Professional Societiesand

Environmental Engineering

Albert C. Gray, Ph.D., P.E., CAE

Executive Director

National Society of Professional Engineers

Alexandria, VA

March 29, 2005

Societies’ Support of the Environmental Engineering and Allied

Professions NSPE WEF AWWA ASCE EWRI AWRA

Societies’ Support of the Environmental

Engineering and Allied Professions

APHA ACS AWMA AIHA AAEE ASEE

Societies’ Support of the Environmental Engineering and Allied

Professions

AEESP SETAC SWANA APWA AIChE Others: e.g.committees of industrials associations

Society Types

Technical/Educational 501(c) 3– ASCE - Discipline Specific– WEF - Not Discipline Specific– AWWA - Not Discipline Specific

Society Types

Professional/Educational 501 (c) 6– NSPE - Individual Members

- Political Contributors

Society Types

Professional/Business 501 (c) 6– ACEC - Corporate Members

- Political Contributors

Society Types

Foundations– WERF– CERF– AWWARF– E-Week

Societies’ “Value Added”

Document Practice- MOP#8

- ASCE Standards

Professional Development (PDH)- Technical - WEF

- Professional - NSPE

Societies’ “Value Added”

Credentialing- AAEE - DEE

- IPEP - QEP

- NSPE - P.E. (promotes)

Advocacy- Clean Water Act

- Safe Drinking Water Act

- Infrastructure Funding

- Biosolids

Societies’ “Value Added”

Research- WERF

- AWWARF

- CERF

Recognition - Awards