Mission Statement

Support the Posts’ endeavors to inspire primary and secondary students to enter the engineering career field by offering cohesive outreach programs to raise awareness of both the profession and the Society.

Lt. Col. Mary Matthews Hains, P.E., F.SAME, USAF (Ret.)
AMEC Earth & Environmental
203 7th Street East
Tierra Verde, FL 33715
Phone: 757-289-3321
Fax: 757-289-3566
Email: mary.matthewshains@amec.com

Emily Schiffmacher
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental and Munitions Design Center Engineering Division 10 (P) 410-962-6731
Email: Emily.N.Schiffmacher@usace.army.mil

• Click here for the most recent K-12 Committee Work Plan
• 2010 Session I San Antonio Post SAME Architecture & Engineering Academy

The West Point Bridge Design Contest is an excellent program designed to interest students in engineering and construction by challenging them to design a virtual bridge. A sample PowerPoint will help you get your students/school started. Project and information. [PDF]

Terence D. Flanagan, P.E., F.SAME
VP - Federal Services, HNTB
715 Kirk Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Phone: 816-527-2603
Email: tflanagan@hntb.com

SAME proudly supports Mathcounts, a national competition promoting mathematic achievement at the "middle school" level. Students participate in exciting events that challenge students' math skills, develop self-confidence and reward achievement. The program has more than 17,000 volunteers who participate annually.

Mathcounts has received two White House Citations as an outstanding private sector initiative. Get your Post more involved in the Mathcounts program!

This position is currently vacant; nominations for new leadership are actively being sought. Please contact the committee chair for information on this great outreach opportunity.

The National Engineers Week Future City Competition provides an educational engineering program for seventh- and eighth-grade students that combines a stimulating and fun challenge with hands-on applications for students to present their vision of the city of the future. Click Here to find out more about this competition.

Larry L. Myers, F. SAME
Chief, International Interagency Services
USACE, Kansas City District
700 Federal Building
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

SAME encourages all Posts to become involved in the Learning for Life Program as we continue to work to encourage young people to explore careers in engineering. Learn more about the Learning for Life Program.