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2011 Annual Report for
ASCE Student Organizations
Calendar Year: January 1 – December 31, 2011
Kansas State University Department of Civil Engineering
2118 Fiedler Hall
Manhattan KS 66502
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2011 ASCE Student Organization Annual Report
Table of Contents
PART I. STUDENT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION...…………………………………………………….1
I.1 ADVISOR INFORMATION ……………………………………………..……………………...…..….…2
I.2 ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION OFFICERS..………...………………..…………….……………...2
I.3 FINANCES ……………………………………………….………………….……...…………………....3
I.4 IMPORTANT CONTACTS…………………………………………………..……………...……...…..…4
PART II. ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES….………………………………5
PART III. STUDENT ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS…………………….…………....6
III.1 MEMBERSHIP……………………………………………………………………….…………….…...6
III.2 ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION MEETINGS……………...……………………..………………....7
III.3 ASCE SECTION/BRANCH & OTHER PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS………………….……..……....9
PART IV. STUDENT ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES…………………...……………………………………10
IV.1 PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT CONFERENCE & WSCL………………………………………..…10
IV.2 ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION NEWSLETTER & ON-LINE PRESENCE………………………10
IV.3 PRESENTATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION…………………….…..10
IV.4 PARTICIPATION IN ASCE STUDENT MEAD PAPER COMPETITION……………….………..…..10
IV.5 PARTICIPATION IN ASCE SOCIETY-LEVEL ENGINEERING EVENT………………………….…11
IV.6 COLLABORATION WITH OTHER STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS………………………………......11
IV.7 PRACTITIONER & FACULTY ADVISOR TRAINING WORKSHOP………………………….…......11
PART V. ATTACHMENTS……….………………………………………………………………………..…...…12
ATTACHMENT A. MEMBERSHIP LIST……………………………………………………………...…....12
ATTACHMENT B. SAMPLE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS, PROGRAMS, AGENDAS…………..……16
B.1 SAMPLE ASSEMBLY AGENDA………...…....……………………………...………...…..16
B.2 DINNER PROGRAM…………………………………………………….………………......17
ATTACHMENT C. SAMPLE NEWSLETTER & PRINTOUT OF ON-LINE PRESENCE……………….....22
C.1 SAMPLE NEWSLETTER.……..…………………………………………....................…….22
C.2 SAMPLE OF WEBSITE PRINTOUT………………………………………………...……...25
ATTACHMENT D. SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS OF MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES……………………….27
ATTACHMENT E. SPECIAL PROJECT-MID-CONTINENT REGIONAL CONFERENCE ……………...42
ATTACHMENT F. FINANCIAL STATEMENT……………………………………………………….…….45
ATTACHMENT G. STUDENT DESIGN TEAMS…………………………………………………..……….47
G.1 STEEL BRIDGE.……..………………………...…………………………....................…….47
G.2 CONCRETE CANOE……………….………………………………………………...……...48
ATTACHMENT H. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING OPEN HOUSE…………………..….49
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PART I. STUDENT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
School Name: Kansas State University
ASCE Student Organization Mailing Address: 2118 Fiedler Hall, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506
ASCE Student Organization E-mail Address: [email protected]
ASCE Student Organization web site: http://www.engg.ksu.edu/ASCE
ASCE Student Organization other online site(s):
Month(s) of Officer Elections: May and December
(Please print & sign names)
Report submitted by: Contents approved by:
Xinchi Zhang Jessica Hennes
Past Secretary of ASCE Student Organization Current President of ASCE Student Organization
Walter Hicks Dr. Mustaque Hossain
Past President of ASCE Student Organization Faculty Advisor #1
Dr. Kyle Riding Dave Karnowski
Faculty Advisor #2 Practitioner Advisor #1
Peter Clark
Practitioner Advisor #2
Date
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1. ADVISOR INFORMATION
Faculty Advisor Name: Dr. Mustaque Hossain
Faculty Advisor ASCE Member Number: 249144
Faculty Advisor E-mail Address: [email protected]
Faculty Advisor Phone Number: (785) 532-1576
Faculty Advisor Fax Number: (785) 532-7717
Faculty Advisor Name: Dr. Kyle Riding
Faculty Advisor ASCE Member Number: 950076
Faculty Advisor E-mail Address: [email protected]
Faculty Advisor Phone Number: (785) 532-1576
Practitioner Advisor #1 Name: Dave Karnowski
Practitioner Advisor #1 ASCE Member Number: 15192901
Practitioner Advisor #2 Name: Peter Clark
Practitioner Advisor #2 ASCE Member Number: 443153
2. ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION OFFICERS
From (date): January 1, 2011 To: July 31, 2011
President Josh Sommerfeld
Vice President Levi Ewing
Recording Secretary Jacob Dull
Treasurer Walter Hicks
Corresponding Secretary Luke McIntosh
Newsletter Editor Scott Keffer
Historian Xinchi Zhang
Student Council Representative Carl Peterson
Freshman/Sophomore Representative Cole Turner
Graduate Student Representative Wesley Nyberg
Social Activities Chair Heath Brunton
Special Projects Chair Augustine Wuertz
Webmaster Michael Hare
Steel Bridge Chairs John Handke, Matthew Arnold, Tyler Ummel
Concrete Canoe Chairs Jessica Hennes, Brianna Krysztof
Open House Chairs Samuel Hegarty, Samuel Corey, Lauren Winnen
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From (date): August 1, 2011 To: December 31, 2011
President Walter Hicks
Vice President Jennifer Sommerfeld
Recording Secretary Xinchi Zhang
Treasurer Jessica Hennes
Corresponding Secretary Adam Emerson
Newsletter Editor Carl Peterson
Historian Luke Fangman
Student Council Representative Casey Mahoney
Freshman/Sophomore Representative Cole Turner
Graduate Student Representative John Handke
Social Activities Chair Jessalyn Fisher
Special Projects Chair Levi Ewing
Webmaster Ryan Scott
Steel Bridge Chairs Rachel Spicer, Andrew Shearrer
Concrete Canoe Chairs Brianna Krysztof, Jenny Swabb
Open House Chairs Cale Armstrong, Donald Powers, Vince Studer
3. FINANCES
Local Membership dues: $ 15 per Year / Semester / Quarter / Trimester
Local Membership dues: $ 10 per Year / Semester / Quarter / Trimester
Society-level Membership dues: $ 0 per Calendar year
Please refer to Appendix F for a Summary Financial Statement
Summary for 2011:
Total Income (2011) $ 11,158.67
Total Expenditures (2011) $ 12,353.21
Financial position as of December 31, 2011:
Cash Balance: $ 4,454.71
Accounts Receivable: $ 0
Accounts Payable: $ 0
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4. IMPORTANT CONTACTS
Contact Name
Phone/E-mail
Mailing Address
Comments
Dr. Mustaque Hossain (785) 532-1576
2124 Fiedler Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506 Faculty Advisor
Dr. Kyle Riding (785) 532-1578
2136 Fiedler Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Faculty Advisor
Robert Thorn
(785) 235-2393
603 Topeka Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603
Lifetime Honorary Chapter
Member
Dave Karnowski
(785) 456-9509
1010 W. 6th
Wamego, KS 66547 Practitioner Advisor
Peter Clark
(785)587-2415
s.us
1101 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502 Practitioner Advisor
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PART II. ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Summary statement:
For the 2011 year, KSU ASCE set out to improve its relationships with Kansas Section, Wichita Branch,
and KSU Alumni members. Furthermore, KSU ASCE wanted to drastically improve its number of student members
who were also national members. This goal was created not just to meet national ASCE requirements, but also to
help students receive the benefits and sense of connectedness that come with national membership.
