DFI ACTIVITIES DFI Educational Trust Update David Coleman, Chair [email protected] scholarship program or for special projects designed to further the mission of the Trust. Finally, we are committed to A fter a most productive 2012, during which the Trust expanded its scholarship program to two additional engineering schools, we have now begun working on an ambitious set of goals for 2013. The board has approved the establish- ment of an At Large Scholarship Program, which, rather than having a standing award for students at a particular university, will accept applications from students attend- ing institutions all across the country. Procedures for application and selection will be announced later this spring. A major goal of the Trust for 2013 is expanding the size and scope of the Board of Trustees. The board feels very strongly that, in order to increase the Trust’s governance and fundraising capabilities, it must identify members with a wide variety of professional skills and backgrounds, and from different, albeit related, industries. A board composed of members with diverse constituencies and circles of influence will greatly contribute to the Trust’s expansion. Recognizing that many companies in our industry have established philanthropic programs, the Trust will, this year, formally reach out to some of these companies to solicit grant funding, be it for the continue working on increasing support for all of our fundraising events, in particular for some of t h e n ewe s t efforts, such as the DFI Educational Trust and ACE Mentor Program of NJ Annual Golf Outing in N.J., so that increased net proceeds result in the Trust’s programs con- tinuing to expand. We look forward to your continued support. New Treasurer A board composed of members with diverse constituencies and circles of influence will greatly contribute to the Trust’s expansion. John Wolosick, of Hayward Baker, Inc., has been appointed treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the DFI Educa- tional Trust, effective January 1, 2013. He currently serves as the treasurer of the DFI Board of Trustees and had previously served on that board as secretary. The Trust looks forward to his participation. Wolosick is the director of engineering for Hayward Baker Inc., Atlanta, Ga., where he covers projects nationwide and specializes in micropiling and under- pinning, anchors, earth retention and landslide stabilization, and all types of grouting. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has more than 30 years of experience in geotechnical engineering and contracting. Wolosick is the author of more than 30 technical papers and the recipient of the 2008 ASCE Geo-Institute Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in nine mid- Atlantic and southern states as well as the District of Columbia. Wolosick joined DFI’s Board of Trustees in 2008. Previously, he co- chaired the joint DFI- ADSC Micropile Com- mittee from 2004-2007. He is also a member of the ASCE Earth Retaining Structures committee and past chair of the ASCE Georgia Section Geotechnical Committee (2003-2005). John Wolosick DFI Adds Content to OneMine.org DFI continues to add its publication documents to began with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration OneMine.org including proceedings, technical manuals, (SME), now includes documents from related industry reference documents, DFI Journal papers and magazine articles organizations. from Deep Foundations. To access the resources, simply create a OneMine OneMine.org is a web-based document library where DFI registration. You will need to select DFI as your society of members can access and download over 100,000 articles, affiliation, and use your DFI membership number when technical papers and books from organizations all over the registering. For additional help registering, contact world — at no cost. The web-based document library, which OneMine.org at 1-303-948-4248. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAR/APR 2013 • 19
