President's Message

Colonel Tom ChapmanTo the Great Sacramento Post, Society of American Military Engineers:

I am delighted to succeed LTC Jim Porter as your new Post President. Jim did a fantastic job leading the Post this past year, and I am anxious to follow his success and help take the post to the next level. What a super Post we have!

We had an awesome scholarship fund award luncheon in May. What a great impact our Post is having on the lives of so many wonderful, young Americans. Attending that event made me very proud to be a member of this Post. At that luncheon we also recognized our past Board Members. I am humbled, and energized, by the dedication of our Board Members. They set an example for all of us to follow. Our Post continues to thrive and our membership increased again this past year. As past presidents have done, I would like to encourage every member to "get" another member. Our strength and our energy comes, in many ways, through our membership. In large part our membership strength will depend on our Program strength. And the success of our Program depends on your involvement. Few of us can attend every Post event, but I ask every Post member to commit to attending at least one Post event per calendar quarter.

Thank you again for your commitment to our Post. I greatly look forward to serving with you this year.

Colonel Tom Chapman
Sacramento Post President

The Society of American Military Engineers: formed “in the interest of National Defense… bringing together all phases of U.S. engineering, [in both the] civil sector and military, for the advancement of knowledge…and the rapid mobilization of engineering capabilities.” - Charter of the Society of American Military Engineers, founded in 1920.