SAME Student Members
Student Members represent the next generation of innovative STEM thinkers ready to take on the engineering challenges facing our national security. The Society is committed to recognizing the need to cultivate this valuable asset, and provide mentoring, occupational, training, leadership, and networking opportunities.
Joining SAME as a Student Member is a great way to learn more about the A/E/C industry and the nation’s critical infrastructure needs, begin to build your professional network, and find and develop mentoring relationships, and connect with peers interested in similar career paths.
Student Members can participate in Student Chapters, which are located in colleges, universities, and service academies across the country. Because they are sponsored by an SAME Post, Student Chapters also provide an opportunity for deeper connections to local professionals and mentors in the A/E/C industry.
2025 SAME Undergraduate Innovation Design Challenge
Submissions for the 2025 SAME Undergraduate Innovation Design Challenge are due by February 21, 2025.
This competition, led by the College Outreach COI, evaluates design projects that are being developed by student members as part of their degree curriculums and highlights the innovative thinking of the next generation of STEM professionals.
Learn more about the student challenge| State | Chapter | Mentor |
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| Alabama |
Huntsville Alabama A&M University |
Agnes Pope |
| California | San Francisco, CA Fresno State University |
CDR Samuel Lee |
| Orange County Saddleback College |
Paige Fundament | |
| San Diego San Diego State University |
James Haughey | |
| Colorado | Denver Metro Post University of Colorado-Boulder |
Elizabeth Wessling |
| Florida | Jacksonville | Jessica Triolo |
| Panama City Gulf Coast State College-Florida State University |
Amabelle Paquia | |
| Georgia | Atlanta Georgia Tech |
Joseph Brejda |
| Savannah Georgia Southern University |
Maureen Warren | |
| Kentucky | Kentuckiana University of Louisville |
April Vance |
| Maryland | Mid-Maryland, MD University of Maryland College Park |
Matt Polley Duncan Simpson |
| Baltimore, MD United States Naval Academy |
Mychael Gaines | |
| Morgan State University | Bob Helkowski | |
| Massachusetts | Boston Worchester Polytechnic Institute |
Debra Beck |
| Mississippi | Vicksburg Jackson State University |
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| University of Mississippi | Jeffrey Eckstein | |
| Missouri | University of Kansas | Erin Wheeler |
| Nebraska | Omaha, NE University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
David Packard Tony Roebuck |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha | Tony Roebuck | |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Rowan University |
Susan Thames |
| New York | New York City United States Military Academy |
Michael Scarano |
| Ohio | Cincinnati University of Cincinnati |
Clint Weekley Philip Tilly |
| Oregon | Portland Oregon State University |
Steve Miles |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Pennsylvania State University |
Steven Sattinger |
| Rhode Island | Narragansett Bay United States Coast Guard Academy |
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| South Carolina | Charleston The Citadel |
James Righter |
| Texas | Fort Worth University of Texas Arlington |
Ethan Lux |
| Houston/Galveston | San Antonio Texas A&M Prairie View University |
John German Justin LaPorte Eric Potts |
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| San Antonio University of Texas, Austin |
Lily Cartwright Richard Galloway Terry Watkins |
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| Virginia | Northern Virginia, Ft. Belvoir, VA George Mason University |
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| Hampton Roads Old Dominion University Virginia Technical Institute |
Scott Blossom | |
| Virginia Peninsula Virginia Military Institute |
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| Washington | Seattle University of Washington |
Zachary Pesicka |
| Mount Tacoma University of Washington Tacoma |
Bill Fierst | |
| West Virginia | Huntington Marshall University |
Ken Woodard |
| Country | Chapter | Mentor |
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| Guam |
Guam University of Guam |
Agapito Diaz |