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The following members were recognized for their Milestone Membership - - PDF document
The following members were recognized for their Milestone Membership - - PDF document
2012 Wisconsin Section ASABE Awards The following members were recognized for their Milestone Membership Anniversaries 25 Years Bernt J. Hammarback Thomas Jerome Tooley Kevin R. Klubertanz Randal S. Knurr * Timothy J. Koch * Richard D. Their
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Megan May of UW‐Madison is the recipient of the Biological Systems Engineering Student
- f the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize an undergraduate student in
preparation for a career in the profession. Megan has been an active member of the UW Madison ASABE Branch serving as the Treasurer and currently as the Secretary. Megan has also taken responsibility for ordering and distributing club t‐shirts, as well as coordinating lunches and tailgating supplies for club field trips. Megan has also been a member of the UW Madison Food Science club for the past two years and been actively involved with the Alpha Omega Epsilon Sorority where she has held the positions of Director of Income, Director of Councils, Director of Recruitment, Vice President. and President Megan volunteers for the Young Scientist of America by helping middle school children succeed in their Science Olympiad events for the past year. She also volunteers for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences “CALS Day for Kids” each April where Megan teaches students about science and agriculture. Megan has been the recipient of the Miller Coors Scholarship the past four years and aspires to work in the food and beverage manufacturing industry. The focus in food engineering has the potential for many career paths, and Megan would like to develop more of her engineering skills while continuing to be aware of agriculture and
- sustainability. Eventually Megan would like to earn a managerial role and be responsible
for a team of people. Congratulations Megan, we know you will reach your goals in the near future!
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Joseph Keene, is the recipient of the Biological Systems Engineering Graduate Student of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize a graduate student enrolled in a Biological System Engineering program for singular achievement in developing and or advancing the technology of engineering for food and agriculture. Joe first became involved in ASABE as an undergraduate sophomore when he joined the UW Quarter Scale Tractor Team. Joe helped to fabricate each of the tractors through his senior year, in which he also contributed to the steering and operator console design. Each year, he attended the international competition in Peoria. Joe earned his Mechanical Engineering degree at UW Madison in 2010 with a GPA of 3.91. During his undergraduate years Joe spent four years playing trumpet in the UW Madison Marching Band, and worked as a shop assistant in the College of Engineering Student Shops for two years. During his senior year Joe was awarded the Robert J. Sandberg “Hands‐On Engineering” Scholarship. As a graduate student, Joe has become more active in ASABE at all levels. At the local level, he served as co‐chair for the 2011 Fall Lawn Mower and Snowblower Clinic, which is the main fundraising event for the Madison chapter. He also attended the 2011 International Meeting in Louisville, all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA in 19 credit hours of classes. Joe is currently researching machine modifications to bale MOG (material other than grain) from corn plants with a round baler that is towed and powered by the combine. This research focuses on current issues in the biomass industry. Baling non‐grain plant material from grain crops typically requires additional passes through the field for shredding, raking, and baling. Because the material is raked and picked up from the ground this process often yields high ash contents. However, the newly developed system condenses grain and biomass harvest into a single pass and eliminates crop contact with the ground. One of the challenges Joe encountered while trying to round bale material behind the combine include the need to power the baler hydraulically. Another issue was the need to
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continually harvest and accumulate material while the bale was being wrapped and
- ejected. And finally a new tongue was needed for the baler so it would not obstruct the
material stream from the combine to the baler feed area. During the summer of 2010, test stands were set up to evaluate the performance of preliminary design ideas. Hand‐off of material from the combine to the baler and methods for metering out accumulated material were examined. The first prototype design was finalized after several modifications to the initial concepts, and fabrication was completed
- n a short timeline to be ready for the 2010 harvest season.
During the 2010 harvest, many difficulties were encountered. The hydraulic system to drive the baler was undersized, which resulted in stalling of the system in some conditions. This was compounded by plugs due to inefficient feed paths between the additions and the normal baler feed system. Also, bridging of material was a significant problem when trying to feed out accumulated material after a bale wrap cycle. In the spring and summer of 2011, a stationary test setup was developed with revised ideas for the accumulation and feeding systems. Accumulation capacity was doubled, and the feed efficiency out of the accumulator was increased through many design iterations. The resulting feed system design was passed on to a commercial equipment manufacturer which fabricated two second‐generation prototypes, one of which would be tested at UW Madison. In the second harvest season, more focus was placed on varied collection rates, crop conditions, and the resulting power requirements for the system. A conventional ear‐ snapper corn header and a modified whole‐plant corn header were used to analyze the effect of collection rate on power requirements and capacity of the machine. Relatively few modifications were required while baling over 125 bales. Successful operation of the second‐generation prototype showed that single pass round baling of corn stover is readily achievable. This harvesting method has potential to produce
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high‐quality biomass for cellulosic ethanol, roughage in animal feed, or animal bedding with reduced operator input. These bales also have the potential for outdoor storage, with storage studies to be completed in the spring of this year. Upon graduation, Joe hopes to gain a wide variety of experiences in equipment testing and product development. Ideally, he would like to be able to work on several different machines and functional areas in both field testing and next‐generation product design where he can further build his technical knowledge. Joe hopes to then use the combination
- f his early professional experience, his farm background, and his research experiences to
move into an advanced product design role where he can help shape the future of agricultural machinery. Congratulations Joe!
