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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEERichard Willoughby, PEPresident

Greg Steelhammer, PEPresident-Elect

Tommy Lear, PE Secretary-Treasurer

Hollis Allen, Jr., PE Vice President for Administration

Philip Wosmek, PEVice President for Programs & Operations

Jonith Grundmann, PE Vice President for Public Relations

Zane Dunnam, PEPast President

BOARD OF DIRECTORSBobby Gaddis, PEBartlesville Chapter President

Brian Farnsworth, PE Bartlesville State Director

John Doddy, PE Central SW Chapter President

Jack Snoody, PE Central SW State Director

Curtis Vickery, PE Central SW State Director

Jim Lewellyn, PE Central SW State Director

John Hatmaker, PECentral SW State Director

Dr. John Veestra, PEFrontier Chapter President

Kevin Larios, PE Frontier State Director

Shannon Hudson, PETulsa Chapter President

Dr. Marcia Bates, PE, FNSPETulsa State Director

John McElhenny, PE Tulsa State Director

Rick Petricek, PE Tulsa State Director

Gaylon Pinc, PE Tulsa State Director

J. Boyd Nolan, PE NSPE House of Delegate Representative

OSPE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSheri Penner, CAEsheri@ospe.org

OSPE State Office201 NE 27th Street, Room 125Oklahoma City, OK 73105P 405.528.1435 800.337.OSPE (6773)F 405.557.1820

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OKLAHOMA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER FALL 2009 (Volume 64, Issue 4) is published quarterly (winter, spring, summer, and fall) by Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers. Periodicals postage paid at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. SUBSCRIPTION: $4.00 of the membership dues pays for a one-year subscription; additional subscriptions are available for $10.00 per year. Editorial and advertising sales offices at 201 NE 27th Street, Room 125, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405.528.1435. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Oklahoma Professional Engineer, 201 NE 27th Street, Room 125, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Materials may be reprinted with prior permission of the editor. Editorial submissions are encouraged and should be addressed to the editor. All OSPE publications use the Chicago Manual of Style. Editor: Sheri Penner, CAE—OSPE. Publication Designer: Brian Ferrell, CMP—factor 110.

CALENDAROFEVENTSFor more information on current events, please visit www.ospe.org.

DECEMBER3 OEF Board of Trustee Meeting Tulsa Chapter Luncheon5 MATHCOUNTS® Mock Competition8 ACI Luncheon

JANUARY7 Tulsa Chapter Luncheon16 Oklahoma Future City Competition®21 ACEC Oklahoma Board and General Membership Meeting21–22 State Board of Licensure Meeting23 State Board of Licensure Certifi cate Ceremony27 MATHCOUNTS® Mock Competition30 MATHCOUNTS® Mock Competition

FEBRUARY6 Regional MATHCOUNTS®—Central Oklahoma Competition Regional MATHCOUNTS®—Northeast Competition13 Regional MATHCOUNTS®—Northwest Competition Regional MATHCOUNTS®—Southeast Competition Regional MATHCOUNTS®—Southwest Competition14–20 National Engineer’s Week16 Oklahoma Engineering Fair 20 Regional MATHCOUNTS®—East Central Competition

MARCH6 State MATHCOUNTS® Competition10 OSPE Board of Directors Meeting25–26 State Board of Licensure Meeting

APRIL16–17 PE Examinations

MAY5 OSPE Board of Directors Meeting24–25 State Board of Licensure Meeting

JULY22–23 State Board of Licensure Meeting24 State Board of Licensure Certifi cate Ceremony

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CONTENTS4 OSPE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

OSPE President Richard Willoughby challenges members to unleash and share their inner engineer with middle school, high school, and college students. OEF needs member support and contributions for upcoming programs.

5 OEF PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEOEF renews mission and focuses on investing in Oklahoma’s future engineers. New tagline and logo also unveiled.

6 ENGINEER ESSENTIALSExciting news briefs put focus on PDH sessions, upcoming certifi cate ceremony, E-Week, certifi cates, Virtual Chapter, and updating your membership record.

8 NEWSANDEVENTSSooner SAE Baja project takes shape and research fi ndings contradict myth of high engineering dropout rate. OCCC completes new engineering center. OEF needs volunteers and mentors to drive profession forward.

12 FEATUREUnleash your inner engineer. Invest in Oklahoma’s future engineers by voluteering for an upcoming program. Because dreams need doing: discover four requirements for turning dreams into reality—imagination, will, belief, and courage.

24 SPONSORSANDDONORSA special thank you to our 2009–10 donors and sponsors for their generous support of our programs and scholarships.

16 THROUGHTHEDECADESTake a trip to the past in the new feature section. OSPE takes a look back at the past 75 years, with this issue focusing on the fi rst decade of the association—formation, wartime, and post-war eff orts. OSPE prepares history and committee for the associations 75th anniversary. Long-time PE Jack Snoddy answers the question: to be or not to be a PE?

MEMBERSHIPOSPE recognizes new members as well as those members for their renewals. A membership application is available for those members needing to renew soon.

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OSPE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEUnleash, share your inner engineerBY RICHARD WILLOUGHBY, PE—OSPE PRESIDENT

The return of football and the school year has

descended upon us once again. In keeping with one of my personal goals for my term, I recently spoke to a class of engineering students at Oral Roberts University. Many of you, as well as many of my co-workers, were probably unaware that Oral Roberts even had an engineering department. Th e department is small, but is growing steadily with students in mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering. Th ey are even doing a formula SAE car this year, for which they are trying to fi nd sponsors. However, the program really caught my attention at this year’s Oklahoma Engineering Conference with their presentation on a sucker rod pump simulator. At the conference, I spoke with Dr. Robert Leland and received an invitation to come and speak to his students. During my presentation, I spoke about my engineering

background, as well as the types of issues we deal with at Ditch Witch. Th e students seemed to enjoy hearing about some of the extreme engineering requirements that are used in products made here in Oklahoma. Th e remainder of my presentation focused on the need for becoming a licensed PE as well as what benefi ts OSPE can off er to engineering students. It is important for PEs to interact with college students to give them a better view of what can be expected in the workplace. By having PEs spread this message, you will get a better picture than you would likely get from a recruiter or human resource person. Also, most PEs tend to be in positions of higher responsibility than many of their non-licensed colleagues. I found the presentation to be an enjoyable experience for myself and was somewhat startled when I realized I was out of time. I have a challenge for you.

Instead of focusing on college students, why don’t you go and speak at career day at your child’s school. Many kids think of just one or two things when they hear “engineering.” You have the “Dilbert” crowd and then you have the “Scottie beam me up crowd.” While I do have to admit that the Star Trek image is not necessarily a bad one (other than those nasty uniforms), it is far-fetched enough to turn off some kids who could be wonderful engineers. Some of the best engineers I have met haven’t always been the best mathematicians or the best formula manipulators. Th ey were the ones with the solid grasp of what the bedrock components of a problem are. By having that grasp, they are even with, or a step ahead, of those with the highest theoretical understanding. So, go in with a good visual aid, and you can open a lot of young eyes to the wonderful world of engineering. Try it! It will be time well spent.

