University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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ASME E Geared towards acquainting members with practic- ing mechanical engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers sponsored speakers Cyle Finn of Exxon Production Research Co. and D. V. Brandt, a former student and now a contracting engineer for the sales office of Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. According to Finn, Work of the Guyed Tower, a non-rigid offshore oil production platform, may be opening many new horizons for today ' s mechanical engineers, particularly by expanding career frontiers. During annual National Engineers Week, ASME members, students and faculty from the Department of Mechanical Engineering were involved in activities which ranged from a Rat Race to setting up and con- tributing to booths which display new innovations rela- ted to their field. In the Rat Race, ASME members competed by making their own carts powered by jet or gas engines to carry rats in the race. In addition, Mechanical Engi- neering Department faculty awarded three outstanding students with handbooks at the end of Engineering Week. Part of their treasury money was donated to the Energy Resource Alternative to aid in research. Group members actively helped out in this effort, which was national as well as local. 356 ASME 1 . Lino Luis Bracho 2. Larry Gene Hearin 3. Andrew McLeod Taylor 4. Bruce William Boyle 5. Russell Craig Shaw 6. Rudolfo M. Trevino 7. Michael Dennis Grant 8. Ann Carol Stembridge 9. Steven Charles Shimkus 1 0. David Mark Cobb 1 1 . Ronald Ray Bowen 12. Paul William Ehrhardt 13 Steven Schory Benson 1 4. Dale Edward Bragg 15. Andre John Cahill 1 6. James Dean Mathis 1 7. Ahmad Sharif-Homayoun 18. John Edwin Scherer 1 9. Mary Theresa Drouin 20. Robert Thomas Shalek 21 . Steven Arthur Carlson 22. Ronald John Moczygemba 23. Rebecca Ann Reiman 24. Jeffrey James Webster 25. Jerome Ord Settle 26. Craig Michael Gallenbach 27. Carl Edward Cope 28. David Mark Tilley Russell Craig Shaw Andrew McLeod Taylor . . Ahmad Sharif-Homayoun Patrick B. Rodgers President . Vice-President Treasurer Secretary It :-= !.% '

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ASCE 26 1. James Edward Lloyd Jr. 2. Jean Allyse Burson 3. Joe David Lozano 4. John Wayne Birkhoff 5. Linwood Earl Howell 6 Morey Emmitt Walker 7. Mark Stephen Cichowski 8. Karen Kay Grube 9. DonRaySchuch 10. Richard Scott McKitrick 11. Richard J. Penshorn 12. Richard Earl Cain 13. Amadeo Saenz Jr. 14. David Carter Wheelock 1 5. Randall William Poston 16. Mary Helen Hunter 17. Scott Wayne Howell 18. ANA. Azizi 19. Debra Yvonne Davis 20. Robert M. Taylor Jr. 21 . David Terry Dorais 22. Aubrey John Shelton Jr. 23. Wilhelm Paul Backhaus 24. Larry Duane Olson 25. Gary Lynn Newman 26. Colby Leigh Parkhouse 27. Gary Eugene Elkins 28. Gerald Mark Gerstmann 29. Daniel J. Darrouzet 30. Marilynn McBride 31. Harry Brian Walker 32. William Martin Isenhower 33. Marsha Lynn Hamby 34. Candice E. Koederitz 35. Charlie Reagan Copeland Jr 36. Rudolph Bonaparte 37. Brent Wendell Ryan 38. Robert Benton McGennis 39. John P. DeMaria 40. Daniel Kenneth Steussy 41 . Jamin Lee Patrick 42. Dr. Nicholas J. Carino, advisor 43. Joe David Walker Robert Barrier Daigh President Miles H. WatkinsJr . Vice-President Debra Yvonne Davis Treasurer Linda Diane Hampton . Secretary If the Mafia ever threatened to put members of the American Society of Civil Engineers into cement over- shoes, their efforts would be in vain. At the annual spring Texas Section Convention, each ASCE chapter in the State designed and built a concrete canoe which they entered in a race to test endurance as well as speed. Addressing the September chapter meeting, Douglas Sethness of Radian Corporation in Austin noted, Among the present problems which civil engineers of today must face are those concerning the environment; all aspects of an engineering project must be examined before attempting to begin. Lee Wilson, also of Radian, discussed the environ- mental aspects of lignite surface mining, emphasizing the fact that mining leaves the land in better condition after project completion since the soil is replenished rather than destroyed. ASCE 355

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ME Black Business Association 1 . Kathleen Shelton 2. DeMetris Aquilla Sampson 3. Hattie Berenice White 4. Rita Dawn Nelson 5. Linda Marie Richards 6. Lionel Keith McLendon 7. Steven Royal Anderson 8. Edwin Odell Leftall 9 Joe McNeil DeMetris Aquilla Sampson Chairman Joe McNeil Co-Chairman Linda Marie Richards Secretary Kathleen Shelton Treasurer By sponsoring prominent speakers throughout the year, the Black Business Association offered its mem- bers insight into the role of Blacks in today ' s business world. Since its inception two years ago, the group made tremendous progress toward its goals of providing a vehicle for social, academic and professional exchange among Black students in the College of Business Administration. Besides offering information on career opportunities and job placement services, the BBA established a communication channel between members and college administrators. The Association sponsored speakers such as John Mitchell of Honeywell Electronics Corporation, Saundra Wiley, executive recruiter for Foley ' s of Houston, Sid- ney Evans and Eugene Freeman from Arthur Anderson Accounting Firm, all of whom discussed the opportuni- ties in small businesses for Blacks. Black Business Association 357