ASSE Members Gather at Alumni Center
Members of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE spent a weekend in November at the Alumni Center for their Regional Operations Committee Meeting. Members came from throughout the Northeast, and the group included KSC Safety Studies alums Amanda Vogel ‘07, from the Central Mass. Safety Council, and Kristin Hoffman ‘88, principal specialist at Pfizer; KSC professors Wayne Hartz, Larry McDonald, and David May; and six student presenters:
- Jacqueline Ayers talked about her SeaWorld internship.
- Josh Besnoff, Rho Kappa Sigma (National Safety Honor Society) President, used video clips to discuss his construction internship and attendance at a national safety conference.
- Katherine Burke, RSK Vice President, discussed her personal experience of texting while driving and how that experience plus course work is motivating action at KSC.
- Stephanie Rocha transferred to KSC and told a marvelous story of her journey to Safety Studies.
- Mike Araujo discussed his internship with Skanska construction in Boston.
- Brendon McCarthy, President of the ASSE Student Chapter, served as MC and tour guide and discussed the students’ focus on the hazards of texting while driving. Check out their YouTube video.
McCarthy and Prof. Hartz led a tour of the campus on Sunday morning, visiting Butterfield, reviewing KSC’s program and planned building renovation.
Prof. Hartz noted that Richard Pollock, CSP, Sr. Vice President of the ASSE, and Dr. Robert McClay, ASSE Regional Vice President Region VII, attended both days of the meeting and were enthusiastic in their praise of the student presentations. He also said that Tom Nolan, ASSE Regional Coordinator and Past President, ASSE Granite State Chapter (which sponsors the student chapter) and weekend organizer, mentioned that “this was the best regional meeting they have ever had. Period. To a person, each attendee commented that the best part of the weekend were the students and their presentations.” Go KSC!
