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what is an "ace"? by Tom Needham, P.E., TSPE President, 2009-2010

TENNESSEE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERSA State Society of the National Society of Professional Engineers

Tom Needham

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I N S I D E

The term ACE is used when setting standards of the highest quality and

the best in the field. During the coming year we will use this term, ACE, to help guide us in improving our organization

As president of TSPE this coming year I want to challenge each member to be more (Ace) Active in your organization by attending chapter meetings, volunteering to be on local and state committees, attending engineers’ day on the hill, getting to know your local representative or senator, be a mentor to a young engineer, and recruiting a new member to join our organization.

The TSPE board will continue to (aCe) Communicate with the

•ScholarshipsAwarded •NewBoardofDirectors •PresidentialCitations •StateAwardWinners •TennesseeEngineering FoundationUpdates •GolfTournamentHighlights •EventsCalendar

• During World War I, the designation of ACE was given to Fighter pilots who succeeding in shooting down 5 enemy aircraft.

• The ACE is the highest card in a deck of cards.

• The term ACE is used for someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.

members through our newsletter the activities of the organization. But, we need our membership to communicate with the board members of ways that the organization can better serve your specific needs. We need our members to communicate with the general public about who we are, what we do, and how we serve the public welfare. We can do this by speaking at community events, clubs and the person who lives next door.

We are seeking each of our members to (acE) Educate a potential engineering student about the rewards of being an engineer. We encourage each of our members to volunteer with Vols4STEM, MATHCOUNTS, Lego League, serve

as a judge at a science fair, be a tutor for math or science, or any of the multitudes of opportunities we have to introduce students to our profession.

The Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers is celebrating our 60th

year of Advancing the Engineering Profession. We accomplished this goal by the dedication of those who founded the organization and served in our local and state organization. As we work this year to lay the foundation for the next 60 years, I encourage each of our members to be an ACE.

Tennessee Society ofProfessional Engineers®

Advancing the Engineering Profession since 1949

th Anniversary

We were pleased to learn that the Tennessee Board of Architects

and Engineers was able to give a total of $200,000 to seven state universities again this year. The money, appropriated by the state legislature, comes from the Board’s reserve funds. The grant program began in 2002 to help meet the equipment needs of state schools with accredited programs in engineering, architecture, and interior design.

Higher Education Grant Program by Candy Toler, TSPE and ACEC of Tennessee Executive Director

Candy Toler

“The Board appreciates the opportunity to assist in providing state-of-the-art instructional equipment for architecture, engineering and interior design students. Education lays the foundation to developing the knowledge and skills needed to practice a profession and protect the public, so this program is an integral part of the Board’s mission to protect the public’s health, safety and welfare,” said John Cothron, Executive Director of the Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners.

tspe Newsfrom the

Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers

2009-2010 TSPEExecutive Committee

President

Tom Needham, [email protected]

President Elect

Bryon Fortner, [email protected]

Vice President

John Cole, Ph.D., [email protected]

Secretary

Les Beaver, [email protected]

Treasurer

Jim Currey, [email protected]

Past President

Kathrine Nichols, [email protected]

NSPE Delegate

Harry Clark, [email protected]

(term expires 8/1/10)

TSPE Headquarters

Tennessee Engineering Center800 Fort Negley Blvd.Nashville, TN 37203

615-242-2486www.tnspe.org

Executive Director

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Manager of Member Services, Editor

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2009-2010 TSPEChapter Presidents & Meeting Information

ChaTTaNooga .............................. Mack McCarley, P.E.Contact President for meeting dates. [email protected]

KNoXVILLE ..................................... David McGinley, P.E.Meets for lunch on the last Tuesday [email protected] Ramsey’s Cafeteria.

LaKEWaY ........................................ Shannon Looney, P.E. Meets for lunch on the last Wednesday [email protected] the month in Morristown.

MEMPhIS ......................................... Claire Barnett, P.E.Meets for lunch on the 2nd Tuesday at [email protected] Brothers Univ. or EnSafe Inc.

NaShVILLE ..................................... Shanna Curley, P.E.Meets for lunch on the last Tuesday [email protected] TEC (except summer).

TULLahoMa .................................. Greg Sedrick, P.E.Meets for dinner on the 2nd Tuesday [email protected] various locations.

UPPER EaST TENNESSEE .............. Scott P. Schallon, P.E.Contact President for meeting dates. [email protected]

2009-2010 TSPEState Directors

ChattanoogaMack McCarley, P.E.Sandra Knight, P.E.

KnoxvilleGabe Bolas, P.E.

Brad Salsbury, P.E.

LakewayJamie Carden, P.E.Greg Williams, P.E.

