New ASME President: Future is 'extremely bright' for engineers
During his inaugural speech last month at ASME's Summer Annual Meeting, ASME's new President Terry E. Shoup, said that engineers are uniquely positioned to meet the many challenges facing the world today, including energy availability, water quality, and security.

Zamrik selected as president-nominee at SAM
Redefining and reinforcing the role of engineering students, early career engineers, women and minorities within ASME — and actively promoting programs to better address their needs — are chief among the goals of ASME's newly elected president-nominee, Sam Y. Zamrik.

New officers begin terms, globalization report endorsed, and education workshop debuts at SAM
In addition Terry Shoup taking office as ASME's new president, and Sam Zamrik being named president-nominee, a number of other events occurred at the Society's Summer Annual Meeting last month.

Early career leadership opportunities 'ECLIPSE' former programs
The initial meeting of ECLIPSE (Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering) was held during the Summer Annual Meeting in San Francisco last month.

VOLT Academy moves into high gear
Members of ASME's volunteer training unit, the VOLT Academy, met during last month's Summer Annual Meeting to discuss their goals for the coming year, which includes and enhanced marketing effort and integration with other areas of the Society.

Missouri-Rolla team was a major player at two HPV competitions
ASME student members from the University of Missouri-Rolla emerged as big winners at both of the ASME Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Challenges, which were held on both U.S. coasts during the spring.

Swanson accepts ASME President's Award
John A. Swanson, the founder of Swanson Analysis Services Inc. (ANSYS), received the prestigious ASME President's Award during the 2006 ASME Summer Annual Meeting last month in San Francisco.

Diversity champion, Denton, dies
The engineering community is saddened by the tragic death of Dr. Denise Denton, Chancellor of the University of California at Santa Cruz. She passed away on June 24.

Ethics committee now accepting nominations for position
The Committee on Ethical Standards & Review (CESR) is accepting nominations for an open position.

New titles from ASME Publications
"Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Second Edition, Volumes 1, 2 & 3" and "Turbine Aerodynamics: Axial-Flow and Radial-Flow Turbine Design and Analysis" are two of the books now available.