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Current News & Events:
GSPE Officers for
2008-09
The ballots have been cast and counted, with the
following results:
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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
Our 2008-09 state officers will be installed in a
special ceremony during the GSPE Annual Meeting
on Friday, June 13 at the Georgia Summer
Engineers Conference.
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.
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.
GSPE Annual
Meeting
Friday, June 13
in Savannah
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
(above)
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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 the highlights from last year
and goals and objectives for 2008-09 are
available in Member Resources.
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
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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NSPE Annual
Conference
Portland, Oregon
July24 -27, 2008
Join NSPE members from
across America in Portland, Oregon, for the
National Society of Professional Engineers 2008
Annual Conference, July 24–27. A stellar lineup
of top-notch speakers and informative seminars
has been arranged—plus an array of special
events to get you out and about in this
beautiful city.

Participants can earn up to
19 professional development hours at this year's
conference education sessions. Education session
topics cover PEs in the LEED world, global
energy issues, emerging technologies,
sustainable design, risk management,
profitability, best practices, stress
management, and other current professional
topics. In addition, you'll find countless
opportunities to network with engineering
leaders, make important business connections,
and be brought up-to-date on issues impacting
our profession and our Society.
For more information an to
register visit the
NSPE Conference
website.
2008
MATHCOUNTS
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View MATHCOUNTS Event Photos
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Golf Outing Photos
How you can help support the shortage of
engineers and have fun too!
The Georgia Society of Professional Engineers
held another successful state
MATHCOUNTS
competition on Saturday, March 15,
2008 at Zoo Atlanta. GSPE hosted over 400
students, coaches and guest at the Zoo, and the
following competition sponsors made it all
possible:
MARQUEE
SPONSORS
Shell Oil
Lockheed Martin
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Newfields
Georgia Power
Habif, Arogeti &
Wynne, LLP
Vulcan Materials
Company
GOLD
SPONSORS
ACEC/GA
AGL Resources
ASCE
Dewberry
Gwinnett Gladiators Foundation
Jordan, Jones & Goulding
North Georgia Concrete. Inc.
PBS&J
Thomas Concrete Industries
SILVER SPONSORS
Integrated Science & Engineering, Inc.
Schnabel Engineering
BRONZE SPONSORS
A4 Inc. - The Georgia Engineer Magazine
CH2M Hill
GEC
C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.
Golder Associates
MACTEC Engineering & Consulting
Stantec Consulting
Columbia Engineering & Services
United Consulting
The
MATHCOUNTS
Golf Outing raises funds for the Georgia
MATHCOUNTS
Endowment Fund. The Golf Outing was on Monday, March
17, 2008 at the Lake
View Golf Course at Callaway Gardens in Pine
Mountain, Georgia.
GSPE would like to thank the
following Golf Outing Sponsors that will reward
future
MATHCOUNTS
Programs for middle school students across
the state of Georgia.
Gold Level Sponsors
- PACE Geotechnical
- Schnabel Engineering South
Bronze Level Sponsors
- ARCADIS - TN
- Georgia Association of Water Professionals
- Infratech
- Portland Cement Association
- Riley Park Hayden & Associates
- Ross Consulting Engineers, PC
- Southern Company Hydro Generation
Golf Prize Sponsors
- Florence & Hutchinson
- Gary Trott
- Golder Associates
- Walden Ashworth & Associates
Hole Sponsors
- ARCADIS - GA
- Cranston Engineering Group (2)
- Columbia Engineering
- Deemer Dana & Froehle, LLP
- JK Consulting
- Jordan Engineering
- Mallet Consulting (2)
- Mark Kilby
- Peoples & Quigley
- Piedmont Geotechnical
- Southeast Cement
- Stantec Consulting
- Steve Skalko
- United Consulting
- Willett Engineering
- Willow Construction
- W.R. Toole Engineers
PE Exam Lunch
This is
an outreach event
to encourage and support future engineers that are
testing for the Professional Engineers License.
The next PE exam is scheduled for October 2008, at the
Macon Centreplex in Macon, Georgia. GSPE has
arranged to have lunch provided for all
individuals that are testing.
We need YOUR SUPPORT to ensure the
success of this event. To make a donation for the PE Exam Lunch,
please e-mail
Carolyn Jones, GSPE Executive
Director.
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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