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CHICAGO ENGINEERS’ FOUNDATION YEARS OF INC ENTIVE AWAR D S of the Union League Club of Chicago CHICAGO ENGINEERS’ FOUNDATION 65 West Jackson Boulevard | Chicago, Illinois 60604 chicagoengineersfoundation.org Empowering Chicago’s Next Generation of Engineers 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT Mission To encourage and empower young people to become the next generation of engineers through scholarship opportunities, outreach to educational institutions, and promoting interest in engineering as a career History The Chicago Engineers’ Foundation (CEF) evolved from the Chicago Engineers’ Club, an organization established in 1903 as a professional, social and networking group for the Chicago engineering community During its tenure, the Club established a foundation and presented its first student awards in 1969 The Chicago Engineers’ Club Foundation became the presentday Chicago Engineers’ Foundation of the Union League Club in 1975 CEF remains one of three nonprofit organizations with a home at the Union League Club of Chicago, and proudly celebrates 50 years of Incentive Awards to Chicago’s future engineers in 2019 CEF 2018-2019 Leadership Officers President Erik Cempel* Immediate Past President James B Treleaven + Directors Paul Barter Sid Bennett Wendy Betts + Joni Croll + Sharon Harmsworth Brian Herbstritt Deborah Hodges + Lisa Kennedy Michael Lev Andrew Levenfeld + Cosmin Lucaci + Michael Nauman + Thomas Penn Steve Schlegel Cyrus Walker Kelsey Watterworth P Kay Whitlock William Williams Karl Zimmerman * Denotes CEF Award Alumni + Denotes CEF Committee Chair Advisors Justin Dyer Steve Hoover Paul Juettner First Vice President Rebecca Wingate Second Vice President Tom Riley + Secretary Michael Driscoll + Treasurer John Liston + General Counsel Patrick Burns + Sue Khalifah Michael Kharouta* Carissa Kloncz + Bart Kozial Damian Krebsbach Taylor Leahy Pat Maloney* Martin Owens Martin Ross Nancy Ross Erin L.D Sibley Mark Smith Evan Wind Emeritus Directors Walter Farrell Terry Hendrickson Van Lear Anthony McGuire William J Nissen Don Pries David B Whitehurst Executive Director Debbie Birrell From the President Page 1: Change the photo to this one: On behalf of the CEF Scholars, thank you to everyone who gave their time, talents, and resources to enlighten students across Chicago to the value and excitement of engineering careers – and then supported $116,000 in Incentive Awards to help them achieve their career goals Our volunteers, donors and friends make up an incredible community dedicated to providing K-12 STEM education, Incentive Awards, and career development to the future problem-solvers and innovators of Chicago In 1969 the Chicago Engineers’ Club Foundation presented its first $100 awards to ten Chicago high school students planning to study engineering in college The awards became an annual activity and continued when the organization merged with the Union League Club of Chicago in 1975 Over the last five decades, the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation (CEF) has grown to inspire, encourage and empower Chicago’s next generation of engineers • 4th Paragraph, 3rd line: Paragraph, • 8thour In June 2019 we honored the 50th anniversary of our Incentive Award program when we celebrated class 3rd line: of 2019 scholars A highlight of the celebration was the presentation of CEF’s inaugural Distinguished Alumni 3rd line, • 9th Paragraph, Award CEF established this award to honor past award recipients for their professional achievements and dedication to future engineers George A Smith (Class of 1971) accepted this year’s honor Mr Smith received his Inside Back Cover: CEF award as a Lindblom High School graduate He attended Purdue University, pursuing a degree in electrical engineering While at Purdue, George Smith was one of six students who founded a first-of-its-kind professional Text Box atof theBlack Top: and mentoring society for minority engineering students, which is now known as the National Society Format the text smaller to mak Engineers (NSBE) of Renewing Awardees Mr Smith is an incredible role model A modest award encouraged him in 1971, and George Smith went on Second line inSmith a slightly larger f to establish an organization that grew to 16,000 members and over 500 Chapters worldwide George continues to visit K-12 classrooms as a CEF volunteer to