The SAME Academy of Fellows has selected the new members who will be invested in the Fellows Class of 2024, during the 2024 Fellows Investiture, which will be held at JETC in Orlando, May 14-16. The AOF Executive Committee made the selections in December, and then they were ratified by the SAME National President, Col. Charles Perham, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.).
This year, a total of 23 SAME members will become Fellows, joining the more than 700 members of the Academy of Fellows. While SAME has bestowed the title of Fellow on select members since 1973, in 1995 an academy was formally established to recognize those who have rendered dedicated and outstanding service to the Society, to military engineering, and to the A/E/C profession.
During the ceremony in May, the Academy of Fellows also will honor this year’s recipient of the Gerald C. Brown Mentoring Award, which is given annually to a member of the Academy for outstanding mentoring efforts. This year, the Academy of Fellows Golden Eagle Awards also will be presented at JETC, during the Society Ball & Awards Gala.
Fellows Class of 2024
- Ann Banitt, P.E., F.SAME
- Chief Master Sgt. Adam Boubede, F.SAME, USAF
- Lloyd Caldwell, P.E., F.SAME
- Tiffany Castricone, AIA, LEED AP, F.SAME
- John Constantinide, P.E., CEM, LEED AP, F.SAME
- Matt Dorman, P.E., F.SAME
- Ted Foster, P.E., F.SAME
- Michelle French, CIH, F.SAME
- Col. James Frishkorn, PMP, F.SAME, USAFR (Ret.)
- Ed Gauvreau, FAIA, F.SAME
- Gary Goodemote, F.SAME
- Capt. Alexander Hutchison, P.E., F.SAME, USN (Ret.)
- Col. Scott Matthews, P.E., F.SAME, USAF (Ret.)
- Amir Mott, F.SAME
- Aaron Murray, F.SAME
- Roger Perk, P.E., F.SAME
- David Pratt, P.E., CEM, LEED AP, F.SAME
- Caroline Roberts, GISP, F.SAME
- Tony Roos, P.E., F.SAME
- Greg Sallee, P.E., F.SAME
- Maj. R. Brec Wilshusen, P.E., F.SAME, USAF (Ret.)
- Senior Master Sgt. James Wirshing, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.)
- Marilyn Zenko, F.SAME
SAME Fellows pledge to be a role model, support the Society’s mission, be active in Posts, support mentoring, and understand SAME’s national direction and translate it into action at the local level. For more information, visit www.same.org/academy-of-fellows.
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