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  • June

    Photo of SAME Savannah Post President, David Nelson presenting the 2024 James Connolly Award to Kate Dixon, design branch chief of the Engineering Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, at the Marriott Riverfront in Savannah, Georgia, June 27, 2024.

    USACE Design Branch Chief earns Connolly Award

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Design Branch Chief, Kate Dixon,
  • David Nelson, incoming President of the Society of American Military Engineers Savannah Post, presents Doug Saxon (right), deputy chief of Construction Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, with the Connolly Award, June 27, during the SAME Annual Program Review in Savannah, Ga. Saxon was recognized for his outstanding accomplishments with the district where he has been a key team member in the execution of numerous high-profile projects tDavid Nelson, incoming President of the Society of American Military Engineers Savannah Post, presents Doug Saxon (right), deputy chief of Construction Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, with the Connolly Award, June 27, during the SAME Annual Program Review in Savannah, Ga. Saxon was recognized for his outstanding accomplishments as a key team member in the execution of numerous high-profile projects throughout the years.

    USACE Deputy Construction Chief earns prestigious Connolly award

    Douglas Saxon, deputy chief of Construction Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, received the Society of American Military Engineers’ James Connolly Award during the SAME Annual Program Review at the Savannah Riverfront Marriot, June 27, 2023.
  • Jeffrey Stein, an architect with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District received the 2018 “James Connolly Award” during the Society of American Military Engineers Savannah Post’s Annual Program Review at the Savannah Riverfront Marriot, June 27. The Connolly Award is presented each year to a civilian or military engineer within the Savannah community for notable contributions in the field of engineering, particularly in design and construction methods. The award is named in honor of James B. Connolly (1868-1957), who was an Olympic gold medalist, Spanish-American War veteran, distinguished author, and a former Corps' Savannah District employee. Williams is the eighth recipient of the Connolly Award since it was first presented in 2004. The award was presented by the Savannah Community of Engineer organizations, which includes the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Savannah Post and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Savannah Branch. Stein was recognized for his outstanding accomplishments in the Corps' Savannah District where he serves as the Chief of Center of Standardization, responsible for planning, directing, coordination, and execution of various standardized Army facility designs that are used worldwide.

    Army civilian architect earns prestigious Savannah award

    Connolly Award” during the Society of American Military Engineers Savannah Post’s Annual Program Review at the Savannah Riverfront Marriot, June 27.

  • July

    (Left to right) Gordon Simmons, Chief of Engineering & Construction, USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan District; Ahad Wahad, Deputy Mayor of Kabul City; and Col. Pete Helmlinger, USA, Commander, USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan District, discuss engineering challenges in the rapid expansion of Kabul City.

    Building the Builders in Afghanistan

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN – What if you had to make a choice in which the outcome could impact the gross domestic product of an entire country? Would you be Chief of the Federal Reserve? An executive of a leading international company? A political leader? How about an SAME Post? There was such a choice, and the SAME Savannah Post chose to team with the Transatlantic Afghanistan District (TAA) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on an action that could well shape the development of construction procedures and material testing in Afghanistan from this point forward.