My year as President of the Bexar Chapter is quickly coming to a close and I feel I am just catching my breath. The April Awards Dinner honored several remarkable young people. Because of the successful proceeds from E-Week, we were able to give out
five scholarships for $2,500 each to some amazing high school seniors, and two second year scholarships to past scholarship winners. A warm thank you goes out to all the people that helped volunteer their time and leadership to making E-week so successful. Below is a list of the E-week Committee:
E-Week Committee Chair – Lorena Carter Treasurer – Charlie Hickman Proclamation Breakfast- Russell Rincon Engineer for a Day- Steve Lin and Amanda Saldivar
Past President’s Lunch- Lorena Carter Golf Tournament- Ray Mendez 5k Revenge of the Nerds- Laura Campa
Sporting Clay- Byron Sanderfer Engineer of the Year Banquet- Ty Turner
Sponsorships- Paulette Marazzini
If you see or meet any of them, please tell them thank you and job well done!
We also honored our Science Fair winners at the dinner. We gave cash prizes for first and second place in the Junior and Senior Division from the Alamo City Science Fair. Many thanks to the TSPE volunteer judges for finding these outstanding students!
The Engineering Technology Challenge was held on April 5th. There were 33 teams which represented over 130 participants. Everyone that participated and volunteered had a blast!
Last month was busy and here comes the May Meeting. On May 5th, we will be installing the new officers and holding the Order of the Engineer Ceremony. So come, wear your engineering ring with pride, and encourage someone in your work place to participate and get their ring!
We need sponsors for the TSPE Conference & 78TH Annual Meeting. Check out https://tspe.site-ym.com/? TSPEConference78 for registration and sponsorship info. The conference will be in San Antonio at the HILTON PALACIO DEL RIO HOTEL on JUNE 25-27, 2014. Please make plans to attend and sponsor now! We are planning to have a NIOSITA at La Villita next door to the Hilton on Thursday night. The speaker line up is fabulous, this will be the place to get your PDH’s. For all you Spurs fans the playoffs are starting up and you know our Spurs will be there in the end so if a game is playing, rest assured we will be showing it some way!!!
As always, thank you for attending the meetings, volunteering, and making TSPE the organization to be involved in. I look forward to seeing you at our next meeting and don’t forget to bring a potential new member or a TxDOT Affiliate!
Sincerely,
Lori Dullnig-Warlen, P.E.
MAY CHAPTER MEETING
SUBJECT:
Officer Induction/Order of the
Engineer
SPEAKER:
JR Reddish (Incoming State TSPE
President)
DATE:
Monday, May 5th
TIME:
Registration: 11:30*-12:00
Officer Induction/Order of the
Engineer: 12:00-1:00
LOCATION:
Old San Francisco Steakhouse (See
Map Page 7)
COST:
$10.00 Lifetime/Retired Member
$25.00 Member/Affiliate
$40.00 Non-Member
No Charge for Students
RSVP:
Deadline is Friday, May 2nd at
3:00pm. No shows are responsible
for payment.
CONTACT:
RSVP required online at
www.bexartspe.org
Reservations and online payments
are available.
*Order of the Engineer registration will begin at
11:30. If you choose to participate in the ceremony
a one-time fee of $20 will be due.
President Lori Dullnig-Warlen, P.E. 210-494-7223 Past President Davy Beicker, P.E. 210-824-2908
President Elect Jesse Guerra, P.E. 210-233-3843 Vice President Ian Perez, P.E. 830-214-0544 Secretary Thomas Hurst, P.E. 210-641-9999 Treasurer Becky Carroll, P.E. 210-375-9000 State Director Laura Campa, P.E. 210-641-2112 UTSA Student President Gerardo Gonzalez
Director 1 Bryan Heiner, P.E. 210-375-9000
Newsletter/Advertising Trey Dawson, P.E. 210-375-9000 Legislative and Government
Affairs
Vacant
Webmaster Bryan Heiner, P.E. 210-375-9000
Director 2 Brooke Lindholm, EIT 210-375-9000
Scholarships Carlos Sanchez, P.E. 210-541-1929
Science Fair Carmen Groth, EIT 210-233-3619
Mathcounts Bryan Heiner, P.E. 210-375-9000
Director 3 Lorena Carter, EIT 210-494-7223
Membership Abel Guzman, P.E. 210-494-7223 Engineer’s Week Lorena Carter, EIT 210-494-7223 Young Engineer of the Year Shaun Condor, P.E. 512-393-8134
Engineer of the Year Vacant
Director 4 (PEG) Vacant
Director 5 (PEPP) Vacant
Executive Director Diane Hoskins, C.I.C. 210-862-8300 Chris Schultz, P.E. 210-699-9090
ETC Blake Wright, E.I.T. 210-699-9090
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
MAY CHAPTER MEETING
2
May 2014
SEE PAGE 7 FOR MEETING LOCATION
MAP
MAY NEWSLETTER
3
May 2014
MAY CHAPTER MEETING SPEAKER BIO
Harold “JR “Reddish, P.E.
