Brother McShane marq65 and wife Kelly Receive Prestigious Marquette Award Brother Jim McShane marq65 and his wife, Kelly Glasow McShane recently received the Alumni Service to Marquette Award at the Marquette University Alumni National Awards Dinner on April 24th. Jim builds and develops commercial real estate as founder and chief executive of The McShane Cos. Kelly, a school psychologist, focuses on providing the essential support and services foundational to building better lives for children in need. Both McShanes recognize the key role education plays in building a bright future. In 2007, they donated $5 million to establish Marquette's McShane Chair in Construction and Engineering Management. "Kelly and I have always valued our education from Marquette University," Jim says. "Our business demonstrates the need for highly skilled engineers, especially with construction management expertise. We hope that our gift will ensure that Marquette engineering students help fill this need." Kelly & Jim McShane marq65   Beyond their support of Marquette, Jim and Kelly have devoted their time and financial resources to building up others through the relief organization Concern Worldwide U.S., where Jim serves on the board of directors. "We were in Haiti last year and have been providing support for education, water initiatives and road-building equipment to help people provide food and water to their families," Jim says. They were scheduled to return to Haiti in February but had to cancel the trip because of the devastating January earthquake. Instead, they sent planeloads of emergency supplies to do what they could to provide a solid foundation for the nation's recovery. Jim heads the Triangle Education Foundation board and he has been of service to the local Marquette Chapter and alumni organization. The Brothers of Marquette Triangle Fraternity congratulate Jim and Kelly on their achievement. Brother O'Connor marq74 Receives Prestigious Marquette Award Brother Mike O'Connor marq74 was awarded the Service to Marquette award by the Marquette University College of Engineering at their recent awards convocation on April 24th. Mike was accompanied by his wife Cheryl and daughter Caitlin. As a 25-year veteran of the construction industry, Mike is President of AFG Group, Inc., a construction and program management firm headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area. In the past 10 years, AFG has provided services on more than $5 billion of construction projects, including noteworthy jobs such as office renovations at the White House. Mike believes a lot more goes into building a building than you might Mike O'Connor marq74   think and he has built a successful business by taking care of all of it. "Typically, when you think of construction management, you think of concrete and rebar inspections, "Mike says. "What we do is much more involved." His work includes things like figuring out what impact a building will have on a community; gaining the community's support; balancing the often very different agendas of a property's owner, architect and builder; and maximizing the effective use of a building post-construction. Mike says, "It's not just a matter of building the buildings. I remember my advisor at Marquette used to say the engineering is taking known knowledge and solving unknown problems. That's what we do." Before founding AFG, Mike supplemented his Marquette degree with a master's degree in electrical engineering and served 10 years on active duty with the Navy's Civil Engineering Corps, including two years with the vaunted Seabees construction battalions. Despite living far from Milwaukee, he often returns to Marquette to lend his support to the university's Construction Engineering and Management program. He is a board member of the Triangle Fraternity Education Foundation; a registered Professional Engineer; an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association; and an active member of the Construction Management Association of American and Society of American Military Engineers. Triangle Alum Bob Hoel ar67 Inducted Into Bicycle Club Hall of Fame By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com Elmhurst Press Posted Dec 04, 2009 @ 09:20 AM The Active Transportation Alliance, the largest bicycle advocacy group in the United States, inducted Elmhurst resident Bob Hoel in its class of 2009 Hall of Fame for his work with the Elmhurst Bicycle Club and Elmhurst Bicycle Task Force. "Because of Bob's leadership, Elmhurst is on its way to becoming a more bicycle-friendly community," Active Trans Executive Director Rob Sadowsky said. Along with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Lucy Gomez- Triangle Bob Hoel ar67 promotes bicycle advocacy   Feliciano, chairwoman of the Open Streets Stakeholders Committee in Chicago, Hoel was inducted as a part of this year's Active Trans "campaign manager" Hall of Fame theme. "I was very humbled by the award and actually was not sure I was the same caliber as the other people," Hoel said of the honor. "(The task force) is very much in a start-up mode. We got a lot done in a year, but (have) a lot more to do." The idea of a bicycle task force was presented to former Mayor Tom Marcucci late last year, and the first meeting was held in January. Since then, Hoel said the task force has worked to educate bicyclists and motorists around town with a bike route map online, lobby for a shared roads program to help alert motorists. "We're making sure that all stakeholders in Elmhurst know about the biking laws and the motorist laws as they pertain to bikes," he said. "Cyclists are allowed on every public street in the city." Although the bike task force is strictly an advisory group, Hoel said several recommendations, including redesigning tracts of bike paths along railroad sections and establishing a bike parking ordinance on construction sites, are being delivered to the appropriate city bodies. As the city faces a budget scenario with service cuts, Hoel said most of his task force's recommendations are affordable, and some, such as the federal safe routes to schools program, fund themselves through grant money. "We're not talking $5 million parking garages; they fit easily within a budget," Hoel said. "So for the most part, the effect on the taxpayer is so little, it is just part of making Elmhurst a livable community." Sadowsky said Active Trans is proud of Hoel's efforts. "His work both as a businessman and a natural campaign manager brought local leaders together, to sit around a table on how to make Elmhurst more bicycle-friendly, and he did it," he said. Brother Wayne F. Echelberger, Jr. sdm54 Honored by SDSMT with Medal On Saturday, May 8, 2010, the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology honored Triangle, Dr. Wayne F. Echelberger, Jr. with the Guy E. March Medal at their commencement ceremony. This medal is awarded annually in recognition of the individual's positive interaction with the students, the institution and the alumni of the School of Mines and who demonstrates the service and spirit of Dr. Guy March. Brother Echelberger earned his B.S. degree in civil engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1956 and went on to receive M.S., MPH, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. For many years, he Dr. Wayne F. Echelberger, Jr.   has been a dedicated supporter of the School of Mines, establishing a scholarship, serving on two Industrial Advisory Boards and being recognized as a Centennial 100 Alumnus, Distinguished Alumnus and a Lifetime Contributor to the SDSM&T Alumni Association. In 2007, he was recognized by the National Chapter of Triangle Fraternity as one of the Triangle Fraternity Men of the Century. Brother Paul Clare sdm56 Honored by SDSMT with Distinguished Alumni Award On December 19, 2009, The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology honored Brother Paul Clare as Distinguished Alumni. Originally from Sioux Falls, Clare graduated from the School of Mines in 1959 with a degree in general engineering. He also earned a master's degree in business administration with an emphasis in international business in 1966 from the University of Washington. He began his 40-plus year manufacturing career with General Electric's Nuclear Operations in Richland, Washington. In 1966, he joined Kaiser Aluminum Corporation in Spokane, Washington, where he advanced through the ranks, holding positions as staff engineer, general manager for all production and sales and plan manager. Mr. Clare now serves as president and CEO of Hudson Technologies, a 300-person specialty metals company with customers in 49 states and more than 20 foreign countries. Hudson is a leader in producing complex metal products. In addition, Clare is a past chairman of the board for numerous public and private organizations in the areas of education, job creation, and health care.