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***Georgia Secretary of State***
To Speak At The
GSPE Cobb Chapter Meeting
January 22, 2009
ALL GSPE MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
Mark
your calendars for January 22, 2009, and plan to
attend the GSPE Cobb Chapter meeting to hear
Georgia Secretary of State, Karen Handel,
address licensing as it pertains to the
professional engineers in Georgia. The Cobb
Chapter extends an invitation to all GSPE members
to attend this significant meeting which will be
begin at 11:45 AM at Southern Polytechnic State
University in Marietta, Georgia .
Forward your RSVP to attend the January 22, 2009
Cobb Chapter meeting to Earl Ferguson, Cobb
Chapter Program Chair, at
EAFerguson@aol.com. Due to the location of
the meeting on a college campus, parking passes
will be provided when requested in advance.
For addition information please contact Earl
Ferguson at
404-667-1065 or Carolyn Jones, GSPE Executive
Director, at 404-521-2324.
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2008 New PE
Recognition Receptions
GSPE honored the new professional
engineers that passed the PE Exam in October 2007
and April 2008, during a special reception at the
Georgian Club on October 1, 2008. Buddy
Gratton, P.E., Deputy Commissioner of the Georgia
Department of Transportation, addressed the new
PEs that attended the reception. GSPE
recognized the following new professional
engineers in Georgia at the event:
Jokotade Adekanmbi, P.E.
Alvin James, Jr., P.E.
Clayton Bennett, P.E.
Stenley Mack, P.E.
Barrington Brown, P.E.
Aniruddha Mitra, Ph.D., P.E.
Ben Bunner, P.E.
Naeem Osmani, P.E.
Shawn Dyer, P.E.
Jared A. Powell, P.E.
James Fleming III, P.E.
Alain Schultz, P.E.
Joshua Gillespie, P.E.
Kiran Shah, P.E.
Joseph Goldenburg, P.E.
Tamara Floyd Smith, P.E.
Eniel Gonzalez, P.E.
Graham Thompson, P.E.
Melissa Grytdal, P.E.
Jim Tolson, P.E.
Justine Harrison, P.E.
Helga Torres, P.E.
C. Andrew Hoenig, P.E.
Darrell Vaughn, P.E.
Drew Howard, P.E.
Jeffrey Young, P.E.
The following Corporate and
Association Sponsors contributed to ensure a
successful event for the new professional
engineers:
Marquee Sponsors
And
Engineering Association Sponsors
American Council of Engineering
Companies of GA
American Society of Civil Engineers
Georgia Minority Consulting
Engineers Association
Institute of Transportation
Engineers
Structural Engineers Association of
Georgia
Corporate
Sponsors
Peoples & Quigley
Geotechnical & Environmental
Consultants, Inc.
HNTB
Ian Martin Technology, Inc.
Kimley-Horn & Associates
LOC Engineering
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Call For
Nominations For The 2009 Engineer of the Year
Awards
Georgia’s Engineer of the Year Award recognizes
deserving and dedicated engineers who have made
valuable contributions to their profession and who
have impacted our engineering community. The
competition is open to all professional engineers
throughout the state of Georgia and to students
enrolled in a Georgia ABET credited engineering or
engineering technology school. Please submit you
nominee’s application and information CD by
November 17, 2008.
Please
click here
to download the selection guidelines.
Please
click here
to download the nomination form.
Current News & Events:
PDH Day
November 7, 2008
Southern Polytechnic State University
Atrium
Building
Marietta, Georgia
The Georgia Engineering Alliance (GEA) will host
PDH Day. This
program is designed to assist the professional
engineers in the State of Georgia to acquire their
professional development hours required by state
law to maintain their license. GEA will host
a day of seminars for the professional engineers
by engineers.
Click Here To Learn More About PDH Day
and
Click Here To Register Online
Congratulations
to the GSPE
Engineers of the
Year 2008
Each year the GSPE honors its outstanding members
with the Engineer of the Year (EOY) Award. This
year's awards went to:
Engineer of the Year
Patrick Rhodes, P.E.
EOY in Construction
Jerry Kahn, P.E., F.NSPE
EOY in Education
Dr. J. David Frost, P.E., P.Eng
EOY in Government
Steven Jones, P.E.
EOY in Industry
Peter Villhauer, P.E.
EOY in Private Practice
Jason Cooper, P.E.
Young Engineer of the Year
Kristen Courson, P.E
In addition, Betty Jean Jordan received the
President's Award, which is conferred for
exceptional service to the society.
Are you an
employer looking to hire an engineer?, or
Are you an
engineer seeking employment?
Visit the
NEW GSPE Career Center where you can post and
review resumes and job opportunities.
Click here to visit the Career Center
GSPE Annual
Meeting - Wrap-up
The GSPE Annual Meeting was held on June 13 at the Georgia Summer
Engineers Conference in Savannah. Highlights
included:
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Highlights of the past year, presented by
outgoing President Pat Rhodes
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Presentation of Engineer of the Year Awards
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Installation of GSPE officers for 2008-09
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Directions for next year presented by
incoming President Scott Godefroy
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Order of the Engineer ceremony for six
inductees
The presentation of GSPE highlights from last year
, the 2007-08 Annual Report, and our goals and objectives for 2008-09 are
available in
Member Resources.
A summary and photos from the event are available
on the
Summer Conference
website.
GSPE Officers for
2008-09
Your GSPE state leaders for 2008-09 are:
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President - Scott
Godefroy, P.E.
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President-Elect -
John Wackerman, P.E.
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Treasurer - Luther
Cox, P.E.
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Vice President Region I
- Douglas Benner, P.E., F.NSPE
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Vice President Region
II – Dr. Leroy Emkin, P.E., F. ASCE
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Vice President Region
III - Jason Cooper, P.E.
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Vice President at
Large - Timothy Baumgartner, P.E.
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Past President –
Patrick Rhodes, P.E.
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State Delegate –
Gale Sights, P.E., F.NSPE
Opportunity: The position of
Secretary remains unfilled, and the GSPE Board
of Directors is seeking a dedicated volunteer to
assume this vital position. If you are
interested, please contact
Scott Godefroy.
NSPE/GSPE
Georgia Tech Student Chapter
Friday, April 11, 2008, NSPE/GSPE
reinstated the
Student Chapter at the Georgia
Institute of Technology.
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Legislative Update
The Georgia Engineers
Legislative Coalition coordinates
legislative activities and helps formulate
opinions on particular legislation affecting
the engineering profession. Click
2008
Legislative Update
to
download and read the current issue.
Current Events
for Engineers
Would you like to know the latest
in new technologies and current events in the
engineering world? You will find many short
articles on such issues, as well as the meeting
program in the monthly
Atlanta Metro Chapter
newsletter.
Volunteer
for Yourself, and for Your Society
The shortage of engineers in the US is on
every engineering firm owner and manager’s
mind. We need to do our part to plant the idea
of pursuing a rewarding career in engineering
to the next generation. You can promote
the profession by
volunteering.
To find out how, click
Get Involved.
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