Modern Steel Construction • June 2021 • NEWS & EVENTS

AISC Education Foundation Seeks Help in Growing the Future of Steel Design and Construction

A new fundraising drive by AISC’s Education Foundation is designed to provide new opportunities for both students and faculty.

“Funding the Future is a new program to help future designers gain more experience with structural steel,” explained Christina Harber, SE, PE, AISC’s director of education. The AISC Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that already awards more than $150,000 in scholarships annually to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. But we don’t want to stop there, Harber explained.

“Reflecting on AISC’s centennial has driven us to think about what we can do to foster innovation for the next century,” she said. “The Foundation is putting the finishing touches on a variety of new programs designed to inspire both students and educators, as well as a major fundraising campaign to make it all possible.”

This new fundraising campaign will provide ongoing support to a variety of initiatives, including:

• A new program of traveling steel experts to help students learn inside the classroom

“We’re launching this campaign to grow the Foundation's ability to award funds for the future,” added Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD, AISC’s president. “Your support today will pay off in perpetuity, enabling us to provide scholarships and other programming support to students and educators for decades to come.

“I urge you to visit aisc.org/giving to help the AISC Education Foundation bring these new programs to life,” Carter said. The AISC Education Foundation has no overhead costs. Every penny goes straight to educational programming that fosters the next generation of steel industry leaders.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced that Harry W. (Hank) Martin has been recognized with the Excellence Award of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC). NIBS recently recognized leaders who have provided significant direction to the BSSC mission and contributed to the organization’s success. Martin is retired from AISI, where he was managing director of construction codes and standards.

The Steel Bridge Task Force Oversight Council of AISI, the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), and the American Association of State and Highway Transpor tat ion Officials (AASHTO) T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have selected Matthew Yarnold, PE, PhD, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, as the recipient of the 2021 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture. The program was instituted in 2005 in memory of Robert J. Dexter, an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Minnesota, who was an internationally recognized expert on steel fracture and fatigue problems in bridges. The Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture program provides an opportunity for individuals early in their careers in structural engineering to present a lecture on their steel bridge research activities to the Steel Bridge Task Force. Dr. Yarnold will present a lecture on his findings at the next meeting of the Task Force, scheduled for August 12 in Philadelphia.

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A draft of the 2022 AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges (AISC 303) will be available for public review from June 1 until June 30. This is the second public review of the 2022 edition, which is expected to be completed and available in the summer of 2022. The draft and review form are both available for download at aisc.org/publicreview. Hard copies are also available (for a $35 charge) by calling 312.670.5411. Please submit comments using the form provided online to Jonathan Tavarez (tavarez@aisc.org) by June 30 for con-