News and Events

Congratulations to Veronica Doga for winning the Split Kitty prize at our 2022 Industry Day last week! Veronica kindly donated $1000 of her winnings back to the Omaha Post Scholarship Fund. Thank you Veronica for this generosity and thank you to all who purchased tickets for our Split Kitty drawing last week! 

Thank you to all that attended our 2022 Industry Day! Special thank you to all our sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and volunteers that made the event so successful. We could not have done it without you. Click here for the PDH Certificate and presentation slides.

We are already working on our 2023 Industry Day, so please join us again next year.

We hosted our November 2021 General Membership on November 18, 2021 continuing to offer both live, in-person and online streaming events. Dave Neidballa with Kiewit provided a presentation on the Fermi Long Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) Far Site Conventional Facilities (FSCF) Project. The full presentation can be found here. Thank you all for attending and look forward to seeing everyone next month.

LAST UPDATED: November 23, 2021

The SAME Omaha Post installed news officers for 2021-2022 during its July 2021 General Membership Meeting. Newly elected members include president, COL Mark Himes; Secretary, Natasha Hartley; Treasurer, Brian Schuele; Vice President for IGE, Mike Huffstetler; Vice President for Resilience, Brec Wilshusen; Vice President for Professional Development and Personal Growth, Kandi Srb; Co-Vice Presidents for Leadership and Mentoring, Anne Peterson and Bill Glismann; Vice President for Relationships, Bobbi Jo Lang; Director for Young Members and Student Outreach, Stephanie Ling, Director for Communications, Ryan Watzke; and Director for Awards and Recognition, Stephanie Heibel.

LAST UPDATED: August 5, 2021

Three of our Omaha Post members have been named SAME Fellows in 2020! Congratulations to John Hudson, Mike Huffstetler and Bill Glismann on this incredible honor! For more information on their achievements and perpetual service to SAME and the engineering profession, please click here. 

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Professional Development Hours

There are numerous ways to earn your required PDHs through SAME including our monthly lunches. Another great way is to become a Student Mentor for one of our local schools. For more information, click here.

Small Business Spotlight Opportunity

In an effort to better acquaint our Post with small business members, time for a Small Business Spotlight has been added to the monthly meeting agenda following the Sustaining Member Spotlight presentation. The Small Business Committee is looking for small business members who would be interested in presenting their business to the membership.

If your organization is interested in this opportunity, please email Veronica Doga, Post Small Business Liaison, for more information.

Did you know that SAME turned 100 in 2020? With the Society now officially on the Run to 2020 and Beyond, learn more about our Centennial and the five pillars we are focused on to help inspire members to action as we approach our second century of service!

Click here to learn more!