WSE Annual Meeting and Awards BanquetThe Western Society of Engineers� Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet, featuring a keynote address, awards and recognitions, and installation of 2002-2003 officers and directors, will take place on September 12, 2002. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt University Village, 625 S. Ashland. Cocktails: 5:30, dinner 6:30. Speaker: A representative of Packer Engineering who will discuss their role in producing a replica of the Wright brothers� airplane engine. Cost: $50.00. Reservations: WSE office, [email protected], 312/913-1730, 913-1731 fax. Safety panelOn September 5 the Western Society of Engineers, Union League Club of Chicago, and the Illinois Institute of Technology will sponsor a panel, �9/11/01 to 9/11/02: How Much Safer Are We?� The presentation will feature a panel discussion on security and public safety improvements in the year after September 11, 2001. Breakfast program, 7 am, Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson. Contact WSE office, [email protected], 312/913-1730, 913-1731 fax. Chicagoland Engineering Forum luncheonsBecause of the special panel discussion on security and public safety on September 5, there will be no September luncheon. There will be an Engineering Forum luncheon on October 30. On November 20 the Engineering Forum luncheon will feature a tour of McDonald�s Hamburger University in Oak Brook. The will be a presentation about menu management and nutrition information, and a speaker from the food engineering department will discuss engineering application in food preparation and food service for this fast food giant. The 90-minute tour will take place during the lunch hour. For more information, contact WSE office, [email protected], 312/913-1730, 913-1731 fax Alfred Noble PrizeThe Alfred Noble Joint Prize Committee is calling for submission of technical papers to be evaluated for the 2003 award, which was established in 1929 to honor the achievements of the American Society of Civil engineers (ASCE) president for whom it is named. The 2003 award will mark the centennial of Alfred Noble�s presidency, which took place in 1903. The papers must be received at ASCE headquarters by October 1, 2002. Prize candidates� papers will be forwarded to joint prize committee members, representing ASCE, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), and the Western Society of Engineers (WSE). The committee members must submit recommendations to the ASCE headquarters by February 15, 2003. The award will be presented at ASCE�s annual awards ceremony in October 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee. To be eligible for the award, the papers must be:
For more information, contact WSE�s representative to the joint prize committee: Karen Tenke-White, 262/542-7579. WSE�s annual golf outingWestern Society�s 25th Annual Golf Tournament was a huge success. The outing, which was sold out weeks before the event, was held at Itasca Country Club on July 22. The recipient of the Low Net Foursome award went to Kenny Mantra Industrial Services; this foursome of Harald Gunderson, Greg Kern, Brad Schultz, and Ralph Nelson has captured the title for the past three years. The Western Society of Engineers would like to thank the Itasca Country Club for helping make the day such a success. And we wish to thank the following sponsors: Hole Sponsors
Longest Drive on the Fairway Betting on the Green Hole Closest to the Pin on Drive, Par 3, Hole #4 Closest to the Pin on Drive, Par 3, Hole #6 Golf Prizes Donors Raffle prizes Lunch sponsor Signage/Printing Last, but not least, the WSE Golf Committee deserves a huge round of applause for putting on an outstanding outing: Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc. win awardThe Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) presented the 2002 Best Large Structure Award, category of construction cost greater than $5 million, to Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc. for the Milwaukee Art Museum addition. This project includes unusual shapes of concrete and steel; cantilevered concrete canopies; a unique cable-stayed bridge; and a 110-ton moveable, winged roof with a 217-foot wingspan that opens and closes on top of a pavilion of steel and glass. The moveable roof rotates 90 degrees in three and one-half minutes to shade the pavilion. Twenty-two hydraulic cylinders nested within the main building spine operates the roof, which leans at a 48-degree angle. David Kaskie joins firmWSE member David J. Kaskie, former WSE executive director, has joined the firm of Staveley Services North America as Vice President, Special Projects. Kaskie can be reached at the firm at 192 Internationale Boulevard, Glendale Heights, IL 60139, 630-681-0008, [email protected]. Archived Society News
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