A Word From The PresidenT

By:Lawrence Dwyer, PENHSPE President

october 2009

The Voice of New hampshire eNgiNeeriNg

The Observerpublished by the New hampshire society of professional engineers

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Thank you for entrusting me as the 39th President of NHSPE, dating back to 1969, and includ-ing a few two-termers. Yes, I volunteered and yes, I was unop-posed. The silver lining here is, campaign finance reform is not on this year’s agenda. As of the beginning of our Fiscal Year, July 2009, I will begin work to earn yours and the Boards’ trust. Speaking of the NHSPE Board, if you did not know already, we have an outstanding group of professional engineers dedicated to their careers and NHSPE. I’d like to list them because they deserve the recognition.They are:Past-President–Matt LowPresident Elect–Steve LehmannVice President–Peter KingTreasurer–Dan HudsonSecretary–John DiGenovaHouse of Delegates Representa-tive–Paul Schmidt

State Directors–Gregg Comstock,

It is truly hard to believe how quickly a year has passed and that I am writing this article to the NHSPE constituency as the Immediate Past President. It was certainly a busy year, which has probably led to it passing in the blink of an eye. To recount, we had several successful technical meet-ings including the UNH stormwater facili-ties tour, a joint meeting with the Structural Engineers of NH, the second annual Joint Societies Conference, another successful E-Week Banquet, a new PE dinner, and a shared officer induction ceremony with the VT Society of Professional Engineers pre-sided over by NSPE President Brad Aldrich, P.E. We gave away scholarships, recently honored three outstanding NH teachers for

Outgoing President’s Messagetheir efforts in developing the engineers of the future, and MATHCOUNTS was again a success under the leadership of Ben Pratt.

While there is still much to do, the new Board of Directors is invigorated with the addition of two new highly motivated and qualified members, Ted Setas, P.E. and Peter King, P.E. and the ongoing leadership of the members who remain on the Board. I would like to thank Tom French, P.E. for his service as the Treasurer for our organi-zation. Going forward, it is clear to me that NHSPE will be in great hands under the leadership of President Larry Dwyer, P.E. and President-Elect Steven Lehmann, P.E. Dan Hudson, P.E. has continued on his

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Several members of the New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers, each a past-president of NHSPE, are currently representing the licensed engineering com-munity at the national level.

Matthew Purcell, P.E., F. NSPE, has been elected to serve on the National Soci-ety of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Board of Directors, which is the governing body for NSPE, for a two year term start-ing in July, 2009. Matt will represent the NSPE Northeast Region on the National Board. Matt is currently active on the NSPE Membership committee. He has also served multiple roles over the past several years including involvement in the NSPE Continuing Education committee, Member Retention Task Force and Interest Group

Task Force, as well as being the New Hampshire representative to the NSPE House of Delegates and several leadership positions for the Northeast Region and the New Hampshire Society.

Craig Musselman, P.E., F. NSPE, has been selected to serve as chairman of the NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee (L&QP) for the 2009-2010 year. The L&QP committee is involved in a wide range of issues that directly affects licensure of Professional Engineers across the country. Craig is a longstanding member of the L&QP Com-mittee and through that involvement has represented NSPE in several national forums regarding the need for additional education as a prerequisite for licensure in

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A Word From The President 1, 2

Outgoing President's Message 1, 2

NH Leaders Serving Nationally 1, 2

NHJES Update 3

NHSPE Annual Meeting 4

MATHCOUNTS 5

Teachers Awards 6

PE Dinner/Geothermal Overview 7

Engineer of the Year Awards 7

Order of the Engineer 8

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The ObserverThe Observer is published quarterly by the New

Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers for its members. Its purpose is to inform members of NHSPE activities and related topics.

Address all correspondence to the Editor:

Erin Wood, P.E. c/o Haley & Aldrich, Inc. 340 Granite Street, 3rd Fl. Manchester, NH 03102 (603) 391-3321 phone (603) 391-3371 fax ewood@HaleyAldrich.com

Theodore Setas, P.E.c/o Hoyle, Tanner & Associ-ates, Inc.150 Dow StreetManchester, NH 03101(603) 669-5555 x151 phone(603) 669-4168 faxtsetas@hoyletanner.com

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Craig Bailey, Ted Setas, and Josh BouchardOther Subcomittee chairs include The Observer: Ted Setas;

Membership: Walter Durack; MATHCOUNTS: Ben Pratt; and last but not least our NSPE Northeast Manager: Matt Pur-cell. When you see these fine people, please thank them for their service. I’d also like to extend my appreciation to Matt Low for a job well done as our president during last fiscal year. Matt’s leadership skills, eloquence and enthusiasm went a long way to improve our organization. Thanks Matt.

