Schnabel Engineering, Inc. (Schnabel), Glen Allen, Va., announced that Sharon Krock, professional wetland scientist, was recently elected president of the Philadelphia Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). Krock served on the board of directors of SAME’s Philly Post for over nine years and has been involved in numerous commi t tees including Scholarship, Communications and the Signature Event Committees. Last year she served as first vice president, responsible for setting up the programs that are presented at the monthly meetings. Her term as president will last one year. OneMine.org DFI members have free access to 100,000+ documents from the mining, metals and underground construction industries. Visit OneMine.org, select DFI as your society and use your DFI membership number. For help call 1-303-948-4248. C T L | T h o m p s o n announced that John H. Hart, P.E., D.GE, has joined the firm as an associate engineer. With experience in engineering analysis/design, quality assurance/control, estimating/plan takeoffs, plan/report preparation and construction conflict resolution, Hart has led a broad spectrum of technically challenging projects, including both commercial and residential construc-tion and land development. His work has extended throughout the Rocky Mountain region with emphasis on large structures in downtown Denver and the mountain resort communities of Colorado. Based in the firm’s Denver office, he has designed numerous earth retention and deep foundation systems. He earned B.S and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from West Virginia University. Hart is a member of the Ameri-can Society of Civil Engineers, the Associ-ation of Drilled Shaft Contractors and DFI, and also a former president of the Colorado Association of Geotechnical Engineers. The Shamsher Prakash Foundation is soliciting nominations (no application) for the 2012 Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in Teaching of Geotechnical Engineering for teachers under 40 years old. The candidate’s area of expertise should be geotechnical engineering and/or geotechnical earthquake engineering. The candidate must have a record of teaching excellence. The Prize consists of US $1,100 and a plaque. The age may be relaxed in exceptional cases at the discretion of the judging committee. Nominations, which are due by October 31, 2012, will be reviewed by an international judging committee of experts from Canada, India, Japan, Ireland, the U.K. and the U.S. The award will be announced by December 31, 2012. Suitable arrangements will be made for awarding the Prize at an appropriate ceremony in the winner’s country of residence. For further details, contact: P r o f e s s o r S h ams h e r P r a k a s h ([email protected]). 96 • DEEP FOUNDATIONS • SEPT/OCT 2012
