Tufts ASCE Alumni

ASCE At Tufts – A Strong Legacy

Times have changed in the 129 years since the inception of the engineering program here at Tufts, but the level of scholarship and success of its students and graduates has remained firm. The ASCE Tufts Chapter has traditionally involved some of Tufts’ most dedicated engineers.

Year	ASCE President	Faculty Adviser
1952	Kenneth G. Fettig	Prof P. S. Rice
1953	Lincoln Blake
1955	Gerald Hathorne
1956	Francis Cundari
1957	Paul Rittenberg
1958	LeRoy Christie
1961	Richard L. Collari	Prof. Earle Littleton
1962	Richard L. Collari	Prof. R.L. Savage

1953: Mr. Eric Reeves, Chief Structural Engineer at Charles Maguire & Associates, lectures to ASCE members on the structural features of the then-new Boston elevated Central Artery.

1973	Joseph J. Zona
1974	David Power	Dr. Lewis Edgers
1975	Michael Loulakis
1976	Joseph Vanni
1977	Gregory White
1978	Mark DeViney
1979	Mark D. Bucknam
1980	Jay Minkoff

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Felipe Ossa c/o ASCE Student Chapter
Dept. of Civil and Environmental

Engineering
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155

1974: Retirement ceremony for Prof. Earle F. Littleton

1976: ASCE student-faculty get-together

1962: ASCE yearly dues raised from $2 to $3. Mr. Flannagan lectures on the advantages of nuclear power.

1976: Physics 11 and ES-3 made mandatory for all engineers. Widespread grief ensues.

1976: ASCE sponsors a field trip to Boston’s in-progress 60 State St. building.

Students “were amazed at the balance and skill displayed by the workers at such heights.”

1981	Jennifer Bryant	Prof. K. Tsutsumi
1982	Kristy French	Dr. Lewis Edgers
1983	Maureen Walsh	Dr. Lewis Edgers
1984	Melissa McShea	Prof. Richard Vogel
1985	Nancy Goldberg
1986	Andrew Stern
1987	Mark Reuss
1988	Andrew Paster
1989	Diane Yamane
1990	Bruce Perelman
1991	David Manugian

1977: ASCE gets its first University funding: $260 per year.

1978: Tufts’ first concrete canoe is raced at the University of Maine. Unfortunately, it did not finish.

1991: Tufts hosts ASCE New England Regional Conference

1989: Tufts enters the ASCE Concrete Canoe competition for its first time.

1990: Tufts’ second concrete canoe.

1992: The Tufts concrete canoe team travels to Delft, Holland to race its canoe on the Schie canal.

1992	Christopher Till	Prof. Sara Lacy
1993	Joshua R. Gould	Prof. Sara Lacy
1995	Beth Smith	Prof. Lee Minardi
1996	David Falkenstern
1997	Damian Siebert
1998	Michael Weaver	Prof. Daniel Jansen
1999	Benjamin Findley
2000	Joe McLean
2001	Ashley Cecire	Prof. Richard Vogel
2002	Janice Clear
2003	Tim Nelson
2004	TC Hardy	Prof. Brian Brenner and Prof. Richard Vogel
2005	William Roscoe	Prof. Brian Brenner
2006	Norman Quach	Prof. Brian Brenner
2007	Jim Kaklamanos	Prof. Brian Brenner and Prof. Mehdi Modares
2008	Jim Kaklamanos	Prof. Brian Brenner and Prof. Mehdi Modares
2009	Jeremy Lancaster	Prof. Lee Minardi

1993: Tufts competes in the ASCE concrete toboggan contest. Our “Boston Bullets” piloted their toboggan, “The Boston Bomber” to the finish.

1998: The Tufts Steel Bridge team competes in the National competition at California Polytech in Pamona. The team packed their bridge into ski bags for transport on the plane.

The 1995 Tufts Concrete Canoe Team with their canoe.

The William P. Morse Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded by Tufts ASCE and the BSCES to Tufts senior civil engineers having a very strong record of academic achievement.

Year	Recipient
1964	Linfield Brown
1965	Allen B. Potvin
1966	Lewis Edgers
1967	Robert A. Hiney
1968	John D. Hughes
1969	Kathy Chew
1985	Melissa McShea
1987	Kym DiIorio
1988	Steven Scampoli
1989	Jonathan Rosenblum
1991	Sai-Ping Chin
1992	Genevieve Dyer

1993	Diane Velardocchia
1996	Nathaniel Woodruff
1997	Christopher Maury
1998	Leanne Palmer
1999	Peter M. Babaian
2000	Kelly Carmody & Isaura Vergucht
2001	Emma K. Francis
2003	Tim Nelson
2005	Aaron Sacks
2006	Christopher DiCarlo

Were you a William P. Morse scholarship recipient at Tufts during one of the years not listed above? Let us know.

Tufts ASCE Today

Today, the ASCE Tufts Chapter is as active as ever, and continues to foster a community of highly motivated and enthusiastic engineers. ASCE-sponsored activities and events at Tufts include the Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe teams, local community service, the annual Kids’ Day booth, guest speakers and field trips, the annual Spring Barbecue, Trivia Nights, the revered student-faculty softball game, and more.

The 2001 concrete canoe.

Kid’s Day 2001

The 2002 steel bridge team with their bridge.

The 2001 student-faculty softball game.

Students won 9-8 in extra innings.

Make a Donation

There are currently over 90 members in the Tufts chapter of ASCE, and most importantly, this year we increased our active membership. For example, the Steel Bridge team, which previously consisted of 6 members, expanded to 15 active and 5 part time participants this year. With the increased enthusiasm in ASCE we have planned many new and exciting events for the year ahead. We are planning a community service event to build concrete handicap ramps at nearby schools and we are planning our first environmental project. As usual, the Concrete Canoe team and Steel Bridge Team will be competing in their respective events, and we will be having our annual barbeque/softball game. However, your support is needed to help us to continue to expand and improve our programs. We would greatly appreciate any assistance in the form of a donation from you or your organization to help us have another successful year. If you would like to donate, please print and fill out the form linked below and mail it to the address listed.