Now onto the business at hand. This summer the Board and other interested members met to discuss events and initia-tives, and more importantly how we will support our plans for the coming year, so we could hit the ground running in September. Some of the activities we looked at are dinner meetings/topics/guests, Engineers Week, MATHCOUNTS, Scholarship and Math/Science Teacher Awards, membership, UNH School of Engineering, legislative and licensure issues. Each of the above has its own challenges, logistics, and plan-ning needs, so I encourage and welcome all the help you can provide. There is much talent in our ranks, so if you are inter-ested, please e-mail me at ljdwyer@terracon.com. All levels of help will be appreciated and just imagine the good times you’ll have.

Leadership opportunities abound in NHSPE as well as other professional organizations which may appeal to you. Fortu-nately for us, NHSPE has a dedicated group of professionals working for you to enhance the image and ethical as well as competent practice of professional engineering. We also have a nice cross section of experience ranging from about 25 to 55 years of age. It’s a wonderful opportunity, especially for young engineers to take on leadership roles outside the workplace.

There was an article in the July 2009 issue of PE, by Theresa Carey, who discussed leadership qualities needed for engineers to advance from technical to management experts. NHSPE is a great way for young engineers to get involved and practice some of the skills she mentioned such as priority setting, del-egation, communication, budgeting, confidence, and construc-tive criticism among peers and leaders in the industry. Con-sider NHSPE as the minor league of professional practice.

In closing it is argued that engineering is the greatest pro-fession in the world. Whether it is or is not, it is undisputable that the world would have never advanced to where we are today and where we will go tomorrow, without our contribu-tions. Be proud, be humble, but don’t sell yourself short. Make a difference in your business, your community and your profession.

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quest to eventually fill every position on the Board by taking on the duties of Treasurer. Thank you Dan!

NHSPE plays a vital role in our profession and I hope that this year each member will find a way to serve the organization that serves you. We will continue to monitor legislation which affects your abil-ity to practice engineering. We will continue to provide affordable networking and continuing education opportunities. If you have stepped up in the past, we thank you. If you have not yet, now is the time.

Lastly, I thank you all – the members of NHSPE – for allowing me to serve you as President over the last year. It has been an honor, a joy, and an experience that I will cherish throughout my career. I have met many new interesting colleagues, made many new friends and enjoyed it to the fullest. I look forward to seeing you at upcom-ing NHSPE events in the fall.

Submitted by Matthew J. Low, PE, SECBNHSPE President 2008/2009

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the future and other licensure issues. Craig also serves on the ASCE Committee on the Academic Prerequisites for Profes-sional Practice.

Paul Schmidt, P.E., is currently serving the New Hamp-shire Society on the NSPE House of Delegates, which is the policy setting body for the NSPE, starting the second of a two-year term. Paul is also a member of the NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee, and the NSPE Professional Policy Development Task Force.

Submitted by Paul Schmidt, PE

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October 8th marked the 3rd annual New Hampshire Joint Engineering Societies day-long conference “Investing in Infrastructure.” The timing of this topic seemed perfect con-sidering current economic recovery initiatives and economic conditions, and the materials remained consistent with our original mission: to provide educational programs to a broad range of disciplines. This year did not disappoint the 125 attendees that participated in the event. The day started off with an overview of our national infrastructure by Mr. Andy Herrmann, P.E. of ASCE to present the National Infrastruc-

ture Report Card. This set the table for a broad spec-trum of topics that lasted the day and ranged from state perspectives on p rese rv ing our Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Infrastructure by Mr. Mike Izbiki, VP of Operations for B&I Transpor-tation Consulting, LLC and George Campbell, NHDOT C o m m i s s i o n e r. The morning ses-sion was closed

out by a presentation by Ms. Thelma Brown, P.E., Engineer-ing Manager at PSNH and former Young Engineer of the Year, on our state’s aging power distribution infrastructure and the need to embrace new and emerging technologies for survival in the future.

