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Annual Meeting Recap and PlansWhat a great Annual Meeting in August! We set an all-time record for the number of attendees at 140! TDOT Commissioner John Schroer was a crowd pleaser at the fundraising luncheon for the TN Engineering Foundation Luncheon for over
150. The Commissioner talked to us about things that need to be done and the realities of state and federal funding. And the Auction raised about $12,000 for the TN Professional Engineers PAC.
Talks are under way to combine forces with ASCE for the 2012 Annual Meeting. We will keep you posted as plans developed. You will not want to miss the opportunity to network with even more of your colleagues at the meeting next August/September.
And it does not stop there . . . we drew a big crowd at the joint TSPE/ACEC Nashville Chapter breakfast featuring Congressman Diane Black on September 27.
Architects’ and Engineers’ Board UpdateThe A/E Board asked TSPE and ACEC to investigate issues related to the state’s industrial exemption because of its impact on the health, safety and welfare of all Tennesseans. Steve King (Knoxville Public Works) is chairing that task force, which met for the second time in August. Other TSPE members of the task force are: Bryon Fortner (Sevierville
Public Works), Dennis Henderson (TLM Associates, Jackson), Sandra Knight (Bradley County Engineer), and Tom Needham (Memphis Public Works).
At its meeting in July, the NSPE House of Delegates adopted a policy on the industrial exemption requiring that “all engineers in responsible charge of the practice of engineering as defined in the NCEES Model Law and Rules in a manner which potentially impacts the public health, safety and welfare should be required by all state statutes to be licensed professional engineers.” The policy suggests phasing out existing exemptions.
Ways to ParticipateContact your chapter president if you are interested in becoming more active in your chapter. The TSPE Nominating Committee is also looking for people to fill slots on a wide variety of state boards as well as state officers. TSPE will have the opportunity to recommend individuals for NSPE Fellow. Information about the requirements is at http://www.nspe.org/AboutNSPE/fellowmembershipgrade.html
Greetings everyone! I hope each of you had an amazing summer.
In my last article, I challenged myself and each of you to do something this year to better your engineering legacy through TSPE. Have you completed or worked toward completing that challenge? Are you
looking for opportunities to educate young people and to mentor new graduates and PE’s? Are you “talking TSPE” to your coworkers and colleagues? Yes! Our annual meeting was evidence of that.
What a wonderful annual meeting we had! We set a 10-year attendance record and charitable donations to the Engineering Foundation increased over 400%. I extend my sincere appreciation to everyone that made the annual meeting such a success – especially Judy Logue, Candy Toler and our sponsors.
I also congratulate Candy Toler on being named “Association Executive of the Year” by the Tennessee Society of Association Executives.
As this is the last newsletter of this year, I wish each of you a safe and prosperous holiday season. Keep up the good work!
President’s Article By John H. Cole, PE, PhD, TSPE President
inside• AE Board Update • TEF Luncheon• Annual Meeting • PAC Auction
Building on our successes And Moving ForwArd By Candy Toler, Executive Director of TSPE and ACEC of TN
2011 October•November•December
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Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mack McCarley, PEContact President for meeting dates [email protected]
Knoxville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Parker, PEMeets for lunch on last Wednesday, [email protected] at Cappucinno’s on Kingston Pike .
Lakeway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Looney, PEMeets for lunch on the last Thursday of the month [email protected] at Shoney’s Restaurant at Highway 92 in Dandridge
Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. T. Malasri, PEMeets for lunch 2nd Tuesday of the month [email protected] Christian Brothers University
Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Field, PEMeets for lunch on last Tuesday of the month [email protected] TEC (except summer months)
Tullahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Frederick, PEMeets for dinner on 4th Thursday [email protected] the month at various locations.
