improvements that are being made. The renovations include improvements to the aging HVAC, new atrium, and the addition of an elevator. These renovations are only a temporary measure as the Department and the University are still committed to a new facility to house the ME Department, located with one of the other engineering departments. This will be my last note to you as President. My term is coming to an end and in April, I will turn the office over to Bob Harrison. Trust me Bob will be a great leader for AAME, his dedication and passion for AAME is runs deep. Please put your energies into supporting Bob and the Academy. I know that each and every one of you is proud of your membership in AAME. I know I sure am! Zane Boatright AAME President 2012-2013 Fellow AAME Members – Just returned from the Winter Board meeting. Great meeting and we got a lot done. By now, everyone should have received the information about the Annual meeting and Induction Banquet April 12-13. We will be holding both the Induction Banquet and our Annual meeting at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on the U of A campus in Fayetteville. We have a fantastic group of inductees this year! All are very enthusiastic and have already asked how they can help AAME. This will be one of the largest classes we have had in several years. I hope to see you all there. On the subject of how to help AAME... Over the last year we have experienced a significant decline in the number of members who are volunteering and contributing. We are seeing the same members year after year step up as officers and Board members. While their volunteer effort is fantastic, I call on you to consider becoming more active in AAME. We need new Board members. The time is not so burdensome to take away from your families and business. We only need a few hours of your time every quarter. We need fresh ideas. If you are interested please contact me or any one of the board members for more information on how you can help. As I said contributions are way down. Alarmingly, 2012 income fell to only 75% of the 2011 level, following a decrease of almost 10% in 2011 income. Expenditures exceeded income by $39,291. This is the first year since I was inducted that we have operated in a deficit. We have experienced a 6.5% decrease in contributions per member and only 36% of our members are contributing to AAME. Contributions support the ME Department with supplemental operating funds to support class rooms, labs, student projects and most importantly, scholarships. Our proposed 2013 Budget includes an income projection of $40,000. This is $7,000 more than the 2012 total income. AAME definitely needs your help in this area. I urge each member to make a concerted effort to contribute a minimum of $250 and, to go even further, I challenge each of you to a stretch goal of $600 per member. On a positive note, the University of Arkansas has stepped up with a $2.2 Million dollar renovation of the Mechanical Engineering Building. The Department is very excited about the renovation and the President’s Corner FROM THE EDITOR: We would appreciate your input and contribution to this publication to make it more interesting for all, so please submit articles/topics for inclusion. Authors of articles will be given proper accolades. We also would love to publicize what our members are doing for the profession. Please e-mail these to rrasnic@ryan- engineering.com. The newsletter is published quarterly. - Russ Rasnic ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING A University of Arkansas Alumni Association AAME Headlines Promoting & Supporting the Mechanical Engineer FEBRUARY 2013 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: 2013 Induction Banquet & Annual Business Meeting Call To Action! Financial News and Contributions Mechanical Engineering Update
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improvements that are being made. The renovations
include improvements to the
aging HVAC, new atrium, and the addition of an elevator.
These renovations are only a
temporary measure as the
Department and the University are still committed
to a new facility to house the
ME Department, located with one of the other engineering
departments.
This will be my last note to you as President. My term is
coming to an end and in April,
I will turn the office over to Bob Harrison. Trust me Bob
will be a great leader for
AAME, his dedication and passion for AAME is runs
deep. Please put your
energies into supporting Bob
and the Academy.
I know that each and every
one of you is proud of your membership in AAME. I know
I sure am!
Zane Boatright
AAME President 2012-2013
Fellow AAME Members –
Just returned from the Winter Board meeting. Great
meeting and we got a lot
done. By now, everyone should have received the
information about the Annual
meeting and Induction
Banquet April 12-13. We will be holding both the Induction
Banquet and our Annual
meeting at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on
the U of A campus in
Fayetteville. We have a fantastic group of inductees
this year! All are very
enthusiastic and have already
asked how they can help AAME. This will be one of
the largest classes we have
had in several years. I hope to see you all there.
On the subject of how to help
AAME... Over the last year we have experienced a significant
decline in the number of
members who are volunteering and contributing.
We are seeing the same
members year after year step up as officers and Board
members. While their
volunteer effort is fantastic, I
call on you to consider becoming more active in
AAME. We need new Board
members. The time is not so burdensome to take away
from your families and
business. We only need a few
hours of your time every quarter. We need fresh ideas.
If you are interested please
contact me or any one of the
board members for more
information on how you can help.
As I said contributions are
way down. Alarmingly, 2012 income fell to only 75% of the
2011 level, following a
decrease of almost 10% in
2011 income. Expenditures exceeded income by $39,291.
This is the first year since I
was inducted that we have operated in a deficit. We
have experienced a 6.5%
decrease in contributions per member and only 36% of our
members are contributing to
AAME. Contributions support
the ME Department with supplemental operating funds
to support class rooms, labs,
student projects and most importantly, scholarships.
Our proposed 2013 Budget
includes an income projection
of $40,000. This is $7,000 more than the 2012 total
income. AAME definitely
needs your help in this area.
I urge each member to make a
concerted effort to contribute a minimum of $250 and, to go
even further, I challenge each
of you to a stretch goal of
$600 per member.
On a positive note, the
University of Arkansas has stepped up with a $2.2 Million
dollar renovation of the
Mechanical Engineering
Building. The Department is very excited about the
renovation and the
President’s Corner
F R O M T H E
E D I T O R :
We would appreciate
your input and
contribution to this
publication to make it
more interesting for
all, so please submit
articles/topics for
inclusion. Authors of
articles will be given
proper accolades.
We also would love
to publicize what our
members are doing
for the profession.
Please e-mail these to
rrasnic@ryan-
engineering.com.
The newsletter is
published quarterly.
- Russ Rasnic
A R K A N S A S A C A D E M Y
O F M E C H A N I C A L
E N G I N E E R I N G
A University of Arkansas Alumni Association
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