Following a net-working luncheon, the next session focused on region-al growth perspec-tives by Mr. David P r e e c e , A I C P, Executive Director and CEO of the Southern NH Plan-ning Commission and Mr. Br ian O’Neill, Deputy Director of the Manchester-Bos-ton Regional Air-port. Finally, the day was closed out by concurrent ses-

sions including a roundtable panel discussion on the significance of our historic structures as part of our building infrastructure by Senator Martha Fuller Clark as well as a discus-sion on the past and future of internet infra-structure and its role in society and business by Mr. Jim Isaak who spent over 30 years working for companies such as IBM and Digital.

Once again, I would like to thank the planning committee, our sponsors and volunteers, especially Ms. Martha Mitchell, Terracon, who helped to make this event such a success in these challenging economic times. It is during these times when networking and support within profession is even more important. Visit our website at www.nhjes.org for photos and copies of the presentations that were used. As you might have guessed, we have a l ready s ta r ted planning our event for next October, 2010 and will be targeting topics on Forensic Engineer-ing, a sort of NCIS of our profession. Our planning meet-ings will start up again in January, 2010 and we would invite any and all that wish to participate in the planning of our 4th Annual Joint Engineering Societies Conference. Contact me directly at rlarochelle@cmaengineers.com if you would like additional details or have questions.

Submitted by Roch D. Larochelle, PE, NHJES Committee Chair

NHJES Update

Ms. Thelma Brown, P.E., Engineering Manager at PSNH and former Young Engineer of the Year

Mr. Roch D. Larochel le , P.E. , NHJES Committee Chair

Mr. Andrew Herrmann, P.E. of ASCE

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NHSPE Annual Meeting June 11, 2009

The annual induction of officers for the NHSPE was performed at the Annual Meeting in conjunction with the VSPE at the Quechee Inn at Marshland Farms in Quechee, VT. Mr. Brad Aldrich, President of the National Society of Professional Engi-neers led the induction ceremony of both the New Hampshire and Vermont Chapters. A total of 11 officers were inducted and are ready to serve as your NHSPE Board of Directors. A list of the officers is included in the President’s Message article of this issue of the Observer.

The Quechee Inn was a classic New England setting, coupled with a lively happy hour and a wonderful meal. You have to love that Vermont cookin’. It was a great opportunity to meet our fel-low engineers across the border and share in some fun and oath taking.

As part of NHSPE induction ceremonial tradition, we have passed on a mounted gavel from the Past President to the new President. Each President is expected to make an improvement to the gavel for the next one to inherit. This year however, by meet-ings end, the gavel was absconded and held for ransom by the VSPE officer staff and remains in their custody. This act of treachery will not be forgotten, and we will either challenge them to an old fashioned duel or at the least a shoot out at the OK Country Club. Stay tuned to your Observer for updates on the status of the NH Gavel.

Submitted by Larry Dwyer, PE Newly elected NHSPE Board of Directors

The return of the captured NH gavel to its rightful place. Joe Duncan, P.E. of the Vermont section returns the gavel to NHSPE President Larry Dwyer, P.E. after the NH team thrashed the VT team in a Sep-tember round of golf.

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team placed 34th in the National Com-petition held in Orlando, Florida on May 8, 2009. Priyanka Satpute, a home-schooled student and the individual win-ner in the NH State Competition held in March, placed 74th in the individual standings at the national competition. The other team members were Jeffrey Li from Richmond Middle School in Hanover, Surya (Raju) Bhupatiraju from Fairgrounds Middle School in Nashua and Siddhartha Jayanti from Richmond Middle School in Hanover. The team coach was Shushuai Zhu, coach of the Fairgrounds Middle School team which won the team competition at the State Competition in March.

Submitted by Ben Pratt, PE

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NHSPE is pleased to announce that this spring, three extremely deserving individuals were awarded by the NH Joint Committee of Engineering Societies with the Excellence in Teaching Awards at the Elementary, Middle and High

School levels. The Joint Committee was comprised of NHSPE, ASCE-NH, SENH, NH Institute of Transportation Engineers, IEEE-NH, ACEC-NH, as well as the UNH Col-lege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, the NH Profes-

sional Engineers Board, the NH Teach-ers of Mathematics and the NH Science Teachers Association.

Applications were received from December to March, and the three win-ners were notified in May after review by the Committee. Larry Dwyer and I then had the distinct pleasure of visiting each teacher in their school environment to present their awards to them in front of their colleagues and students. The winners this year were as follows:

Elementary School – Ms. Linda Stu-art, Concord School District.

Middle School – Mr. Doug Stith, Lon-donderry Middle School.

High School – Mr. Norm Messa, Sea-coast School of Technology.

