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Current News & Events:
New Professional
Engineers
Recognition
Reception
The Georgian
Club - Atlanta
Wednesday
October 1, 2008
- 6:30 PM
Join us in meeting and
honoring newly licensed Georgia professional
engineers. An Order of the Engineer Induction
Ceremony will also be held at the event. Click
the New PE Recognition link at the left for
detailed information.
Download a registration from
and plan
to attend this significant event.
Corporate and individual
sponsorships are needed to ensure the success of
the New PE Recognition Reception.
Download the
sponsorship form and make your
contribution today.
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.
PDH Day
GEA Needs Your Help!
The Georgia Engineering Alliance (GEA) will host
PDH Day (formerly PDH Saturday). 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. In an effort to provide the best
educational program for engineers, GEA is asking
for your opinion on what can be done to make PDH
Day successful in providing the most effective and
convenient program possible. A link to a
questionnaire for you to download is below.
Please take a moment to fill out this
questionnaire so that GEA can assist you in
achieving your goals for PDH Day!
Download the PDH Day Questionnaire
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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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