Goals and Assessment:
Goal #1:
Increase outreach to Kansas Section, Wichita Branch, and KSU Alumni Members.
Action Plan:
-Coordinate social events with the membership mentioned formerly.
-Increase KSU ASCE Student Officer attendance at Kansas Section Meetings.
-Invite the membership mentioned formerly to KSU ASCE assembly meetings.
Assessment of Goal #1:
Several social events were planned, including a softball game in conjunction with KU, an ASCE picnic in
Manhattan, Kansas, and the semi-annual Joint Dinner Assembly with University of Kansas ASCE. However,
due to lack of student interest, the softball game was cancelled shortly before the date it was planned. The
picnic was a great success which had many KSU ASCE alumni in attendance. The Joint Dinner was also
successful, though it was not as highly attended by KSU ASCE alumni as the picnic.
Follow-up Plan for Goal #1:
The goal of increasing KSU ASCE outreach to professional ASCE members in Kansas is a goal which will
continue on through 2012. While much of the action plan will stay the same, increased advertising and better
communication will be key to boosting attendance at events with respect to both students, and alumni.
Goal #2:
Increase society-level ASCE membership.
Action Plan:
-Withhold KSU ASCE membership until a student has successfully joined society level ASCE.
-Bring laptop computers to several assembly meetings and help groups of students sign up for ASCE
membership together, and in person.
-Keep better records of current national members and their membership numbers.
Assessment of Goal #2:
National ASCE membership at the end of 2011 was 131 students, which accounts for 45% of our approximately
290 students within Civil Engineering. This is a substantial increase over previous years.
Follow-up Plan for Goal #2:
Due to ASCE requirements that student chapter members be national ASCE members as well, this goal will be
maintained through 2012, and very likely, each year to come. The methods used to help students sign up for
membership worked well, and likely will not change in the coming year.
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PART III. STUDENT ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS
1. MEMBERSHIP
Is attendance at ASCE Student Organization meetings mandatory? (select one) Yes* / No
* Each student is required to attend 5 ASCE functions that are in conjunction with a zero credit class required for
civil engineering students to graduate from our program. After meeting the minimum required credits, the student’s
attendance is voluntary.
Society-level ASCE Membership is: (select one) Voluntary/Compulsory*
*Society-level is required for one option for credit in our zero credit class. The students are not obligated to buy a
membership if they do not need this option to fulfill credit.
Total number of Juniors & Seniors eligible to join ASCE 158
(number of Jr. & Sr. with CE declared major; average over the year)
Total number of Juniors & Seniors in your ASCE Student Organization: 99
(average over the year)
Number of members of your ASCE Student Organization: 145
(average over the year)
Number of ASCE Student Organization members who are 109
Society-level ASCE Student Members:
Statistical information:
(Total Jr. & Sr. ASCE Student Organization Members) (Total Jrs. & Srs. Eligible) 63%
(Total Society-level Student Members) (Total Local Student Members) 75%
Note: Please provide membership lists in Attachment A. Please do not include University Student ID or Social
Security numbers.
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2. ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
Activity
Date
Activity Type
(Use
abbreviations
below; list all
that apply.)
Program
(Briefly describe program. Include
name of speaker if applicable.)
Attendance
Stu
den
ts
Fac
ult
y
Fac
ult
y
Ad
vis
or
Pra
ctit
ion
er
Ad
vis
or(
s)
Oth
er
1-20 OP Outline semester goals 20 0 2 0 0
1-27 PM Dale Houdeshell, Manhattan Public
Works; Discussion of Public Works
projects ongoing in Manhattan, KS
154 0 2 1 0
2-3 OP Review old business, plan for
upcoming events
16 0 2 0 0
2-10 PM Greg Allison (Vice President) and
Mike Smalls of Mid-Kansas
Engineering Consultants (MKEC);
Discussion of surveying technology in
civil engineering field work
117 0 2 2 0
2-17 OP Review old business, plan for
upcoming events
16 0 2 0 0
2-24 PM Thomas Paulson, retired from
Conoco-Phillips; Discussion of civil
engineering in the oil industry and
abroad
123 0 2 2 0
3-3 OP Review old business, plan for
upcoming events
15 0 2 0 0
3-10 PM Dennis Keffer, Hilti, Inc.; Discussion
of careers in engineering product sales
and product quality testing
126 0 2 2 0
3-17 OP Review old business, plan for
upcoming events
16 0 2 0 0
4-7 OP Review old business, plan for
upcoming events
14 0 2 0 0
4-14 PM Paul Peterson, Butler Manufacturing
Company; Discussion of engineering
manufacture
124 0 2 2 0
4-21 SF Have an evening picnic at a local
Manhattan, KS park with KSU CE
Faculty, alumni, and students
48 5 2 2 2
4-28 to
4-30
SF, PM Mid-Continent Regional Conference
held in Manhattan, KS; Competitions
for steel bridge, concrete canoe, and
geotechnical teams along with Jeff
Reeder, P.E. from Transystems
discussing the NOAA La Jolla Lab
Replacement Project
~70 14 2 2 ≈300
5-5 PP, PM Elections of Officers for Spring 2012,
Presentation by graduating seniors on
senior design project
98 2 2 2 0
8-25 OP Outline semester goals 19 0 2 0 0
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Activity
Date
Activity Type
(Use
abbreviations
below; list all
that apply.)
Program
(Briefly describe program. Include
name of speaker if applicable.)