The excitement surrounding the indi-vidual awards ceremonies was very touching for each humble winner, and those who anonymously nominated the teachers. We are very excited about this program going forward, and hope to build on the success of 2009.

Submitted by Matthew J. Low, PE, SECB

Mr. Norm Messa, Seacoast School of Technology, displaying his award with Principal Margaret Cal-lahan, Matthew Low, P.E., and Larry Dwyer, P.E

Ms. Linda Stuart, Concord School District, receives her award from Matthew Low, P.E. (right) and Larry Dwyer, P.E. (left)

Teachers Awards

Membership UpdateNew Members since March 1st:

• Kevin Ameele, PE • James Bolduc • Chard Branon, PE • Nathan Chamberlin, PE • Jason Hilton, PE • Scott Osgood, PE • Franklin Rudolph • Matthew Valle, EIT • Joseph Vercellotti • Robert Weimar

• Thomas Yurovchak, PE

Please join me in welcoming these new members of NHSPE.

Submitted by Walter Durack V, EIT

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Engineer and Young Engineer of the Year Awards

The New Hampshire Joint Engineering Societies is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Annual Engineer and Young Engineer of the Year Awards to be presented at the 2010 Engineers Week Awards Banquet on Febru-ary 18, 2010.

The Engineer of the Year Award and Young Engineer of the Year Award are the highest awards given to individuals by the New Hampshire Engineering Societies. Each award is presented to an engineer who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare, and humankind. This award provides the New Hampshire engineering community the opportu-nity to recognize outstanding individuals worthy of these honors. All nomina-tion packages must be delivered by 12:00 Noon on January 5th, 2010 to:

Roch D. Larochelle, P.E., Engineer’s Week Chair c/o CMA Engineers, Inc. 55 South Commercial Street, Langer Mill, 4th Floor Manchester, New Hampshire 03101t (603) 627-0708 x 13 (work) (603) 627-0746 (fax) e-mail: rlarochelle@cmaengineers.com

Complete eligibility and nomination criteria as well as guidelines for prepar-ing an application can be viewed at www.nhspe.org/pages/eweek/index.html. You can also visit www.nhspe.org/pages/awards.html for a complete listing of past recipients of this award.

Submitted by Roch D. Larochelle, PE

New PE Dinner / Geothermal Engineering

OverviewApril 23, 2009

On April 23rd, engineers gathered at the Holiday Inn in Concord to welcome newly licensed Professional Engineers to our community while also taking in a lively technical topic. The event was enthusiastically attended, with the Holi-day Inn rushing to find a few extra meals and seats for the large number of people who turned up.

After NHSPE president Matt Low, P.E. announced the new P.E.’s in the room, Paul Ormond, P.E. of Haley & Aldrich, Inc. shared an overview of geo-thermal engineering. The discussion provided important background to sup-port geothermal energy’s potential for providing a resource for energy efficien-cy and reducing carbon footprint. Then introductory technical information was provided on ground source heat pump basics, the benefits of geothermal, and equally as important: the payback period (claims vs reality). Based on the dura-tion of follow up questions, the topic was eagerly received!

Submitted by Erin Wood, PE

Source: Department of Energy

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November 5, 2009A Tour and Luncheon Workshop at The UNH Stormwater Center

November 17, 2009Joint dinner meeting with Structural

Engineers of New Hampshire Historic Pandora Mill Restoration Project

December 15, 2009NHDES Update

February 18, 2010Engineers Week Awards Banquet

and Exhibition

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For upcoming NSPE Webinars, see www.nspe.org/education/index.html.

PrESiDENt / MatHEMaticS & SciENcE tEacHEr aWarDS cHairLawrence Dwyer, PE(603) 647-9700ljdwyer@terracon.com

PaSt-PrESiDENtMatthew J. Low, PE, SECB(603) 669-5555mlow@hoyletanner.com

PrESiDENt-ElEct / ScHOlarSHiPSteven Lehmann, PE(603) 529-8420slehmann@wilcoxandbarton.com

VicE-PrESiDENt / ScHOlarSHiPPeter King, PE(603) 668-0880peter_king@golder.net

SEcrEtaryJohn G. DiGenova, PE(603) 391-3307jdigenova@Haleyaldrich.com

trEaSurErDaniel Hudson, PE(603) 668-8223 x162dan@cldengineers.com

StatE DElEgatE tO NSPE HOuSE OF DElEgatESPaul Schmidt, PE(603) 627-0708 x16PSchmidt@cmaengineers.com

