2008 Issue

UTAH ENGINEERS COUNCIL JOURNAL 51 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS www.same.org President/UEC Alternate Representative Col. Buddy Briesmaster Vice-President Lt. Col. Craig Biondo Secretary Dave Mills Treasurer David Friz UEC Representative Dr. Joseph Martone Newsletter Editor Jason Dalpias Meeting Chair Everett Reynolds STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF UTAH www.seau.org President Barry Welliver Vice-President Glen Palmer Secretary Chris Kimball Treasurer Russell Merrill UEC Representative Shaun Packer Newsletter Editor Rick Seelos Program Chair Julie Ott UTAH COUNCIL OF LAND SURVEYORS www.ucls.org Chair/UEC Representative Lenard Barney Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect Ken Hamblin Executive Secretary/Newsletter Editor Pauline Barney Program Chair James Olchewski UTAH SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS www.uspeonline.com President/Treasurer Jim Belshe Vice-President/ UEC Alternate Representative Program Chair Eric Anderson, P.E. Secretary/Newsletter Editor Kesia Guimares UEC Representative Dan Church, P.E. MATHCOUNTS — continued State University. Chevron introduced three $1,000 cash scholarships for minorities this year. Last year, the number of schools that participated in Utah in- creased from the year before by nearly 40%. This was the second highest percentage increase throughout the country. The number of schools by which Utah’s participation increased was 3rd highest in the nation. In Utah, sponsors can provide the awards the students receive at the competitions, provide lodging and travel expenses for students and coaches, and provide stability for the future of Utah MATH- COUNTS. Sponsors receive recognition on our local website (www. uspeonline.com/mathcounts/home.htm ) as well as at competitions and at the annual Utah MATHCOUNTS awards banquet. State and local sponsors of $1,000 or more receive national recognition through the Spring newsletter of MATHCOUNTS received by hundreds of sponsors, MATHCOUNTS alumni, and schools. To learn more about MATHCOUNTS and how your company can be a part, please contact the State coordinator at utahmathcounts@ aol.com. For more information about MATHCOUNTS, please visit the national website at www.mathcounts.org. Ms. Egbert has been the State MathCounts Coordinator for Utah, and is associated with the Division of Water Resources, Utah, Department of Natural Resources as a Staff Engineer and Project Manager. INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS – UTAH CHAPTER www.ite.org President/Meeting Chair Andy Powell, P.E. Vice-President Tim Boschert Secretary/Newsletter Editor Matthew Seal, P.E. Treasurer/UEC Representative Peter Tang, P.E. SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS President Chiao-ih Denise Hui Vice-President Nadine Whitfield Secretary Elizabeth Richardsen Treasurer Elizabeth Gregory Section Representative Leslie Hugo UEC Representative Linda Bachmeier led to the termination, think twice before expecting things to be different with you. State court records are public information and can be easily searched. If your client has a litigious reputation, find out before you become the next defendant. Despite the best of efforts, sometimes things go wrong on a project. Waiting until that unfortunate circumstance is too late to begin figuring out who your dispute is with and your chances for a successive resolution. Who your client is will create or limit your options in dealing with a dispute. For example, it is pointless to spend a great amount of money in litigating against a business entity that has no assets. By understanding your client before en- tering into a contract, you can craft the agreement to specifically address the situation and potential concerns should a dispute arise with that client. Adam T. Mow is an architect and attorney with the Salt Lake City law firm of Babcock Scott & Babcock. He can be reached at adam@ babcockscott.com or 801-531-7000. DO YOU KNOWWHO YOUR CLIENT IS? — continued