inspire young minds and share all that engineering The Class of offers to our history, present and future More CEF alumni are returning to CEF to volunteer and encourage future award recipients It is a true honor to present CEF’s first Distinguished Alumni Award to George Smith, and to be a fellow award alum Incentive Awards are now presented to up to 100 Chicago high school and college students each year In fact, over the last 50 years, the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation has presented awards to more than 2,000 students Additionally, CEF has grown to offer both classroom and career development programming These programs work together to ensure Chicago’s aspiring engineers are on track to succeed Your support this year provided Chicago’s next generation of engineers with: •M  erit-based awards to high school and college students totaling $116,000: Our Scholars are from neighborhoods across Chicago and 38% are first generation college students • 40 outreach visits to schools and organizations, impacting 1,000 K-12 students •T  wo career workshops which included resume and interview skill development, mentoring, corporate tours and networking opportunities • The CEF Resume Exchange, which connects scholars with companies seeking engineering interns Thank you to all of our Directors, Advisors, volunteers and donors for the impact you’ve had this year! I particularly want to express our gratitude to the Union League Club of Chicago (ULCC) I am proud of our home within ULCC With their generous support of the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation and other nonprofit initiatives, the Union League Club creates an indelible stamp on the community, preserving and enhancing its proud civic and philanthropic legacy in Chicago If you are learning about Chicago Engineers’ Foundation for the first time, please join us Simply volunteer to share your own work experience with students, evaluate Incentive Award applications, or share the CEF Resume Exchange with your company to start getting involved Engineers innovate, build, and improve our world, and together we are inspiring, encouraging and empowering remarkably talented students who are the future of engineering We look forward to celebrating many more milestone anniversaries and, more importantly, celebrating the outstanding achievements of our alumni for years to come With gratitude, Erik Cempel, PE, PMP President & CEF Award Alum CHICAGO ENGINEERS’ FOUNDATION CEF Scholars: In Their Own Words Michael Kadus Freshman, Purdue University Engineers of the 21st Century are entrusted with the responsibility to combat some of the world’s most pressing issues Engineers develop technology to make the world a safe and better place My contribution as an engineer addresses an issue that hits close to home I have developed a viable solution to mitigate the effects of drunk driving My friend’s brother was killed by a drunk driver the night of his homecoming dance Drunk driving is a real pandemic in the United States Unfortunately, anyone in a car can be at risk I’ve formulated a cutting-edge solution to eliminate the possibility of drunk driving My solution is the Soteria Driver Protection System (DPS), named after the Greek word for safety DPS uses transdermal ethanol sensors placed on a steering wheel to detect a driver’s blood alcohol level Within as little as 10 seconds Soteria would trigger the protection system and suspend vehicle operation My system would be more effective, friendly and universal than relying solely on police officers to pull over intoxicated drivers This Fall I start my college career as an Electrical Engineering major and plan to focus on topics related to systems, RF signals, and data collection/usage My participation with Chicago Engineers’ Foundation will help me experience the opportunity of uniting a strong undergraduate engineering program with my entrepreneurship strategies This combination will help me advance my solution for making the world a safer place My DPS is a safe, private, and efficient solution to our drunk driving pandemic and will become the new standardized safety feature in automobiles Chicago Engineers’ Foundation will help make my engineering career goals a reality A  Sopanarat  Photo     Alyssa Sopanarat Senior, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor The Chicago Engineers’ Foundation has provided me with more support