Meetings

Board Meeting Schedule

Date / TimeEventLocation
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
12:00pm - 1:00pm		 DES Board Meeting Pennoni Associates Inc.
62 Rockford Rd, Suite 201
Wilmington, DE 19806
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
12:00pm - 1:00pm		 DES Board Meeting Pennoni Associates Inc.
62 Rockford Rd, Suite 201
Wilmington, DE 19806
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
12:00pm - 1:00pm		 DES Board Meeting Pennoni Associates Inc.
62 Rockford Rd, Suite 201
Wilmington, DE 19806
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
12:00pm - 1:00pm		 DES Board Meeting Pennoni Associates Inc.
62 Rockford Rd, Suite 201
Wilmington, DE 19806

Past Meeting Minutes

News

Announcing the DES 2011-2012 Scholarship Program

The Delaware Engineering Society is pleased to announce the 2011-2012 scholarship program for Delaware high school seniors who plan to enroll in a college engineering program next fall. The scholarships are offered in conjunction with two other organizations: the Society of Women Engineers–DelMar Section, and the University of Delaware. The information on the scholarships being offered, applications, and requirements can be found in the attached documents, below.

Applicants must be Delaware residents or graduating high school seniors from a Delaware school. The application discusses additional essay and transcript requirements.

The application must be completed and returned to the DES Scholarship Committee by December 8, 2011. Separate applications are not required for each of the awards mentioned in the attached documents, however your application must include the names of awards for which you are applying. DES cannot be responsible if sponsor(s) terminate funding of the scholarships at any time. If you have any questions or need additional information aside from what is contained in the documents below, please contact Stacy Ziegler by phone at 302.239.6634 or email at sziegler [AT] duffnet.com.

2011-2012 DES Scholarship Application [Acrobat PDF, 49K]
2011-2012 DES Scholarship Information [Acrobat PDF, 18K]
2011-2012 Scholarship Application Form [Microsoft Office .doc + OpenOffice/LibreOffice .odt, 28K, zipped]

Nominations for 2012 Delaware Engineer of the Year,
and Delaware Young Engineer of the Year

To: Delaware Engineers

From: Stacy Ziegler, P.E., DES Past Presidents Council Chair

RE: 2012 Delaware Engineer of the Year Award
2012 Delaware Young Engineer of the Year Award

The Delaware Engineering Society is seeking nominations for the 2012 Delaware Engineer of the Year and the Delaware Young Engineer of the Year from Past Presidents of the Delaware Engineering Society and Delaware Chapters of Engineering Societies. These two prestigious awards are presented annually at the Engineers Week Banquet in February.

A copy of the criteria for these awards and the Nominee Biographical Summary are enclosed‡ for your use. Only candidates whose qualifications have been submitted on this Nominee Biographical Summary will be considered, and only the data provided on this form will be utilized in the selection process.

Please return the Nominee Biographical Summary by November 18th, 2011 to:

Stacy Ziegler, P.E.
DES Past Presidents Council Chair
c/o Duffield Associates, Inc.
5400 Limestone Road
Wilmington, DE 19808

All nominations must be endorsed by any organization that is a constituent or affiliated member of the Delaware Council of Engineering Societies.

Please feel free to contact me at (302) 239-6634 or by email at sziegler [AT] duffnet.com, should you have any questions or if you need the nomination form in electronic format. The nomination form can also be accessed at www.desonline.us. Thank you for your support. We look forward to receiving your nominations for these two awards.

‡ Enclosures: Award Criteria, Nominee Biographical Summary [both Acrobat PDF]

Newsletters

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Recent Newsmakers

Congratulations to our 2011 Engineer of the Year, Carolann D. Wicks, P.E., and our 2011 Young Engineer of the Year, Thomas A Coleman II, P.E.!

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Carolann D. Wicks, P.E.
2011 Engineer of the Year
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Thomas A Coleman II, P.E.
2011 Young Engineer of the Year
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Events

60th Anniversary E-Week Banquet of 2011

Was held Thursday February 24, 2011 at the DuPont Country Club

Delaware Engineering Community Members,

On behalf of the E-week Banquet Planning Committee and the Delaware Engineering Society, I would like to thank all of those who attended February's 2011 Engineers Week Banquet and supported the DES scholarship fund.

Senator Tom Carper and Representative John Carney were in attendance this year along with several other State of Delaware dignitaries.

If you were not able to attend, you can download a pdf of our banquet program booklet here. [Acrobat PDF, 2.1Mb]

Event Photos

2011 Delaware MATHCOUNTS State Competition Winners

MathCounts™

The State MathCOUNTS competition was held on March 18, 2011. 91 students from 10 different Delaware middle schools attended. The day-long competition consisted of individual and team rounds, with students answering a variety of math questions. The top scoring students then competed in a head-to-head round of solving problems to see who will come out as the overall State winners.

This year's teams were from: Campus Community, Christ the Teacher, Fred Fifer III, F Neil Postlethwait, George V Kirk, HB DuPont, Independence, PS DuPont, Springer, and Shue Medill;

This year, the winning team was from H.B. DuPont, coached by Ms. Jeanette Otley. Second place went to Independence School, coached by Alan Clark and third place went to PS DuPont, coached by Jamie Fitzhugh

The top individual scorers were:

These 4 ‘mathletes’ will travel to the National MathCOUNTS competition held later this year!

DAPE purchased MATHCOUNTS sports bottles for all MATHLETES, coaches and volunteers. Other donations from Daniel Barbato & Family, Greenstone Engineering, and Walton Corporation will be used offset competition expenses.

Many thanks go out to Meghan Lester of Geo-Technology Associates, who coordinated the program, and to the 14 professional volunteers who helped to make the events run smoothly.

If you are interested in participating as a volunteer in next year’s program, or if you know of a middle school that would like to get involved, please contact
Stacy Ziegler : sziegler [AT] duffnet.com, or Meghan Lester : mlester [AT] mragta.com.

2010 Golf Outing

Was held on Thursday May 6th, 2010 at Rock Manor Golf Course in Wilmington

Event Photos

Our past and present Engineers of the Year meet with Governer Markell


Scholarships for High School Seniors

The Delaware Engineering Society is pleased to recognize the following high school students who have been offered scholarships for use in their study of engineering when they enter into college in the Fall.

Funding provided by DES Golf Tournament and Engineers Week Banquet

Joe J. Welker, Jr., P.E. Memorial Scholarship - $2,000 award

This Year's Winners (2010)

Last Year's Winners (2009)

Congratulations to these outstanding students for their achievements!