is President and CEO of S&B Infrastructure, Ltd. a
multi-discipline engineering company headquartered in Houston, Texas. JR has
had a varied career which has spanned over 30+ years.
JR Reddish attended the Citadel in Charleston, SC on a Professor of Naval Science
Scholarship. There, he served in numerous leadership positions and obtained a BS
in Civil Engineering in 1977. Upon graduation he reported to Naval Flight School
in Pensacola, FL where he obtained his “wings of gold” in 1979. JR was
subsequently ordered to the USS Midway as a carrier pilot assigned to VA-56.
In 1982, JR transitioned to the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps. He was selected for graduate school and
attended Texas A&M in 1986. He graduated in 1986 with a Masters of Engineering in Ocean Engineering.
JR served in numerous challenging and demanding positions to include Staff Ocean Engineer for the
Supervisor of Diving and Salvage, Commanding Officer of Underwater Construction Team One and Public
Works Director of Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. He retired as a Commander after 20 years of active
duty and entered the Private Sector.
JR joined S&B Infrastructure in 1998 and assisted the firm with obtaining Federal Work and other related
engineering engagements. He held the positions of Deputy Director of Construction Management, Vice
President of Operations and was promoted to President / CEO in 2005. He has been instrumental in the
growth of the company which serves various City, County, State and Federal agencies.
Community and Professional involvement is very important to JR. He has served as President of the
Houston Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) as well as regional Vice President.
He has served on numerous boards and committees to include the Governor’s Business Council, Greater
Houston Partnership Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Houston Engineers Week Committee,
Legislative and Governmental Affairs Committee of TSPE and is a Fellow for the Society of American
Military Engineers. He has advanced the engineering profession by supporting multiple educational
programs for primary and secondary students to include Future Cities Competition, Math Counts, Zoom into
Engineering and other similar activities. He is an Eagle Scout and contributed over 10 years of leadership to
the Scouting Program.
4
May 2014
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR UPCOMING EVENTS!
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 5*– Officer Induction/ Order of the Engineer
*Chapter Meeting
BEXAR
BEXAR
BEXAR
TSPE WEBPAGE
TSPE WEBPAGE
TSPE WEBPAGE
The
TSPE
Bexar
Chapter
webpage
is
online.
Our
web
address
is
www.bexartspe.org
.
The webpage has important
chapter information including an officer list and calendar
of upcoming events!
ORDER OF THE ENGINEER
5
May 2014
The Texas Society of Professional Engineers will host an Order of the Engineer Ceremony on Monday, May 5th, at 12:00pm. This is an event in which engineers obligate themselves to serving the public through their engineering talents and education. The Order serves to encourage a sprit of pride in the engineering profession and to present to others a visible symbol identifying engineers.
Participation in the ceremony is limited to currently licensed professional engineers, recent graduates of ABET engineering schools and those who are within one year of graduation from an ABET school.
The Order is unusual as there are no dues to pay or meetings to attend, (there is an initiation one time cost of $20 to
defray certificate and ring costs), no committees to join or offices to hold. The pact is with the individuals, to themselves and their profession. This event provides an excellent opportunity to join.
Please arrive at the Chapter Meeting on Monday, May 5th at 11:30pm to register for the Order of the Engineer
TSPE CONFERENCE AND 78TH ANNUAL MEETING
7
May 2014
MAY NEWSLETTER
Run Time 1 Run 2 Runs 3 Runs
Business card $50 $75 $100 Half page ad $100 $150 $200 Full page ad $200 $300 $400 9 Runs $200 N/A N/A
Post Your Advertisement
Here
Business Card, Half Page or Full Page Please Contact Trey Dawson for
Details
TreyDawson@pape-dawson.com