by Sara Corbett
On May 13th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston
District’s Commander, Lt. Col. Jason Kirk, became president of the Society
of American Military Engineers’ (SAME) Charleston Post. The Charleston
District has a long history with SAME, as the District has always been
involved as active members, often with committee chair, board member and
presidential and vice presidential roles. Collaborating with our engineer
partners in the Charleston area is an important component to the Charleston
District mission.
“I am honored to have been selected as president of SAME and
will strive to continue to move this organization forward during my term,”
said Kirk. “As president of SAME, I plan to expand the number of young
members, continue community outreach to promote the Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM) program and increase the professional
development opportunities for our members.”
SAME is the premier professional engineering association in
the United States for connecting architects, engineers and builders in the
public sector and private industry, uniting them to improve individual and
collective capabilities for national security. The Charleston Post was
established in 1941. The current membership includes more than 200
individual members along with 30 companies and organizations representing
military and civilian engineering professionals.
For more information on becoming a member of SAME, please
visit the web site at http://www.samecharleston.com. The
next meeting will be held on July 15th, come and bring a
friend!
