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Civil Engineering Alumni Society - About

Civil engineering alumni society members hold their alumni society award and smile next to OSUAA President

About

Our organization plays a role in the academic endeavors of the College of Engineering, the Civil Engineering Department and Civil Engineering students by supporting occasional technical seminars and other events related to our field, and by sponsoring departmental scholarships. We also hold several social events throughout the year to facilitate networking among alumni, students and faculty.

Our impact

Welcome!

At Ohio State, we are focused on building a strong Buckeye community of professional and personal friendships through: 

  • our fall welcome event where students visit poster stations for the many student organizations
  • a research expo celebrating the accomplishments of students in our graduate programs
  • vibrant society student chapters, including ASCE, a revived ITE chapter, steel bridge and concrete canoe competition teams

We are proud to share our society's accomplishments, including: 

  • earning the highest distinction of Scarlet Status for the sixth consecutive year
  • our society received an Outstanding Program Award for the Industry Mentor Program, recognizing our strong collaboration with alumni, department staff and current Buckeye Engineers
  • honored as one of just three Outstanding Alumni Societies
  • our annual golf outing where this past year we raised $3,150 for our scholarship fund and $410 for the Dr. Merry’s Scholarship Fund

We appreciate your dedication and invite you to help us continue expanding this impactful program as we work together to pay it forward to the next generation of Buckeye Engineers.

Officers

Michael Bender P.E., P.S. ’89

President

Darrik Yetzer P.E. ’15

Vice President

David E. Straub ’89

Secretary

Brandon Miller ‘19

Treasurer

Jason Lutz P.E. ’08

Past President

Jerome Goodloe

Student Rep

Department

Allison MacKay Ph.D.

Member

Term Ending 2026

Patrick K. Ellis P.E. ‘75

Member

Bruce Fraser P.E. ‘89

Member

Claire S. Sichko ’05 ‘08

Member

David E. Straub ‘89

Member

Dante T. Zettler, P.E. 89

Member

Term Ending 2027

Kathy Bender P.E. ’89 (Kronk)

Member

Michael Bender P.E. P.S. ‘89

Member

Dan Rinehart ‘22

Member

Darrik Yetzer ‘15 (Kalinoski)

Member

Vacant (Palte)

Member

Term Ending 2028

Greg Evans ’73, ‘74

Member

Jason Lutz ‘08

Member

Matt Rehfus P.E.,S.I. ‘15

Member

Angela Trautman ‘13

Member

Vacant (Preston)

Member

Term Ending 2029

Brandon Gregg ’15

Member

Kevin E. Lathan P.E. ‘88

Member

Brandon Miller ’19

Member

Kimberly H. Seidelmann ’04, ‘06

Member

Boris E. Slogar P.E., MPM ‘89

Member