MemphisGeorge Holliday, P.E.

Tim Herndon, P.E.

NashvilleScott Shepard, P.E.

TullahomaEarly McKnight, P.E.Greg Sedrick, P.E.

Upper East TennesseeScott Schallon, P.E.

2009-2010 TSPECommittee Chairs

awards & ScholarshipSandra Knight, P.E.

BudgetJim Currey, P.E.

Communications & Public RelationsMatt C. Everett, P.E.

Jittapong Malasri, E.I.

Education outreachAmy Spann, P.E.

Legislative & government affairsRobert Campbell, P.E. Everett Cowan, P.E.

MaThCoUNTSHarry Clark, P.E.

MeetingsBryon Fortner, P.E.

NominatingKatherine Nichols, P.E.

Society DevelopmentBryon Fortner, P.E.

60th anniversaryHarry Clark, P.E.



th Anniversary

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GraNT ProGram ...continued from page 1 Engineering schools receiving grants this year are:

• Tennessee State University – $18,919 to the College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science for computers for the mechanical engineering laboratories;

• Tennessee Technological University – $33,505 to the College of Engineering for a distillation column for the Chemical Engineering Department, a hydraulic compression frame and attachments for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and to upgrade the Energy Systems Laboratory in the Mechanical Engineering Department;

• University of Memphis – $18,934 to the College of Engineering for acoustic transducers, microphones and an acoustic enclosure for the College of Engineering;

• University of Tennessee-Chattanooga – $19,711 to the College of Engineering and Computer Science to purchase a general process gas analyzer system and signal conditioning modules for the Mechanical Engineering laboratory (this will help educate students for work for automotive companies);

• University of Tennessee-Knoxville – $40,609 to the College of Engineering for a driving simulator for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Advanced Driving Simulator Laboratory;

• University of Tennessee-Martin – $16,322 to the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences for a shake table and universal power module for the Structural Dynamics Laboratory.

The Board has awarded over $1.4 million in grant funds since the program was established. TSPE appreciates the Board’s support of engineering education by making up-to-date laboratory and computer equipment and instructional material available to educate future engineers.

EDWARD B. ARNDT, P.E.DOLLY AZIZ-NOVAK, P.E.KRISTIN T. BARTLETT, P.E.MARIO L. BEDDINGFIELD, P.E.DAVID M. BLAKNEY, P.E.WILLIAM M. BOYD, P.E.JOSHUA N. BRINLEY, P.E.ROBERT C. BROOKS, P.E.CALEB J. THORNE, P.E.ERIN M. CAMPBELL, P.E.JAMES E. CAMPBELL IV, P.E.DONNA A. CANTRELL, P.E.ROCKY A. CHAMBERS, P.E.JACOB S. CHESHIER, P.E.ALAN D. COONS, P.E.ROGER P. COPPEL, P.E.WALLACE B. COUCH JR, P.E.XAVIER L. DAVIS, P.E.BLAKE A. DICUS, P.E.ABU R. FAKHRUDDIN, P.E.ALEX D. FARMER, P.E.PHILLIP B. FREEZE, P.E.

AUTUMN K. FRIDAY, P.E.TIMOTHY N. FRITCH, P.E.JARED D. GANSTINE, P.E.KEVIN J. GATLIN, P.E.DANA C. GRADY, P.E.BENJAMIN K. GREESON, P.E.SONG MICHAEL HAN, P.E.MICHAEL D. HECK, P.E.ROBERT W. HERCHENRIDER, P.E.CASEY R. HESTER, P.E.ERIC J. HILL, P.E.JONATHAN B. HUGHES, P.E.JACOB E. HUTTON, P.E.KIMBERLY L. KING, P.E.DEREK L. KISSELL, P.E.JOSEPH A. KNOX, P.E.KEVIN M. LAMB, P.E.SEAN E. LAMBERT, P.E.NATHANIEL D. LANDSPERGER, P.E.KENNETH M. MAYFIELD SR., P.E.DONALD L. McCRARY, P.E.KEVIN L. McCULLOUGH, P.E.HEATHER F. McNEELY, P.E.

MEGAN B. BROOKS, P.E.LINGYU MENG, P.E.EDWINA J. MERRITT, P.E.ROBERT C. MILLER JR., P.E.MICHAEL G. MORGAN, P.E.GREGORY M. MORRIS, P.E.LORI MORRIS, P.E.ZACHARY A. MORTIMER, P.E.JOSHUA P. MORTON, P.E.STEPHEN N. MOSTEIT, P.E.MATTHEW P. NICHOLSON, P.E.JAMES E. NORRIS II, P.E.ALAN W. OGLE, P.E.MICHAEL A. PARHAM, P.E.BRANDON J. PITTMAN, P.E.RANDY W. PLUMMER, P.E.WILLIAM D. PROCTOR, P.E.CHRISTOPHER A. QUILLEN, P.E.SHAIKH Z. RAHMAN, P.E.JEFFREY A. RICE, P.E.KELLI S. RICHARDSON, P.E.ROSS W. SCHROEDER, P.E.LUCAS MAC SIMINGTON, P.E.

