April 8, 2015 On the web at: alabama.asse.org Inside This Issue 1. Message from the President 2. Proposed Slate of Officers 3. Chapter Meeting Rewind 4. Retirement Announcement 5. Meet & Greet 6. Chapter Website & Social Media 7. General Announcements 8. April ASSE Meeting 9. Member Anniversaries & Welcome New Members Message from the President Message from the President – April 2015 Warm Spring greetings to all our members and friends! The Chapter year is winding down and we are fast approaching the annual PDC, which this year, is to be held in Dallas, TX from June 8-10, with pre-conference activities starting on June 6th and post conference activities extending through the 12th. If you haven’t signed up, do so quickly and make your hotel arrangements soon as well. Society elections are well underway, and hopefully you have taken the opportunity to exercise your vote. Our elections will take place at our May 22nd Chapter meeting, so please plan to attend. The proposed slate of officers, as endorsed by the executive committee is in this newsletter. I would like to extend a special thank you to the Team at Honda in Lincoln, AL for their gracious hosting of our March meeting. This is the second time since 2012 we were able to make the trip to tour the manufacturing and assembly plant and Steve Tunnell, Brad Harris and the entire team did a wonderful job, leading us on the very first tour of the new engine assembly line and an entertaining and informative Q&A afterwards. Please join us for our Chapter meeting this month. On April 24th we will have our “Chapter Recognition” luncheon, and for the fourth year we will recognize our Chapter SPYs, Student Scholarship recipients, and our members with major service anniversaries within the Chapter year (July-June). If you are celebrating a membership anniversary (10, 15, 20, and 25 ….years of membership) we would love to recognize you! We will also be honored to have the ASSE President, Trish Ennis, join us along with our RVP, Pam Perrich. Please plan on coming out for a meet and greet with Trish on Thursday night, April 23rd in downtown Birmingham. The details are in this newsletter and in through individual e-mails. I thank you all for your continued service, and welcome your thoughts and comments on how our Chapter can better serve you. Yours In Safety, Kurt M. Friend, CSP Alabama Chapter President 2013-2015 PAGE 2 ASSE ALABAMA CHAPTER APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS 2015-2017 ASSE Alabama Chapter Proposed Officer Slate for July 1, 2015- June 30, 2017 President Randy Easterling, CSP, CIH Vice President Troy Ogden, CSP, CHST Secretary Danny Callies Treasurer John Placey, CSP Delegate Frank Lakotich, CSP Delegate Wayne Jackson Anyone who desires may submit a signed petition nominating an individual for elective office. The petition requires fifteen (15) member signatures to be valid and must be accompanied by written acceptance by the nominee. This petition must be submitted to the Chairperson of the Nominations and Elections Committee, Bob Fitzgerald. Deadline of April 1 to submit petition. Have you visited our Chapter Website? CHAPTER MEETING REWIND O ur March 2015 meeting was held at Honda Manufacturing Plant located in Lincoln, Alabama. This is the second time since 2012 we were able to make the trip to tour the manufacturing and assembly plant. Special thanks to Steve Tunnell and Brad Harris! PAGE 4 ASSE ALABAMA CHAPTER APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER RETIREMENT ~Dr. Paul S. Ray Dr. Paul S. Ray, Professor of Construction Engineering and CSP, retired from the University of Alabama in December 2014, after 25 years of service. Paul’s PhD was in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, specializing in industrial and construction safety, work design and human performance, and ergonomics—subjects he taught first in Industrial Engineering (1989-2007) and then in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (2007-2014) Department at UA. Paul joined ASSE in 1992 as a professional member and received the 1999 Safety Research Award from the ASSE and the Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety and Health. Paul is a long-time member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (since 1970) and the System Safety Society (since 2000), and was elected Fellow of IIE in 2008 and Educator of the Year by SSS in 2004. In addition, he served as President of the International Society of Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, 2003-04. During his 25 years at UA, Paul educated hundreds of engineering students with his course on Safety Engineering, and received over $1M in research contracts and grants from organizations including NASA, NIOSH, the DOD, Liberty Mutual, and ALDOT. He published numerous book chapters, refereed journal articles, and conference proceedings in the areas of safety engineering, ergonomics, work measurement, and applied statistics. He is a registered P.E. in Texas, and a Chartered Engineer in England. Prior to joining academia, Paul had a 26 year career in industry, working in project planning for Bechtel for 12 years, and as a senior industrial engineer and manager in the materials and automotive industries in India. Congratulations to Paul on a diverse professional career that spanned over 50 years of outstanding teaching, research, and service in safety engineering and related fields. MEET & GREET – ASSE NATIONAL PRESIDENT PAGE 6 ASSE ALABAMA CHAPTER APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER Too hip to visit the Website? Find us everywhere else: Click on our Social Media sites to follow along. General Announcements Visit the American Society of Safety Engineers Alabama Chapter at http://alabama.asse.org/ For more information on scholarship sponsorship please contact John at [email protected] PAGE 8 ASSE ALABAMA CHAPTER APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER April ASSE Meeting ANNUAL CHAPTER RECOGNITION LUNCHEON We will honor our Chapter Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Award Winners, Scholarships to Student Recipients and members with lengths of service awards. This is the time of year to celebrate and recognize those in our profession for their dedicated service to the profession we serve and the communities we live life. DON’T MISS THE EVENT! ASSE Annual Awards Recognition Event, April 24 Location: Alagasco Center for Energy Technology 20 South 20th St. Birmingham, AL 35295 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 pm Lunch will be provided. Donations to the Chapter will be accepted. Please RSVP by Noon on April 22 by emailing Troy Ogden at [email protected]. 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