Upper East Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott P. Schallon, PEContact President for meeting dates [email protected]
Chapter Presidents & Meeting Information TSPE 2011-2012
President
John Cole, PE, [email protected]
President Elect
John (Jake) Greear, [email protected]
Vice President
Patrick Smith, [email protected]
Secretary
Les Beaver, [email protected]
Treasurer
Paul Kelly, [email protected]
Past President
Bryon Fortner, PE [email protected]
NSPE Delegate
Harry Clark, PE, F. [email protected]
TSPE Headquarters
Tennessee Engineering Center 800 Fort Negley Blvd. Nashville, TN 37203 615-242-2486 www.tnspe.org
Executive Director
Candy [email protected]
Manager of Member Services / Editor
Judy [email protected]
2011-2012 TSPEExecutive Committee
Chattanooga
Mack McCarley, PE, F. NSPE
Sandra Knight, PE, F. NSPE
Knoxville
Brent Johnson, PEMark McKinney, PE
Lakeway
Joe McCarter, PE
Shannon Looney, PE
Memphis
George Holliday, PE
Tim Herndon, PE
Nashville
Shanna Curley, PEJonathan Haycraft, PE
Tullahoma
John McInturff, PEHoward Frederick, PE
Upper East Tennessee
Scott Schallon, PE
Awards & Scholarship
Sandra Knight, PE, F. NSPE
Jonathan Haycraft, PE
Budget
Paul Kelly, PE
Communications & Public Relations
Jittapong (JT) Malasri, PE
Education Outreach
Jim Currey, PE, F. NSPE
Legislative & Government Affairs
David Brewer, PE
MATHCOUNTS
Harry Clark, PE, F. NSPE
Meetings
John (Jake) Greear, PE
Nominating
Byron Fortner, PE
Policy Review
Randal Braker, PE
Society Development
John (Jake) Greear, PE
2011-2012 TSPEState Directors
2011-2012 TSPECommittee Chairs
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steinMetz And the electric MotorWhen Charles Proteus Steinmetz emigrated from Europe, he was stopped at immigration and was about to be turned back. A friend of his who had invited him to America was there to meet him and got involved. “Why are you sending him back?” He’s a mathematician. America has all the mathematicians we need.” “Didn’t he tell you that he’s also an electrician?” “Why didn’t he say so? We need electricians.”
Steinmetz went to work for his friends engineering firm. Up until then the design and manufacture of large electric motors was a hit and miss affair. Some motors worked and if a design worked well it was put into production. However a working design could not necessarily be scaled up. Many attempts overheated for an unknown reason.
Stienmetz presented a theoretical paper to an engineering conference. He had been exploring hysteresis. He explained hysteresis and presented calculations and mathematical models. I understand that there was a rush to obtain copies of his paper by design engineers who realized that he had just presented the reason for the overheating and the tools to predict it. Overnight the design of electric motors became a science instead of a guess.
Henry Ford wanted to install batteries and starters in his cars, but charging the batteries was a challenge. The meeting was in the evening, and Henry was forced to wait until Mr. Steinmetz’ spent his customary time with his friends children before they went to bed. Henry was on the verge of leaving in disgust. When the children went to bed and Stienmetz turned his attention to Henry, he quickly sketched out the basic design of the three brush generator which went on to charge automotive batteries for decades.
Local and state MATHCOUNTS competitions will be here before you know it (February and March). I encourage you to join the fun in making these competitions available to budding engineers. Information on the local and state competitions is at http://www.tnspe.org/MATHCOUNTS.htm.
If you are not receiving electronic updates from me at least once a month and would like to know more about what is going on in TSPE, please send me an email and ask to be included on the list ([email protected]).
We are grateful to you for your continued support of TSPE and its many programs. Judy and I wish you a wonderful holiday and a great 2012!
Building on our successes continued from page 1
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This fall marks the 3rd fall semester in a row that we have had 40+ students in our ENGR1210: Introduction to Engineering class. Here are some of our secrets: (1) aggressive and persistent academic advising, (2) continual commitment to outreach, and (3) professional networking among our students, our faculty, our staff, our administrators, and area professionals in STEM careers. The focus in on our students – our present students, our future students, and our past students.
