AREMA Educational Foundation 2010 Annual Report

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Building Strong Ties to the Future of Railway Engineering

AREMAEducAtionAl

FoundAtion

2010

AnnuAl REpoRt


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tAblEoF contEnts

AREMA EducAtionAl FoundAtion2010 AnnuAl REpoRt

2 AREMA Educational Foundation Board 2010 - 2011

3 About the Foundation

AREMA Mission Statement

4 Scholarship Program

Listing of 2010 Scholarship Winners

5 Foundation Activities

6 AREMA Educational Foundation

Golf Tournament

7 Golf Tournament Contributors

8 Golf Tournament Sponsors

9 Contributing

Why Should I Donate?

10 2010 AREMA Educational Foundation Donors

12 Endowments & Matching Gifts

13 2010 REES Donors

14 Testimonials

15 Contribution Information

www.aremafoundation.org


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AREMA

EducAtionAl FoundAtion boARd

2010-2011

John F. unswoRth, p.Eng.

pREsidEnt

Director, Structures

Canadian Pacic

MichAEl w. FRAnkE, pE

tREAsuRER

Assistant Vice President - State and Commuter Partnerships

AMTRAK

lARRy l. EthERton, pE

pAst pREsidEnt

Director Engineering (retired)

Norfolk Southern Corporation

chARlEs h. EMEly, phd

ExEcutivE diREctoR & sEcREtARy

AREMA

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Aboutthe FoundAtion

The AREMA Educational Foundation is a tax-exempt, charitable organization

established by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-WayAssociation (AREMA), to promote educational activities related to railway

engineering.

The Foundation provides scholarships to engineering students who are

specializing in the railway industry, as well as supporting other educational and

training endeavors that help to ensure the future of the profession.

Founded in 2000, the Foundation evolved out of the need to promote Railway

Engineering, and look to the future and prepare our next generation or railway

engineers.

AREMA Mission stAtEMEnt

ThedevelopmenTandadvancemenTofboThTechnicalandpracTical

knowledgeandrecommendedpracTicesperTainingToThedesign,consTrucTionandmainTenanceofrailwayinfrasTrucTure.


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ScholArShip progrAm

The AREMA Educational Foundation Scholarship Program continues to grow each year

with generous donations which allow the Foundation to award scholarships to deservingapplicants. The Scholarship Review Committee, a sub-committee of AREMA

Committee 24 - Education and Training, determines which scholarship(s) should be

awarded to which applicant and works to select only the most qualied railway-focused

engineering students.

In 2010 the Foundation awarded $48,000 in scholarships to the following students:

Christopher J. AusefskiUniversity of Pittsburgh

Tulika GuptaUniversity of Toronto

Bryant MartinTemple University

Shawn D. BaerPenn State University

Edward D. Harster, Jr.Missouri University of Science & Technology

Roger MockGeorgia Institute of Technology

Adam BaginskiMcGill University

John HatchMichigan Technological University

Samuel SoginUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Michael BjorkWashington State University

Gretchen E. HeberlingUniversity of Wyoming

Josh A. SommerfeldKansas State University

Gabriella BriffaCarnegie Mellon University

Laura HessMichigan Technological University

Samuel SteffesDrexel University

Mary A. BryantWestern Kentucky University

Gregory L. HunterMichigan Technological University

Nicholas SzczecinskiCase Western Reserve University

Samantha ChadwickUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Philip HymaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Michael TrinidadClarkson University

Stephen Chartier, Jr.Michigan Technological University Jennifer JohnsonClemson University Damian WallnerMichigan Technological University

John CoburnUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln

Cory KuoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Aislinn WeldonNortheastern University

Charles I. GrossUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lars LeemkuilMichigan Technological University

Michael A. WnekUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Luke J. GubloMichigan Technological University

Xiang LiuUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Angela WuUniversity of Toronto

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FoundAtion ActivitieS

In addition to the Scholarship Program the Foundation also supports other educational

and training endeavors including Student Chapters and the Railroad Engineering

Education Symposium (REES).

AREMA Student Chapters have been established at the following three Universities:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Railroad Engineering and Activities

Club (REAC) at Michigan Technological University and Oregon State University.