OEF needs your support, contributions for upcoming programs

Over the past 34 years, OEF has found a group of main

programs that have proven to be excellent ways to introduce and start students on the track to engineering. Th ose programs are MATHCOUNTS®, Engineering Fair, scholarships and the Future City Competition®. Th ese programs reach out to middle school and high school students and introduce them to engineering. Th ey have proven to be successful and well liked by teachers and

students alike. OEF has decided to focus its attention on the middle school and high school levels, when students are just beginning to explore careers and are making educational choices about courses of study. To ensure the success of OEF’s endeavors, your help is needed. OEF needs to raise $160,000 for its student programs and to re-establish reserves lost during the economic downturn. Th e OEF Fundraising Committee is asking that you “Invest

in the future of Oklahoma’s engineers” by making a tax-deductable donation to OEF so it can continue to introduce Oklahoma students to engineering, mathematics, and science. OEF also would like to ask for your help in identifying Oklahoma companies who would also be interested in donating. Contact Sheri Penner at the OEF offi ces (405.528.1435 or sheri@ospe.org) for more information on the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation.

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OEF PRESIDENT’S MESSAGERenewing our mission, new logo unveiledBY CRAIG WHITBECK, PE, PMP—OEF PRESIDENT

Your Oklahoma Engineering Foundation (OEF) has

served Oklahoma for 30 years. Celebrating this milestone was short lived as the Board of Offi cers and Trustees found it appropriate to refl ect on where we’ve been and revalidate our mission and the customers we serve. Th is important step ensures we will continue on the correct path and share a timely and concise message. Our customers, the future engineers of Oklahoma, will benefi t through a better understanding of our purpose and the services we provide. It has never been more clear that young Oklahomans need our support, and we will be there. We do it for Oklahoma’s youth who fi nd engineering to be a fun and rewarding career as they discover, invent, and deliver innovations that benefi t all Oklahomans. Our company sponsors and volunteers make our work possible, and they deserve our business and our congratulations for a job well done. Th e Board is committed to young engineers and has taken initial steps to articulate its mission around the following idea. “We invest in Oklahoma’s future engineers.” Th e foundation’s logo was updated to capture the spirit of our work, and includes the following tag line: “Engineering makes life better.” Th ese words sum up why we exist and why we believe in our educational programs and scholarships. While we are not the largest charitable foundation, we continue to present a single voice to young Oklahomans, parents, and

business leaders who believe engineering will lead to a better future. We are entering the busy season of fundraising, and our campaign will begin soon with individual solicitations and grant requests to small and large businesses. Our Board of Offi cers and Trustees are engaged in making steady progress with their plans. Th e facilities committee chair, Jim Smith of Devon Corporation, along with Zane Dunnam, PE of Oklahoma City Engineering, OEF Executive Director Sheri Penner, CAE, and your president met with tenants of our Oklahoma Engineering Center to discuss the state of the Center and its future needs. Information gleaned from

this meeting will be included in our facility study and will help us determine the Center’s contribution to our mission. Next steps will include a property analysis that consists of the following: an appraisal, renovation estimates, new lease opportunities, and recommendations to increase mission related activities. Additionally, we will survey membership on their use of the Center and meet with the OSPE Board, major donors, and other stakeholders. Th e Engineering Center must support the mission, and we believe these steps will help us clarify its impact. As always, you can keep up with our plans and progress by reading the Oklahoma Professional Engineer magazine.

I dream of being an engineer, but I need you to invest in my future.

OEF BROCHURE

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ENGINEER ESSENTIALS

CertificatesOSPE offers new member certificates

OSPE is off ering a new service to its members. OSPE has a new

member certifi cate which has been sent to members who have joined OSPE since 2000. Th ose members who joined OSPE before 2000 are able to request a new or replacement certifi cate from the OSPE offi ce. OSPE members can call 405.528.1435 or e-mail OSPEInfo@ospe.org to request a certifi cate.

This certifies that

O K L A H O M A S O C I E T Y O F P R O F E S S I O N A L E N G I N E E R S

Zane Dunnamis a member of the

Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers and is entitled to all rights and privileges as of

January 16, 2009.

Sheri Penner, CAE , OSPE Executive Director

Zane Dunnam, PE , 2009–10 OSPE President

Certificate of Membership

Dilbert’s Salary Theorem

Dilbert’s “Salary Th eorem” states that “Engineers and scientists can never

earn as much as business executives, sales people, accountants, and especially liberal arts majors.” Th is theorem can now be supported by a mathematical equation based on the following two well known postulates: • Postulate 1: Knowledge is Power. • Postulate 2: Time is Money. • As every engineer knows: Power =

Work ÷ Time.• Since: Knowledge = Power, • Th en Knowledge = Work ÷ Time• And Time = Money• Th en Knowledge = Work ÷ Money.• Solving for Money, we get: Money =

Work ÷ Knowledge. • Th us, as Knowledge approaches

zero, money approaches infi nity, regardless of the amount of work done.

E-Week2010 E-Week activities needed

The 2010 Engineers Week (E-Week)will be February 14–20, and there

will be many activities and events planned for engineers and students alike. Be sure to get your organization’s or company’s activity listed on the OSPE online calendar by sending the event information to OSPEInfo@ospe.org. Th e Oklahoma Engineering Fair is held during E-Week on February 16.

PE Certificate CeremonyNew licensees recognized

The Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers

and Land Surveyors will be hosting the January 2010 Certifi cate Ceremony for new professional engineers and land surveyors on January 23, 2010 at the Oklahoma Engineering Center. OSPE members are invited to attend and congratulate the new licensees. You also may use this opportunity to recruit new OSPE members!

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ENGINEER ESSENTIALS

The 2010 OSPE membership directory will be printed in the Winter 2010 edition of the OPE magazine (due out

in February 2010). Now is the time to check your membership record for errors and make updates to preferred contact information. Items that will be published in the directory will be: name, designations, local chapter affi liation, preferred city and state, preferred email address, and preferred phone number. Changes can be made to your membership record online at www.ospe.org/registerupdatemembersform.cfm. Here are some examples of items that need to be checked.

• Missing designations—You earned it now make sure it shows in the mailings and database.

• Miss-spelings—Company names, individual names, cities, and other important information are not properly entered in the database.

• Addresses missing or out-dated. • Missing emails, phone numbers, and addresses. Th ey’re

not wrong; they’re just missing.• Missing engineering specialty disciplines. OSPE will be

tailoring education at sessions to its membership next year so be sure your specialty is listed.

Membership DirectoryRequest for updates to the OSPE membership directory

Virtual ChapterOSPE offers Virtual Chatper in 2010

Wish you could keep up-to-date with OSPE information, but

can’t attend the local chapter meetings? Want to connect with other “online” members? OSPE will be off ering a Virtual Chapter that will list upcoming events, online education opportunities, volunteer involvement, and more. Also included will be a link to the OSPE Facebook and LinkedIn page for you to connect online with other Oklahoma Engineers. Watch for the announcement coming January 2010.