Outreach: We continue to visit area middle schools and high schools as time and schedules permit.
MathCOUNTS: Our Pre-Engineering students and faculty have been actively involved in MathCOUNTS since 1999.
Pre-Engineering Scholarships: In September 2001, as a positive response to 9/11, our TSPE Club began building for the future by contributing to our Northeast State Foundation and participating in the creation of new Foundation scholarships for students pursuing A.S. degrees in Pre-ENGINEERING and Pre-INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Annual TRIPS to 4-Year Universities: Every Fall, we plan and execute a trip (UTK TRIP) to the College of Engineering at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Every Spring, we plan and execute a trip (TTU TRIP) to the College of Engineering at The Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville.
Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) – Northeast State’s Student Chapter, a “Delta” chapter, affiliated with the Upper East Tennessee Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (www.tnspe.org), a member State Society of the National Society of Professional Engineers (www.nspe.org), was recognized and certified eligible for participation in the Program for NSPE Student Chapters in May 1999.
northeAst stAte’s tsPe cluB is growing – ProMoting steM educAtion & cAreers By Dr. Mark A. Pollock, September, 11 2011
Candy Toler, executive director of ACEC of Tennessee (ACEC) and the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE), was recently named Association Executive of the Year by the Tennessee Society of Association Executives. This is the highest honor awarded by this statewide organization whose membership includes 300 leaders of Tennessee professional, trade and nonprofit associations. Candy has served as executive director of ACEC and TSPE since 1999.
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Member NewsThe Tullahoma Chapter selected Mr. Hunter Ratliff as the 2011/2012 Robert L. Young Memorial Scholarship winner. This $1500 scholarship is awarded to students who plan to pursue a career in engineering and who are enrolled in an ABET accredited engineering school. Mr. Ratliff was selected as the winning candidate from a wide range of applicants from the 16 high schools within the Chapter’s seven county area. The Tullahoma Chapter serves Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln, Moore, Grundy, and Warren counties. The Robert L. Young Memorial scholarship is awarded to a rising freshman student planning to study engineering.
Thompson Engineering has named Mack McCarley, PE, its Director of Tennessee Operations. In his new post at Thompson Engineering, he will direct a staff of 40 and be directly responsible for quality management of the company’s Tennessee projects. The firm’s Tennessee operations are based in Chattanooga.
Jack L. Wood, the Chairman Emeritus of architecture and engineering firm Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon, Inc. (BWSC), was honored on September 28 by the Nashville Downtown Partnership as its 2011 Volunteer of the Year. Wood, who served as Chief Executive Officer of BWSC from 1989 to 2002, was Board Chairman of the Nashville Downtown Partnership in 1998.
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Front row: (L to R) Bryon Fortner, PE, City of Sevierville (Past-President); John Cole, PhD, PE, Eastern Engineer-ing (President); Patrick Smith, PE, Smith Seckman Reid (Vice President)
Back Row: Paul Kelly, PE, Aerospace Testing Alliance (Treasurer); John McInturff, PE, Aerospace Testing Alli-ance (Tullahoma State Director); Les Beaver, PE, Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (Secretary); Shannon Looney, PE, Lane Construction Corporation (Lakeway Chapter President and State Director); Mack McCarley, PE, F.NSPE, Thompson Engineering (Chattanooga Chapter President and State Director); George Holliday, PE, Buchart Horn, Inc. (Memphis State Director); Jonathan Haycraft, PE, Gresham Smith and Partners (Nashville State Director); Mark McKinney, PE, Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (Knoxville State Director)
Not Pictured: Jake Greear, PE, McGill Associates (Presi-dent Elect); Harry Clark, PE, F.NSPE, (NSPE Delegate); Sandra Knight, PE, F.NSPE, Bradley County Engineer (Chattanooga State Director); Brent Johnson, PE, City of Knoxville (Knoxville State Director); Joe McCarter, PE, Appalachian Electric Cooperative (Lakeway State Direc-tor); Tim Herndon, PE, City of Bartlett (Memphis State Director); Shanna Curley, PE, Metro Nashville Water Services (Nashville State Director); Howard Frederick, PE Aerospace Testing Alliance (Tullahoma State Director); Scott Schallon, PE, Eastman (Upper East State Director)
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Bryon Fortner, PE, (TSPE) and Steve Bostic, PE, (ACEC of TN) presented Kent Starwalt (TN Road Builders) with a joint citation for leading the charge to limit liability for road builders and engineers on TDOT Projects.