than I ever imagined I would receive as a college student I won my first CEF Award when I was a Senior at Whitney Young High School Each year I’ve received CEF Incentive Awards, I have also gained valuable resources and support to help me though my education Last summer, I was offered an internship position through CEF’s first Resume Exchange Newell Brands viewed my resume through the CEF Exchange and contacted me about interviewing for a   software engineering internship After going through my first professional interview process, I received and accepted an offer to spend last summer with the Newell software engineering team in Atlanta, GA Not only did my first internship provide me with valuable skills, connections and experience, it gave me confidence in myself as an engineer This year I received another interview opportunity with a competitive Chicago company through the next CEF Resume Exchange Although I decided to pursue another internship for this summer, I gained great experience with behavior and technical interviews, and meeting with engineers and executives thanks to CEF My education and career decisions are often stressful, but CEF has provided me with support and many opportunities to grow and learn As I start my Senior year and prepare to search for full-time jobs, I’m nervous but also ready My readiness is due to years of hard work, and all I’ve gained from my participation with Chicago Engineers’ Foundation I am prepared and have made incredible progress towards my career goals thanks to the opportunities I’ve received from Chicago Engineers’ Foundation CHICAGO ENGINEERS’ FOUNDATION   2019 Incentive Award Recipients Freshman Class Zachary Anderson Walter Payton College Prep University of Notre Dame Raymond Bernardo Mather High School University of Illinois at Chicago Henry Beuving Lane Tech College Prep University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Francis Burke-Olson Lane Tech College Prep Northwestern University Collin Butler Walter Payton College Prep Miami University Kellie Chu Muchin College Prep University of Michigan Cameron Cole Kenwood Academy University of Southern California Liam Coughlin Brother Rice High School Purdue University Daisaq Cyrilla Jones College Prep University of Illinois at Chicago Maureen Davasse Jones College Prep Purdue University Gabriella Finch Latin School of Chicago University of Iowa Michael Henze St Rita of Cascia High School Clemson University Thomas Hoos Walter Payton College Prep University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Michael Kadus Loyola Academy Purdue University McKenna Kallianis Marist High School Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Angelica Lorenzo Loyola Academy Yale University Jessa Malicdem Lane Tech College Prep Northeastern University Vladimir Martinez Whitney M Young High School University of Michigan Joseph McCarey Lane Tech College Prep Harvard University Diana Miller Lindblom Math & Science Academy University of Michigan Diego Rivera Curie Metropolitan High School University of Iowa Eric Roman Northside College Prep University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Jack Ross St Ignatius College Prep Saint Louis University Ciaran Sheridan Brother Rice High School University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Ian Shimandle Northside College Prep Northwestern University Royal Shrestha Lane Tech College Prep University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Guadalupe Solis Air Force Academy High School University of Illinois at Chicago Ilaisanne Summers Walter Payton College Prep Massachusetts Institute of Technology Andrew Thompson Brother Rice High School University of Wisconsin at Madison Kevin Williams Taft High School Engineering Pathways to University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Daniel Wong Lane Tech College Prep University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Sophomore Class Vivian Auduong Stanford University Stefan Borjan Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nora Chambers Northwestern University Marc Jiang Northwestern University Sophie Keller Cornell University Joe Kresic The Ohio State University Kimberly Lu Princeton University Michael Marino University of Notre Dame Kyle McNamara University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Nina Onyemeziem Princeton University Pratik Patel Illinois Institute of Technology