The Railroad Engineering Education Symposium was rst developed in 2008 by

AREMA Committee 24, Education and Training. The second REES Event was held

in June 2010. The overall objective of REES is to provide engineering educators withmaterial to be incorporated into their courses and curriculum as an important rst step

in expanding the opportunities for railway engineering and transportation education in

North America.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Student Chapter

Railroad Engineering and Activities Club at

Michigan Tech University

Professors at the 2010 Railroad Engineering

Education Symposium

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AREMA EducAtionAl FoundAtion

golF touRnAMEnt

The rst AREMA Educational Foundation Golf Tournament was held in conjunctionwith the AREMA 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando, FL on August

27, 2010 at the Falcons Fire Golf Club.

Participants in the Tournament were able to recognize a portion of their registration fee

as a tax-deductible contribution to the AREMA Educational Foundation.

The Golf Tournament provided several sponsorship opportunities. Each sponsorship

contribution beneted the AREMA Scholarship Fund.

Falcons Fire Golf Club

The proceeds of the AREMA Educational Foundation Golf Tournament will

fund several scholarships for the 2011 scal year.

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golF touRnAMEnt contRibutoRsThankYouConTribuTors!

individuAl contRibutoRs

Matthew J. Barr

Daniel Bateman

Ivan Bounds

Jeffrey C. Broadfoot

J. Gray Chandler

N. Michael Choat

John Dallain

Michael Deluca

Troy Elbert

Benoit Filion, P.Eng

John V. Gallo

Carmen M. GarozzoMark Hammons

John C. Hartford

George Kevgas

Thom Miller

Tanya Pollok

James E. Travers

coRpoRAtE contRibutoRs

All Railroad Services Corporation

Badger Equipment Company

Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc.

Ballast Tools Equipment

Harsco Rail

Herzog Contracting Corporation

Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.

Herzog Services, Inc.

Lincoln Industrial

Plasser American Corporation

RailWorks Corporation

Roadway Worker TrainingRocla Concrete Tie, Inc.

VAE Nortrak

Willamette Valley Company

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golF touRnAMEnt sponsoRsThankYousponsors!

All Road Services Corp.

Arkansas Steel Company

Badger Equipment Company

CXT Concrete Ties

Georgetown Rail Equipment Company

Harsco Rail

Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.

Herzog Services Inc

Koppers, Inc.

LB Foster

Pandrol

Plasser American Corporation

PortaCo Inc.

Railworks

RJ Corman

Roadway Worker Training

Rocla Concrete Tie, Inc.

The Morrell Group Inc.

Willamette Valley Company

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contributing

Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible as charitable contributions from

U.S. taxpayers to the extent allowed by law. Contributions may also be deductible for

Canadian taxpayers. Please consult your tax advisor.

The Foundation is also able to accept corporate contributions, gifts, and bequests,

both personal and private. We also support corporate matching donor programs.

Allow us to discuss options of giving with you. The Foundation has also received

several endowments which make it possible for scholarships to be awarded in

perpetuity through the income from the endowments.

Donors to the AREMA Educational Foundation can realize the tax benet of gifts of

appreciated securities. The Foundation is also able to arrange for automatic, periodic

credit card payments.

The AREMA Educational Foundation is recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue

Service as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The tax identication number is

54-1967188.

Make your donation count!

Why Should i donAte?

The Railway engineering community is at a crossroads. As we transition to a younger

workforce, we need to prepare the next generation of builders and railway engineers.

The Foundation is funded solely by your contributions.

Donations are made by people in all aspects of the railway industry - previous

scholarship winners reinvesting in a future they see worth preserving, corporate

contributions by generous organizations looking ahead, and of course, our members.

The contributions of AREMA members have increased steadily since the

establishment of the Foundation. These donations create a substantial base for the

AREMA Educational Scholarship Program.

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2010 AREMA EducAtionAl FoundAtion donoRs

Thank you for your generous contributions to the Foundation!

undER $100Robin J. Aanenson

James W. Adams, PEKrishna K. Agarwal, PE

Phillip J. Applegate

James A. Ausefski

Victor R. Babin, FIRSE

Jason Baines

Paul T. Bakas

Sid Bakker

Curt Baldridge

Forrest H. BallingerGilbert D. Barnes

James M. Barrett

Travis L. Baxter

Carl P. Belke

Craig Berger

Steven D. Bezner

John J. Blair

James T. Brady

Mark R. Brass

Glenn Breindel

Percival E. Buxhoeveden

Gerry Callison

J. Gray Chandler

Debra M. Chappell

Randy Chubaty

Donald E. Cleveland

Ralph Collins

Douglas H. Cook, PE, F.ASCE

John C. CorbinNigel C. Cornwell, P.Eng.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.