Bryon Fortner, PE, and Steve Bostic, PE, presented Candy Toler with a Joint Citation in appreciation of her tireless efforts on the “Hill” protecting engineers.
Bryon Fortner, PE, (L) and John Cole, PE, (R), presented Mack McCarley, PE, F. NSPE, Thompson Engineering with a Fellow’s Certificate. The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) upon the recommendation of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) named McCarley to its 2011 class of Fellow Members. The Fellow membership grade honors those active NSPE members who have demonstrated exemplary and devoted service to their profession, their Society and their community.
J. T. Malasri, PE, MLGW received a citation for his efforts to engage young Engineers
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John Cole, PE, (L) presented Bryon Fortner, PE, City of Sevierville, with the Outstanding Engineer of the Year Award. This award is the highest honor given to an individual TSPE member.
Chuck Saunders, PE, (R) accepted the Outstanding Employer of the Year Award from John Cole, PE, on behalf of Fisher & Arnold, Inc. This award recognizes an employer that has made outstanding contributions to the advancement and improvement of the engineering profession through its employment policies and practices
Incoming TSPE President, John Cole, PE, (R), presents Bryon Fortner, PE, with the Past Presidents Award
William H. Sutton, , PE, UT Chattanooga (R), was presented the Professional Engineer in Government Award by John Cole, PE (L). This award recognizes the accomplishments of engineers who serve the local, state, or federal government.
Tom Needham, PE, City of Memphis (R), received the Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes the outstanding service of long-time TSPE members for their exceptional technical contributions to the engineering profession and their contributions to their communities and to the Society.
Eric Gardner, PE, City of Franklin, Young Engineer of the Year
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Joe BallardClaire BarnettSteve BosticRobert CampbellAngie & Harold CannonClinard Engineering Associates, LLCJohn ColeEastern Engineering Associates, LLCEverett CowanJim CurreyBrad DavisFisher & Arnold, Inc.Bryon FortnerDon FriedmanDavid GarstJake GreearGreg GreenGresham Smith & PartnersDavid HarrellDennis HendersonDarrell JamesBill JohnsonBrent JohnsonMarlin KeelTodd KempStan King
Sandra KnightSteve LaneJim LittlejohnJudy LogueShannon LooneyMack McCarleyMiller Drilling Company, Inc.Tom NeedhamKathy NicholsOGBC, Inc.Peter OvermohleJohn PerduePickering PACMike PohlmanBob PolkGreg ReedChuck SaundersWilliam SchadrackJohn SimpsonPatrick SmithAmy SpannMike StomerJerry StumpCandy TolerGary Tysinger
thAnK you to the 2011 tsPe PAc contriButors
David Young, PE, Volkert, Inc., (L) and Amy Spann, PE, EnSafe Inc. at the Welcome Reception and PAC Auction.
(Pictured L to R) Shannon Looney, PE, Lakeway Chapter President and Greg Reed, PhD, PE, UTK with John Simpson, Jen Hill Construction (L) and Mark McKinney, Cannon & Cannon, Inc., in the background enjoying the Welcome Reception and PAC Auction.
thAnK you to our 2011 AnnuAl Meeting sPonsors, exhiBitors & registrAtion volunteersTitanium SponsorCrow Friedman Group, LLC
Platinum SponsorPickering Firm, Inc.