Thomas Phelan The Ohio State University Julian Robinson Case Western Reserve University Chloe Zwolfer University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Junior Class Erika Anderson Case Western Reserve University Jorge Barrios University of Illinois at Chicago Brett Bittner Valparaiso University Michael Bump Northwestern University Sarah Coughlin Northwestern University Ying Guan University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Dylan Haugh-Ewald University of Michigan Joseph Henze Clemson University Jay Huang University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Danica Jayco University of Michigan Matthew Kadus University of Kentucky David Kierpiec University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Victoria Krummick University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Alexander Marks Purdue University Max Mitchell University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Peter Motyka University of IL at Urbana-Champaign chicagoengineersfoundation.org 3 2019 Incentive Award Recipients continued Weronika Myslak University of Michigan Guillermo Camarillo Stanford University Justin Reyes Tufts University Uchenna Ngwe University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Liam Clair Saint Louis University Tess Russell Northwestern University Karolina Rak University of Michigan Liam Flood University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Justin Schmit University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Ava Sherry Harvey Mudd College Bhavin Gandhi University of Michigan Paige Solcani University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Elizabeth Travnik University of Notre Dame Kristen Kacich University of Illinois at Chicago Alyssa Sopanarat University of Michigan Yesenia Ulloa Stanford University Marta Marczuk University of Michigan Justin Tringl Illinois Institute of Technology Senior Class Richard Mauge University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Sasu Tuladhar University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Laith Abad University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Robert Mauge University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Johan Villanueva Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sara Baase University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Christopher Obiozor Columbia University Atirah Winford Illinois Institute of Technology Anastasia Bouchelion Vanderbilt University Suliyat Olagbenro University of Michigan Ka Wong Northwestern University John Burke University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Anne Reardon University of IL at Urbana-Champaign Award Recipients by University Boston University * Carnegie Mellon University * Case Western Reserve University * Columbia University * Clemson University * Cornell University * Dartmouth College * Harvard University * Harvey Mudd College Illinois Institute of Technology * Johns Hopkins * Marquette University * Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Miami University * Michigan State University * Northeastern University * Northwestern University Purdue University * Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology * Saint Louis University * Stanford University * The Ohio State University * Trinity College * Tufts University * University of Iowa * University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign * University of Kentucky * University of Michigan * University of Notre Dame * University of Southern California * University of Wisconsin-Madison * Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University * Yale University CHICAGO ENGINEERS’ FOUNDATION CEF Student Outreach Outreach Impacted 1,000 K-12 Students Students and professionals chat at the inaugural Student Success Networking Event 1st Vice President Rebecca Wingate and Secretary Michael Driscoll with the winners of the CEF Award at the 2019 Future Cities Competition Members of the Union League Boys and Girls Club create an engineering project to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Chicago World’s Fair as part of a special CEF competition CEF leaders and volunteers with the winners of the Union League Boys and Girls Club Science Fair CEF Advisor Paul Juettner talks about engineering careers at Kennedy High School Union League Boys and Girls Club members work on engineering projects inspired by the