JOiNt SOciEtiES cOMMittEE cHair / ENgiNEEr'S WEEk cHairRoch Larochelle, PE(603) 627-0708 x13rlarochelle@cmaengineers.com

ObSErVEr EDitOrTheodore T. Setas, PE(603) 669-5555 x151tsetas@hoyletanner.com

StatE DirEctOrGregg Comstock, PE(603) 271-2983gcomstock@des.state.nh.us

StatE DirEctOrCraig Bailey, PE(603) 528-3734ctbailey@bailey-associates.com

StatE DirEctOr / WEbSitE cOOrDiNatOrJosh Bouchard, PE(603) 627-0708 x15jbouchard@cmaengineers.com

MEMbErSHiPWalter Durack V, EIT(603) 736-8849membership@nhspe.org

NH MatHcOuNtS DirEctOrBen Pratt, PE(603) 588-6740bpratt@conknet.com

QbS rEPrESENtatiVEWilliam A. Straub, PE(603) 431-6196wstraub@cmaengineers.com

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Order of the Engineer

During the Order of the Engineer cer-emony, engineers take an oath of integ-rity and ethics and wear a stainless steel ring on the little finger of their working hand as a visible reminder of their oath. This ceremony is not yet a standard part of milestones such as graduating or receiving a PE license, but an increas-ing number of institutions and organiza-tions are adopting the ceremony.

At the end of this issue of the Observ-er is a copy of the first newsletter of the Order of the Engineer, to provide infor-mation related to the activities of the Order on the national level. Information may also be found in the article “Called to Order” in the July 2009 issue of PE Magazine.

Submitted by Erin Wood, PE

The NH Society of Professional Engineers

Proudly Sponsors:

A Tour and Luncheon Workshop at

“The UNH Stormwater Center” Thursday, November 5, 2009

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

4 PDH’s are offered for this program and attendance will be limited to the first 40 registrants. Initially, registrations for up to 4 members of the same company/ organization will be accepted. Additional potential attendees will be placed on a waiting list and notified if space remains following the registration deadline.

DESCRIPTION: The UNH Stormwater Center studies stormwater-related water quality and quantity issues. A unique feature of the center is a field facility that was built to evaluate and verify the performance of stormwater management devices and technologies. Twenty different management systems have undergone side-by-side comparisons under strict conditions. On this tour, you will see demonstrations of current technology practices followed by a presentation of how this unique facility is being used to develop, study, and report on current and emerging Best Management Practices. Participants will meet at the West-Edge Parking Lot “Field Facility” on the UNH Campus (directions attached) for a site tour. A bus will then leave the lot at 11:40 a.m. and shuttle participants to Gregg Hall for lunch and a presentation by Dr. Robert Roseen, Director of the Stormwater Center (for more information visit www.unh.edu/erg/cstev). AGENDA: Site Tour at West-Edge Parking Lot: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Bus to Gregg Hall: 11:40 a.m. Working Lunch* and Presentation: 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Bus Back to West-Edge Lot: 1:45 p.m. *(A hot Italian Buffet will be provided by University Conferences and Catering.)

NHSPE November 2009 Meeting Registration Form

A Tour and Luncheon Workshop at

“The UNH Stormwater Center”

(4 PDH’s will be awarded for your attendance)

Thursday, November 5, 2009

• Tour and Luncheon Workshop at “The UNH Stormwater Center”, Durham, NH

• Cost (includes all parking fees): NHSPE Members $40pp Non-Members $60pp* Full-Time Student $20pp

*(NSPE Membership is free for first 6 months; ask for an application at the meeting.)

• Payment: Enclosed Pay at Door Will Send

Make Checks Payable To: “NHSPE September Meeting”

Name(s):_______________________ NHSPE Member/Student? (Y/N/S)_______

Name(s):_______________________ NHSPE Member/Student? (Y/N/S)_______

Company: __________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________

Phone: _______________________ Email: _____________________________

Contact For Questions: Shelley Georgantas CMA Engineers, Inc. Phone: (603) 627-0708 Fax: (603) 627-0746 Email: SGeorgantas@cmaengineers.com Mail Registration Form and Payment To: Email To: NHSPE November Meeting SGeorgantas@cmaengineers.com c/o Shelley Georgantas CMA Engineers, Inc. Fax To: Langer Place (603) 627-0746 55 South Commercial Street Manchester, NH 03101

Registration Deadline is Noon on Monday, November 2, 2009. Cancellations after that date/time will not be refunded.

