Text Box: The Philadelphia Engineer Founding Chapter 1934         December 2007

Text Box:       December Meeting Our December meeting will feature the Delaware Valley Outstanding Engineering Achievement Competition for projects completed in 2007.  The seven competitors for the competition are listed on page 4 of this issue of The Philadelphia Engineer.  The meeting and competition will be held on Thursday, December 6th at the McCall Golf & Country Club, 201 N. Lynn Boulevard, Upper Darby, PA 19082, 610-734-7903. (directions click here.)  As usual, our Officers and Directors will be having an open Board Meeting at 5:00 P.M., the meeting social hour will begin at 6:00 P.M., dinner will be served at 7:00 P.M. and our competition will begin at 7:30 P.M.  Call 215-985-5701 with your reservation, or email info@engrclub.org November Meeting Our November meeting featured our own Leonard Bernstein, P.E., F.NSPE.  As President of the state PSPE, Len addressed our membership on the topic “What can a P.E. License & P.S.P.E. do for you?"  The meeting was held at the Hilton Philadelphia Airport.    continued on page #4   Dianne Dorland, PhD, PE was elected the 2008 Engineer of the Year on November 13th.  Dr. Dorland has been the Dean of Engineering of Rowan University since July, 2000, having a background in Chemical Engineering.                                             continued on page #4     2007-2008 Program October 4 - Bridges in Philadelphia - Dr Joseph P. Martin, P.E.     Spaghetti Warehouse November 1 - What can a P.E. License & P.S.P.E. do for you? -     Leonard Bernstein, P.E., F.NSPE Phila. Water Department     Hilton Philadelphia Airport December 6 - Outstanding Engineering Achievements     McCall’s Country Club January - Board Meeting Only - Date and Location TBD February 20 - Young Engineer of the Year Installation -     Joint with Engineers’ Club (host)     Racquet Club at 215 South 16th Street in Philadelphia March 6 - Continuing Education for the P.E. - Al Tantala, P.E.     Location To Be Determined April 10 - Joint Meeting with A.S.C.E.     Program and Location To Be Determined May 1 - Awards Dinner - McCall’s Country Club

Text Box: President’s Message Dear PSPE-Philly Chapter members:  The end of the year and the holiday season is upon us again.  I wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season.  Please share the joy of the season with family, friends, and those who do not have as much a decent life as we, professional engineers, are very blessed with.   Your society has a very important task to accomplish before the end of the year, and that is the selection of the winners of the Delaware Valley Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award.  Each year, for the longest time, PSPE has taken the lead to plan, promote and organize this important program.  The presentations of nominated and top-listed projects are typically held at our December’s chapter meeting.  I always look forward to this program because it is very informative to hear about the various engineering projects in the Delaware Valley that were completed during the current year.  This year we have seven finalists (projects) that will be presented at our December 6th meeting.  Interestingly, this year’s entries are varied and covered many engineering disciplines, from high-tech studio to missile defense system, from racing cars to aircraft, from prison to zoo to mega sports arena.  I believe the presentations will be very interesting and informative, so come out and join us.    More details of this meeting are provided in another section of this issue.  I hope to see you there!   November’s meeting was very good where twelve (12) past presidents showed up to grace the occasion dedicated as the President’s Night.  The current and a past State Presidents were also in attendance. I thank them all for responding to our call.  Please come back anytime.  As expected, our current State President, Leonard Bernstein, P.E., F. NSPE, was the speaker for that night.  Len discussed the state of the state society and the new initiatives he is pushing this year.  Please read about this in another section of this issue.  We had also invited the candidates for the 2008 Engineer of the Year (EOY) in Delaware Valley.  I am happy to report that we fully supported the winner, Dr. Dianne Dorland of Rowan University, who attended our last meeting.  She convinced us of how excited she was to be jointly nominated by two technical societies and the exciting changes/programs she will bring to the Delaware Valley Engineers Week activities.  Congratulations, Dianne, and I look forward to working with you.   Happy Holidays!    

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