Chicago World’s Fair in honor of the 125th anniversary for a special CEF competition Executive Director Debbie Birrell details the CEF Incentive Award opportunities to students at the Chicago Scholars Scholarship Fair CEF Advisor Erin Sibley facilitates a discussion at a Chicago Public Schools scholarship event President and Alum Erik Cempel discusses a project while serving as a judge at the Union League Boys and Girls Club Science Fair CEF Award recipients, alumni and professionals at the first Student Success Networking Event Alum George Smith discusses engineering with students at Howe Elementary CEF Advisor Marty Owens moderates a panel discussion at the annual Student Success Workshop with Director Cyrus Walker, Director Paul Barter, and Advisor Taylor Leahy Volunteers Made More Than 40 Outreach Visits chicagoengineersfoundation.org 5 CEF Celebrations Advisor and Alum Pat Maloney and guest enjoy this year’s Engineering Magic event Magician Steve Belliveau (a former engineer) performs at Engineering Magic Alum and NSBE Co-founder George Smith receives the inaugural CEF Distinguished Alumni Award at the 2019 Award Celebration from President Erik Cempel Guests attending CEF’s reception, Celebrating Engineering in Chicago, during National Engineers Week 2019 (From left) 2nd Vice President Tom Riley, Director Michael Nauman, and Emeritus Director William Nissen are all smiles at Engineering Magic CEF hosted A World of Innovation, a luncheon in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Chicago World’s Fair Director Wendy Betts places a silent auction bid at Engineering Magic Hopewell Brewing, voted Best Brewery at CEF’s Building Brews 2018 event (Far left) Rebecca Beem and Richard Beem (Far right) with award recipients Michael and Joseph Henze (middle) and their parents at the 2019 Incentive Award Celebration Alumni (from left) Advisor Pat Maloney, NSBE Co-founder George Smith and President Erik Cempel at a CEF reception celebrating engineering during National Engineers Week 2019 Congratulations to the 2019 Incentive Award recipients CHICAGO ENGINEERS’ FOUNDATION Thank You On behalf of Chicago’s future engineers, the leadership of the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation extends its gratitude to the individuals, corporations and organizations who contributed to our efforts this year Thank you for your generosity and support of our mission Incentive Award Sponsors Gifts of $1,000 and above Anonymous AMVETS Post #66 Beem Patent Law Firm Mr & Mrs Sid Bennett Mr Patrick Burns Mr Erik Cempel and Dr Pil Bin Im Cless Family Foundation Mr Nicholas Conrardy in honor of Sid Bennett Mr & Mrs Mark and Joni Croll Mr John Croll Mr & Mrs Armond Dinverno Mr Phil Dodson and Ms Nancy Ross Mrs Arlene Eckmann in memory of Donald Eckmann Mr Walter Farrell Mr & Mrs James Gillespie Ms Sharon Harmsworth & Ms Diane Ferrari Mr & Mrs Stephen Hoover Mr Van Lear Mr Michael Lev The Curtis Linder Family in memory of Wm D & Glenna Linder Mr John Liston Mr & Mrs Anthony McGuire Mr & Mrs Wiliam J Nissen Nitzberg Magic Fund Mr Thomas Penn Primera Foundation The Radomski Family in memory of Michael Radomski Mr Richard Rauch Mr Martin Ross Mr Thomas P Riley Rotary/One Chicago Mr Stephen Schlegel The Sinka Family George & Judith Thomas Ms P Kay Whitlock Mr William Williams The Birrell Family Mr Joel Buchanan Mr William Cisar Mr Charles Candiano CEF Advisory Committee Mr Michael Driscoll Mr Justin Dyer Mr Kevin Fanning Mr Bruce Foudree Mr John Grivetti, III Mr Richard Handley Mr Terry Hendrickson Mr Michael Just Mr Thomas Karaba Cpt Damian Krebsbach Mr Michael Lev Mr & Mrs Andrew Levenfeld Mr Chris Lucaci-Oprea Ms Eileen Martin Mrs Martha Jahn Martin Mr & Mrs Philip Mergener Mr James Meyer Mr Michael Nauman Mr Michael Niemiec Mr Martin Owens Mr & Mrs Richard Packman Ms Elizabeth Anne Peters Mr Donald Pries Col Jennifer Pritzker Mr Timo Rehbock Ms Lynne Rinkoski Ms Ellen Rubert Mr Louis Siracusano Dr James Treleaven Mr Cyrus Walker Ms Kelsey Watterworth Mr Richard Westerfield Mr David Whitehurst Mr William Wigoda Mr William Yurek Supporting Patrons Gifts of $100 - $249 Sustaining Donors Gifts of $250 - $999 Anonymous Mr John Alberts Ms Fern Allison Mr Paul Barter Mr & Mrs Richard Beem Ms Wendy Betts Ms Marilyn Dresser Mr Allan Edwards Ms Stacy Fleming Mr Karl Haraldsson Ms Deborah Hodges Mr Ed Howe Ms Shelia Jelinek Mr Sean Jucas Ms Emily Jungblut Mr Daniel Kadjan