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The Missouri EngineerWinter 2020 Issue
The official publication of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, whose mission is to promote the ethical and competent practice of engineering.
Our Young Engineers Committee, led by Charles Loughman, is rolling out a State Society Mentorship Program and Approach as an opportunity for mentors and mentees, alike. You may not realize but the Young Engineers Committee was charged in July to consider and develop an opportunity such as this based on their feedback among young engineers at the Annual Meeting in June. The Program was modified from the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers and a draft was presented to the Board of Directors on January 18 by Charles.
The proposal opens up the mentoring opportunities to members and non-members as a valuable tool for recruiting for the Society.
It is a valuable approach to not only mentor other engineers but introduce them to NSPE and Professional Engineering.
I would encourage those of us who have developed some positive experiences in our career, wisdom and best practices might want to consider taking on a mentee and sharing with them as their career is beginning. It is a great opportunity to understand tomorrow’s members as well as a rewarding experience to network with early career engineers. The time commitment can be made to be accommodating to the mentor’s schedule.
The roll out will officially begin as we near the Annual Meeting, but it will be helpful to have some interested mentors positioned for pairing up with mentees when the Young Engineers Committee goes “live”. Please contact the MSPE office with your interest and you will be put in touch with the next step.
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The advent of February brings on the celebrations across the state for Engineers. No longer restricted to the traditional week, Engineers Week spans the entire month in many of our Chapters due to competing events in other organizations. This is a big positive for engineers and gives more opportunity for MSPE to compete for membership.
Some of the events so far planned for the month of February include:
•Western Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition on February 1•Ozark Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition on February 2.•St. Louis Chapter Engineers Week Reception and Awards Program on February 7.•MSPE Winter P.E. Ceremony at the Missouri State Capitol on February 7.•St. Louis Engineering Center Luncheon Event on February 18.•Western Chapter (w/KSPE Eastern Chapter) Engineers Week Celebration on February 21.
“Like many Professional Engineers, my early career required a PE for advancement and that was the guiding principal. However, I was fortunate to have gotten involved with NSPE prior to becoming a PE which allowed me to gain a better
appreciation for the importance of licensure and what it represents.”-Bob Becnel, P.E., F.NSPE, MSPE President, 2019-2020
A Message From Your 2019-2020 MSPE PresidentBob Becnel, P.E., F.NSPE
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Inside the IssueInside the Issue
Editor’s Message: Please enjoy the new, fun attributes and design of the Summer 2018 Issue of the Missouri Engineer. If you have any engineering related photos from your work that you may like to see noticed in future editions of the ME, please send them to [email protected]. Thank you, and enjoy your read!-Rachel Nincehelser, Editor, Director of Communications
Editor’s Message: Please enjoy the 2020 Winter Issue of the Missouri Engineer. If you have any engineering-related photos from your work that you may like to see featured in future editions of the ME, please send them to [email protected]. Thank you, and enjoy your read!-Rachel Nincehelser, Editor, Director of Communications
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NSPE NewsMark Your Calendar 11
Welcome New Members! 5
State News
Executive Director Messge 6
MSPE Fall PDH Days 8
MSPE Social Media 9
MSPE Winter PE Ceremony 7
MSPE State Awards 7
PEGs in Government- Seminar 10
Chapter NewsUpcoming Chapter Events 12
MSPE Capitol Day 12
Jefferson City Chapter News 13
St. Louis Chapter News 14
2020 State Annual Convention 15
MISSOURI SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
PLAN TO ATTEND
MSPE WINTER P.E. CEREMONYRecognizing Missouri’s Newly Licensed Professional Engineers
Friday, February 7, 20201:00 PM
Capitol RotundaJefferson City, MO
For more information, go to mspe.org or contact MSPE Director of Membership Blake Murray at [email protected]
The Missouri State MATHCOUNTS Competition will be held March 7, 2020.The Missouri State MATHCOUNTS Competition will be held March 7, 2020.
MSPE Annual Partner Sponsors 4
Candidates for MSPE VP 16
These events and many more are conveniently posted on the mspe.org website maintained by Blake Murray in the MSPE Office.
