CategoryTeam Updates

We all took a break from working, and spent the afternoon at Ponacks on Southwest Boulevard.  The weather forced us inside, but we didn’t let that stop what has become a yearly tradition!

Jeff and his family attended the World War I Centennial Ceremony which marked the United States’ entry into World War I.

Vanessa Petersen recently volunteered at the Discipline Fair portion of the Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day event at Bartle Hall sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers Kansas City Section. This was an all-day event designed to provide over 250 female high school students from around Kansas City with a better understanding of opportunities

Jeff Patterson took some time off from engineering, and took his two sons’ Boy Scout Troop 93 to the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas for their February camp out.  The boys had lots of fun while touring the museum, planetarium and watching movies in the digital domed theater.  The boys also completed their Engineering and Astronomy

PMA Engineering participated, again this year, in the Liberty North Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Pizza Party.  These activities increase the girl’s interest about STEM-based careers, as they explore their possible future careers.

PMA is happy to have last summer’s intern, Gabrielle Liuzza, back during her winter break from K-State, even if just for a couple of weeks! We also brought on Leah Collins, also from K-State, who is just starting to get a taste for engineering. We hope she gets a good feel for how an engineering

PMA helped celebrate Christmas this year by participating in the Parents As Teachers program at the Center School District. This is a free organization that helps children and parents from birth to school age with child development. Many of these kids, without our help, would not receive gifts on Christmas.  We made a great cause

PMA’s annual Christmas Party was held at Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar, on The Plaza, in Kansas City, MO.  It was a great evening filled with good food, cheer, musical entertainment and comic relief – courtesy of our newest Vanessa Petersen.  

A recent outing for PMA Engineering: PMA took some time off to enjoy one of the last nice days of fall with Excel Constructors and PSI.            

Congratulations Valerie Baehr! She just found out she was one of three, non-architects, accepted into the American Institute of Architects Kansas City: Pillars Leadership Program. Pillars is a year long training program which includes active participation in programs and exposure to community leaders and issues. Read more about the program here