Attendance
Stu
den
ts
Fac
ult
y
Fac
ult
y
Ad
vis
or
Pra
ctit
ion
er
Ad
vis
or(
s)
Oth
er
9-1 PM Mike Murray, Decorative Concrete
Supply; Discussion of the use of
decorative concrete materials in
engineering
169 4 2 2 0
9-8 OP Review old business, plan for
upcoming events
16 0 2 0 0
9-15 PC, PM Dr. Bertha, United States Air Force
Academy; Discussion of Civil and
Military Engineering Ethics
189 4 2 3 1
9-22 SF Have an evening picnic at a local
Manhattan, KS park with KSU CE
Faculty, alumni, and students
68 5 2 3 5
10-6 PM Darrell Cantrell, retired from BNSF;
Discussion of railroad civil
engineering and the use of concrete
ties
176 0 2 3 1
10-13 OP Review old business, plan for
upcoming events
14 0 2 0 0
10-20 PP, PM Presentation of research projects by
three KSU CE Masters students and
both ASCE design teams (Bridge and
Canoe)
154 0 2 3 0
10-27 OP Review old business, plan for
upcoming events
13 0 2 0 0
11-3 SF, PM Formal dinner between KSU and KU
ASCE Student Chapters, Kansas
Section Members, and guest speaker
Michael Johnston, President of the
Kansas Turnpike Authority
52 0 2 3 14
11-10 OP Review old business, plan for
upcoming events
15 0 2 0 0
11-17 PM Greg Allison, Vice President, and Jay
Anglemeyer of Mid-Kansas
Engineering Consultants (MKEC),
Gary Janzen, Design Engineer, and
Steve Degenhardt, Senior Engineer of
the City of Wichita, Kansas;
Discussion of current bridge and dam
construction project in Wichita, KS.
106 0 2 3 0
12-1 PP, PM Elections of Officers for Spring 2012,
Presentation by graduating seniors on
senior design project
117 1 2 3 0
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Meeting
Abbreviation Statistical Information:
PM Number of Professional Meetings (business & technical presentation): 14
PP Number of student talks or Paper Presentations at ASCE Student Org. meetings: 3
PC Number of meeting with Professional Conduct (Licensure/Ethics) programs: 1
FT Number of ASCE Student Org. sponsored Field Trips: 0
SF Number of ASCE Student Org. sponsored Social Functions: 4
OP Number of Officers’ or Planning Meetings 11
Statistical Information:
Average attendance at 10 most populated ASCE Student Org. meetings: 145
(if fewer than 10 meetings were held, average all meetings)
(Average attendance) (Total student ASCE Student Org. members) = 100%*
*Many students that attend these meetings are not student members which made our average student attendance
so high
3. ASCE SECTION/BRANCH AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
Date Location
Name of Host
Group/Event
# of ASCE
Students Present
# of ASCE
Members Present
8-31 Topeka, KS Kansas Section 1 12
Statistical Information:
Did your ASCE Student Org. host at least one ASCE Section/Branch/Technical group meeting? Yes / No
Total number of students who attended ASCE Section/Branch/Technical group meetings 1
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PART IV. STUDENT ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
1. PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT CONFERENCE & WSCL
a. Did your ASCE Student Organization attend a Student Conference during the year? Yes / No
Number of representatives attending: 76
Name of Conference: Mid-Continental Regional Conference
Location: Manhattan, KS
Dates: April 28-30, 2011
Did your ASCE Student Organization host or co-host this Student Conference? Yes / No
If yes, please attach a “Special Project Report” as described on page 42-43
b. Did your ASCE Student Organization attend a Workshop for Student Chapter Yes / No
Leaders (WSCL) during the year?
Number of representatives attending: Students: 4
Advisors (Faculty and/or Practitioner) 0
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Date: January 27-30, 2011
2. ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION NEWSLETTER & ON-LINE PRESENCE
a. Does the ASCE Student Organization prepare its own newsletter? Yes / No
Number of issues during Annual Report year: 12
Are copies regularly distributed to the following?
Alumni Yes / No
Practitioner Advisor(s): Yes / No
Section/Branch President: Yes / No
Regional Governor: Yes / No
ASCE Headquarters: Yes / No
b. Does the ASCE Student Organization maintain an up-to-date on-line presence (i.e. website, social media, etc.)?
Yes / No
3. PRESENTATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE ASCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION
a. Did any student members of your organization make presentations Yes / No
outside of your ASCE Student Organization?
Number of presentations made: 2
Date
Student
Presenter(s)
Presentation
Title Event Sponsor Location
9/23/11 Walter
Hicks
KSU ASCE
Activities
KSU Civil
Engineering Advisory
Council
Edwards Conference
Room
Manhattan, KS
11/27/11 Walter
Hicks
KSU ASCE
Travel to
WSCL
Student Governing
Association
Kansas State Student
Union
Manhattan, KS
4. PARTICIPATION IN ASCE STUDENT MEAD PAPER COMPETITION
Did a member of your ASCE Student Organization submit a paper to the National Daniel W. Mead Yes / No
Student Paper Contest during the year of this report?
Author:
Paper Title:
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5. PARTICIPATION IN ASCE SOCIETY-LEVEL CIVIL ENGINEERING EVENT
Was your ASCE Student Organization represented at any ASCE Society-level (i.e., National) Event? Yes / No
Event Name:
Location:
Dates:
Number of Representatives: Student(s)
Advisors (Faculty and/or Practitioner)
6. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Has your ASCE Student Organization collaborated with other student Yes / No
organizations on your campus in the last 12 months?
If yes, please indicate organizations and activities:
Activity
Date
Collaborating
Organizations
Program
(Briefly describe program.)
Attendance
AS
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Pra
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7. PRACTITIONER & FACULTY ADVISOR TRAINING WORKSHOP
a. Did your Faculty Advisor attend the Practitioner & Faculty Advisor Training Workshop Yes / No
(this year or in the past)?
Date: January 2011
b. Did one of your Practitioner Advisors attend the Practitioner & Faculty Advisor Training Workshop Yes / No
(this year or in the past)?
Date: September 2004
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PART V. ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT A –MEMBERSHIP LIST
Spring 2011
Name Yr ASCE # Name Yr ASCE #
Al Sharif, Yousef
Fr 1020590 Studer, Vince So 1018612
Albritton, Shane Fr
Turner, Cole
So 479481
Boushehri, Ali Fr
Walbridge, Katlin So 1016111
Franco, Mellisa
Fr
Aboulsaman, Manhal Ju
Griffiths, Alex Fr
Alrasam, Salim Ju
Grother, Ethan Fr
Borden, Antoine Ju 954166
Hoopes, Jared Fr
Dlabal, Joshua Ju 1006038
Kabler, Jacob Fr 933714 Dotson, Katlyn Ju 967959
Lykins, Brett
Fr
Emerson, Adam Ju 1016826
Marescalco, Frank Fr
Eschliman, Luke
Ju 1022635
McGee, Nick Fr 510861 Espinoza, Miguel Ju 9094669
Niederee, Hannah
Fr 1007528 Gasper, Ben Ju
Potuzak, Alex Fr
Greif, Becca Ju 965182
Rasmussen, Peter Fr
Krehbiel, Tyler Ju 966035
Rottinghaus, Chris Fr
Krysztof, Brianna Ju 956480
Shanno, Honora
Fr
Liu, Pei Ju
Siemans, Nathan Fr 481876 Malcolm, Timothy Ju
Starks, Elaine Lee Fr
McKinney, Philip Ju 934699
Stropes, Kyle Fr
Peterson, Megan Ju 939000
Swan, Craig
Fr
Roe, Alex Ju
Trammel, Abby Fr
Smith, Taylor Ju 1020234
Williams, Ryan Fr
Steinbrock, Trevor Ju
Yang, Sen Fr
Swabb, Jenny Ju 1007485
Bernica, Andrew
So
Voth, Brett Ju 1008671
Canales, Greg So 9123901 Yoder, Kurt Ju 1008646
Clow, Nicholas So 967674 Almohammedali, Mohammed Sr 1020721
Gotobed, Matt So 1010615 Armour, Michael Sr 495627
He, Jiajun So
Arnold, Matthew
Sr
Jurey, Caleb So
Brabec, Ben Sr 954166
Mahoney, Casey So
Brunton, Heath Sr
Meyer, Keithen So 1007962 Butler, Colby Sr 1008864
Muck, Austin So 510878 Corey, Samuel Sr 933720
Palma, John So 1022154 Coulter, Aubrey
Sr 949758
Peterson, Carl So 1019850 Davison, Tyler Sr 936410
Rohleder, Schyler So
Don Juan, Jose Sr 967959
Sommerfeld, Jennifer So 953997 Drilling, Ryan Sr 973891
Spaich, Luke So 933780 Dull, Jacob Sr 1007469
Spencer, Andrew So 1020717 Edwards, Michael Sr 9094423
Stallbaumer, Cassandra So
Ewing, James Levi Sr 1006524
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Name Yr ASCE # Name Yr ASCE #
Fisher, Jessalyn Sr 1021869 Miller, Addison Sr
Forbes, Robert Sr
Nyberg, Wesley Sr 970140
Freeman, Brad Sr 9092590 O'Dell, Jay Sr 970140
Gaito, John Thomas Sr
Ortix, Logan Sr
Greer, Tom Sr 937263 Pang, Xuchu Sr 1014916
Handke, John Sr 478959 Philbrick, Ariel Sr
Hare, Michael Sr
Poole, Harrisn Sr
Harper, Durrel Sr
Quilty, Jaime Sr
Harrington, Joe
Sr 1021786 Rankin, Kory Sr
Hartenbower, Jase Sr 9096436 Rowland, John Sr 972163
Heavener, Brandon Sr 972149 Schweiger, Robert Sr
Hegarty, Sam Sr 972149 Scott, Ryan Sr 968919
Hennes, Jessica Sr 936969 Scritchfield, Wayne Sr
Hicks, Walter
Sr 1014747 Sharpe, Garrett Sr 939035
Holt, Brett Sr
Shaw, Joseph Sr 963936
Isermann, Joel Sr 9125682 Sommerfeld, Josh Sr
Jackson, Devin Sr 957913 Spicer, Jon Sr 936790
Jay, Dean (Wilbur) Sr
Spicer, Rachel Sr 933780
Johnson, Andrew Sr
Steffens, Robert Sr
Jost, Luke Sr
Stewart, Mark Sr
Kalidova, Cody Sr
Strelow, Justin Sr 1008321
Kaufman, Trevor Sr 1005603 Stueve, Zachary Sr
Keffer,Scott Sr 1008736 Swoyer, Brett Sr 1019736
Kinkhorst, Kyle Sr
Ummel, Tyler Sr 972147
Krol, Katie
Sr 956480 Varner, Jonathan Sr
Lewis, Cory Sr
Vibbert, Justin Sr 1007254
Lewis, Josh Sr
Webber, John
Sr
Loecker, Justin Sr 1006265 Weir, Cameron Sr 933728
Loomis, Jared Sr 968903 Whitcomb, Nathan Sr 933728
Mann, Sara Sr 1005710 Winnen, Lauren
Sr 968922
Manning, Landon Sr 1022335 Wuertz, Gus Sr 937379
McCoy, Laqeisha Sr 1009982 Yost, Tanner
Sr 972282
McDiffett, Bethany Sr 9093391 Hammerschmidt, Steven Gr 478959
McIntosh, Luke Sr 934698 Murphy, Rob Gr
Mealiff, Daniel
Sr 934913
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Fall 2011
Name Yr ASCE # Name Yr ASCE #
Al Sharif, Yousef Fr 1020590 Studer, Vince So 1018612
Ali, Malik Ahmed Fr 9128956 Turner, Cole So 9094441
Boshehri, Ali Fr
Walbridge, Katlin So 1016111
Devin, Garrick Fr
Aboulsaman, Manhal Ju
Drilling, Clare Fr 9121296 Beck, Casey Ju 9115114
Gilson, Elizabeth Fr 9128845 Biver, Kathryn Ju 9117221
Hoffman, Brady Fr 9124896 Borden, Antoine Ju
Hosseinzadeh-seisan, Armita Fr 9126512 Cillessen, Joseph Ju 9127651
Hunter, Dylan Fr
Conrady, Austin Ju 9120196
Javed, Ali Fr 9124924 Crites, Brady Ju 9130595
Kabler, Jacob Fr 9094545 Dlabal, Joshua Ju 1006038
Kingsland, Corey Fr 9127782 Dotson, Katlyn Ju 967959
LeDuc, Braxton Fr
Emerson, Adam Ju 1016826
Lindsey, Fred Fr
Eschliman, Luke Ju 1022635
Martinson, Riley Fr 9126554 Espinoza, Miguel Ju 9094669
McMullin, Riley Fr 9128872 Green, Ashley Ju 9115189
Niederee, Hannah Fr 1007528 Greif, Becca Ju 965182
Paperi, Jacob Fr 9118904 Harter, Jeremy Ju 1018630
Phommanivong, Dustin Fr 9126540 Huelskamp, Justin Ju 9126560
Powers, Donald Fr 9118919 Krehbiel, Tyler Ju 1019908
Smith, Alex Fr 9127337 Krysztof, Brianna Ju 956480
Vadbunker, Eddie Fr 9119798 LaRocca, Dominic Ju 9130770
Van Holland, Andrew Fr 9128759 McKinney, Philip Ju 934699
Wilkerson, Adam Fr 9118684 O'Leary, Colin Ju 1016103
Wycoff, Daithin Fr 9120240 Peterson, Megan Ju 9094683
Armstrong, Cale So 9115559 Pohl, Nathan Ju 9128966
Canales, Greg So 9123901 Roe, Alex Ju
Clow, Nicholas So 1016440 Smith, Taylor Ju 1020234
Cossel, Aaron So 9117264 Spiker, Chelsey Ju 9123495
Eckland, David So
Swabb, Jenny Ju 1007485
Gotobed, Matthew So 1010615 Voth, Brett Ju 1008671
Jurey, Caleb So
Yoder, Kurt Ju 1008646
Mahoney, Casey So
Alhasan, Yaqoub Sr 9127795
Meyer, Keithen So 1007962 Almohammedali, Mohammed Sr 1020721
Muck, Austin So
Armour, Michael Sr 9128156
Palma, John So 1022154 Bailey, Travis Sr 9113476
Peterson, Carl So 1019850 Brabec, Ben Sr 954166
Rohleder, Schyler So
Brunner, Andrew Sr 9126905
Sommerfeld, Jennifer So 1007526 Butler, Colby Sr 1008864
Spaich, Luke So 1015193 Cline, Laramie Sr 9126585
Spencer, Andrew So 1020717 Corey, Samuel Sr 933720
Steffens, Robert So
Coulter, Aubrey Sr 949758
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Name Yr ASCE # Name Yr ASCE #
Davison, Tyler Sr 1008556 McDiffett, Bethany Sr 9093391
Don Juan, Jose Sr 933700 McIntosh, Luke Sr 510861
Drilling, Ryan Sr 973891 Mealiff, Daniel Sr 934913
Dull, Jacob Sr 1007469 Mishler, Andrew Sr 9118314
Edwards, Michael Sr 9094423 O'Dell, Jay Sr 970140
Ewing, James Levi Sr 1006524 Oesterreich, Matt Sr 9125155
Fairclough, Sarah Sr 9124886 Pang, Xuchu Sr 1014916
Fangman, Luke Sr 9128539 Penfield, Tyler Sr 9128881
Fearing, Brett Sr 1022196 Rowland, John Sr 1017527
Fisher, Jessalyn Sr 1021869 Rutschman, Tanner Sr 473132
Freeman, Brad Sr 9092590 Schmidt, Jacob Sr 9120221
Greer, Tom Sr 937263 Schultz, Curtis Sr 9130914
Grund, Thomas Sr 9125312 Scott, Ryan Sr 1008334
Harrington, Joe Sr 1021786 Sharpe, Garrett Sr 939035
Hartenbower, Jase Sr 9096436 Shaw, Joseph Sr 963936
Heavener, Brandon Sr 933689 Shearrer, Andy Sr 933878
Hegarty, Samuel Sr 972149 Sommerfeld, Josh Sr
Hennes, Jessica Sr 936969 Spade, Tracy Sr
Hicks, Walter Sr 1014747 Spicer, Rachel Sr 933780
Hoyt, Dustin Sr 972159 Steffens, Robert Sr
Isermann, Joel Sr 9125682 Strelow, Justin Sr 1008321
Jackson, Devin Sr 1011678 Swoyer, Brett Sr 1019736
Kaufman, Trevor Sr 1005603 Vibbert, Justin Sr 1007254
Keffer,Scott Sr 1008736 Wasko, Aaron Sr 9128459
Kriley, Samantha Sr 9128339 Weir, Cameron Sr 974506
Krol, Katie Sr 966035 Weishaar, Wesley Sr 9126558
Leahy, Thomas Sr
Whitcomb, Nathan Sr 933728
Loecker, Justin Sr 1006265 Wiederholt, Andrew Sr 1016526
Loomis, Jared Sr 1005708 Winnen, Lauren Sr 1018614
Mann, Sara Sr 1005710 Wuertz, Gus Sr 937379
Manning, Landon Sr 1022335 Yost, Tanner Sr 972282
McCoy, Laqeisha Sr 1009982 Handke, John Gr 478959
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ATTACHMENT B – SAMPLE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS, PROGRAMS, AGENDAS
ATTACHMENT B.1 SAMPLE ASSEMBLY AGENDA
Assembly Agenda
September 1, 2011
I. Introduction-Walter Hicks II. Officer Reports
a. President b. Vice President c. Treasurer d. Recording Secretary e. Corresponding Secretary f. Newsletter Editor g. Historian h. Activities Chair i. Freshman/Sophomore Rep j. StuCo Rep k. Grad Student Rep l. Special Projects Chair m. Webmaster n. Open House Chairs o. Steel Bridge Chairs p. Concrete Canoe Chairs
III. Voting for Freshman-Sophomore Representative (Position could not be filled by previous vote)
IV. Introduction of Speaker-Jennifer Sommerfeld V. Speaker-Mike Murray VI. Adjournment-Walter Hicks
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ATTACHMENT B.2 DINNER PROGRAM
ROBERT B. THORN
LECTURE SERIES
November 3, 2011
6:30 P.M.
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Robert B. Thorn
Lifetime Honorary Chapter Member
Robert Thorn graduated for K-State in 1950 and has served as an ASCE chapter contact member for 51
years. He received the KSU Distinguished Service Award in the field of engineering in 1997 and became
a member of the Engineering Hall of Fame in 1998. He was a charter member of the Civil Engineering
Advisory Council and served two three-year terms. Mr. Thorn is a fellow and life member of ASCE and
has been selected to that society’s highest honor, Honorary Member, the 522nd person to be inducted in
the 150+ years of the organization. In 1997, the K-State Student Chapter appointed him to the position of
Honorary Lifetime Contact Members in recognition of his many years of service. Outside of being
involved with K-State Civil Engineering, Bob has held many ASCE offices including Vice President for
Zone III, District 16 Director, and has served on many national ASCE committees. In addition, he has
worked as a bridge engineer at Finney & Turnipseed in Topeka, Kansas. After years as a partner, Bob has
now retired.
David Jacobson
David Jacobson is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Kansas and is a member of the
Kansas Society of Professional Engineers. He has been the Kansas Turnpike Authority’s Chief
Engineer since December 2005, and has served the KTA since 1994.
He is a 1986 Graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil
Engineering.
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K-State/KU ASCE Joint Dinner
November 3, 2011
6:30 – Social
7:00 – Dinner
Co-Sponsored by the ASCE Kansas Section and Kansas State University Department
of Civil Engineering
7:30 – Welcome & Recognition of Attendees
Max McGraw, University of Kansas ASCE President
Walter Hicks, Kansas State University ASCE President
7:45 – ASCE Kansas Section, Mustaque Hossain
Introduction of Officers
Recognition of Honorary and Lifetime Members
Outstanding Senior Awards Presentation
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Other Business
8:00 – Introduction of the Speaker
Jennifer Sommerfeld, Kansas State University ASCE Vice-President
Bob Thorn Lecture Series Speaker Michael Johnston
David Jacobson, P.E.
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Michael Johnston
Kansas Turnpike
President/CEO A native of Parsons, Kansas, Michael Johnston was named President/CEO of the Kansas Turnpike
Authority on January 1, 1995. He was a cabinet officer in the Finney Administration from January 1991 through
December 1994 having held two posts, including being Secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation.
A former state senator from Parsons, Johnston served 14 years in the Kansas Senate, the last six as Senate
Democratic Leader. He resigned that post in January 1991 to join the Finney administration cabinet. As a
legislator, Johnston was appointed by Governor Hayden to serve on his Governors Task Force on Highways and was
instrumental in the 1989 passage of the Kansas Comprehensive Highway Program.