Gold SponsorsACEC Business Insurance Trust-Marsh USAJacobs Technology Inc.
Silver SponsorTSPE Upper East Chapter, TSPE Chattanooga ChapterACEC of TN Southeast Chapter
Bronze SponsorsBarge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc.K. S. Ware & Associates, LLCLellyett & Rogers CompanyR. J. YoungSouthern Sales Company, Inc.
ExhibitorsACEC Business Trust-Marsh USAArchitectural Wall SolutionsAerotekCrystal Stream TechnologiesFirst Response EnvironmentalGreenleaf 3 DHagerman & CompanyL. I. Smith & AssociatesJen Hill ConstructionR. J. YoungStrategies Group TN Concrete AssociationUPSXtralis
Registration VolunteersCharlotte Disney, Hart Freeland Roberts, Inc.Mauri Wood, Wilbur Smith Associates
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Greg Reed, PhD, PE (L), John Schroer, Commissioner TN Department of Transportation and Candy Toler, TSPE Executive Director
During the past year, TEF’s efforts have centered on college scholarships for engineering students, continuing sponsorship of MATHCOUNTS, partnering with K-12 STEM activities such as a Nashville STEM hub and Girls Raised in Tennessee Science, and establishing a mechanism to partner with professional society local chapters or other groups raising funds to promote engineering in education. We are open to other K-12 STEM-related activities that we can partner with as well.
The TEF is the co-creation of TSPE and ACEC of TN who appoint three members each to the board of directors. TEF is in discussions with three other organizations which we hope will choose TEF to administer their college scholarship programs. The main fund raiser this year was the keynote luncheon with TDOT Commissioner Schroer which was a huge success. We thank all the sponsors who made it possible.
The Board is planning during the coming year to increase its efforts to encourage engineering firms, professional organizations, and allied businesses to establish engineering scholarships in partnership with TEF. We are exploring the possibility of grant funds for scholarships or education programs from government and foundation sources. We are also in preliminary conversations with an independent organization whose purpose is to raise funds and volunteers to enhance STEM education in K-12 school curricula.
The downturn in the investment markets has had a negative impact on scholarship endowments, so developing additional sources of funds is important to the increasing achievement of our mission. In order for TEF to fulfill the vision that TSPE and ACEC of TN have for it, the chapters of the two parent organizations should consider TEF as a tax-deductible way to raise funds for its scholarship or local education partnership programs. All chapters are encouraged to consider the TEF as a partner and we will be happy to discuss opportunities at any time.
tennessee engineering FoundAtion By Greg Reed, PhD, PE, President, TEF Board of Directors
thAnK you to our teF luncheon sPonsors!
gold sPonsors:
American Engineers, Inc.
EnSafe Inc.
Lamar Dunn & Associates, Inc.
Palmer Engineering Company, Inc.
Thompson Engineering, Inc.
Volkert, Inc.
silver sPonsors:
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Fisher & Arnold, Inc.
Miller Drilling Company
Ross Bryan Associates, Inc.
S&ME, Inc.
Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
RPM Transportation Consultants, LLC
TLM Associates, Inc.
Varallo Public Relations
Bronze sPonsors:
Aerospace Testing Alliance
Barge Cauthen & Associates, Inc
ETI Corporation
Fulghum MacIndoe & Associates
Gresham Smith and Partners
L. I. Smith & Associates, Inc.
Littlejohn Engineering Associates
March Adams & Associates
Parsons Transportation Group
Ryan Search & Consulting
Sherman-Dixie Concrete Industries
THY, Inc.
tABle sPonsors:
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
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2012 Feb 19-25 Engineers’ Week
March 5 TSPE Board Meeting – 1:00 PM, TEC Board Room
March 6 Engineer’s Day on the Hill, Nashville, 9 am-1:30 pm, Capitol
July 11-15 NSPE 2012 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
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