The fifteen ASABE members, all 30 years of age or younger,
have distinguished themselves with outstanding, early-career
achievements that serve as inspiration to their peers and to the
future engineers who will follow in their footsteps. Five of these
individuals will be honored by National Engineers Week as "New
Faces of Engineering," announcement of which will occur during
Engineers Week, February 19-25, 2012. ASABE is a sponsor of
Engineers Week, an annual event aimed at promoting public awareness
and appreciation of engineering professions.
Nominated by fellow ASABE members, the 2012 Class of New
Faces of ASABE was formally announced today at the
2012 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, being held
in Louisville, Kentucky. The class includes:
Nourredine
Abdoulmoumine, MS
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Amanda Crowe,
MS
USDA-NRCS, Sparta, Wisconsin
Mary Hamann,
MS
URS Corporation, San Antonio, Texas
Brandon E. Hartley, EIT,
BS
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Jacob Hay, EIT,
BS
Case New Holland, New Holland, Pennsylvania
Derek Heeren, EIT,
MS
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Daniel Holtz,
BS
USDA-NRCS, Escondido, California
Andrew Jennett,
BS
Iowa State University
Sabrina Luensmann, EIT,
BS
URS Corporation, San Antonio, Texas
Justin K. Mechell, EIT,
MS
Waid Environmental, Austin, Texas
Santosh K. Pitla,
PhD
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Garrett V. Pommeranz, MS,
IT
RFA/Minnesota Engineering, Brooklyn Park, MN
Wesley M. Porter,
MS
Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, Oklahoma
Michael P. Sama, PE,
MS
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Kevin M. Tacke,
BS
AGCO Corp., Hesston, Kansas
Profiles of the honorees are posted online.
High-resolution photographs can be found there as
well.