PDH SessionsOSPE offers new education sessions

OSPE has begun to off er education sessions for its members and

Oklahoma professional engineers. During 2009, OSPE off ered education sessions giving attendees nine PDH credit opportunities. Th ese PDH credits were in addition to the 16 off ered at the 2009 Oklahoma Engineering Conference. More sessions are planned for 2010—and some will be in Tulsa! Check the OSPE home page at www.ospe.org for details of upcoming sessions.

NSPE SW Region MeetingMeeting, education sessions a success

OSPE hosted 20 attendees for the 2009 NSPE SW Region

Issues Meeting held November 5–6 at the Oklahoma Engineering Center. Attendees held the region’s annual meeting and had topics of discussion on licensure and member value. Th e states represented at the meeting were Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. Also in attendance was NSPE President-Elect Michael Hardy from Oregon. On November 7, over 70 professional engineers attended educational sessions sponsored by OSPE. Sessions on Ethics taught by George Gibson, PE and Intellectual Property taught by Dr. Martin High, PE, allowed attendees to earn three PDH credits to be used towards their license renewal.

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NEWSANDEVENTSSooner SAE Baja project takes shapeEvery year over 160 international college teams compete in

three competitions in small off -road vehicles. “Th e object of the competition is to provide the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) student members with a challenging project that involves the planning and manufacturing tasks found when introducing a new product to the consumer industrial market. Teams compete against one another to have their design accepted for manufacture by a fi ctitious fi rm. Students must function as a team to not only design, build, test, promote, and race a vehicle within the limits of the rules, but also to generate fi nancial support for their project and manage their educational priorities. Teams are limited to the use of an unmodifi ed, 10hp Briggs and Stratton engine which makes the competition truly a design challenge and requires students to use creativity in making the vehicle competitive. (http://students.sae.org/competitions/bajasae/) Furthermore, Th e Baja SAE challenge gives students a chance to step outside of the classroom, and apply the knowledge and skills they have learned by participating in engineering projects fi rst hand.

Th e Goal To establish a solid fi rst year for Sooner Off -Road while working in an engineering team to successfully compete in the SAE Baja competition.

Who We Are Th e University of Oklahoma has fi elded Baja teams in the past which were highly successful, achieving fi rst in the endurance competition in 1990 and numerous fi rst place design awards. A new group of bright and enthusiastic students have come together to form Sooner Off -Road and we plan to revive the legacy of OU Baja. Our current membership is about 20 students from several majors and engineering disciplines who have been working hard since May to make this goal a reality. Th e Plan & Design During the fall, the team uses computer aided design programs to build a model of the car and run simulation programs. A challenging feat in itself, the design uses an unmodifi ed, low horsepower engine and is crucial, setting the bar for the rest of the challenge. Th e fall semester is when the team has to train new members, set out prospective budgets, set and meet deadlines, and order parts.

Fabrication Towards the end of the fall semester and all through the winter break, the team will take the design from the computer and simulators to fabricate the actual vehicle. Seeing something on the computer and building it in real life is where things get really challenging, from setting up a jig system to dealing with problems that turn up along the way. Because of challenges like these, students have learned valuable hands on techniques and gained experience.

Testing Th is is where the real fun begins! Th e team has to push their design to all the limits that it could potentially meet during competition and beyond. During this period, all the systems will be tested to fi nd where the most probable failures will be. Th is process will give the students an idea of exactly what their rig is capable of. At the end of this stage, they will be fully prepared for competition.

Competition Th e team will be competing in the Baja SAE Western Washington competition in Bellingham, Washington. Th e competition will be held on May 19–22, 2010.

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NEWSANDEVENTSResearch findings contradict myth of high engineering dropout rate

Research fi ndings suggest that, contrary to popular belief, engineering does not have a higher dropout rate than

other majors, and women do just as well as men, information that could lead to a strategy for boosting the number of U.S. engineering graduates. “Education lore has always told us that students - particularly women - drop out of undergraduate engineering programs more often than students in other fi elds,” said Matthew Ohland, an associate professor in Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. “Well, it turns out that neither is true. Engineering programs, on average, retain just as many students as other programs do, and once women get to college they’re just as likely to stick around in engineering as are their male counterparts.” Th e research also shows that hardly any students switch to engineering from other majors, pointing to a potential strategy for increasing the number of U.S. engineering graduates. “A huge message in these fi ndings is that engineering students are amazingly like those in other disciplines, but we need to do more to attract students to engineering programs,” he said. “If you look at who graduates with a degree in social sciences, 50 percent of them started in social sciences, and for other sciences it’s about 60 percent. If you look at who graduates with a degree in engineering, however, 93 percent of them started in engineering. Th e road is narrow for students to migrate into engineering from other majors.” Findings were drawn largely from a database that includes 70,000 engineering students from nine institutions in the southeastern United States. Ohland manages the database, called the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Development, which followed students over a 17-year period ending in 2005. Data shows that the nine institutions vary dramatically in how well they retain engineering students over eight semesters, ranging from 66 percent to 37 percent. Th ose fi ndings indicate policies and practices at some institutions may serve to retain students better than those at other institutions. Th e fi ndings suggest educators should develop a two-pronged approach to increase the number of engineering graduates: identify which programs best retain students and determine why they are eff ective, and develop programs and policies that allow students to more easily transfer into engineering from other majors. A report prepared by the National Academy of Sciences found that a federal eff ort is urgently needed to bolster U.S. competitiveness and pre-eminence in engineering and science. Meanwhile, emerging nations such as India and China far outstrip the U.S. production of engineers. One reason for the lack of migration into engineering is that institutions usually do not provide universal prerequisites, such as calculus, which can be applied to engineering, Ohland said.

“At one institution in the database, everybody takes the same calculus course,” Ohland said. “Th ere isn’t calculus for business, or calculus for the life sciences, and this makes it much easier for students to transfer to engineering later in their academic careers. Most institutions, unfortunately, don’t do it this way, meaning you’d have to take calculus over again if you wanted to transfer into engineering, and this discourages students from switching.” Some of the fi ndings were reported in 2008, and newer fi ndings have been accepted for publication in a future issue of the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. “Th e fi ndings in both of these papers are counterintuitive,” Ohland said. “People naturally assume there is a female persistence problem because only about 20 percent of undergraduate engineering students are women.” By comparison, women earn more than half of the bachelor’s degrees in psychology, agricultural sciences, biological sciences, chemistry and social sciences. “Th e problem of few women in engineering, however, is one of recruitment, not retention,” Ohland said. “Th e problem is complex and is certainly aff ected by engineering’s culture. It is likely that engineering cannot attract signifi cantly more women unless the profession changes. Rather, a critical step in attracting more women to engineering is to accept women as they are and to be excited about how the engineering profession might be diff erent if it were more gender balanced. “Certainly, we expect to see diff erences at private institutions, particularly those with low enrollments, but large public institutions probably all have similar behaviors. Th ese data should not give people the impression that persistence in engineering education isn’t a concern. Yes, engineering retains students as well as other majors, but that might be because we pay so much attention to engineering retention.”

