MISSION

SDES is the state society of engineers from all disciplines that promotes the ethical and competent practice of engineering, advocates licensure, enhances the image of its members, and advocates legislation and public policy for the betterment of human welfare and the profession.


The South Dakota Engineering Society is pleased to announce
the 2012-2013 Board of Directors:

Jody Page, PE
President
HDR, Inc.
Rapid City
 
Myron Adam, PE, LS
President Elect
JSA Consulting Engineers/Land Surveyors, Inc.
Sioux Falls
 
TJ Yerdon, PE
Vice President
HDR, Inc.
Sioux Falls
Philip Gundvaldson, PE
Secretary-Treasurer
HR Green
Sioux Falls
David Templeton, PE
President
SD DENR
Pierre
Brian Jenner, PE
Black Hills Chapter President
Cretex Concrete Products West
Rapid City
 
Stephen Bareis, PE
Black Hills Chapter State Director
FourFront Design, Inc.
Rapid City
Patrick Wellner , PE
Central Chapter President
SD DOT
Pierre
Stacy Froelich, PE
Central Chapter State Director
SD DENR
Pierre
G. Jeffery Hines, PE
Eastern ChapterPresident
Bartlett & West, Inc.
Sioux Falls
 
Kristen Gundvaldson, PE
Eastern Chapter State Director
Southeast Technical Institute
Sioux Falls

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2012 Annual Conference Presentations
(in pdf format)

2011 Risk Considerations for Geotechnical Construction
Jeffery R. Hill, P.E. Hayward Baker

Economical Short Span Steel Bridge Standards
Dr. Michael G. Barker, University of Wyoming

Compressed Air Energy Storage in a Salt Cavern - A Solution to Energy Storage for Wind Farms
Dr. Lance A. Roberts, Ph.D., P.E., RESPEC Consulting and Services

Coating Applications (Water and Wastewater Applications)
John Reiser, Global Corrosion Specification Specialist, Sherwin Williams

Deadwood Mountain Grand

Data Availability Developed Through DENR's Gas and Oil Initiative
Derric L. Iles, Geological Survey Program, SD DENR

Long Term Safety in a Growing Area - Sioux Falls 69th Street
Chad Hanisch, P.E., HR Green
Brad Ludens, P.E., City of Sioux Falls
Scott Schneider, P.E., Sayre Associates, Inc.

It is a pleasure to announce the recipients of the SDES 2011 engineering awards. The awards were presented at the SDES 52nd annual conference in Deadwood, SD on Thursday, April 26, 2012.

Young Engineer of the Year
Brett Runge, PE
HR Green
Sioux Falls, SD

Engineer of the Year
Kirby Mellegard, PE
RESPEC
Rapid City, SD

Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award
City of Sioux Falls, Owner
Big Sioux R & Skunk Ck Flood Control Project Phase 2C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Special thanks to the following firms for their support of the
South Dakota Engineering Society:


 

 

 

 

 


Who Are We?
South Dakota Engineering Society (SDES) is the state society of engineers from all disciplines
that promotes the ethical and competent practice of engineering, advocates licensure, enhances
the image of its members, and advocates legislation and public policy for the betterment of human
welfare and the profession. SDES is an affiliate of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).


   

 

 

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