President's Update
COL Vernie L. Reichling, Jr., (Ret.)
Greetings Tampa Bay Post, hope 2016 is treating all of you well, so far. We had an outstanding year in 2015, achieving many of our goals in building professional relationships, education and training, leadership and mentoring, and emergency preparedness. Here it is by the numbers - I think you will find it interesting:
- $3000 donated to Operation Helping Hands dinner supporting Wounded Warriors at the James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital.
- $2000 awarded in scholarships to Mr. Edward Turos, University of South Florida.
- $2000 donated to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF).
- $500 donated to Hillsborough County Schools to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
- 85 members participated in our 2nd Annual Joint Training and Education Day.
- 50 shooters participated in our Inaugural Skeet Shoot at Fish Hawk Sporting Clays to raise money for SOWF.
- 11.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) offered during our numerous programs.
- 3 local high school students were sponsored by our post to attend the SAME Engineer and Construction Camps.
- 3 webinars were conducted as part of our Joint Training Education Day (JTED), allowing members to engage with DoD engineering and construction organizations.
- 3 members were recognized as our Engineers of the Year - Mike Ulekowski, Matt Hoak, and Melody Wright.
- 3 members were recognized with a Regional Vice President Medal - David O'Brien, Irv Lee and Stephanie Thoresen.
- 1 established Student Post at the University of South Florida.
- 1 Zombie Apocalypse was averted with good Emergency Preparedness.
There is no slowing down as we continue to strive toward our goals.
Plenty of opportunities to get involved and make our community better.
We look forward to seeing you in 2016.
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OPPORTUNITIES
TO GET INVOLVED/
EVENTS TO ATTEND
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Learn more about Energy Savings at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
Register for our Monthly Post
Luncheon on Wed., April 13!
Guest speaker
Daniel Townsend, PE, CEM, Senior Project Director, Energy Systems Group, LLC will share details on how ESG and TECO Energy helped the VA realize energy savings.
Thanks to our sponsor:
Deadline to register is Thursday, April 7 at 12:00 noon
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We need volunteers, sponsors, and participants for Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament, Friday May 6.
Are you going to lay-up? Or go for the Cup?
Bay Palms Golf Course, MacDill AFB
For more information contact
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Supporting Our Military
If you are not familiar with the VIP program, please take a few minutes
and read about them. SAME National is looking to work with them closely in 2017 and many SAME members have graduated from the Veterans In Procurement course. Click on the logo to learn more.
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SAVE THE DATE! Friday, October 23,
2nd Annual Skeet Shoot at Fishhawk Shooting Clays.
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Encouraging our Youth - STEM, Camps and Scholarships
Hurry! Registration closes April 1 for SAME's 2016 summer Engineering and Construction Camps!
Aspiring engineering students who want an opportunity for hands-on learning in collaboration with Military Engineers and SAME Members will love participating in one of several camps this year.
U.S. Army Camp: June 12-18, 2016 in Vicksburg, MS
U.S. Marine Corps Camp: June 19-25, 2016 in Camp Lejeune, NC
U.S. Air Force Academy Cam-: July 7-13, 2016 in Colorado Springs, CO
Students complete the applications found on the SAME Application website and send them to Vernie Reichling.
One more thing! Your SAME Tampa post will pay half of the registration fee of $580 and the cost for airfare to the camp! For more info, contact COL (Ret) Vernie Reichling at
[email protected]
SAME Tampa's College Scholarship Applications are
now on-line!
WHO CAN APPLY?: Qualified students in engineering or architectural programs. Scholarships are open to high school seniors with a demonstrated interest in engineering or architecture, AND college students who are currently enrolled as a full-;me student in an accredited engineering or architecture curriculum.
Return the Application by 30 April, 2016 according to directions on the application
SAME Atlanta Post Federal Agency Symposium - April 11 & 12th
The Atlanta Post is hosting a Southeast Federal Agency Symposium and would like to invite SAME Posts from all over the SE region to attend. It is a two-day event, with TopGolf/Networking the afternoon/evening prior to the Symposium.
Dates are April 11-12. We have a special rate at a local hotel --the Doubletree on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell, GA (in between TopGolf Alpharetta and Dunwoody Country Club-our venues).
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Past Meeting Successes - thanks to YOU!
On March 9, Nigel Lewis, Design Engineer, HSW Engineering spoke about "Low Impact Development and Water Quality Improvement"
If you missed the meeting, check out the slides posted on our website HERE
On February 10, Richard "Rick" Sloop, Jr., P.E., Managing Director, Fluor-AMEC
II, LLC spoke about his assignment to support the Ebola emergency response in Africa. If you would like to see his presentation Click Here.
Congratulations to our Tampa Bay Engineers Week winners!
On Friday, February 26, 2016 our Post's winners were announced:
- Young Engineer of the Year - David Fusco, PE
- Post Engineer of the Year - David O'Brien, PSM
- Student Engineer of the Year - Kyle Graveson, EI
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USF Student Post Update
Society of American Military Engineers, University of South Florida
Kyle Graveson, President
After a busy fall semester, the SAME Student Chapter at USF recently held an internship/professionalism fair on March 24th on USF's campus. This was a great opportunity to meet some of the budding engineers at USF, and offer some professional advice! We will also have some less formal, "fun" events in the works that engineers of all ages should be able to enjoy. Attend the SAME luncheons or contact Kyle Graveson
[email protected] for more information or for any questions about the USF student chapter.
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Post Operations Update
Post Treasurer, Jim Butner of Sustaining Member CH2M continues to manage Post accounts. He is getting the financials to function in QuickBooks to improve access, reporting, data archive reliability, and overall transparency. Vantage Point, a local CPA firm (Small Hispanic woman-owned business) is providing assistance in our transition to QuickBooks and support year-end reports and tax filings.
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