Johnston has served on numerous boards and commissions, including the Wichita Convention and Visitors
Bureau, served as co-chairman of the Infrastructure Committee for the City of Wichita Long Range Planning Task
Force, President of the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School Council, past-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, and is a former member of the State of Kansas Pooled Money
Investment Board. He currently serves on the board of Economic Lifelines, the Kansas Food Bank, and is director
of Peoples Bank in Lawrence, Kansas, and is a member of Wichita Diocesan Catholic School Council. In 1982,
Johnston founded and served as President of Midwest Mortgage, a mortgage brokerage firm that he operated in
Parsons until he resigned from the State Senate to join Governor Finney’s administration. The business was sold at
that time to a local Parsons bank.
Johnston is a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School in Parsons. He earned a degree in Business
Administration from Pittsburg State University and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University
of Kansas. He is United States Army veteran.
He and his wife Cindy have two daughters, Regan, enrolled at Arizona State University, and Erin, enrolled
at the University of Kansas.
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Lecture Series History
The Robert B. Thorn Lecture Series was created by the Kansas State University ASCE Chapter in 1999.
The series was established to pay tribute to outstanding individuals in the field of Civil Engineering based
on the following criteria
1. The speaker must be a licensed and practicing Civil Engineer and must show a unique devotion to the field.
2. The speaker must be actively involved in community organizations (such as ASCE) or other voluntary groups directly related to Civil Engineering.
Past Robert B. Thorn Lecture Series Speakers
1999 Robert B. Thorn
2000 Charles D. May
2001 Greg Weatherd
2004 Kyle Larson
Matt Williamson
Eric Nichol
Cameron McGown
2006 Stein Sture 2007 W.F.(Bill) Marcuson III 2008 Deb Miller 2009 Blaine Leondard 2010 Arturo Hortua, Andrew Lack
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ATTACHMENT C – SAMPLE NEWSLETTER & PRINTOUT OF ON-LINE PRESENCE
ATTACHMENT C.1 SAMPLE NEWSLETTER
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ATTACHMENT C.2 SAMPLE OF WEBSITE PRINTOUT
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting-Dale Houdeshell
Date: January 27, 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 154
Faculty: 0
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 1
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Dale Houdeshell from Manhattan Public Works discussed current construction projects in the Manhattan area, many
that were affecting the students in the room.
Activity Assessment:
The students enjoyed hearing about current projects that were impacting them and issues involved in making
improvements to the current infrastructure.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting-Greg Allison and Mike Smalls
Date: February 10, 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 117
Faculty: 0
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 2
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Greg Allison and Mike Smalls of Mid-Kansas Engineering Consultants (MKEC) discussed surveying technology
such as lidar and impacts it had on civil engineering design.
Activity Assessment:
Learning about new technology was very interesting. Seeing how it impacts the knowledge available to engineers
during design was good for students to learn.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting-Thomas Paulson
Date: February 24, 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 123
Faculty: 0
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 2
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Thomas Paulson, retiree from Conoco-Phillips, discussed civil engineering in the oil industry and abroad. He
discussed the interesting people and experiences that could be had by accepting a position abroad. He discussed the
challenges of engineering in remote places with different government regulations.
Activity Assessment:
This speech informed many students about the opportunities abroad that they may not have heard about otherwise.
Mr. Paulson also talked about the oil industry and the positive work that they try to do that some people fail to see
when judging oil companies.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting-Dennis Keffer
Date: March 10, 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 126
Faculty: 0
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 2
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Dennis Keffer from Hilti, Inc. talked about transitioning from traditional consulting engineering work to engineering
product sales and quality testing. He discussed the positive aspects of switching to this field and the kind of work
that he did.
Activity Assessment:
Dennis Keffer did a good job of explaining product sales and explained what his position entailed. This was good to
hear because most of the students did not know before this presentation what product sales engineers did.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting-Paul Peterson
Date: April 14, 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 124
Faculty: 0
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 2
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Paul Peterson from Butler Manufacturing Company spoke about his work in helping with product design and
testing. He also oversaw some projects where Butler Manufacturing Company products were used.
Activity Assessment:
Dennis Keffer did a good job of explaining product design and explained what his position entailed. He also did a
good job bringing up the ethical responsibility of engineers.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Social Function-Picnic
Date: April 21. 2011
Location: Cico Park, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 48
Faculty: 2
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 2
Other: 2
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
The semester picnic is a chance for students to meet and talk amongst themselves and with faculty outside of class.
Activity Assessment:
The picnic had a good attendance and everyone enjoyed the food. The students conversed amongst each other and
with the faculty.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting and Student Talk-Graduating Seniors present their senior class project
Date: May 5, 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 98
Faculty: 2
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 2
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
The spring 2011 senior graduating class presented their senior project on the expansion of the current Kansas State
University Recreational Center to add more gymnasiums and features.
Activity Assessment:
The senior project is interesting to see the knowledge that students have gained throughout their undergraduate
career. The assembly is long because of the inclusion of officer elections on the same night which decreases
attendance.
Suggestions for the Future:
If the assembly could be shortened, maybe more students would attend and hopefully more people would be present
for officer elections.
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting-Mike Murray
Date: September 1, 2011
Location: Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 169
Faculty: 4
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 2
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Mike Murray, owner of Decorative Concrete Supply, Inc. discussed various types of concrete stains and his idea of
sustainability.
Activity Assessment:
He was a good speaker and described a different prospective on sustainability.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting-Dr. Carlos Bertha
Date: September 15. 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 189
Faculty: 4
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 3
Other: 1
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Dr. Carlos Bertha spoke about military and engineering ethics. His experience as a project engineer in Afghanistan
was used as a case study to show the importance of understanding ethics and the grey areas between right and
wrong.
Activity Assessment:
This speaker was very well received and the audience was very engaged in the discussion. It was an interesting
presentation that helped the students understand the complexity of engineering ethics in the work place that is
sometimes hard to grasp in a classroom setting.
Suggestions for the Future:
Another ethics presentation for each year of new engineers would be beneficial. The students enjoyed the
presentation. With an engaging speaker, this could be a great way for students to learn about ethics.
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Social Function-Picnic
Date: September 21. 2011
Location: Long’s Park, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 68
Faculty: 5
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 3
Other: 5
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
The semester picnic is a chance for students to meet and talk amongst themselves and with faculty and civil
engineering advisory council members outside of class.
Activity Assessment:
The picnic had a good attendance and everyone enjoyed the food. The students conversed amongst each other and
with the faculty along with the advisory council members in attendance. It is a good bonding activity.
Suggestions for the Future:
The only concern was getting everyone checked in for attendance and paying for it they were not student members.
Two people taking attendance payment would make that part of the picnic smoother.
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting-Darrell Cantrell
Date: October 6. 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 176
Faculty: 0
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 3
Other: 1
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Mr. Cantrell spoke about the importance of good engineering design for railroads. He showed aspects of exemplary
and poor designs and why it was so important to design the railroad bed correctly.
