Membership in Archimedes Club gaining on goal of 125 members

John C. Mihm, the retired senior vice president of technology and project development for ConocoPhilips and an ASME Fellow, has become the latest addition to the growing Archimedes Club, the planned giving recognition group of the ASME Foundation.

John C. Mihm

Mihm has been a member of ASME's Industry Advisory Board since 1993. A recipient of the Society's Dedicated Service Award in 1998, he served as the IAB vice chair from 1999–2000, and chair from 2001–2002. Currently, he serves on the ASME Foundation's Board of Directors, the Board of Trustees, and chairs the Planned Giving Advisory Committee.

When asked what he hopes his gift will accomplish, Mihm said that he wants "to help ensure ASME survives as a vibrant organization to meet the needs of our next generation of engineers." Through scholarships and other activities, he added, "ASME can ensure we have the skilled engineers society will need, not only to maintain current abilities, but to enable future capabilities."

Mihm, who graduated in 1964 from Texas Tech University with a chemical engineering degree has had a rather distinguished career.

He worked for ConocoPhillips (then Phillips Petroleum) for more than four decades. Mihm managed production for the Gulf Coast Offshore Oil Rigs, and participated in the pioneering North Sea Project in the late 1970s. He was a key player in the Ekofisk field project, which helped establish Norway as a prominent oil producer. Now retired, Mihm lives with his wife in Texas.

His work with ASME was equally rewarding. "I enjoyed serving on the ASME Industry Advisory Board, and highly recommend it to others," Mihm said. Because he has gotten so much from ASME, he said he wanted to make a planned gift to be able to help others. But the greatest advantage of a planned gift, Mihm explained, is that "it allows me to plan ahead. I can meet my family responsibilities and yet do something good for others."

Mihm's gift qualifies him for Founding Membership in the Archimedes Club, which has been extended to coincide with next year's 125th anniversary celebration of ASME. Currently, the Archimedes Club has 36 members. The ASME Foundation hopes to have 125 Founding Members by the anniversary.

Mihm will be the Master of Ceremonies of the Archimedes Club Reception at this year's Congress on Nov. 15 in Anaheim, Calif.

The Foundation can help those who are interested in making a gift choose their best options. To learn more, contact Warren Leonard, director of development, at (212) 591-7846 or by e-mail at leonardw@asme.org.

 

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