****Serious planning is underway for the Annual Meeting that will be held in Columbia this year on June 20. Our Chair is Mitch Gibler and Alison Connell of BHL is providing her magic to pull the event’s logistics together for MPSE. The Annual Meeting will be located at Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center which is just off the campus. We will be partnering with the University of Missouri College Of Engineering to help with some of the program sessions. Initial discussions proposed by the School include some very dynamic and timely topics. A tour of the School’s lab facilities is also being considered to showcase some of current research being worked on in the University.
The Annual Meeting is our premier funding raising and membership event of the year. We hope you find some time in your busy schedule this summer to stop and see what it is all about if you haven’t attended before. With Alison’s help, we will be presenting the specific program topics and social aspects of the Annual Meeting in the subsequent issue of the
A Message From Your 2019-2020 MSPE President (Continued)Bob Becnel, P.E., F.NSPE
-Bob Becnel, P.E., F.NSPE MSPE President
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MISSOURI SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERSAnnual Sponsorship Program - 2020 Calendar Year
Recognition on MSPE WebsiteBusiness Name, Logo and Link
Complimentary Job Postings on MSPE Website
MSPE Annual Convention- Recognized as a Sponsor on Convention Programming and Signage
MSPE Annual Convention- PDH Sponsor (12 Spots Available)
MSPE Annual Convention- Banquet Sponsor (5 Spots Available)
MSPE Fall PDH Days - Recognition and Signage
MSPE Fall PDH Days - PDH Sponsor (12 Spots Available)
Recognition at P.E. Licensure Ceremony (two per year)
MSPE’s New Annual Partner Sponsorship Program will commence in the 2020 Calendar Year. The new Program combines and streamlines the historic Sustaining Organization and Annual Convention Sponsorship Programs.
Member Firms who register as a sponsor on or before January 15, 2020 will be showcased at all of MSPE’s 2020 Events, including P.E. Licensure Ceremonies tentatively scheduled for February and August, the Annual Convention scheduled June 15 to 17, 2019 at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Columbia, Missouri, and Fall PDH Days in October.
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Welcome New Members!CENTRAL CHAPTER MISSOURI SOCIETY OF
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
JEFFERSON CITY CHAPTER MISSOURI SOCIETY OF
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
OZARK CHAPTER MISSOURI SOCIETY OF
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
ROLLA CHAPTER MISSOURI SOCIETY OF
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
ST. LOUIS CHAPTER MISSOURI SOCIETY OF
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
SOUTHEAST CHAPTER MISSOURI SOCIETY OF
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
WESTERN CHAPTER MISSOURI SOCIETY OF
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
Steve Prange, P.E.Crawford Murphy & Tilly Inc. Springfield, MO
Sarah Kirkegaard, E.I.Barlett & West, Inc. Jefferson City, MO
Dillon Magers, P.E.Magers Rocking M, LLC Excavating and Trucking Ash Grove, MOBrandon Braun, P.E.City Utilities of Springfield Springfield, MO
Austin Garrison, E.I.Missouri S&T Springfield, MO
Michael Moore, P.E.Retired Springfield, MO
Jonathan Galvez, E.I.Springfield, MO
James Hansen, E.I.MST, Student Springfield, MO
Cade Long, E.I.MST, Student Marble Hill, MO
Evan Bergmann, E.I.Missouri State Nixa, MO
Alea Cooper, E.I.Missouri State Fair Grove, MO
Evan McMahon, E.I.Missouri S&T Springfield, MO
Vito Palmietto, E.I.City of Springfield Springfield, MO
Hunter Stepp, E.I.Missouri S&T Springfield, MO
Andrew Stoyeff, E.I.Missouri State Walnut Grove, MO
Nicholas Thorsen, E.I.City of Springfield Springfield, MO
Chipper Wallace, E.I.Missouri State Springfield, MO
Chau Nguyen, E.I.Missouri S&T Rolla, MO
Tyler Spurling, E.I.Missouri S&T Centralia, MO
Stephen White, E.I. Missouri S&T Crane, MO
Cary Harbison, P.E.SEMO Port Authority Cape Girardeau, MO
Ryan Pensel, P.E.Randy Kinder Excavating, Inc. Cape Girardeau, MO
Douglas Flammang, P.E.BioMerieux, Inc. Foristell, MOJohn Bigland, P.E.Retired Chesterfield, MO
Wes French, P.E.Brinkmann Constructors Maryland Heights, MO
Robin Rogers, P.E.Splashtacular LLC Paola, MO
Madison Daiber, E.I.Burns & McDonnell Chesterfield, MOMatthew Hebner, P.E. LUZCO Technologies LLC St. Louis, MO
Chris Butler, E.I.University of Kansas Fenton, MO
Naomi Marciante, E.I.Washington University Hazelwood, MOPatrick Roth, E.I. Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO
William Driemeyer, E.I. House Springs, MO
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MSPE Members,
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a great holiday season. We are very excited as MSPE enters a new decade. We want to thank you for your continued support that enables MSPE to operate efficiently for you.
A new year brings a new legislative session in our state capitol. The first day of session was January 8 and MSPE is already tracking dozens of bills that could impact Licensed Professional Engineers and industries we care about. Keep an eye out for our legislative email updates we send to the membership each week. If you are not receiving these, please let us know by emailing Blake Murray at [email protected]. In addition to the work on the ground with MSPE Contract Lobbyist Mark Rhodes, our Government Relations Committee is meeting regularly to access session activity. Our
Executive Director Message
2020 MSPE Capitol Day is February 11, so please plan to attend. There is no cost for this event and it’s a great way to represent MSPE and the industry. The more people we have is all the better for our show of strength. Last month we unveiled MSPE’s new Annual Partner Sponsorship Program. The new program combines and streamlines the historic Sustaining Organization and Annual Convention Sponsorship Programs. Visit our MSPE website’s sponsor tab for more information on how to become a Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze or Friend Partner of MSPE for calendar year 2020. Thanks to all the firms that already signed up! These funds go directly to our bottom line.
Looking ahead to our calendar, E-Week and MATHCOUNTS is just around the corner with our chapters planning multiple ways to advocate the profession and give back.
Our 2020 MSPE Convention, set for June 15-17 in Columbia. Please keep a look out for the schedule and registration information as it becomes available this spring.
If you have any ideas, questions or constructive feedback, do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Take care and thank you for your support,
-Travis Lowe MSPE Executive Director
By Travis Lowe
What are you doing to support the profession that helped you take care of everyone else, including yourself? The time is now to “pay it forward” and say “thank you” to the engineering profession that helped make it possible to take care of all of these.
The MSPE Educational Foundation needs your help to increase our funding for future engineering student scholarships and for supporting current valuable programs such as MATHCOUNTS and Future Cities. Consider contributing by filling out a donation form here:https://mspe.org/resources/Documents/MSPE%20EF%20Donation%20Form.pdfFor more information, Contact Greg Braden ([email protected]) or go to https://mspe.org/resources/Documents/MSPE%20EF%20Contribution%20Flyer.pdf
Also, consider contributing to the MSPE Educational Foundation by using your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA. To reference a sample letter for RMDs go to mspe.org/Educational-Foundation
MSPE Educational FoundationMethods of Contributing
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
MSPE State Awards NominationsMSPE Award Submissions are due MARCH 1. Below are the following awards available for submission:Extra Mile Resolution: This special award is presented at the discretion of MSPE to an individual he/she determines to have performed exceptionally during his/her administration.
Hall of Fame: The MSPE Hall of Fame was developed to recognize individual engineers or friends of the profession whose personal accomlishments, awards, and activities exemplify the goals and objectives of MSPE and positively promote the professional engineering community.
PEPP Distinguished Service Award: The MSPE-PEPP presents the PEPP Distinguished Service Award to an engineer who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement or recognition of the role of private practice in serving the public interest.
PEPP QBS Award: The QBS Awards recognize private companies and public-sector entities at the state and local levels that use QBS methods to procure the professional services of consulting engineering firms.
Young Engineer of the Year Award: This award recognizes young members of MSPE who have made outstanding contributions to the society, the engineering profession and their communities during the early years of their careers.
MSPE held another successful Fall PDH Days at the end of October 2019. The event had 15 PDHs available for credit. The event had a drone presentation, roller coaster design and planning session, a legislative update and much more. Thank you to all of our speakers who came and presented!
Save the date for our 2020 Fall PDH Days on October 27-28, 2020.
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Mark Your Calendar
The Missouri State MATHCOUNTS Competition will be held March 7, 2020.The Missouri State MATHCOUNTS Competition will be held March 7, 2020.
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MSPE Discover Engineering Day Venue: Drury University Findlay Student Ballroom 900 N Benton Ave. Springfield, MO 65802Time: 12:00 - 3:00 PM
MSPE Chapter NewsMSPE Chapter News
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Volunteer Request for RooBuilders CompetitionVenue: Pierson Auditorium
Student Center on UMKC’s Campus 500 Holmes St. Kansas City, MO 64110
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWestern Chapter MSPE and Eastern Chapter KSPE - 69th An-nual Engineer’s Week Celebration Venue: Downtown Marriott Muehlebach Tower Imperial/Colonial Ballroom 200 W 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64105Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Jefferson City Chapter NewsCongratulations to the MSPE Jefferson City Chapter for receiving the Outstanding Volunteer Award!
St. Louis Chapter NewsNovember Monthly Luncheon
On November 12th the St. Louis Chapter, in cooperation with the American Society of Civil Engineers, hosted Mr. Jason Peterein, P.E., at the monthly luncheon. Mr. Peterein discussed the St. Louis Area’s MS4 Permit Strategy and Stormwater Management Plan. He touched upon the region’s environmental
regulatory compliance obligations and outlined the success the region has had in meeting these requirements and the role Engineers play in that effort. Hearing the discussion from Mr. Peterein, a Program Manager at the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, provided yet another example
of how participation in the St. Louis Chapter of MSPE can help you stay current and relevant as an Engineer. You can find more about this topic at:
https://www.stlmsd.com/what-we-do/stormwater-management/phase-ii-stormwater-management-plan
St. Louis Chapter 69th National Engineers Week Reception and Awards Program
Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center 2601 S. Providence Road
Columbia, MO 65203
MISSOURI SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
2020Annual Convention
June 15 -17
WANTED Candidates for MSPE Vice President DEADLINE: March 1, 2020 at 5 p.m.
MSPE's is seeking candidates to serve as the society’s Vice President. Nominees must meet the membership requirements of a Licensed Member described in the Article 1, Section 2 of the society's bylaws as "one who holds a valid, current license or certificate of registration as a professional engineer from a state of the United States or from a district, territory or possession of the United States for from a province or territory of Canada; plus be a three-tier (NSPE, MSPE and chapter) member and be current in their membership dues payment." Election to the position of Vice President is a one-year term with the option to ascend to the offices of President-Elect and President in subsequent years. The Vice President is an elected officer of MSPE and the MSPE Educational Foundation. In the absence of the President and President-Elect, the Vice President is next in line to preside at Executive Committee and Board Meetings.
Interested applicants should click on the link below to apply: https://mspe.org/resources/Documents/2020%20MSPE%20State%20Officer%20Application%20Form%20Revised.pdf Members of the Nominating and Tellers Committee will review applications, interview prospects, and select one (1) candidate to be placed on the official ballot. Any applicant not selected for the official ballot, who wishes to pursue an office, may do so in accordance with MSPE Bylaws, Article VII, Section 4(B). MSPE 2020 Nominating Committee: Chairman Michael Purol, P.E., Matt Bedinghaus, P.E., Breck Washam, P.E., David Howe, P.E., Kurt Higgins, P.E.
Duties of MSPE’s Vice President The primary duties of this position are to attend e Executive Committee meetings and) Board of Directors meetings where decisions about the future of the Society are made; serve with the rest of the Executive Committee as the budget committee which oversees the operating budget and investment strategies of the Society. Executive Committee meetings are usually convened via conference call with Board of Director meetings taking place in person. Specific duties of the Vice President include: 1) Serve on the PDH Task Force which organizes the programs at the Fall PDH Days scheduled in October. 2) Acting as a liaison officer where he/she will verify that committees and chapters under his/her jurisdiction have submitted reports in a timely manner and request any appropriate Board action prior to a Board meeting. 3) Complete any special assignments as designated by the President.
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