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Sept  2010 Newsletter (Vol. 32 No. 1)

 
     

 

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Burns & McDonnell McAninch Corporation Kiewitt Power Engineers

 
 

2009-2010 Officers

PRESIDENT
Barb Friedman, P.E.
HNTB
7450 W 130th St.
Overland Park, KS 66213
(913) 312-4976
bfriedman@hntb.com

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Bill Anthony, P.E.

8162 Constance

Lenexa, KS 66215

(913) 894-6381

Williamr.anthony@gmail.com


TREASURER
Mitch Krysa, P.E.

KCP&L

1200 Main

Kansas City, MO  64105

(816) 556-2674

mitch.krysa@kcpl.com


SECRETARY
Clint Mason, P.E.

USACE

601 E 12th St, Rm 502

Kansas City, MO 64106

(816) 868-5920

clintdmason@yahoo.com

PRESIDENT
Alysen M. Abel, P.E
City of Overland Park
8500 Santa Fe Drive
Overland Park, KS  66212

(913)895-6009

alysen.abel@opkansas.org

PRESIDENT ELECT
Joe Marsh, P.E.
Terracon, Inc.

13910 96th Street

Lenexa, KS 66215

(913) 492-7777

jwmarsh@terracon.com

 

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT (TREASURER)
Kensey Russell P.E.

HNTB

7450 W. 130th St.

Overland Park, KS 66213

(913) 312-4841

krussell@hntb.com

 

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT (SECRETARY)

 

CONTINUING DIRECTOR
Aaron Gaul

GeoPier MidWest

1101 Walnut St. #709

Kansas City, MO 64106

(816) 421-4334

agaul@geopiermw.com

 

CONTINUING DIRECTOR
Sarah Fjell

(913) 406-8305

sdfjell@yahoo.com

 

1st YEAR DIRECTOR
Mark Peterson

Black and Veatch

11401 Lamar

Overland Park, KS 66211

(913) 458-9819

petersenmm@bv.com

 

ASSOCIATE MEMBER DIRECTOR
James Duehning

Burns & McDonnell

9400 Ward Parkway

Kansas City, MO 64114

(816) 333-9400

jduehning@burnsmcd.com

 

MSPE WESTERN CHAPTER

EVENTS

MSPE Western Chapter

47th Annual Meeting with NSPE President

Joint Dinner Meeting with Eastern Chapter KSPE

Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010

Time:   4:30 pm WC MSPE Board Meeting
           
5:30 pm Registration
            6:00 pm Dinner and Presentation

Location: Prime Rib Grill
                100 East 20th Street
               
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
               
(816) 842-1080
               

Cost:  $30.00 for Members and Guests
         
$15.00 for Student Chapter Members &
         
Unemployed Members

Menu:  KC Strip Steak, Grilled Chicken Breast or Pasta Primavera for the entrée with house salad, twice baked potato, dinner roll, coffee and iced or hot tea.  Cash bar will be available for other soft drinks or alcoholic beverages.

Reservations:  Clint Mason by Friday, September 10th (Indicate meal choice when reserving),  E-Mail: clintdmason@yahoo.com, Tel:816.868.5920

Special Note: 

MSPE Western Chapter’s website is moving to new home. Our new website is located at http://www.mspe-wc.org. All future meeting notices and event info will be posted there.

Agenda

WC MSPE General Announcements

Approval of Revised By-Laws

About the Keynote Speaker and Program

Mr. Michael Hardy, P.E. F, NSPE
 
President 2010-2011

National Society of Professional Engineers

"BOOST YOUR POTENTIAL THROUGH SUCCESSFUL NETWORKING"

Michael Hardy, P.E., F.NSPE is the 2010-2011 president of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).  He joined NSPE in 1994 after receiving his professional engineering license. 

Mr. Hardy has served in most of the Society’s chapter and state offices as well as on several national committees and task forces, including chairman of the NSPE Membership Committee.  He was NSPE Western and Pacific Regional Director from 2006-2008 and from 2006-2009 served as the Oregon State MATHCOUNTS Coordinator. Currently he is a member of the National Engineers Week Steering Committee and treasurer of the Engineers Week Foundation Board of Trustees.

In 2008 he was named a Fellow member of NSPE.

Mr. Hardy, a mechanical engineer, is the Principal of Black Oak Engineering where he provides HVAC and process piping designs for industrial, institutional and governmental clients.

He is a graduate of Oregon State University earning his degree in mechanical engineering.  He is married with 2 grown daughters.  His wife is semi-retired from nursing and she along with his oldest daughter and a family friend operate a Morgan horse boarding and training facility near their home in Salem, Oregon.  His youngest daughter is just starting her career as a chef.

 

KANSAS CITY SECTION OF ASCE EVENTS

Annual Awards Dinner

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Featuring: Ms. Kathy J. Caldwell, PE

ASCE National - President Elect

Join the Kansas City Section on Tuesday, April 20th as we host the annual KC Section Awards Dinner at which both outstanding students and life members will be recognized. In addition ASCE President Elect Kathy Caldwell will speak.

An adjunct professor at the University of Florida as well as the president of Caldwell Cook & Associates, of Gainesville, Florida, Caldwell earned a bachelor’s degree in structural engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1985. She was a member of the Board of Direction from 2005 to 2008 and served on the Executive Committee in 2008. She has also chaired the Society’s Strategic Planning Committee, served on and chaired Region 5’s Board of Governors, and held many leadership positions within the Florida Section.
 
Caldwell is active in many volunteer organizations. She is a member of Engineers Without Borders–USA, the Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers’ transportation committee, the Florida Engineering Society, Chi Epsilon, and Tau Beta Pi.
 
Location: Brio Tuscan Grille
              502 Nichols Road
              Kansas City, MO 64112

Times: 5:30pm Registration
           12:00pm Lunch
           12:30pm Program

Appetizer: Brio Bruschetta

Salad: Brio Chopped Salad

Entrees (Choose on Arrival): Penne Mediterranean, Chicken Under The Brick, or Grilled Salmon with Citrus Pesto Sauce

Desserts: Cheesecake or Milk Chocolate Caramel Cake

Cost: $35.00 per person

RSVP: by Friday, April 16th to Kevin Brown at kwbrown1971@hotmail.com
 

 
 

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