Purdue undergraduate engineering student Jessie Powell redirects her team’s robot as it tries to follow a line on its way to lifting a weighted aluminum can. New research findings suggest that, contrary to popular belief, engineering students don’t have a higher dropout rate than students in other majors, and women do just as well as their male counterparts, information that could lead to a strategy for boosting the number of U.S. engineering graduates.

BY EMIL VENERE, PURDUE UNIVERSITY

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NEWSANDEVENTS

Three engineers—chemical, civil and industrial—walk into a room. What do you get? One of the best Pre-

Engineering programs in the country. Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) has completed their new Engineering Center which includes a Group Lab, Materials Lab, one classroom, an outdoor/shop instructional space, faculty offi ces, and a common study area. “OCCC has had an outstanding engineering program for many years, but the new Engineering Center takes the program to a new level,” said Greg Holland, PhD, Chemical Engineer and Engineering Program Director. “Our new space brings the students together and gives them a sense of teamwork,” said Gary Houlette, MCE, PE, Civil Engineer. “My main focus is outreach to the students and the community about all of the options the OCCC Engineering Center has to off er. Our new Web site, www.occc.edu/engr,provides useful information to current and prospective students,” said Tammy Burnett, Industrial Engineer, Outreach Coordinator, who helps keep the program moving forward. All three engineers agree that the big push in engineering education is hands on experiences through projects, workshops, and internships. Th e new Engineering Center has provided the space and tools needed for our students to complete the following projects: building two welding tables, construction of Stirling engines, and two special topics courses during the summer. Th ese special topics courses included building a hydraulic dump trailer and construction of three wind generators. Th e trailer and wind generators were built in the outdoor instructional area, and gave our students the opportunity to learn several practical skills: reading basic blueprints, metal cutting, metal fabrication, and welding techniques. Students learn theoretical engineering concepts from coursework, but the outdoor instructional area provides the valuable opportunity to learn how to use various equipment such as welders, power tools, band saw, and a plasma cutter. Th e new Materials Lab has provided access to equipment that was previously unavailable, e.g., lathe, mill, and tap and die set. Last semester, the students used this equipment to construct Stirling engines as a team assignment in a special topics course. In the Engineering Center, students also have space to complete homework. Th e common study area provides computer access, whiteboards, free tutoring, and a convenient setting for students to work on projects and in groups. Th e faculty offi ces are located near the study area, so students have easy access to faculty throughout the day. Th e Engineering Club meetings are held every Th ursday at 12:30 p.m. in the Group Lab. Th is large space gives them

the opportunity to have meetings with all of the Engineering students, and listen to guest speakers discuss a variety of topics (e.g., life as a working engineer, transfer to a four-year university, career services). Field trips to various locations are important to expose the students to real life companies and projects. Trips have included an OG&E power plant, Bergey Windpower, DCP Midstream, Rocketplane, Ben E. Keith Foods, and most recently, W&W Steel for National Steel Day. All engineers and companies are welcome to come by and visit the new Center.

Engineering outreach becomes focus for college

OCCC completes new engineering center

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It is common knowledge that the engineering industry is facing a shortage of engineers. Add to that a large number

of current engineers reaching retirement age, and it creates a shortage in the future that is alarming to employers. Th e shortage should be enticing to youth beginning college to enter a profession that is in such demand with so many opportunities for employment, but if the decision is made in their freshman or sophomore year of college as most are, it may be too late for them to succeed. Th at is why the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation (OEF) was created by the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers in 1975. Its mission is to promote engineering, math, and science to Oklahoma middle school and high school students. To introduce them to the exciting world that engineers fi nd challenging and rewarding. You may be asking, but what can I do to help? How can I make a diff erence and ensure the engineering profession is carried on to the next generation? Th at’s easy, take a look at just how many diff erent ways you can be involved!

ENCOURAGE Encourage a teacher, school, or classroom to become involved in the student programs off ered by OEF. Th ere are over 600 schools across the state of Oklahoma. Just over 90 of them participate in one or more of OEF programs. If you have a child, grandchild, niece, nephew, or neighborhood student who enjoys being creative, learning new things, and fi nding out how stuff works then they should be involved in the Engineering Fair, Future City Competition, or MATHCOUNTS.

MENTOR Mentoring off ers a one-on-one opportunity to give back. Th ere are opportunities to serve as a mentor or host for the engineer-for-a-day program. Over 60 students shadowed an engineer last year in the Oklahoma City area alone. What a great opportunity to inspire the next generation of engineers. Mentoring doesn’t stop at the high school level either. Th ere are college students pursuing an engineering degree that could benefi t from a mentor.

LEAD Th is is one of the most valuable ways of volunteering, being a leader. By getting involved in the leadership of the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation, you help guide the future of the Foundation and its programs. OEF is governed by the Board of Trustees which usually meet once a quarter. Members who are interested in serving on the OEF Board of Trustees can contact Sheri Penner at the OEF offi ce for more information.

VOLUNTEER Your time is your most valuable asset, and children know it. Th e time you spend teaching and listening to a child is most defi nitely well spent. OEF off ers many diff erent volunteer opportunities. Th e time commitment varies from 1–2 hours on one day during a competition to 3–4 hours a month for four months. Some of the examples are shown below, but there are many other ways to help. Feel free to contact Sheri Penner the OEF offi ce to discuss where you “fi t” as an OEF volunteer.

1–2 hours a year• Set-up for the Engineering Fair• Move entries at Future City Competition• Register schools at one of the programs• Visit a school’s career day and talk about what you do as

an engineer• Judge a school’s science fair• Judge essays for Future City Competition

4–6 hours a year• Proctor or grader at a MATHCOUNTS competition• Judge Future City Models at the regional competition• Judge an Engineering Fair contest• Donor Relations

12 hours + a year• Serve as an Engineer Mentor for a school preparing for

Future City Competition• Regional Coordinator for Scholarship Committee• Assist the Regional Coordinator for MATHCOUNTS

Region• Assist the Regional Coordinator for Future City

Competition

DONATE OEF relies on individual and corporate donations to off er its programs to students. With budgets tightening in schools and households across the state, OEF continues to off er its programs to the schools at a minimum cost. Th is can only be done by receiving the support from OSPE members and companies who understand the importance of engineering and education!

It’s not as important what you do, but that you do something. Take a few minutes to fi nd “your” spot at the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation. For more information, visit www.ospe.org, e-mail: oefi nfo@ospe.org, or call 405.528.1435.

Unleash your inner engineerVolunteers, mentors needed to drive profession forward

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Invest in Oklahoma’s future engineers.Invest in OklahomaRegistration for the 2009–10 OEF student programs are well

underway and it is also time to start gathering volunteers to assure the success of the programs.

