EDUCATIONAL TRUST M. Byrl Williams, P.E., Chair [email protected] of the Testing and Evaluation Committee. Hertlein was the The Trust board and DFI leadership in San Antonio Trust Board Meets in San Antonio The DFI Educational Trust Board met on February 22 in San Antonio, Texas, during DFI’s Winter Planning Meeting. The financial report revealed that the Trust ended 2016 on a very positive note, with its investments showing a 28 percent increase from the previous year, because of generous contributions and excellent investment performance. The Trust’s total assets are valued at more than $3 million. Among items on the agenda, the board discussed and began planning a number of fundraising initiatives for 2017, in both the United States and Canada, to benefit several of its scholarship funds. Two New Trustees Bernard (Bernie) Hertlein, FACI, M.ASCE, of GEI Consultants, and Mark Rice of McNeil, Silveira, Rice & Wiley, have joined the DFI Educational Trust Board, effective January 1, 2017, as At-Large Trustees to a serve an initial two-year term. Her t lein i s wel l - known among DFI members, having been involved in the organi- zation for many years, including serving as a member of the DFI Board of Trustees for nine years and participating on several technical committees, including as the chair Upcoming DFI Educational Trust Events Annual Golf Outing July 17, 2017 — Chartiers Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pa. Ed Trust and ACE Mentor Program of New Jersey Annual Golf Outing August 10, 2017 — Royce Brook Golf Club, Hillsborough, N.J. Thomas Wysockey Civil Engineering Fundraising Cruise August 23, 2017 — Chicago’s First Lady Cruises, Chicago, Ill. Annual Golf Outing October 23, 2017 — Castlewood Country Club, Pleasanton, Calif. th 12 Annual Gala Fundraising Dinner November 9, 2017 — Terrace On The Park, Corona, N.Y. recipient of the 2015 DFI Distinguished Service Award. Rice is an attorney whose practice includes substantial concentration on construction litiga- t ion. He previously served on the Trust board during 2013-2014, and has been a consistent supporter of Trust events, such as the annual California Golf Outing. Five-Year Trustee Zoran “Zac” Curanovic, P.E., of Under- pinning and Foundation Skanska in New York, has been elected to serve as a five-year trustee on the Trust board to complete the term of Dwight Me t c a l f , of Kiewit, who recently resigned from the Board due to increased professional obligations. Curanovic had been serving as a two-year At-Large Trustee since 2014. In 2016, he led the effort to create the George J. Tamaro Civil Engineering Scholarship at Manhattan College, and spearheaded a successful fundraising drive that raised more than $100,000 for this new fund. Recent Donors Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarship Fund John D. Plante Sustaining Members Fund (General Fund) Roger Healey DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAY/JUNE 2017 • 75
