This year’s WCES (Wichita Council of Engineering Societies) banquet is on Feb 21, 2013. This annual event is always a good time with an interesting speaker. Mark your calendars now.
The speaker is Lawrence Skelton–titled “Well Fracturing – Bane or Blessing?”
Larry has B.A. and M.S. degrees in Geology. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years, primarily in the field of petroleum logistics and energy management. He retired as a lieutenant colonel. After his military career, he was employed for 25 years by the Kansas Geological Survey as an assistant director. He has authored over 50 papers on geologic and historical topics. In 2001 he received the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies Distinguished Achievement Honorary Award and in 2002 he received the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Public Service Award. He is a past-president and honorary member of the Kansas Academy of Science.
On the evening of February 23, 10 SWE members joined with approximately 100 other professionals from around Wichita at the Wichita Council of Engineering Societies (WCES) Banquet. The evening started off with a mini Engineering fair. SWE had paper helicopters for people to build and play with as well as information about our organization. The Engineering Service Award was presented to Cathrine Rocky, P.G.I.E., WCES nominated. The Outstanding Young Engineer Award was presented to Sean Miller, P.E., ASHRAE nominated. The Past Presidents Award was presented to Michael Rogers. The speaker for the WCES Banquet this year was John Tomblin, PhD from NIAR. John spoke about what NIAR is, what it has to offer, and their plans for expanding to the newly purchased Kansas Coliseum.
The Wichita Council of Engineering Societies (WCES) is accepting nominations for the Engineering Service Award and the Outstanding Young Engineer Award. Information can be found here. If you have questions please contact Rachael Woods at Rachael.woods@spiritaero.com or Deana Fitzsimmons at Deana.Fitzsimmons@swe.org
Join the Wichita Council of Engineering Societies (WCES) at its annual Engineers Week Banquet.
When: Thursday February 23, 2012
5:30 pm Social and Engineering Mini-Fair
6:30 pm Buffet Dinner
7:30 pm Program with speaker John S. Tomblin, PhD, Executive Director NIAR. John is one of the 12 People you should meet in 2012 in the current issue of Splurge Magazine.
Where: Beech Activity Center, Hawker Beechcraft Facility, 9710 E. Central
Cost: $25 by Feb 16, 2012. For tickets contact SWE’s WCES Representative Deana Fitzsimmons
The Wichita Section of SWE is proud to announce that Allison Wright is the first ever recipient of the Wichita Council of Engineering Societies (WCES) Allison Wright Award for Outstanding Young Engineer. The award was presented to her at the annual WCES banquet on February 17, 2011.
Established in 1989 and made up of 23 professional and technical engineering societies, WCES has a common goal of promoting engineering and engineering in the community. Each year the council presents its Engineering Service Award to an individual who best exemplifies the engineering profession through volunteer service. Allison was nominated for this award in 2011.
Upon reviewing her nomination package, the awards committee realized that they had no vehicle specifically designated to reward young engineers. The previous recipients of the Engineering Service Award were all more experienced members of the community. Thus, WCES decided to create the Allison Wright Award for Outstanding Young Engineer. In naming it after Allison, they sought to honor both her service and her role in illuminating this need to recognize and encourage young engineers. The nominee must be less than 30 years of age at the time of nomination. The candidate will have contributed significantly to the engineering profession within the scope of their limited career years. Nominations will be open annually, but the award will be given only when an appropriate candidate is presented.