Th e Future City Competition® focuses attention on the extraordinary potential of 12- to 14-year-old girls and boys to become America’s next generation of great scientists, inventors, and engineers. Th e competition requires participating students to use their creativity, ingenuity, and above all, their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to perform six specifi c projects—the most exciting of which is to construct a scale model of a city as it might exist at least 100 years from now. Not a pie-in-the-sky fairyland, but a “real” Future City that uses student-envisioned scientifi c and technological breakthroughs to meet its citizens’ needs. Volunteers needed for this program are: Engineer Mentors—Th e biggest reason schools drop out of this program is because they were not able to get an engineer mentor to help them with the project. Mentors work with a school to answer engineering questions about their project. You can tell about engineering and how it is important to a city of the future. Volunteer time is between you and the teacher, but typically runs 1–4 hours a month from December–January. Competition Volunteer—Competition day is hectic and volunteers are vital to the success of the event. Volunteers are needed for judges, registration, model movers, general assistants, awards presentation, and judging room volunteers. Th e competition will be held on January 16, 2010, at Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond. To volunteer or get more information about volunteering, contact Todd Hiemer, PE at todd@okfuturecity.org or 405.401.8404.

Th e Oklahoma MATHCOUNTS® program experienced a good growth last year, and the coordinators are working hard to make it happen again this year. Information has been received that the MATHCOUNTS® program works well in preparing students for their end of instruction testing and we are making sure all of the Oklahoma middle schools know it! MATHCOUNTS® is a national math coaching and competition program that promotes mathematics achievement through grass-roots involvement in every U.S. state and territory. It is the only program of its kind. MATHCOUNTS® is one of the country’s largest and most successful education partnerships

2009-10 EDUCATION PROGRAMS

FUTURE CITY COMPETITION®

OEF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

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Invest in Oklahoma’s future engineers.a’s future engineers.involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors, and students. MATHCOUNTS® programs capitalize on a pivotal point in a child’s development by exposing students to more math and engaging them in fun activities. Th e programs off er teachers, kids and parents terrifi c free materials to aid them in math enrichment, and MATHCOUNTS® prepares kids for a high-tech future that will require mathematics related skills to achieve success. Over the last 25 years, more than 7 million students have used MATHCOUNTS® materials, and over 41,000 middle-schoolers from all 50 states and U.S. Territories compete in local and regional MATHCOUNTS® competitions each year. Th e fi nal 228 students advance to the Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition to vie for the top spot as the national math bee winner. Volunteers Needed for this Program are: Assistants—Several regions need assistance with recruitment of schools and coordinating volunteers. Assistants will help contact schools in the region and collect information. Th ey are also needed to help collect contact information for volunteers who can assist with regional competitions. Visit www.ospe.org/mathcounts to see the diff erent regions and who to contact to volunteer. Competition Volunteers—Competitions will be held on February 6th, 13th, and 20th in the various regional locations. (See www.ospe.org/mathcounts for regional dates and locations.) Most competitions are held from 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., however, short shifts are also available and most volunteer positions are done by noon. Volunteers are needed to help with registration, proctor the exams, grading the exams (not to worry, the answers will be given), and assist with the countdown round and award ceremony. OEF State MATHCOUNTS® Competition—Th is year, OEF will be implementing a team approach to the state competition. Volunteers are needed to help with the planning, volunteers, competition management, and awards ceremony. Th ese are in addition to the volunteers needed to ensure a smooth competition. Team members will begin planning in December. Contact Sheri at the OEF offi ce mathcounts@ospe.org or 405.528.1435 if you can volunteer or if you have questions about volunteering.

OEF sponsors and coordinates an Engineering Fair each year. Th e next OEF Engineering Fair will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at the Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City; NE 52nd and Martin Luther King Blvd. Th is event is FREE to students to attend the Science Museum Oklahoma (except OmniDome) as well as entering the many hands-on contests. Th e Engineering Fair is an excellent opportunity for schools to schedule an educational fi eld trip! We

suggest you plan a three-hour visit. Th is is an excellent opportunity to introduce students to engineering! Last year’s exhibit area was a big success as were the Engineering Ambassadors! Several of the Engineering Ambassadors told how they were able to talk to the students about their contest entries and about how engineers made a diff erence in their world. Th is year OEF will have project boards from Oklahoma engineering companies for the students to look at during the fair. It is planned to have engineers on hand to explain how engineering played a part in the success of the project. Volunteers Needed—Assistance with registration, bus loading/unloading, and Engineering Ambassadors (mingle with the student to ensure their safety from unauthorized adults and engineers to monitor project boards) is needed.

ENGINEERING FAIR

I dream of being an engineer,I dream of being an engineer, but I need you to invest in my future.

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Because Dreams Need DoingFour requirements for turning dreams into realityBY SUSAN PRESCOTT

Because Dreams Need Doing is one of the seven tag lines included in NAE’s report Changing the

Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering that have been approved by NSPE.

Dreamers dream—doers do. Everything starts with a dream, but it takes a special person to take a dream

and turn it into reality. Many dreams remain just that – dreams. Th e dreamers who become dream makers

utilize four faculties that provide the ingredients to manifest their dreams.

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ImaginationAllow yourself to tap into the power of imagination. Imagination is the conception of dreams. It is the ability to visualize that which is not visible. Nothing is brought into reality unless it is dreamed fi rst. Imagination is the most powerful conscious gift you possess. In business, your dream is your vision. Your vision is a statement of your potential. It is a sad thing that many of us have been taught not to dream. We have been taught to “get your head out of the clouds,” and to “keep our nose to the grindstone.” Spend some time in the clouds and exercise your imagination. What is out there waiting for you to dream and create?

WillDream makers don’t wait for it to happen, they make it happen. Will gives power to your dreams. Will provides the motivation and drive to dig deep down inside to turn the dream into a goal. Will pushes you to identify the obstacles that stand in your way and create a strategy to overcome each obstacle. Once you have a strategy, you can create goals with specifi c action steps. It is the action that creates results.

BeliefBelief is the knowledge that you can do something. You have an inner knowing that you can accomplish whatever you undertake. Hold onto your vision believing it will come true. Once you believe in your dream, you have direction; with direction you have confi dence; with confi dence you have a sense of urgency; with urgency you have focus; and with focus you have commitment. Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dreams into reality. It all is based on a belief in yourself.

CourageMany people would rather bury their dreams than go after them because of their fears. Courage isn’t absence of fear, but the ability to master fear. It is the ability to confront your challenges and overcome the obstacles despite any fear or hesitation you may feel. It is something you can develop and strengthen. As you develop your courage and your ability to face your fears, you will be able to confront your challenges and overcome obstacles even when you are afraid. Winston Churchill said, “Courage is the fi rst of human qualities…because it is the quality which guarantees all others.”

Before you can build it, you must dream it. Remember, nothing was ever achieved without dreams, goals and action. Open your mind, have fun, let yourself go, and dream.

About the AuthorSusan Prescott, CEO of Optimal Outcomes, is a Corporate Team and Personal Business Coach helping professionals increase and accelerate their personal and business success, achieve their goals, and live a more satisfying and fulfi lling life. Contact Susan for coaching and speaking: www.OptimalOutcomes.net or call 405.773.9139.