Mr Dietmar Lantz Mr Cosmin Lucaci Ms Jessica McCarthy Mr Mark McClain Mr Tony McGuire Mr Jim Meyer Mr Richard Moore Ms Corinne Morrissey Ms Courtney Murtaugh Mr Frank Niederman Ms Kimberly Palmisano Mr Jay Pierce Mr Harry Robertson Ms Solvig Robertson Mr Alan Rodriguez Mr Monroe Roth Mr Robert Ryan Mr John Schladweiler Mr Hugh Schwartzberg Ms Lisa Shade Mr Mell Sloan Mr Mark Smith Mr Robert Subkowsky Ms Theodore Tabe Mr Corey Tallent Mr John Totten Mr Mark Tunney Mr John Weaver Ms Rayelle Weber Mr Richard Weiss Ms Mae Whiteside Ms Brooke Wiseman Mr Paul Wisner Mr Richard Yant Anonymous Mr Ronald Amato Mr Michael Bish Ms Kathleen Caldwell Mr Jeffrey Chen Mr Jim Crotty Mr A Dillon Mr John Donnelly Mr Peter Doris chicagoengineersfoundation.org 7 Thank You continued Friends of CEF More than 2,000 ULCC members and individuals made small gifts to CEF throughout the fiscal year These donations, totaling more than $70,000 annually, are vital to CEF’s mission and we are grateful for each contribution Our apologies we cannot recognize each of these friends individually due to space limitations Corporate Support (Monetary and In-kind Contributions) A.M Feldman Jewelers Adler Planetarium AmazonSmile Foundation Ann Sather Restaurants Anonymous Arthur Murray Audio Visual One Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Benevity Causes Boka Restaurant Group Cambridge Systematics C & C Power Camp Galileo CBM Meetings Plus Cheesecake Factory Chicago Architecture Center Chicago Athletic Clubs Chicago Bears Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Bulls Chicago Cubs Chicago Dogs Chicago History Museum Chicago Pizza Tours Chicago White Sox Chicago Wolves Chicagoland Speedway Christopher B Burke Engineering ComEd Constellation Community Champions Cooper’s Hawk Winery Data Defenders Dinkel’s Bakery Field Museum Focus Group Holdings Golden Square HNTB HR Law Counsel Holiday World Idlewild Country Club IL Railway Museum IL Sports Facilities Authority Illinois Tools Works Foundation Jacobs Engineering Joffrey Ballet KOVAL Distillery Liston & Tsantilis Lettuce Entertain You Linder Legal Staffing Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria Luminarts Lynfred Winery The Magic Parlour The Magic Penthouse Mississippi River Museum Mott MacDonald Microsoft Network for Good New 400 Theater Northwestern University Athletics Peggy Noteabart Museum Pier 39 Primera Engineers Rivers Casino Second City TechNexus Timken Tito’s Vodka TranSystems TTX Company Union League Club of Chicago University of IL at Chicago USG Foundation Wines for Humanity The 2019 donor list represents gifts provided to CEF from June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019 Our apologies for any omissions or inaccuracies that may have occurred in this donor acknowledgement Please email any modifications to info@chicagoengineersfoundation.org and corrections will be made in future publications CHICAGO ENGINEERS’ FOUNDATION CEF by the Numbers The Class of 2019 Includes CEF’s Largest Group of Renewing Awardees A 90% Retention Rate! 2019 Award Recipients by Gender 2019 Award Recipient Statistics AwardAward  Recipients  By  College  Major   Recipients By College Major 25   Female 44% Male 56% Average GPA: 3.60 First Generation College Students: 38% 20   15   10     Average Community Service Hrs: 125 (Freshman Class) Average AP/Honors Courses:   14.6       Award Recipients By High School Attended             Statement of Financial Position as of May 31, 2019 (unaudited) ASSETS Current Assets Checking Account Total Accounts Receivable Other Current Assets Undeposited Funds Total Current Assets Other Assets NT Investments TOTAL ASSETS $81,729 $31,055 $2,000 $114,784 $309,208 $423,992 LIABILITIES & EQUITIES chicagoengineersfoundation.org Liabilities Total Accounts Payable Total Current Liabilities Long-Term Liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES Equity Total Perm Restricted Net Assets Unrestricted Net Assets Net Revenue TOTAL EQUITY $24,932 $285,393 -$4,333 $305,992 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY $423,992 $118,000 $118,000 $118,000 CHICAGO ENGINEERS’ FOUNDATION YEARS OF INC ENTIVE AWAR D S of the Union League Club of Chicago CHICAGO ENGINEERS’ FOUNDATION 65 West Jackson Boulevard | Chicago, Illinois 60604 chicagoengineersfoundation.org Empowering Chicago’s Next Generation of Engineers 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT