AUGUST 2004 Vol. 5 • No. 28
 
The Bi-Monthly Newsletter of The Society of American Military Engineers · www.same.org
 
 

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Revised SAME Medals & Awards Program

Tudor Medal

Eligibility: A civilian member of SAME who has not passed his/her 36th birthday in the year for which nominated and who was a member of SAME prior to nomination.

Nomination Criteria:
  • Outstanding contributions to engineering, design, construction, research & development, or planning for the past three years.
  • Demonstrated leadership in managing projects or organizations.
  • Receipt of awards or other recognition for professionalism, leadership and/or community service. Sverdrup Medal

    Eligibility: A uniformed member of SAME who has not passed his/her 36th birthday in the year for which nominated and who was a member of SAME prior to nomination.

    Nomination Criteria:
  • Outstanding contributions to engineering, design, construction, research & development, or planning for the past three years.
  • Demonstrated leadership in managing projects or organizations.
  • Receipt of awards or other recognition for professionalism, leadership and/or community service.
  • Urbahn Medal

    Eligibility: A registered architect who was a member of SAME prior to nomination.

    Nomination Criteria: Eminent and notable contribution in the field of architecture in the past five years.

    Goethals Medal

    Eligibility: A registered engineer who was a member of SAME prior to nomination.

    Nomination Criteria:Eminent and notable contributions in engineering, design, or construction in the past five years.

    Bliss Medal

    Eligibility: A professor of architecture, engineering, construction or related field who was a member of SAME prior to nomination.

    Nomination Criteria:
  • Excellence in educating, mentoring and motivating students in architecture, engineering and related disciplines, and partnering with the local SAME Post to allow Post members to mentor student members.
  • Technology Advancement Medal

    Eligibility: A member of SAME prior to nomination. Nomination Criteria: Initiative in advancement of existing engineering and related technology for the past three years; demonstrated acceptance and application of technology by users; demonstrated communication skills in technology advancement; effective use of teamwork; and cost savings and effectiveness of the technology.

    Toulmin Medal

    Eligibility: At least one author of an article in The Military Engineer who was a Young Member of SAME prior to nomination; and one or authors of an article in The Military Engineer who were members of SAME prior to nomination.

    Nomination Criteria:
  • Contribute to the knowledge of the science of military engineering or national security and/or
  • publicize and preserve the accomplishments of engineers in our nation’s wars, contingency operations and responses to natural disasters.
  • President’s Medal (The President and Executive Director determine awardees.)

    Eligibility: Any person who was a member of the Society in the President’s year of office.

    Nomination Criteria:
  • Outstanding leadership and accomplishment in support of the Society’s Strategic Plan during the President’s year of office. Normally, one medal will be given to an RVP, one to a National Committee Chair and one to a member who the President desires to recognize with this high honor.
  • Gold Medal

    Eligibility: A member of the Society for at least 10 years.

    Nomination Criteria:
  • Outstanding leadership and accomplishments in support of the Society Mission over ones’ entire period of membership in the Society.
  • NEW! Young Member of the Year Award

    Eligibility: Any member of the Society who has been a member for five years and has not passed his/her 36th birthday prior to nomination.

    Nomination Criteria:
  • Outstanding leadership and accomplishments in support of the Society Mission over ones’ entire period of membership in the Society.
  • Sustaining Member Plaque

  • This award has been eliminated.
  • All other SAME Awards remain unchanged. To view all award criteria go to www.same.org/awards.


    Top Posts in Scholarships for 2003

    SCHOLARSHIP FUND BALANCE
    AS OF 12-31-05
    Large Posts

    New York City
    Kentuckiana
    Greater Kansas City
    Baltimore
    Hampton Roads

    Medium Posts

    Portland
    Charleston
    Heidelberg
    Huntington
    Scott Field

    Small Posts

    Illini
    Cape Fear
    Fort Benning/Columbus
    Okinawa
    Walla Walla

    NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

    Large Posts

    New York City
    Boston
    Baltimore
    Greater Kansas City
    Fort Worth

    Medium Posts

    Bragg-Pope-Fayetteville
    Charleston
    Tulsa
    Panama City
    Blue Ridge
    El Paso
    Lake Michigan

    Small Posts

    Okinawa
    Illini
    Mississippi Gulf Coast
    Fort Benning/Columbus
    Northern Japan
    Wiregrass

    TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED ($)

    Large Posts

    New York City
    Boston
    San Francisco
    Jacksonville
    Baltimore
    Medium Posts

    Space Coast
    Bragg-Pope-Fayetteville
    Charleston
    Tulsa
    Korea

    Small Posts
    Okinawa
    Mississippi Gulf Coast
    Wiregrass
    Fort Benning/Columbus
    Illini



    $3,400,000
    $210,540
    $185,112
    $174,000
    $148,172



    $46,000
    $34,002
    $32,260
    $31,462
    $23,501



    $35,225
    $10,810
    $3,661
    $1,641
    $1,514

     

     

    142
    18
    17
    15
    13



    10
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6



    7
    4
    3
    2
    2
    2

     

     

    $142,000
    $31,300
    $30,000
    $16,500
    $16,000


    $10,000
    $7,000
    $6,500
    $6,500
    $6,000


    $3,500
    $3,300
    $2,000
    $1,500
    $1,250


    The sources for the above data were Post financial reports detailing Post financial status during FY03 (submitted March 2004) and Education Streamer submittals detailing Post activities during 2003 (submitted January 2004). Posts that did not submit either of the documents and Posts that did submit the documents without the appropriate data were not included in the rankings.


     

    President George W. Bush stands with MATHCOUNTS winners in the Oval Office Tuesday, May 18, 2004. From left: Gregory Gauthier, 14, of Wheaton, Ill.; teacher, Steven Ondes, of Staunton, Ill.; Jeffrey Chen, 13, of College Station, Texas; Alex Zhai, 12, of Champaign, Ill.; Jennifer Iglesias, 14, of Aurora, Ill.; Zach Nahlik, 13, of Edwardsville, Ill.; and teacher Rachel Schlutz, of Katy, Texas. (Click photo to see larger size.)

    SAME is a proud supporter of MATHCOUNTS.

    White House photo by Paul Morse.


     
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