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THROUGHTHEDECADES

A look at the early years

Enactment of the fi rst engineering registration law in Oklahoma in

1935 was the catalyst for the formation of OSPE. But this did not just happen—nor was the formation of OSPE automatic. Years of labor and eff ort by numerous engineers, dating back to Oklahoma statehood, preceded these historic, milestone engineering events. Th ese early day engineers were persistent. Th e earliest recorded engineering registration bill was introduced in 1911. Repeated eff orts followed, but success was to take 24 years! Two “pioneer” engineering organizations preceded OSPE. Th e Oklahoma Society of Engineers (OSE) was formed in 1907, and was predominantly civil engineers. A major eff ort of OSE was to secure passage of an engineering registration law. Th ey were not to succeed, however, in spite of their best eff orts. In 1914, another engineering organization, the American Association of Engineers (AAE), with membership representing several branches of engineering, appeared on the scene. AAE expanded into Oklahoma in 1919, with a chapter in Oklahoma City. Chapters were later formed in Tulsa and Muskogee, and in 1921, OSE merged with AAE.

OSPE takes formation Th e fi rst recorded meeting of the State Society was held at 1145 NW 2nd Street, Oklahoma City, October 13,

1935. Fifteen of the original twenty-fi ve charter members and incorporators were present. Th e fi rst offi cers elected to serve were: President, H.C. Shibley; First Vice-President, E.B. Jennings (based on a coin toss to decide a tie vote); Second Vice-President, N.E. Wolfard; Secretary, C.A. Lashbrook; Treasurer, E.C. Baker. Dues were $3.00. Th e fi rst annual meeting of the Board of Directors was held in the Skirvin Hotel, January 25, 1936, with 16 of 25 members present. At this meeting it was reported that the membership had increased to 298, and that with all bills paid, there was a balance of $809.09 on hand. It was unanimously voted at this meeting to affi liate with the National Society of Professional Engineers and that the plan outlined by NSPE be followed in perfecting the relationship. A Committee was appointed to modify the OSPE Bylaws to make the affi liation with the National Society possible. In resolutions passed at this time, Governor E.W. Marland was commended for his enthusiastic support of the Registration Laws which had been passed during his administration by the Fifteenth State Legislature. Also, the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers was praised for the remarkable work they had done in the short time they had been serving, and full support and cooperation of the society was pledged in resolutions adopted. George J. Stein of Miami

was Chairman of the fi rst Board of Registration. During the second annual meeting of the society on January 16, 1937, a number of important activities were reported for the year which had been handled entirely through committees. One, felt to be of vital interest, was that of Flood Control and Soil Conservation. Th e Committee on Fees and Salaries…reported the fi rst constructive work done in connection with establishment of recommended compensation for engineers for various grades. Th is schedule had particular reference to salaries for County Engineers and was based on the amount of revenue available in each county from gasoline tax, auto licenses, and other sources, exclusive of ad valorem tax. Th e recommended monthly salaries started with $100, where such revenue was less than 30,000 annually with a top of $300 per month where 250,000 or more, was available from these same sources. At a Directors Meeting held during the year resolutions were presented deploring the indiscriminate use of the title “Engineer” by many operating craftsmen, such as Stationary Enginemen, Boiler Room Operator, Plumber, Tractor Operators and even Janitors and a special committee was appointed to ascertain what, if anything, could be done to discourage and eliminate this practice. It was disclosed at a Directors Meeting held June 11, 1938, that

OSPE looks back on past 75 years

Excerpts taken from “Th e History of OSPE” Volume 1 – October 13, 1935 to May 1, 1965

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THROUGHTHEDECADESseveral individual fi rms in the state were advertising engineering services in telephone directories, city directories, and other publications, whereas the individuals were not registered professional engineers and the fi rms had no legally qualifi ed engineers in their employ. Several insurance companies in the state were continuing to make inspections of unfi red pressure vessels without the services of qualifi ed engineers under the existing registration laws. Some of the cities and countries in the state were reported to be employing men for engineering work who had not complied with the registration law. Engr. Larkey, Chairman of the Publicity Committee and Editor of the Oklahoma Engineer, reported the preparation and distribution of the fi rst issue of that publication. An appropriation of $100 was authorized to help defray cost of printing and distributing the Oklahoma Engineer and he established suitable advertising rates and solicited advertising to help pay costs of printing and distributing the bulletin. It was provided that the clerical work in connection with billing for advertising and subscriptions to the publication be handled by the Secretary’s offi ce. It was specifi cally recommended that the Publication Committee use particular care in the nature of advertising accepted, particularly as it pertained to engineering services, and that it accept no political advertising. It was provided, too, that 50 cents from each annual dues collected should be credited to the support of the Oklahoma Engineer as a subscription price for the publication. Th e Committee on Ethics was instructed to pass on advertising accepted for the bulletin.

NSPE builds momentum Th e National Director reported that there were now twenty-three state societies affi liated with the NSPE. Th e report was made, too, that the National Society had changed its bylaws to require that all members of affi liated state societies be members also of NSPE. It was felt that this requirement would greatly retard the expansion of OSPE as many of the state society members could

not see the advantage which could be gained by membership in the national organization and would not be willing to pay the extra $3.00 annual dues, which was the amount required by NSPE at that time. By vote, the National Director was instructed to inform the Board of NSPE that the Oklahoma Society was not willing at this time to change its Bylaws to conform with the demand of NSPE, even though it might mean the suspension of the state society from membership in the national society. It was decided, however, that the Oklahoma Society state an intensive campaign to increase the membership in NSPE, in an attempt to appease the National Society Board and to show good faith in our eff orts. At the fourth annual meeting held January 28, 1939, the Enforcement Committee had investigated a number of reported violations of registration laws. Th e committee was still at work in an eff ort to prevent non-registrants advertising engineering services in telephone directories and other publications. Th e committee also reported it had referred what it described as a “Seal Service” to Ethics Committee. Th is involved the use of a registered professional engineer’s signature and seal on plans and specifi cations prepared by others than registered engineers. Th e Ethics Committee was reported to be making an investigation of the suspected irregularities and to make a complete report of its fi ndings in the near future. During the January 19, 1940 annual meeting, Engr. John Stobaugh, Jr., Chairman of the Legislation Committee reported that this group felt there should be some changes made to the original licensing laws for engineers, but that since the existing laws were comparatively new and inasmuch as much work would necessarily have to be done with legislative committees and with individual members of both houses, it was their studied opinion that no attempt should be made at this time to bring about any changes. He stated that any contemplated modifi cations which might be considered in the

future should be maintained solely for the further protection of the public interest. He pointed out, too, that there were certain individuals, for personal reasons only, who would be glad to see the Registration Laws repealed or declared unconstitutional. Th is was a further reason why the committee felt that the matter of amendments should not be brought up again so soon after its passage for fear these individuals might succeed in having the act repealed.

Ethics at the forefront During the sixth annual meeting held January 10–11, 1941 the report of the Ethics and Professional Practice Committee, with Engr. Darcey as Chairman, was the fi rst matter considered. A code of ethics was presented for consideration. Th e work of this committee had been long and thorough, and their report was accepted with the recommendation that it be adopted as part of our Bylaws. A visitor at this meeting was Engr. Black, President of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers. He was very favorably impressed with the Code of Ethics as presented and thought it was adequate in every respect to meet our needs. He thought the remuneration of the non-professional employee should be maintained at forty cents per hour, which would give the registered professional engineer a slight advantage over the recommended pay for non-professional employees. It was decided at this meeting that the Society request an opinion from Attorney General relative to the validity of Section 16 of the Constitution dealing with registration, more particularly with the wording “immediate responsibility” as used in this Section. Th e annual meeting of OSPE for 1942 was held in the Ivory Room of the Mayo Hotel, Tulsa on January 23 and 24, with Engr. Van T. Moon, President, presiding. Th e Secretary’s report revealed that there were then 419 paid-up members in OSPE with 77 delinquents. Of the State Society members, it was shown that 104 carried membership also in NSPE.