DONNIE SIRICHANTO, P.E.JONATHAN W. SMITH, P.E.KRISTEN L. SMITH, P.E.MARK E. SPENCE, P.E.RYAN W. STARGEL, P.E.CHARLES N. STEWART, P.E.BRANDON J. TAYLOR, P.E.CHARLES B. THOMPSON, P.E.DANIEL D. THOMPSON, P.E.ETHAN V. UNDERWOOD, P.E.JOHN R. VINSON, P.E.THARA VISWANATH, P.E.MICHAEL L. WALL, P.E.STACY L. WEAVER, P.E.CYNTHIA A. WHEELER, P.E.JOHN F. WILLIAMS, P.E.LINDA L. WILLIAMS, P.E.BRYANT D. WILLIAMSON, P.E.PATRICK W. WINTERS, P.E.WILLIAM R. WITCHER, P.E.ROBERT G. WOODS, P.E.JOSHUA L. WOOTEN, P.E.DOUGLAS P. YAROSZ, JR., P.E.

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The Auxiliary Scholarship Committee (Patsy Ferguson, Gail Griggs, Peggy Lott, Carla Perry, and Bobbie Thomas) met with

Raymond White June 22 at the Tennessee Engineering Center to review applications and select the 2009 Dorothy and Arthur Crouch Memorial Scholarship recipient.

This year’s scholarship award went to Robert Evans of Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. Mr. Evans is a rising senior working toward a degree in Civil Engineering.

He is a member of ASCE and serves as chapter secretary for Tau Beta Pi. He has also played varsity football at TTU for 2 years, while maintaining a GPA of 3.97.

While in high school he worked summers with a general contractor. As a college student he interned in 2008 with C. J. Mahan Construction Company, an engineering firm, working on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement, Cofferdam, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. Evans duties included quality control work, AutoCad work, and experiencing the general work of a project engineer. His supervisor described Mr. Evans as a quick learner and dedicated worker who performed and understood the process of interpreting contract plans and specifications. He also commended Mr. Evans’ ability to communicate well with office and field employees.

Besides his work experience and university studies, Mr. Evans has found time to contribute as a council representative with the Presbyterian Student Association, assist with hurricane relief work in Houma, LA, and participate in intramural sports at TTU.

Mr. Evans has shown high academic achievement, and a passion for becoming a professional engineer. He is the high caliber individual that we are pleased to support.

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Presidential Citations2009

(L to R) Bryon Fortner, P.E., Jim Currey, P.E., and Tim Herndon, P.E., received Presidential Citations for their diligent work on the TSPE By-Laws and Procedures.

Kathy Nichols (L) presents a president’s citation to Robert Campbell, P.E., in recognition of his service to TSPE.

Incoming TSPE President, Tom Needham, P.E., (R), presents Kathy Nichols, P.E., with the Past Presidents Award.

Front Row: (L to R) John Cole, P.E., Eastern Engineering (Vice President); Kathy Nichols, P.E., ATA (Past President); Tom Needham, P.E., SSR Ellers (President), Bryon Fortner, P.E., City of Sevierville (President Elect); Les Beaver, P.E., Cannon & Cannon (Secretary)

Back Row: Jim Currey, P.E., TDOT (Treasurer); Early McKnight, P.E., Jacobs Technology (Tullahoma State Director); George Holliday, P.E., Buchart Horn (Memphis State Director); Sandra Knight, P.E., Bradley County Engineer; Mack McCarley, P.E., Thompson Engineering (Chattanooga State Directors); Harry Clark, P.E., ATA (NSPE Delegate); Tim Herndon, P.E., City of Bartlett (Memphis State Director)

Not Pictured: Brad Salsbury, P.E., Cannon & Cannon and Gabe Bolas, P.E., Knoxville Utilities Board (Knoxville State Directors); Jamie Carden, P.E., Russellville-Whitesburg Utility District and Greg Williams, P.E., Appalachian Electric; (Lakeway State Directors); Scott Shepard, P.E., Peidmont Natural Gas (Nashville State Director); Greg Sedrick, P.E., UTSI (Tullahoma State Director), Scott Schallon, P.E., Eastman (Upper East State Director).

