Society of American Military Engineers

Welcome to the Society of American Military Engineers - San Diego Post

"The mission of the Society of American Military Engineers is to promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sector engineers, and related professionals."

Scholarship Opportunities for 2010

The San Diego Chapter of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) will grant between 5 and 10 scholarships to local college and university engineering and architectural students in 2010. The scholarships will range in value from $1,000 to $5,000 each and awarded exclusively to individuals pursuing a degree in Engineering or Architecture.

Applications will be accepted directly from the students. The candidates must be U.S. citizens who are undergraduates and display enthusiastic promise in their studies. Grade point average will not be the only consideration.

Interviews will be scheduled with the candidates deemed best qualified by the SAME Scholarship Committee following a review of individual application packages. The criteria for interview selection will be:

· Academic achievement and professional activities
· Work experience
· A 500 word essay

In addition to the cash award and a scholarship certificate, each scholarship winner and one guest will be invited to the SAME Awards Ceremony luncheon.

The scholarship application package for each individual must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, April 2, 2010, in the following format:

1. Completed standard scholarship application form, along with a copy of most current transcripts.

2. Resume of academic achievements, professional activities, and employment record, if applicable.

3. A 500-word essay (typed, double-spaced) on: How You Intend to Benefit the Profession with Your Degree. Issues addressed may include regional, state or national topics.

Interviews will be conducted during April, at a time and place to be announced. Award presentations will be made at the SAME membership lunch meeting in May.

Click these links for scholarship flyer and
undergraduate application.

Posted: February 23, 2010
NAVFAC Designing and Building Symposium

ACEC in association with SAME is holding a NAVFAC Symposium. It is being held March 2 at the Manchester Hyatt, San Diego.

All NAVFAC Business Line leaders will be discussing their specific opportunities. There will also be a panel discussion on LEED certification of Navy and Marine Corps projects (an architect, builder, NAVFAC Rep and USGBC).

Captain Keith Hamilton, Commanding Officer of NAVFAC Southwest, will be the lunchtime keynote speaker and the afternoon will feature breakout sessions that further explain opportunities for large and small businesses, as well as sessions on alternative energy and Anti-Terrorism / Force Protection design.

Click here to access the brochure for the event.
If there are any questions they can be directed to Jenny Devine from ACEC California (see brochure) or Rick Rubin, Chairperson for the event at 858-614-5002.

Posted: February 11, 2010
Operation Thin Mint

SAME San Diego Post with the Girl Scouts of Imperial County is collecting donations for Operation Thin Mint, an initiative which sends cookies to deployed troops.

Pictured left is CDR Marko Medved showing off his box of cookies from Al Asad Air Base in Iraq.

CDR Medved's daughter, Carly, will join us at our lunch February 10th to collect donations and speak about Operation Thin Mint.

Posted: February 8, 2010
Thanks for attending: Small Business Outreach

Thanks to all who attended the San Diego Post of SAME's Small Business Outreach event on January 13th at the Holiday Inn. A well known panel of experts from the Navy, Centre City Development Corporation, and the San Diego Small Business Administration shared their agency's small business goals, as well as information about upcoming contracts and ways for small businesses to participate in contracting opportunities. The event also allowed small businesses to showcase their firms and network with large business sponsors and attendees.

(Speakers Pictured: Left to Right)
Charlene McAdory (Centre City Development Corporation)
Lora Morrow (NAVFAC Southwest Small Business Programs)
Linda Coakley (San Diego Small Business Administration)
Daniel Fung (NAVFAC Southwest Capital Improvements)

Posted: January 26, 2010
Thanks to our January Small Business Outreach Sponsors

We'd like to thank the following large and small businesses for their sponsorship of the January 2010 Small Business Outreach Event.

Large Businesses:
AMEC Earth and Environmental
barnhart, inc.
Brown and Caldwell
Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.
Clark/McCarthy, A Joint Venture
Collins Engineers, Inc.
gkkworks
Gould Electric
Harper Construction Co.
Johnson Controls
KCH
MACTEC
R. A. Burch Construction Co., Inc.
RBF Consulting
RQC
SimplexGrinnell
Stanley Consultants
Stronghold Engineering Inc.
Swinerton Builders
Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech EC Inc.
Webcor Builders
Winzler & Kelly

Small Businesses:
ACCURATE ENGINEERING INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
AGS, Inc.
AP Construction, Inc.
CHADUX Corp
Chris Gustard Design Collaborative
CPM Partners
DIRTT
EMAX
Flanders Architectural Consulting, Inc.
Flores Lund Consultants
Gulf South Research Corporation
Hal Hays Construction, Inc.
Hunter Pacific Group
John Gallup & Associates
Katz & Associates
Kevcon, Inc.
KTU+A
KWIK-BUILD PANELS, LLC
Laboratory Data Consultants, Inc.
Murrieta Development
Pyramid Services, Inc.
Richard Brady & Associates
RORE Inc.
Sullivan International Group, Inc
The Paul Design Group
Tidewater, Inc.
Turbo CM

Posted: January 21, 2010
Toys for Tots

Thanks to all who donated a toy to Toys for Tots at the monthly luncheon on December 9th.

Pictured are the two Marines, Lance Corporal Medrano and Lance Corporal Assenti, who joined us for lunch to tell us about the origins of the program and pick up the donated toys to give to deserving children in San Diego.

Posted: December 11, 2009
Small Business Outreach Event - 13 January 2010

The San Diego Post of SAME is hosting a Small Business Outreach event to be held from 11:45 am to 1:30 pm on January 13th at the Holiday Inn. The Small Business Outreach event will be held during the January SAME Post luncheon. A well known panel of experts from the Navy, Centre City Development Corporation, and San Diego Small Business Administration will share their agency’s Small Business goals and Opportunities for New Partnering Relationships.
The panel of experts includes:
• Linda Ryan (Navy Small Business Outreach)
• Charlene McAdory (Centre City Development Corporation)
• Linda Coakley (San Diego Small Business Administration)

Attendees: Small/Large Businesses and Navy Participants
Tentative Agenda:
• Agency representatives Presentation of Small Business goals and Outreach Program and Opportunities for New Partnering Relationships.
• Open forum for audience question and answer session
• Marketing Roundtable Networking Session for small and large business attendees
Small and large businesses participating in the event will be allocated space on a table for their company brochures, and will be recognized in the SAME monthly newsletter and during the event with individual name tags.
Note: After the luncheon there will be a free raffle for all small businesses, with the winner receiving a one year SAME San Diego Post Membership for 2010.
Small Businesses: Luncheon fee $25/person
Large Businesses: Sponsorship fee $100 and luncheon fee $25/person.
Reservations are required. Please make a reservation under the "Upcoming" tab to attend the luncheon (http://www.samesandiego.org/upcoming.php).
Also, Small and Large Business Sponsors must email your company logo (in JPEG format), business size, and the names of attendeess to Steven Geyer (steve.geyer@ttemi.com) so that name and table tags can be prepared. Please note No Shows will be billed.

Posted: December 3, 2009