2011 EWeek Student Breakfast – Friday, Feb. 18, 2011

Area high school students interested in learning about careers in engineering are invited to attend. Contact Hollis Allen at 918.249.2208 or send an email to hallen@walterpmoore.com to register.  No cost to students.

The Breakfast and program well be held at the Southern Hills Hilton Hotel located at 7902 South Lewis on Friday, February 18, 2011.  Check in will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the breakfast beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. transitioning to the career seminar for the students at about 9:00 a.m. Reservations deadline is February 15, 2011.  The breakfast program will be followed by a series of presentations for the student guests on the different engineering careers in the various disciplines.

The 2010 Student/Professional Engineers Breakfast – The Tulsa Post of the Society of American Military Engineers & Tulsa Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers hosted a breakfast on February 19, 2010 during National Engineers Week at Southern Hills Hilton Hotel.

Participating High Schools: Bishop Kelly High School, Blanchard, Cassia Hall, Charles Page High School, Covington Douglas, Hinton High School, Kansas High School, Metro Christian Academy, Mount St. Mary High School, Okay High School, Oologah High School, Sequoyah High School, Tulsa Memorial High School, Tulsa Technology Center, Verdigris High School, and Vinita High School.

Engineering Seminar Presenters were: Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering - Jana Smith; Civil Engineering – Ramona Willig, P.E.; Electrical Engineering - Derek Gates, P.E.. Petroleum Engineering – John LaRue; Engineering Disciplines, Education & Registration -  Dr. Marcia Bates, P.E. 

A special thank you to the sponsors for the EWeek Breakfast: Benham Companies, Callidus Technologies, CH2M Hill, Cobb Engineering, CONTECH, Crafton Tull Sparks, Dewberry Design Group, Russ Diehl, EnGlobal Engineering, Gable Gotwals, Garver Engineers, DW Gates Engineering, Guy Engineering, Linde Process Plants, Lucas Controls, Murray Services, Gaylon Pinc, Terracon Consultants, Inc., The Terry Company, US Army Corps of Engineers, Wallace Engineering, Walter P. Moore & Associates, Weston Solutions, Inc., and Wollmershauser Consulting

2010 Engineering Seminar Presenters

Dr. Marcia Bates, P.E. is an Adjunct Professor for OSU-Tulsa and has been involved in engineering education for over 35 years. 

Mr. Derek Gates, P.E. is owner and principal of D.W. Gates Engineering Services, an electrical consulting engineering firm focusing primarily on power and lighting design.  Customers include the City of Tulsa, ODOT, Southwestern Bell Telephone and various architects, utility companies and engineering concerns.

 Dr. LaRueholds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University.  Upon graduation he entered the oilfield with the Amoco Production Company, and has worked both for international majors as well as large and small domestic independents.  A significant portion of his industry experience has been spent in reservoir engineering and property acquisitions.

Jana Smithgrew up in Tulsa and graduated from Booker T. Washington in 2002.  She then went on to attend the University of Tulsa and graduated with a Bachelors in Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2006.  Jana’s passion for aerospace began in 2005 when she accepted an internship with Spirit AeroSystems (formerly Boeing) in Tulsa, and she has worked for the company ever since.  Over the past five years, Jana has worked on the 787 and 747-8 Leading Edge Wings in both metallic and composite design.   She is also attending the University of Tulsa once again and taking MBA classes in the evenings.  In her spare time she likes to garden, crochet, read, and spend time with her husband and their two dogs and two cats.

Ramona Willig, P.E. graduated from Willard (Missouri) High School in 1974.  She attended the University of Missouri – Rolla (now Missouri University for Science and Technology), graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering.  She began working with the Kansas City District Corps of Engineers in 1978 and transferred to the Tulsa District Corps of Engineers in 1980.  She lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from October 1981 until March of 1983, at which time she returned to work for the Tulsa District.Ramona worked in both environmental engineering and military project management, until her recent assignment as Deputy Chief, Engineering and Construction Division.   She has two married sons, and loves to spend time gardening and bicycle-riding with her husband.

2009 ENGINEER-FOR-A-DAY — The Engineers’ Society of Tulsa and the Tulsa Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers host a breakfast for Friday of Engineers Week for high school seniors.  This year’s event was held on February 20, 2009 at the Hilton Southern Hills Hotel.  Below is a list of those who participated.

Participating High Schools: Berryhill High School,  Bishop Kelly High School, Broken Arrow High School,  Cassia Hall, Charles Page High School,  Webster High School, Ft. Gibson High School,  Glenpool High School, Holland Hall,  Home School, Metro Christian High School, Okay High School, Owasso High School, Victory Christian High School, Tulsa Technology Center,  Wilson High School and Tulsa Engineering Academy at Memorial.

Engineer for a Day Sponsors — AEP,Benham Companies,Callidus Technologies, Cardinal Engineering ,Crafton Tull Sparks , Cobb Engineering, EnGlobal Engineering, Guy Engineering, Ingersoll Rand Industrial Tech, Jacobs Engineering, Kleinfelder, McElroy  Manufacturing, Mehlburger Brawley, Inc., Poe & Associates, PSA Dewberry, Terracon, Tulsa Engineering Foundation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Walter P. Moore & Associates, and York Electronic Systems.

Engineering Seminar Presenters

Dr. Marcia Bates, P.E. is an Adjunct Professor for OSU-Tulsa and has been involved in engineering education for over 35 years. 

Mr. Clif Warren, P.E. is Chief of the Engineering and Construction Division for the U.S. Army COE, Tulsa District.  Mr Warren joined the Army COE in 1982 and held previous assignments as design engineer, project manager, resident engineer and supervisor over the course of his time with the Corps.

Mr. Derek Gates, P.E. is owner and principal of D.W. Gates Engineering Services, an electrical consulting engineering firm focusing primarily on power and lighting design.  Customers include the City of Tulsa, ODOT, Southwestern Bell Telephone and various architects, utility companies and engineering concerns.

John Henshaw, PhD, P.E., is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. His research interests include composite materials, engineering design, and alternative energy. He has received over 20 teaching awards and has published numerous articles.