Activity Assessment:
This speaker was very informative. He was, at times, hard to follow because he flew through the material. Overall,
he gave a good presentation about a field that many civil engineers do not think about when they are considering
areas of interest or occupation.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting and Student Talk-Graduate Student Research, Steel Bridge Update, and
Concrete Canoe Update
Date: October 20. 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 154
Faculty: 0
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 3
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Wilson Smith, a graduate student focusing on geotechnical engineering, discussed his research on “Investigating
Calcium Lignosulfonate as a Soil Stabilizer on Unpaved Roads.” Andy Allen, a graduate student focusing on water
resource engineering, discussed “Modeling the Ogallala Aquifer.” John Handke, a graduate student focusing on
structural engineering, spoke on “Developing Short-Span Alternatives to Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert
Structures in Kansas.” Steel Bride Captains, Rachel Spicer and Andy Shearrer, discussed the steel bridge designs so
far. Concrete Canoe Captains, Brianna Kryzstof and Jenny Swabb, talked about their mix design and paddling
workouts.
Activity Assessment:
The graduate students gave a realistic presentation on what kind of research that could be done in graduate school at
Kansas State. The Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe Captains gave a good presentation but did not have much to
report yet about this year’s progress because it was early in the season.
Suggestions for the Future:
The design team presentation might be better as a recap of the team’s performance in the fall right when students
return from summer break. Then the teams can show pictures from the competitions and aspects of the design. The
graduate student presentation was good but could be enhanced by having all areas of interest covered so that all
students could hear about an area of interest to them.
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting and Social Function-KSU KU Joint Dinner with ASCE Kansas Section with
Michael Johnston from the Kansas Turnpike Authority speaking
Date: November 3. 2011
Location: Kansas State University Student Union, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 52
Faculty: 0
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 3
Other: 14
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
The joint dinner is hosted annually at Kansas State University. It brings students from Kansas State University and
the University of Kansas together with the Kansas Section of ASCE for a night of socializing and recognition of
student achievement while gaining insight from the speaker. Michael Johnston discussed the role of toll roads on
alleviating some financial burden from states that would increase taxes for all constituents by distributing the cost to
those who use the service most.
Activity Assessment:
The speaker was good and brought up some interesting points about a part of the transportation system in Kansas
that all in the room have used because it connects some of the larger cities in our state: Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas
City, and Wichita.
Suggestions for the Future:
The dinner was much more than anticipated and some who signed up to attend were unable to make it. A new venue
or an increase in the price to the actual value may be necessary to ensure that event does not become too costly to
plan.
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting-Greg Allison, Jay Anglemeyer, Gary Janzen, and Steve Degenhardt
Date: November 16. 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 106
Faculty: 0
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 3
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
Greg Allison and Jay Anglemeyer from MKEC Engineering Consultants along with Gary Janzen and Steve
Degenhardt from the City of Wichita discuss a dam and bridge replacement project in downtown Wichita, Kansas.
They also discussed the partnership between public and private sectors of civil engineering.
Activity Assessment:
The talk was very interesting in regards to the difficulties faced by the engineers and some of the environmentally-
friendly features that were implemented in the project. One difficulty was that the dam in place was one piece that
was placed underneath the bridge between the piers that had to be cut in pieces to be taken out. The engineers
implemented a fish ladder that also acted as a canoe and kayak step-down as an environmentally-friendly option.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT D – ACTIVITY REPORT SUMMARY
Activity: Professional Meeting and Student Talk-Graduating Seniors present their senior class project
Date: December 1. 2011
Location: Fiedler Auditorium, Manhattan, KS
Attendance:
Students: 117
Faculty: 1
Faculty Advisor: 2
Practitioner Advisor(s): 3
Other: 0
Report Prepared By: Jessica Hennes, President
Activity Summary:
The fall 2011 senior graduating class presented their senior project on a traffic study of Anderson Ave. in
Manhattan, KS along with a pedestrian bridge across the roadway.
Activity Assessment:
The senior project is interesting to see the knowledge that students have gained throughout their undergraduate
career. The students did a good job of helping the underclassmen understand some of the more technical things that
they have done. The assembly is long because of the inclusion of officer elections on the same night which
decreases attendance.
Suggestions for the Future:
Include Photographs, Tables, Images, etc.
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ATTACHMENT E – SPECIAL PROJECTS REPORT
Project Title: Mid-Continent Regional Conference
Project Participation (Number of people who worked on the project):
Students: ~70
Faculty (incl. Faculty Advisor): 16
Practitioners (incl. Practitioner Advisor): 2
Total Person-Hours Spent on the Project:
Percent of ASCE Student Organization Membership That Worked on the Project: ~47%
Was course or curriculum credit earned for this project? Yes / No
Project Abstract: Every seven years K-State hosts the Mid-Continent Regional Conference in Manhattan, KS. Last
year, the competition was held April 28-30 and consisted of the Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe competitions,
Geotechnical Challenge, Technical Paper Presentations, and a mystery event. At the conference, the concrete canoe
and steel bridge teams in the region are judged to be eligible to go to the national competition for each competition.
Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe information and results can be found in their sections of the annual report.
In the Geotechnical Challenge, students design and fabricate a paper retaining wall. Teams were given tape, scissors,
poster board, and drawing paper for wall fabrication and had to bring a dimensioned wood box with one removable
side. Friction was the only thing holding the wall in place, it wasn’t permitted to be taped to the box. This wall must
retain approximately 70 pounds of sand for 30 seconds before loading actually begins. After passing the 30 seconds,
walls were then loaded with up to an additional 75 pounds. Schools were scored by who held the most weight, used
the least amount of material, and fabricated their wall the quickest. K-State took 3rd
place in the Geotechnical
Challenge out of the three participating universities.
The Technical Paper Presentation topic was ‘Ethics and the Report Card for America’s Infrastructure’. Students
turned in a paper to be scored before the conference, and presented during competition days. The overall score was
equally weighted between the paper and presentation. Rachel Spicer took 3rd
place in the Technical Paper
Presentation for K-State out of twelve participating schools.
Following the conclusion of presentations was the mystery event. There were two parts to the mystery event. One
was to construct a boat that would travel the furthest in the canoe swamp tank and the second part was the boat had
to hold the most weight before submerging. Students were given balloons, plastic cups, scissors, tape, pop sickle
sticks, rubber bands, and straws to use for construction. There was a large variation in the basic design concepts and
everyone thoroughly enjoyed the competition.
There were a total of twelve participating universities in the conference and a guest university who hopes to join the
region. The schools, alphabetically, were:
Kansas State University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Missouri State University (non-participating guest)
Oklahoma State University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
University of Arkansas
University of Kansas
University of Missouri – Columbia
University of Missouri – Kansas City
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
University of Nebraska – Omaha
University of Oklahoma
A business meeting took place on Friday, April 29. The host for the next year released the tentative date of the
competition and the host school for the year after that was decided.
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Goals and assessment: The goal of the competition was to make the event go as smoothly as possible and for
everyone to enjoy their experience at Kansas State University. There were no major issues during the event that held
up upcoming events. The event ended up going very smoothly. Everyone seemed to enjoy their time in Manhattan,
KS. Their only complaints were unrelated to the competition and had to do with hotel accommodations during a
busy weekend in Manhattan. The goals were achieved and it was a successful event.