William M. Crain

Stephen H. Craven

Thomas P. Crowell

John W. Curtin, Sr.

Lorne M. Danchuk, P.Eng.

Thomas P. Devenny, PE

Robert M. DorerJason W. Dove, PE

Chris Drew

Charles R. Droessler, PE

Michael A. Drudy

Robert EberlyDonald O. Eisele

Carl Engebreth

M.J. Engels

Steven W. English

Anthony Esparza

Lennie Facklam

Arnold P. Fish

Robert B. Fisher, PE

Matt FlemmingMark D. Fleshman

Belknap Freeman, PE

Jeffrey Fries, PE

John J. Friesen

William W. Fryer, PE

Manuel Galdo, PE

Ken Galt

Larry Garvin

Tony E. Grim

Gregory K. Hann

John A. Harrison, PE

Peter Hart

Glenn E. Hartsoe

Jack E. Heiss, PE

Dennis C. Henry

Thomas N. Hilleary

James R. Hoelscher, PE

E. Keith Holt

Lynn E. HouserEric A. Hullemeyer

Gavin N. Huntley-Fenner, Ph.D

Cornelius Illenberg

Michael D. Insogna

Shawn X. Jing, PE

A. Kevin Kassay, PE

Jeff Keating

Edwin F. Kemp

James K. KesslerSusan J. Kirkland

Matt Klemchalk, PE

Tristan A. Kneschke

Gary E. Kujala, PE

Robert J. LaneRobert J. Leavy

Michael N. Lewis

Paul S. Lockard

Michael J. Loehr, PE

Hugh D. MacGillivray

Eric E. Madsen

Alfred G. Marcus

Peter A. Matiukas

Philip E. McDonaldPatrick McNally

Robert J. Mehalick

Omer Metel

Eilis M. Miller

Robert Millinder

Anthony M. Minikon, II

Arthur E. Misiaszek, PE

John B. Mitchell

James A. Moon

John B. Moore

Gordon B. Mott

Vinay V. Mudholkar

Philip R. Mueller

Dave Mullins

Robert W. Nastal

Michael Neuville

Theodore M. Niemeyer, PE

David T. Obedoza

David L. OrdasMichael F. OSullivan

Kenneth W. Ouelette, P.Eng.

William J. Palko

John Pascu, PE

Himanshu H. Patel

Mike Paulson

Michael Penza

Geradino A. Pete, PE

Martin A. Peterson, Jr.Daren Petroski, PE

Paula C. Pienton, PE

Bruce R. Pohlot

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undER $100 continuEdGeorge S. Pristach