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A report from NSPE indicated that, at this time, only three states in the Union still had no Registration Laws governing professional engineers. Th ey were Montana, New Hampshire, and North Dakota. Also the District of Columbia had no such law in 1942. Of these, 21 had organized professional societies and 14 had included a mandatory provision for its members to maintain membership in NSPE.

Troubling times Due to the war, 1942 was a troubling time for OSPE. Th e following is a description of what OSPE was facing. Because of the resignation of President Stanley Learned during the year, to supervise the construction of a synthetic rubber plant in the Texas panhandle, Engr. Wm. R. Wooten who had been elected as First Vice-President for 1942, served the remainder of the term. No committee appointments had been made when President Wooten assumed the presidency and his fi rst task was the appointment of District Chairman. Here he had diffi culty as many of the state engineers had been called into the armed services and many more were engaged in governmental construction projects, and those remaining in private industry were covered up with additional work and responsibilities. He stated in his annual report that it was not a matter of a member not being willing to serve, but principally a question of being able to locate them. Many of them were out of their original district and many more had left the state. Consequently, he says his administration got off to a late start, and later some of his standing committee chairmen were forced to resign. Only three district meetings were held during the year—one at Talihina, one at Stillwater, and a third at Oklahoma City. Th e Board meeting held at the Skirvin Hotel October 31, 1942 however, was well attended by the Board members and Committee Chairmen.

Young engineers Two projects were started during the year in an eff ort to interest young engineers. Th e President put his support back into a movement to create Student Chapters at the engineering schools and for the creation of a Junior membership for engineering graduates, to promote professional engineers during the time they were serving their apprenticeship, and before they are entitled to full professional status. Also considered was the proposal to issue Certifi cates of Inactive Status to all members enlisted in the armed forces of the United States. President Wooten went on record as being very much disappointed at the failure of the proposed amendment to the constitution which would have required compulsory membership in NSPE for all OSPE members. He stated that, as a result of the ballot taken OSPE was no longer an affi liate of the National Society. Many members, however, continued to pay National dues and we found no offi cial record from NSPE stating that we had been dropped by them. We continued to elect a National Director year after year, and he was seated and took an active part in the Board of Directors meetings each time they met. At the annual meeting held January 16–17, 1943 there was a membership of 343, with 95 of them as members also in the National Society. A paper was then read by Engr. James of Norman, discussing the problems of the young engineer, in which he expressed the anxiety that these young engineer graduates would be strongly tempted to affi liate with labor organizations unless the professional society exhibited more interest in them during the period between their graduation and such time as they could qualify for registration and full professional status. A special committee was authorized to make a further study of the situation and present proposed changes in our Bylaws and in possible changes in the Registration Law, to give the junior engineer legal status as a sub-professional person during the probationary period between graduation and full registration as a professional

engineer. Th e 1944 Annual meeting was held in Tulsa. Th e Secretary’s report indicated that the year 1943 had closed with 403 members in good standing, 125 of whom were also members of NSPE.

Post-war efforts Post-war education for men in the armed services was recommended, not only in the fi eld of engineering, but on a broader basis, to include literature, philosophy, history, and mathematics; also the liberal arts. It was urged that a more distinct line should be drawn between those men calling themselves engineers but who, in reality, were only technicians, and those

THROUGHTHEDECADES

Did you know• Th omas Edison was an honorary

member of OSE.• Miss S. G. Jarvis of Waurika, later

a county engineer, was accorded OSE membership, perhaps the fi rst woman member of an engineering organization (in Oklahoma at least).

• Engineers week was observed in Oklahoma as early as 1926. It became a national observance under NSPE in 1951.

• AAE continued eff orts to secure enactment of an engineering registration law, and on the last day of the 1935 session of the Oklahoma legislature, it was passed.

• Th e last act of the AAE joint engineers legislative committee was to form a new society, known as the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers.

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THROUGHTHEDECADESThat is the question.To Be or Not To Be a PEBY JACK T. SNODDY, PE

My fellow friends and colleagues, by way of introduction or to some, reintroduction, I am a

registered professional engineer in the State of Oklahoma and proudly so. My purpose in writing is to address those who may be graduate engineers, but have reservations about becoming licensed. Perhaps there is some fear or reservation about doing so. If so, let me address the advantages and responsibilities of becoming registered and put away those fears. May I begin by giving my personal brief resume as a prime example. Upon graduation from Oklahoma State University in electrical engineering in 1963, although I was immediately employed by OG&E as a student engineer, I was immediately sent to the military assigned to the U.S. Army Security Agency Special Operating Unit in Northern Germany where my fi rst assignment was a top secret project to break and/or compromise an East German-Russian radio signal controlling artillery batteries directed to us Americans and Germans. Although quite tedious and sensitive, it was a successful mission for the sake of our international security. Subsequently, with a U.S. Army Signal Battalion in Karlsruhe, Germany, I assisted in the development of then known as troposcatter. Th is entailed bouncing electronic signals of the clouds which were (are) quite prevalent in Germany. Although an engineering degree and a designation was not a requirement, it did help me receive these prestigious assignments and subsequent promotions. Upon my return to OG&E, I subsequently received my license in March 1973. I indeed felt it an honor to have received this milestone; however, I quickly realized there was (is) an awesome responsibility associated therewith. For example, when one is called upon to investigate accidents involving electrical and or other technical systems which may involve loss of life, being a professional engineer is awesome responsibility and even risky, especially if one is called to court to testify. I could go on and on with other examples; however, I want to stress the honor, responsibility, and importance of becoming a registered professional engineer. As graduate-registered engineers, whether in private industry or in government, under the umbrella of a code of ethics, we have an awesome responsibility to society to provide a vital service to our community and country for the sake of all mankind.

