I wanted to take a few moments and thank our chapter members for their enthusiasm and interest in the happy hour, monthly events, and the upcoming golf tournament.

We had a strong showing at the Happy Hour at Maloney's last week, and it was great to catch up with a wide range of members from the industry. It was especially kind of Sevo Systems for sponsoring the event for those that came which also (incidentally) boosted our membership registrations as well.

For those who don't know, we have an August 31st Monthly Meeting covering Fire Rated Expansion Joint solutions. More information can be found on our Calendar.

For the golf tournament, we are seeing a great amount of excitement towards the new location, participation, and for sponsorships. We already have three Platinum Sponsors for the 2015 event, and are very encouraged that the event is incorporating many of the ideas our members had from the chapter survey early this year.

If you are considering joining or sponsoring this event, you should know that your support goes a long way in encouraging local student interest in fire protection. A huge thanks to all of our 2014 sponsors for making this year's scholarships possible (American Fire Sprinkler, Ferguson Fire & Fabrication, Reliable Sprinkler, Chemguard Fire Suppression Solutions, Fike Corporation, Keller Fire & Safety, RS Electric, The Solberg Company, and Western States Fire Protection.) I can attest to the importance of the scholarships as a recipient from many, many years ago...

For the tournament you can register for the golf tournament online, or mail-in a manual registration with a check as well.

Thank you again for your excitement about the chapter and all of the upcoming events!

Joe

Joe Meyer
President, Mo-Kan SFPE

The Missouri-Kansas Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers is happy to announce the 2015-2016 scholarship award winners. The three winners are Daniel Ricker, Glynis Thompson, and Kaitlin Beeman.

Daniel Ricker will be a Junior in Architectural Engineering at the university of Kansas. He is involved in the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows (SELF) program and has interned with Paric Corporation in the St. Louis area during 2015. He is interested in pursuing a career in the fire protection industry.

Glynis Thompson will be a Senior in Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas. She has been a resident assistant at the university and is currently interning with Fire Dynamics, a division of Henderson Engineers in Kansas City. 

Kaitlin Beeman will be a Senior in Architectural Engineering at Kansas State University. At the university Kaitlin has served multiple important roles within the University Panhellenic Council. She has held internships at JE Dunn Construction and Burns & McDonnell, both in the Kansas City area, which led to her involvement and interest in fire suppression systems. 


The scholarships for local students is made possible by the annual golf tournament held by the chapter each fall. More information about scholarships, current and past award winners can be found at our Student page.