 New Changes to Board of Trustees
Dr. Dan Brown has joined the DFI Educational Trust Board and the DFI Board of Trustees as treasurer, effective January 1, 2014. Dr. Brown is recognized as one of America's leading authorities on the construction and design of deep foundations for transportation structures. After 22 years on the faculty at Auburn University, Dr. Brown remains active in deep foundation practice through his consulting firm, Dan Brown and Associates. He has been recognized with the DFI Distinguished Service Award, ASCE Martin Kapp Foundation Engineering Award and the ADSC Outstanding Service Award.
David Coleman of Underpinning & Foundation Skanska, has been elected to a second five-year term as Trustee (2014-2019), and Roger Healey of Goettle, was elected to second two-year term as At-Large Trustee (2014-2016).
The elected officers for the Board of Trustees in 2014 are:
Chair: David Coleman
Vice Chair: M. Byrl Williams
Treasurer: Dan Brown
Secretary: Dan Dragone |
Winter Planning Meeting
The DFI Educational Trust Board is meeting on January 29 at Marco Island, Florida during DFI's Winter Planning Meeting. The board will tackle an ambitious agenda including development of a new 5-year plan, as well as discussion of new programs and fundraising efforts to be implemented in 2014. |
Upcoming Events
Stay tuned for more information on 2014 Events and Fundraisers being planned to raise awareness and obtain funding for the Trust's programs.
April 29: Osterberg Memorial Lecture and Dinner in conjunction with the DFI/ADSC Drilled Shaft Seminar, Greensboro, NC
July 21: The Annual PA Golf Outing Fundraiser at Chartiers Country Club in Pittsburgh, PA
August: The Ben C. Gerwick Award for Innovation in the Design and Construction of Marine Foundations in conjunction with the Marine Foundations Seminar (location TBD)
August: DFI Educational Trust and ACE Mentor Program of NJ Annual Golf Outing at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, NJ.
October 23: Awards Reception/Dinner at DFI's 39th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, Atlanta, GA
November: The Annual CA Golf Outing Fundraiser at the Castlewood Country Club, Pleasanton, CA
November: Annual Gala Fundraising Dinner to benefit DFI Educational Trust Stanley Merjan CCNY Civil Engineering Scholarship, NY/NJ |
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