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Brian and Jill Huenink are the recipients of the 2012 Young Engineer Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize young Wisconsin Section members for their
- utstanding contributions to the advancement of the Agricultural and Biological Systems
Engineering profession. Brian and Jill have blazed impressive careers since they graduated from UW Madison almost 10 years ago. Both Brian and Jill have made important contributions to the profession through their work activities at John Deere. The Huenink family has recently taken a bold career step by taking advantage of a program that allows John Deere employees to work remotely from home. This has allowed the Huenink’s to fulfill a lifelong dream of moving back to the family farm in Sheboygan County while still maintaining professional employment with John Deere Product Engineering Center in Waterloo, IA. Brian and Jill certainly exemplify a “team” couple. But their team effort goes beyond support of each other and their growing young family. They are also a true team when it comes to their professional roles in our Society. Both Brian and Jill have been incredibly active in Section and National ASABE leadership. It is very rare that you see only one Huenink at ASABE meetings. They are always there as a team, working together to better
- ur Society. And the Huennink’s don’t just participate in the Society, they take active
leadership roles. While Jill’s professional arc and Society activities have naturally ebbed a bit as she transitions to the important role of mother to their three children, she and Brian remain fully committed to our Society and the profession of engineering. Jill has been an ASABE member since 2000 and has actively served in many roles including the International Preprofessionals 1st Vice President, The Young Professionals Representative at Large Publications council Rep., a member of the Centennial Planning Committee, and a Member and Judge for P‐123 Student Paper Competition which she is still involved with. Jill received the ASABE President’s Citation for developing the concept, soliciting support, developing competition rules and promoting the ASABE 100 Multi‐ Media Competition for high school students. Jill even won the Wisconsin Section Undergraduate of the Year Award while a student at UW Madison.
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Jill is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers where she has held officer roles. Both Jill and Brian were active in their church while living in Iowa and were members of several leadership teams in the church. Throughout her engineering career Jill has worked as a research assistant, engineer, and warranty analyst. As a manufacturing Engineer for John Deer, Jill worked with teams to implement improvement projects for safety, quality, delivery and efficiency. Jill also identified and implemented strategies to improve manufacturing and supplier quality, and managed projected to implement new manufacturing processes and technology. In her role as a Warranty Analyst, Jill analyzed warranty claim data and created reports for managers and engineering teams to use in corrective actions and worked with the Dealer Technical Assistance Center to attain details of warranty issues. Jill has also been fortunate to work as a “Domestic Engineer” where she has been able to stay home and take care of her three boys who are under the age of 5. Jill also works for the family business, Huenink’s Seed and Dairy, LLC., where she helps maintain cow records and assists with milking operations and field work. Brian has been a member of ASABE since 1998 and has held several leadership positions including the ASABE ¼ Scale Tractor Competition Lead Technical Inspector, 1st Vice Chair ASABE ¼ Scale Tractor Design Competition, Iowa Section Nominating committee member, and Iowa Vice‐Chair Membership, and is currently the New Products Sessions Coordinator at AETC. Brian is a member of several Professional Development Committees including P‐ 126 ¼ Scale Tractor Design Competition Committee and Rules Committee, P‐120 ASABE Student Activities Committee, and ASABE PM23/4/5 Tractor Implement Interface/PTO Committee and PM23/4/3 Lighting and Marketing Committee. Brian has also helped plan several professional meetings and is currently on the AETC Planning Committee. As a student at UW‐Madison Brian earned several awards including the WALSSA College of Ag and Life Sciences Most Active Undergraduate, Wisconsin Section Engineering
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Undergraduate and Graduate of the Year Award and was inducted into 4 Honor Society’s. Since college Brian has been recognized for his efforts by the ASABE President’s Citation for New Member Recruitment, and recently earned the John Deere Innovation Award 7R Auxiliary Drive. Through his career Brian has worked as a design engineer, factory liaison engineer, and a senior engineer at John Deere. Brian has been responsible for the product design of the structure, front axle attachment, front PTO attachment (and others) for the IT4 tractors, has been responsible for some tasks serving the Mannheim Germany engineering group, and has a patent for an Adjustable Link Assembly and another patent pending. Since moving back to the farm Brian has been an active partner in farming operations of Huenink’s Seed and Dairy LLC. Brian and Jill reflect every positive attribute we could ask for as recipients of the Young Engineer Award from the Wisconsin Section. Both Brian and Jill are bright, professional, and dedicated to the profession of engineering. They recognize that our profession and Society thrives only by active participation and leadership. The team of Brian and Jill Huenink are truly worthy of this award.
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