Publisher’s Note: OSPE will feature articles by various PE members telling why and how their PE license has proved to be a valuable asset to their career or why they feel obtaining a PE license is important to an engineer. If you would like to submit an article, please e-mail OSPEInfo@ospe.org.

who were entitled to professional status, on account of their academic records, and real professional experience. Th e Committee on Public Relations, according to Engr. Wooten’s report, recommended a schedule of “Minimum Fees & Salaries” which it was hoped would be acceptable to all member state societies. Also, the question of relation between the engineering profession and the labor unions was covered. It was stated that in some localities ASCE was acting as bargaining agent for its members. At the time of the annual meeting held January 13–14, 1945, the Secretary’s report revealed a total membership of 438 in OSPE. During the year much thought and consideration had been given to an “Engineer-In-Training” membership in the State Society, but legal diffi culties apparently had to be overcome in our Registration Law before they could have statutory recognition. Th e proposition had been acted on favorably by the membership in a popular vote, but neither our Constitution nor the State Laws would permit such sub-professional membership, as they then stood, according to Attorney Bodovitz. At the time our (Oklahoma’s) Registration Law was passed in 1935, there were about thirty states requiring registration for practicing engineers; however, by January 1945, all but two state had such legal requirements. Th e highlight of the annual meeting was an address by Engr. L.S. Stolte, Chairman of the Budget Committee of NSPE and National Director from Minnesota. Th is was a most informative and inspirational address and extremely well delivered. It was very eff ective in helping the new offi cers to a higher appreciation of their chosen profession and a better understanding of the splendid work being done by the National Society for a fuller appreciation and recognition of the professional status of the engineer and of his duty to his associates and to society in general. It was perhaps the most profound discourse on the engineer and his professional responsibility that any of our members had heard. (Since that time Engr. Stolte has had additional honors bestowed on him, and has served with distinction as President of the National Society of Professional Engineers.)

OSPE prepares for 75th anniversary

OSPE will celebrate its 75th Anniversary in October 2010. Over the next two years, the OPE magazine will

highlight activities over those 75 years with excerpts from historical documents and with pictures. If you have memories or pictures you would like to share about your OSPE membership, please send them to the OSPE offi ce and we will include them in a special anniversary edition. Th e OSPE history from 1935–1965 is currently in paperback form. OSPE is looking for volunteer(s) who would be willing to retype the history and perhaps work on creating a historical documentation from 1965 to present. Please contact the OSPE offi ce (405.528.1435 or OSPEInfo@ospe.org) if you know of someone who could help preserve OSPE’s historical records.

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MEMBERSHIP

Kristine Baranski

Chad Binder, PE

John Burch

Tyler Gipson, PE

Alexander Montero, PE

Michael Odigie

Derrick Oneal, PE

Dale Rhoads

Kristopher Snyder, PE

William Ward

Robert White, PE

OSPE welcomes new membersOSPE is proud to welcome its

new members since 8.1.09:

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE As of 10.5.09 Compared to 10.5.08Bartlesville Chapter 74 78Central Southwest Chapter 313 312Frontier Chapter 60 62Tulsa Chapter 284 290Members-at-Large 25 27

Total OSPE Membership 756 769

Licensed Professional Engineers in OklahomaResident PE’s 3,910 3,911Nonresident PE’s 5,997 5,840Total PE’s 9,907 9,751

Renewals since 8.1.09:Hollis Allen, Jr., PEKristine Baranski David Bloodworth Terry Brittenham, PERandall Bundy, PEJohn Burch Wayne Busma, PEAmy Cheatham, PE, PhDBobby Clary, PEDennis Clowers, PEJeff Cowan, PEBruce Forsyth, PEJames Giles, PEMichael Glueck, PEMatthew Gordon, PEWilliam Grieser, III, PESteven Harris, PEGeorge Hillman, PERobin Holden, CEM, PEMark Isom, PEBrandy Johnson, PEKen Jorgenson, PE

Michelle Kalnas, PEJohn Kanoski, PEDavid Kays, PERalph Kinder, PEWilliam King, Jr, PEMark Korsmo, PEDuane Kranz, PEThomas Landers, PEPaul Landis, PERussell Langley, PEStephen Lawrence, PEThomas Lear, PETerry Leard, PEScott Lugibihl, PESteven Manek, PEDavid McCarver, PEMelvin McLaury, PELynn Merrill, PEJames Moore, PELaverle Morrow, PERobert Morse, PEMichael Odigie Kelly Parker, PE

Prateev Patel, PERichard Petricek, Jr, PEFred Richardson, PEThomas Robbins, PEJustin Roush, PEEric Sack, PEFrank Sands, PEH. Lester Seiger, PETim Smith, PEAllen Smith M. Dale Trumble, PES. King Ulmer, PECurtis Vickery, PERussell Wallace William Ward Robert Watson, PE, PhDAndrea Watts, PEScott Webb, PERobert White, PERichard Willoughby, PEG. Bing Wines, PE

OSPE appreciates 2009 member renewals

In memoriamOSPE and OEF remembers the following members:• R. J. Leise, PE—Tulsa• R. C. Earlougher, PE—Tusla• Francis Lyons, PE—Oklahoma City * as of 10.22.09

Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

announces new site

www.pels.ok.gov

check it out

CorrectionIn the Summer 2009 edition of the Oklahoma Professional Engineer magazine, we mistakenly had William Ruggles mentioned in the In Memoriam section. Mr. Ruggles is not deceased and is still an active OSPE member.

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Mark Abbott, PEWilliam Adair, III Robert Adkins, PECecil Allen, PEWayne Allen, PEIvan Allred, PEJohn Almon, PE, FNSPETimothy Altendorf, PEAlan Anderson, PERichard Anderson, PERonald Applegarth, PEJaime Arce, PEToby Armellini, PEDavid Arnold, PEIrvin Atkins, PELin Bacon, PEBruce Baker Lyndsey Barclay, PEWilliam Barr, PEHarrison Bartlett, III Jonathan Bartley, PEEdwin Basinger, PEMarcia Bates, PE, FNSPEJ. Allen Bates, Jr., PEGeorge Bazin, II, PEJohn Bean, PEMichael Beda, PEKenneth Bell, PEKenneth Bengtson, PEElizabeth Benham, PEStephen Bergin, PELeslie Berryman, PEJeffrey Bigby, PEMarlin Bills, PEThomas Birkett, PECorky Bishop, PERoger Blais, PEDave Blakeburn, II, PEKevin Bodenhamer, PEDouglas Boudreaux Rayln Boudreaux, PEJason Brinley, PEJoshua Brown Michael Brown, PERichard Brown, PEKeith Browne, PEGeoffrey Brueggemann, PEMarshall Bullard, PELynden Burrow, PEDwight Butler, PEJerry Byrd, PEKenneth Campbell Thomas Carlisle, PEAlan Carmichael, PEBrian Carmichael, PERon Carver, PELeonard Case, PERaymond Caudle William Cavert, PEStephen Cesar, PEJames Clemmer, PEThomas Cobb, PEJames Cobbs, Jr., PETim Coffman, PEGary Cohea, PEBrent Colle, PEThomas Colson, PEH. Ward Conaway, PEWilliam Connole, PEJames Coombs, PEBrendon Cottman, PEJohn Counter, PEWayne Craney, PEPhilip Crissup, PEKevin Cronk Phillip Cross, PEDwight Cummings, PERonald Cunningham, PESarah Daniel William Danne, PESatish Dasharathy, PELee Davis, PEMichael Davis, PEDarold Davis, PEPeter Day, PEJustin Dean, PEBillie Dickerson, PEPeter Dillingham, PEDeborah DiMaggio, PEJohn Doddy, PEBrian Dolan, PEGale Donaldson, PEEldon Drake, Jr., PEA. E. Drechsler, PE, LSDavid Dubois, PEKeith Ducotey, PEJames Dunbar, PEPamela Dunlap, PE

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