walton Construction ■ Woolpert ■ Wilson & Company |
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SDVOSB presentations are now posted on the Greater Kansas City Web site |
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Welcome New Sustaining Members!
Midland Surveying, Inc.
Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
Munlake Contractors, Inc.
Coastal Environmental Group, Inc.
Brown and Caldwell
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Do you have an article you would like published in The Miltarty Engineer or SAME News?
As part of the Education and Training Streamer, submitting articles to these publications is a principal criteria. If you have an article you would like to submit, contact Amy Lines at alines@kleinfelder.com or 913.647.5008. | |
Upcoming Dates & Events
SAME MEETINGS
10/28 11:30 a.m. TBD
11/18 11:30 a.m. TBD
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Fourth Annual Sporting Clay Challenge October 5, 2010 Powder Creek Shooting Park Lenexa, KS | |
Industry Day
February 1-2, 2011
Sponsorship opportunities and exhibit spaces will be available soon! |
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2010 Officers | | |
President
Vice President
Phil Dula, CAPE
Ann Ewy, USACE
Kent Dvorak, Terracon
COL Roger Wilson, USACE
Past President
Tom Poer, HNTB
Board of Directors
Robert Crain, Burns & McDonnell
David Howe, Black & Veatch
Jeff Cambell, JE Dunn
Ted Hartsig, Olsson Associates
Jason Meyers, Burns & McDonnell
Larry Myers II, HNTB
Jackie Hacker, Jackie Hacker & Associates
Missouri River Regional Vice President
Jerry Adams, BDY |
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2010 Committees | | |
Individual Membership
Ron McCutcheon, Mc Kinzie Construction
Sustaining Membership
Doug Dreiling, BWR
Programs
Bill Yord, Louis Berger
Garrett Cross, HNTB
Young Members
Kyle Kukuk, HNTB
Nick Busalacchi, HNTB
Education & Mentoring
Ted Hartsig, Olsson Associates
Scholarship
Jason Meyers, Burns & McDonnell
PE Refresher
K-12 Outreach
Jeff Campbell, JE Dunn
Mathcounts
Jason Kling, Burns & McDonnell
Student Chapter
UMKC - Skip Johnson, Kleinfelder
KU - Pam Maley, EMR
Phil Dula, CAPE
Design & Construction
Chris Prinslow, USACE
Small Business
Arthur Saulsberry, USACE
Joe Davis, Custom Engineering
Nominating
Tom Kirkwood, Consultant
Auditing
Jim Feikert, Henderson Engineers
Awards
Tom Poer, HNTB
Communications
Amy Lines, Kleinfelder
Historian
Tom Poer, HNTB
E & M Investment
Dave Howe, Black & Veatch
Readiness & Homeland Security
Brad Kiehl, DLR Group
Joint Engineering Council
Joe Davis, Custom Engineering
Fort Riley Field Chapter
Bob Kreienheder, USACE
Council of Fellows Chairman
Dave Howe, Black & Veatch Chaplain
Larry Myers, USACE
CFC Campaign
Jim Feikert, Henderson Engineers
Jessie Miller, BDY
New Initiatives
COL Roger Wilson, USACE
2011 Regional
Dave Brewer, SCS Engineers
Jerry Adams, BDY
Mark Loes, Kleinfelder |
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Advertize
in the SAME Newsletter & Web site for 2010!
The Greater Kansas City Post offers advertizing space for quarterly newsletters and on the home page of the NEW Website. Your business card size advertisement or company logo can be added for a cost of $250.00 per year.
Please send your artwork and check to: Amy Lines
Kleinfelder, 7802 Barton
Lenexa, KS 66214. Once your check is received your advertizement will begin in the following issue. |
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Welcome New Post Newsletter Editor!
The Greater Kansas City Post welcomes Amanda Shields from HNTB as the newest member of the Communications Committee and Newsletter Editor! If you have articles you would like published in the quarterly newsletter please send them to ashields@hntb.com.
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