Great Expectations: Clark School Update
Richard N. Reed, B.S. '50, civil engineering, is supporting undergraduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering through the establishment of the Richard N. Reed, Jr. Scholarship Fund. The fund was created with an initial gift of $100,000. To learn more about the Great Expectations campaign and how you can make a difference in the Clark School's progress, please contact Steve Beeland.
Women in Engineering DREAM Conference, February 16, 2008
The Women in Engineering program at the Clark School invites high school students, parents and educators to the 2008 DREAM Conference. The event’s mission is to recruit, retain and advance women in engineering by providing a forum to reach out to students and share the wonderful innovations, applications and opportunities engineering has to offer. On February 16, 2008, more than 400 participants will be welcomed to the UM campus for a series of workshops, forums, demonstrations and discussions that will truly ignite interest in engineering.
Develop, Launch and Win! In the UM $50K Business Plan Competition
Develop your innovations into ventures with one-to-one coaching and expert feedback; launch tomorrow’s leading firms today; and win thousands in cash prizes to invest in your company. Sign up online to find team members, whether you have a great idea and need skills or have skills and are looking to collaborate on someone else's great idea. Visit the competition’s web site for more information and to register by Feb. 23.
Fire Protection Anniversary Book Now Available
The 50th Anniversary History Book for the Department of Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) is available for ordering. It lists the name of every person who has graduated from the Department of Fire Protection Engineering and includes photos of many of them. Photos from several FPE alumni reunions during the last ten years and all FPE classes held in spring 2007 are included. Please visit the department’s web site for more information and to place your order. The book is free with donations of $50 or more to the department.
Civil Engineering Retrospective On Sale Now
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is taking orders for its centennial coffee table book Reflecting on our Past. Limited copies will be available. The book will include pictures from 1908 to the present and will be mailed in March, just before the department’s centennial gala. Visit the department’s centennial web site for more information and to order your copy.
Whiting-Turner Lectures Available Online
If you missed Ray Johnson of Lockheed Martin or Robert Briskman ’61 of Sirius Satellite Radio, you can view their lectures online. Please visit the Whiting-Turner Lecture Series web site to read about these speakers and their talks and to watch the lectures.
Supercomputing’s Next “Leap” Forward
The winner of the Clark School’s Supercomputer Naming Contest has been announced! Jaryd Malbin, a 21-year-old Connecticut resident, submitted the winning name: ParaLeap. For more information on the contest, the winner and the new technology, please read the story online.
Terps to Face Oregon State in Emerald Bowl: Tickets on Sale Now!
Bowl-bound UM will face Oregon State on December 28 in San Francisco. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EST. Support the team by joining them at the Emerald Bowl! To order tickets, please visit the UM Athletics web site.
 Blast from the Past: Help us Uncover Clark School History
Help us identify the people in this photo and we will send you a Clark School decal for your car! Every month we will include a photo from the Clark School archives, so you, our alumni, can help us catalog the Clark School's past. Send any information you have to Missy Corley. You still have a chance to identify the people in last month’s photo. We apologize that the full-size version of this photo did not load properly in last month’s e-newsletter.
Volunteer Opportunities for Clark School Alumni
The Engineering Alumni Chapter Board of Directors is seeking alumni who are interested in helping the Clark School continue to excel. There are volunteer positions available in the Student Outreach Committee, Alumni Outreach Committee and the Communication and Fundraising Committee. Check our calendar for events and upcoming meetings. Contact Cornelia Kennedy, director of alumni relations, if you are interested in attending.
Update Your Personal Information
Stay in touch with the Clark School by making sure we know how to reach you with announcements, news and more. Visit the Alumni Association web site to update your preferred contact information or contact Cornelia Kennedy.
Your Name Here—Sponsorship Opportunities
Thanks to Corporate Partner Clark Construction for sponsoring this month's edition of the e-newsletter. There are many chances throughout the year to put your name and support behind the activities of the Clark School. Sponsorship opportunities include not only this newsletter but also alumni receptions and student projects. Contact Cornelia Kennedy to learn how you can make a difference!
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Alumni
Notes
Each month, we will randomly select a name from the Alumni Notes featured in this e-newsletter to win a Clark School t-shirt! This month’s winner is David Mongan! Don't miss your chance to win the next t-shirt - send us your news today by emailing Cornelia Kennedy!
Dale Bentz (B.S. ’84, chemical engineering) has received the 2007 American Concrete Institute’s Wason Medal for Materials Research.
Robert J. Frances (B.S. ’84, fire protection engineering) has been named director of the Howard County (Md.) Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits.
David G. Mongan (B.S. ’71 and M.S. ’76, civil engineering) has been elected president of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Peter W. O’Hara Jr. (M.S. ’95, civil engineering) has been promoted to the role of central regional manager of ECS Mid-Atlantic, a geotechnical, environmental and construction materials engineering firm in Chantilly, Va.
Pam Siriwongpairat (M.S. ’01 and Ph.D. ’05, electrical engineering) and Professor K. J. Ray Liu (electrical and computer engineering) have co-authored a new book, Ultra-Wideband Communications Systems: Multiband OFDM Approach.
Leo Titus Jr. (M.S. ’02, civil engineering) has been appointed president of ECS Mid-Atlantic.
Timothy Wensus (B.S. '02, fire protection engineering) has married Aimee Catherine Walsh. The couple were married in Barrington, R.I. Wensus is a fire protection consultant for Schirmer Engineering in Framingham, Mass.
James Whang (M.S. ’71 and Ph.D. ’74, civil engineering) was featured in the media for the invention of an autonomous swimming cargo container.
The Clark School Mourns the Passing of…
Over the past month we learned of the passing of alumni Charles Edwin “Pat” Shores (B.S. ’50, civil engineering), Kevin Moriarty (B.S. ’74, production management, and M.S. ’76, civil engineering), Robert W. Cotton (B.S. ’73, electrical engineering) and Michael Lyons (B.S. ’91, mechanical engineering).
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'82,
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