Brad Aldrich, NSPE President presented Greg Reed, Ph.D., P.E., UT Knoxville his Fellow’s Certificate. The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) upon the recommendation of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) named Reed to its 2009 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.

Candy Toler received a 10 Year Service Award from Kathy Nichols, TSPE President (L), and Lillard Teasley, ACEC of TN President (R), for her unwavering dedication to the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) and the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee (ACEC of TN).

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State Award WinnersCongratulations!

2009Michael F. Zoccola, P.E., USACE (L), was

presented the Professional Engineer in Government Award by Kathy Nichols, P.E. (R).

This award recognizes the accomplishments of engineers who serve

the local, state, or federal government.

Patrick Smith, P.E., SSR Ellers (L), received the Young Engineer of the Year. This award

acknowledges the recipient’s technical ability, professional achievements, and

civic and humanitarian activities.

William Payne, P.E., City of Chattanooga (L), received the Outstanding Engineer of the Year

Award. This award is the highest honor given to an individual TSPE member.

Mack McCarley, P.E., Thompson Engineering (L), 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.

Tom Needham, P.E., accepted the Outstanding Employer of the Year Award from Kathy Nichols, P.E., on behalf of SSR Ellers, 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

TSPE celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a cake at the Awards luncheon. The TSPE Board members did a great job of serving everyone!

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Sandra Knight, P.E., Bradley County Engineer (L), and Candy Toler, TSPE Executive Director, having fun while displaying wine

for the PAC Auction bidders

Claire Barnett, P.E., EnSafe Inc. (L), and Tony Adamo, P.E., TTL, Inc., enjoying the festivities

to PaC Contributors Thanks to all of the individuals who contributed to the Tennessee Professional Engineers Political Action Committee in the last year:

Anthony Adamo, TTL, Inc.Claire Barnett, EnSafe

Steve Bostic, Lamar Dunn & AssociatesBob Campbell, Robert G. Campbell & Associates

Robert Campbell, Jr., Robert G. Campbell & AssociatesAngie & Harold Cannon, Cannon & Cannon

Joe Carson, US Dept. of EnergyHarry Clark, ATA

Everett Cowan, Gresham Smith & PartnersJohn Crow, Crow Friedman Group

Tom Crumpton, HCMMJim Currey, TDOT

Doug Dabbs, HagermanSal DiGennaro, Autodesk

John Dix, Cannon & CannonBryon Fortner, Sevierville Public Works

Bob Frear, Jordan Jones & GouldingDon Friedman, Crow Friedman Group

David Garst, Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop Terry Grubb, Wilbur Smith Associates

Ed Hargraves, Askew Hargraves Harcourt & AssociatesDavid Harrell, Vaughn & MeltonGeorge Holliday, Buchart-Horn

Darrell James, James + AssociatesBill Johnson, ARCADIS

Todd Kemp, Palmer EngineeringSandra Knight, Bradley County Engineering

Steve Lane, Smith Seckman ReidJim Littlejohn, Littlejohn Engineering Associates

Judy Logue, TSPEMack McCarley, Thompson Engineering

Tom Needham, SSR EllersKatherine Nichols, ATA

Pickering, Inc. PACJohn Perdue, TN Eastman

Dan Ryan, Human Capital GroupGreg Reed, UT-Knoxville

Chuck Saunders, Fisher & ArnoldMike Stomer, S & M E

Susan Sykes, Greenleaf 3DJerry Stump, Wilbur Smith AssociatesLillard Teasley, Teasley Services Group

Candy Toler, TSPEGary Tysinger, Tysinger Hampton & Partners

Stephen Veldman, Nuclear Fuel Services

Member NewsBradley County Engineer Elected To Chair NSPE PEG – Sandra Knight, P.E., (Bradley County Government), has been

elected as Chair-Elect of NSPE Professional Engineers in Government Committee.

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John Agee, S&ME, Inc.; Brad Salsbury, Cannon & Cannon, Inc.; and Robert Campbell, Robert G. Campbell & Associates, Inc. teamed up for a good cause at the TEF Golf Tournament

Pat Wiggins (Sullivan Engineering) in great form while Eric Gardner (City of Franklin) and Colby Cratin and Ken Ellzy (Hart Freeland Roberts) watch at the TEF Golf Tournament.

During the past year TEF’s efforts have centered on college scholarships for engineering students and establishing a mechanism to partner with professional society local chapters

or other groups raising funds to promote engineering in education.TEF is in discussions with three other organizations who we hope will choose TEF to

administer their college scholarship programs. 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. All chapters are encouraged to consider the TEF as a partner to enable tax-deductible contributions to their programs.

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