Nikitas D. Rassias

Jon Rolufs

Garry A. Rosin

Robert T. Ryland, III

Craig A. Sandsted, PEJohn A. Schatz

Ernest R. Schoop

Michael R. Scott

Randell L. Sedlacek

John T. Sharkey, PE

Bob Shaw

Steven Sheppard

Raymond E. Snyder

Jerry Wade SpechtJohn J. Spellman, PE

Wayne P. Stafford

Paul K. Stangas, PE

George J. Stanley, PE

Jeffrey S. Stevens

Shelby L. Stevenson

John M. Straub

Patrick P. Sullivan

Daniel P. Tasker

Christopher J. Taylor, PE

Nima Tehrani

Andrew R. Thomas, PE

David F. Thurston

Gary Touryan, PE

Thomas P. Trovato

Ted B. Trueblood, PE

Eduardo Ugarte, PE

Daniel W. Van Alstine

Robert L. VecellioPatrick Venneman

Raymond G. Verrelle, Jr., PE

Robert W. Walker

Kenneth R. Walter

Walter Weiss, PE

Derek P. Weldon

Scott L. Wertans

Bruce E. Williams

Charles A. WisniewskiLeonard M. Wydotis

Vincent Yale

John C. Zeman

Union Pacic Fund for

Effective Government

$100 to $999ASCE Illinois Section

John E. Barrett

Richard P. Bowden

Howard T. Buchanan

Vincent D. Burget

Alan B. Butler

Don Carrington

James N. Carter, Jr., PE

N. Michael ChoatDavid C. Clark, PE

Richard U. Cogswell

Michael E. Cotter

Gene A. Davis, PE

J. Chris Dodge, PE

David Donatello

Walter J. Drone

J. Riley Edwards

David P. EgnerCharles H. Emely, PhD

Richard A. Falcon, PE

Paul M. Fetterman

Robert Fletcher

Eldon R. Giese

Alex P. Goff

Craig C. Goodall, PE

Gregory Hackbarth

Anthony K. Hargreaves

Frank HargreavesGlenn T. Hay, PE

Walter L. Heide

Keith C. Henty

David A. Howell

James Howell

Johnny M. Johnson

W. Conard Johnson

Carter W. Jones

David C. KellyDavid R. Killingbeck, PE

Elaine King

Walter Krieger

William H. Lathrop

Pasi Lautala, Ph.D., PE

Franco Lezzi

William B. Luzier, PERichard Maher

Dahlan Mahyudin, Jr.

Trent E. Marshall

Larry L. McCullough

Michael E. McGinley

Michael T. Mischke

Chinnarao Mokkapati

William H. Moorhead

Darrell J. MurphyRoy L. Nelson

Jacqueline OConnell

Patrick OConnell

Christopher J. Papazoglou

John J. Parola

Anthony Pasket

James W. Payton, Jr.

Michael Pochop, PE

Tim Portereld

James S. Richter, PE

Jennifer Ryan, PE

John A. Sanders

Chad Scherwinski

Andrew J. Scott, PE

Melody A. Sheahan

Donald A. Shoff

Michael E. Simmers

Larry D. Slater

Fred S. SperlingEarle D. Spotts

William J. Sproule

John F. Unsworth, P.Eng.

William E. Van Trump

Srinivasa Vedantham, PE

Mark C. Walbrun, PE

Jan R. Wiley

Walter J. Winzen

C. Joe ZerzanHerbert S. Zwilling, PE

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$1,000 And ovERAREMA

BNSF Foundation

Brian Buys

Design Nine, Inc.

Larry L. Etherton, PE

Michael R. Garcia, PE

Charles L. Stanford

Chris Harding

Eric G. Peterson, PE

Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad

Michael W. & Jean D. Franke Family Foundation

Parsons

Parsons Brinckerhoff

Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association

Stanley WorksUnion Pacic Railroad

EndowMEntsCSX

Norfolk Southern Foundation

Union Pacic William E. Wimmer Scholarship

New York Central Railroad Memorial Scholarship

MAtching giFtsBNSF FoundationStanley Works

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2010 AREMA REEs donoRsThankYouDonors!

2009 Engineers Week in Jacksonville, FL

BNSF Railway Company

Bowman Barrett

CN

DeAngelo Brothers, Inc.

Design Nine, Inc.

Federal Railroad Administration

Hanson Professional Services, Inc.

Jacobs

Norfolk Southern Corporation

Osmose Railroad Services, Inc.

PB

R.J. Corman Railroad Group

RailAmerica, Inc.

Michael Roney

Jerry G. Rose, PE

Shannon & Wilson, Inc.

Track Sense, Inc.Union Pacic Railroad

Washington Area Railway Engineering Society

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teStimoniAlS

Scholarships provided by the AREMA Educational Foundation are some of themost effective ways to encourage students to consider the rail industry as a career.

It has been exciting to see the increasing level of scholarships, as it really

demonstrates the importance and commitment placed by the industry in

securing the best talent as future railroad managers and experts. For students,

the potential to apply for AREMA scholarships extends beyond nancial aspects.

It motivates them to deepen their understanding of the industry and to take

that extra step that lifts their skills to another level. Therefore, I consider these

scholarships extremely important for our program and our students andI encourage anyone, who wants to develop new railroad professionals and

improve railroad engineering education, to consider a donation to the

AREMA Educational Foundation.

Pasi Lautala, Ph.D., P.E.

Research Assistant Professor

Director, Rail Transportation Program

Michigan Technological University

Graduating with a degree in civil engineering is only the beginning of what

I believe will be a long, rewarding career in the railroad industry. As a recent

graduate, it is all too apparent that this eld is overlooked by my peers.

The civil engineering profession requires continuous development of knowledgeand skills to better the life for all Americans, the support that Committee 24 and

AREMA offers upholds this belief.

Owen Smith

Recipient of the New York Central Memorial Scholarship - 2009

University of Delaware Graduate

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