Engineering component: Each of the competitions had a very real engineering component. All of those
competitions are designed to get engineers thinking. The competition planning also had its own share of engineering
as well. The planning of an event this large had budgets, timelines, deliverables (such as rules releases and schedule
releases), and people management. All of the students involved in planning the event learned about the difficulties
and feeling of satisfaction of a job well done with respect to these engineering aspects.
Project impact: Hosting this conference informed our university that these are the kinds of things that the civil
engineering students are doing during their time here at Kansas State University. The conference received short-term
publicity in the campus paper and students saw part of the competition because it was held outside where visitors
could stop and watch. The College of Engineering also recognized all the hard work that was done to make this
competition possible and run so smoothly. That knowledge will help in the future with financial and other forms of
support by the College of Engineering.
Pictures:
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ATTACHMENT F – FINANCIAL STATEMENT SUMMARY
INCOME
0. Cash Balance as of January 1, 2011
Cash $5,649.25
1. Local Membership Dues
Spring 2011 (7 members @ $10/member) $70.00
Spring 2011 (14 members @ $15/member) $210.00
Fall 2011 (15 members @ $10/member) $150.00
Fall 2011 (116 members @ $15/member) $1,740.00
2. Allocations from Kansas State University
American Society of Civil Engineers $500.00
Department of Civil Engineering $67.52
Office of Student Activities and Services $400.00
3. Donations from sponsors
Burns & MacDonnell $1,000.00
Chuck Bartlett $161.15
ASCE Kansas Section $1,200.00
4. Other Fundraisers
FE Review Manual Sales $2,600.00
ACI Codebook Sales $2,380.00
ASCE Polo Sales $597.00
Charges for Picnic and Joint Dinner for Non-Members $83.00
Total Income: $16,807.92
EXPENSES
1. Professional Meetings
Note cards for attendance counts $38.05
Printing $216.45
Thank you gift cards for speakers $300.00
Guest speaker provided food $161.15
2. Attendance at WSCL
Airfare/mileage $528.55
Lodging $1,145.10
Food $184.63
Registration $100.00
3. Competitions
Competition: ________________ (List each competition’s costs separately)
Materials and supplies N/A
*Competition teams paid for their own expenses in separate accounts
4. Conference Participation
Registration (__ students@ $__./ student): N/A
Airfare/Mileage N/A
Lodging N/A
*Competition teams paid for their own expenses in separate accounts
5. Special Projects
Project: Mid-Continental Regional Conference
Materials and supplies N/A
Travel N/A
Other (specify) N/A
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*The special project was funded separately from our student chapter
6. Social Events
Picnic $416.04
KU/KSU Joint Dinner (hosting and attending) $2,952.90
7. Fundraisers
FE book cost $2,553.50
ACI code book cost $2,249.10
ASCE polo cost $956.59
1. Other Expenses
Senior portraits $398.28
ASCE National dues $50.00
Miscellaneous $102.87
Total Expenses: $12,353.21
Cash Balance (Income – Expenses): $4,454.71
Accounts Payable
0
Accounts Receivable
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ATTACHMENT G. STUDENT DESIGN TEAMS
G.1 STEEL BRIDGE
Steel Bridge was once again proud to place 1st at our
regional competition hosted here at Kansas State
University in 2011. We also placed 25th overall at the
national competition and 4th in the Stiffness category
hosted by Texas A&M University. We hope to build on
this success in the 2012 competition.
The 2011-2012 bridge has already been designed to
fulfill all of this year’s requirements and work has
already begun on it. During the 2011 fall semester, we had
webbing cut out of our top chord to form a mini-truss by Metal
Pros in Wichita. This procedure would have been too
complicated and time consuming to fabricate ourselves,
whereas Metal Pros was able to cut it out with a water jet in a
matter of hours. The rest of the bridge will be fabricated
throughout the spring 2012 semester, culminating at our
regional competition at the University of Nebraska,
Lincoln-Omaha. We hope to finish in the top 3 in order
to advance to the national competition at Clemson
University.
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G.2 CONCRETE CANOE
The Kansas State University Concrete Canoe Team is a student club within the Kansas State student chapter of
ASCE with Dr. Asad Esmaeily as our faculty advisor. Members work all year to design, test, create, and race a
concrete canoe. This canoe is taken to a regional competition where it is judged on aesthetic appeal, a technical
report, oral presentation, and race times. Students learn valuable skills through this hands-on activity such as
problem solving, design, resource management, leadership, and teamwork. Students enjoy getting involved in the
department of civil engineering, bonding with fellow classmates over common interests, and having fun at the
competition while representing Kansas State and the College
of Engineering.
The 2011 ASCE Mid-
Continent Regional
Competition was held at
Kansas State University in
Manhattan, KS. The team
prepared for competition by
meeting twice a week to redesign the concrete mix. With a newfound energy, the
team doubled its size and welcomed many young members to the team. With a
larger team and several dedicated members. The concrete canoe team made a
substantial improvement and finished 2nd
place at the Regional Competition with a
1st place finish in Oral Presentation.
Preparation for this upcoming competition started in October with workdays twice a
week. The team is looking to improve its paddling score and the finish of the canoe.
This year the team has been presented with a new challenge of creating a new hull
design for the canoe. The new rules have given the team a creative opportunity to
redesign the hull. To test the new design, the team decided to use the male mold to
create a second canoe this year. This allows the paddling team to practice with a
canoe almost identical to the finished product. It also helped the team practice
packing a canoe to achieve a better finish. The mix design team has also been
working on making the mix lighter. The 2012 Mid-Continent Regional Competition
hosted at the University of Nebraska Lincoln looks like it will be another great
showing for the Kansas State University Concrete Canoe Team.
Jessica and Jennifer mixing the practice canoe
Andrew, Katlyn, and Grant sanding the male mold
Cameron, Andrew, and Vince heading to the endurance course
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ATTACHMENT H. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING OPEN HOUSE
This past year’s Engineering Open House took
place on April 15-16, 2011. The theme was
Pushing the Limits and K-State’s civil
engineering students did just that. Festivities
began with a parade Friday morning consisting of
a float and skit from each department. The civil
engineering department wowed the crowd and
received a roaring applause with their well-
choreographed dance and mural. The students
were awarded second place in the competition for
their efforts.
Students worked outside of class to put together
displays with topics such as pervious concrete,
surveying, the Hoover Dam, and a model of how
the Deep Water Horizon oil spill was plugged. Future students
were able to get a feel of what civil engineering is all about
through the interactive displays as well as hands-on activities in
the environmental lab. Children learned about the transportation
side of civil engineering by racing remote control cars through a
model of K-State’s campus. All the hard work that the many
student volunteers put into Open House this past year made it a
fun and successful weekend.