DIRECTIONS/PARKING ACCOMMODATIONS: The UNH campus map may be found at: http://www.unh.edu/erg/cstev/directions.htm and the field facility at the West End Parking Lot is the grey-colored lot on the upper left hand corner of the map. From I-95 and East: Once in New Hampshire on I-95, take Exit 5 (Rt-16/US-4/Portsmouth(US-1 BYP)) towards Newington. You will now be on the Spaulding Turnpike heading North. Drive approximately 5 miles to Exit 6 West (Route 4 West/Durham/UNH). It is the last exit before a toll and you will see the toll booth as you take the exit. Follow Route 4 West approximately 4 miles past the UNH/Durham Route 108 exit and through one traffic light. About ½ mile after the light, take the Route 155A Exit (UNH/Durham). At the end of the exit ramp, turn left (going east) towards Durham on Route 155A. You will see a large red barn complex to your left. Follow Route 155A for approximately ¼ mile past the first group of buildings (e.g., NH Fish & Game) and Leavitt Lane. Take an immediate right at the UNH sign for Printing & Marking/West Edge Parking onto an unnamed road. Continue up the hill to the stop sign and continue straight after the stop sign until you reach the farthest edge of the parking area and signs for CSTEV . Take a right and continue until you reach the northwest corner of the West Edge Lot. There is a small parking area on the left that extends out from this corner. Immediately beyond this is the Center’s Field Facility. From the West: Take Route 4 East to the Route 155A Exit (UNH/Durham). At the end of the exit ramp, turn right (going east) towards Durham on Route 155A. You will see a large red barn complex to your left. Follow 155A for approximately ¼ mile past the first group of buildings (e.g. NH Fish & Game) and Leavitt Lane. Take an immediate right at the UNH sign for Printing & Marking/West Edge Parking onto an unnamed road. Continue up the hill to the stop sign and continue straight after the stop sign until you reach the farthest edge of the parking area and signs for CSTEV . Take a right and continue until you reach the northwest corner of the West Edge Lot. There is a small parking area on the left that extends out from this corner. Immediately beyond this is the Center’s Field Facility.

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“Historic Pandora Mill Restoration Project” _____________________________________________________________________________

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Fratello’s Restaurant

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The New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers has invited Mr. John Jordan, AIA to speak about the Pandora Mill building restoration project. Mr. Peter Steffensen PE, of Steffensen Engineering, the structural engineer of record, will be joining Mr. Jordan to discuss structural challenges. This project plans to restore the landmark 144,000 square foot Pandora Mill, part of the historic Amoskeag Manufacturing complex, into a mixed use and/or office facility along with development of structured parking on two adjacent City-owned parking lots (to be conveyed to developer). The presentation will focus on the many challenges involved in turning a derelict historic building into modern usable space.

Schedule

5:30-6:30 Registration/Social Hour 6:30-7:30 Dinner 7:30-8:30 Business News/Speaker

Registration Form: Name(s): NHSPE Member Y N Address: Full-Time Student Y N Company: Phone #: Fax #: Email: Payment: Enclosed Pay at Door Will Send *Entrée Choice: Prime Rib Au Jus Broiled Haddock *Special dietary needs can be accommodated by contacting Loretta DeMarco – Director of Sales at 603-641-6776 or by email at banquets@fratellos.com. Cost: $40 NHSPE/ SENH Member* $45 Non-Member $10 Full-Time Student Make Checks Payable To: NHSPE November Meeting

Note: There is one (1) PDH for attendance at this event. (*NSPE Membership is free for first 6 months; ask for an application at the meeting.)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact For Questions: Martha Mitchell Terracon Consulting, Inc. Phone: (603) 647-9700 x 123 Fax: (603) 647-4432 Email: mmitchell@terracon.com Mail Registration Form and Payment To: Email To: NHSPE November Meeting mmitchell@terracon.com c/o Martha Mitchell Terracon Consulting, Inc. Fax To: 77 Sundial Ave., Suite 401W (603) 647-4432 Manchester, NH 03103

Registration Deadline is Friday, November 13, 2009 Cancellations and No Shows after Noon on Friday, November 13, 2009 will be invoiced.

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59TH Annual Engineers Week Awards Banquet

And Exhibition

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Radisson Hotel The Center of New Hampshire Manchester, New Hampshire

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4:00 pm Exhibit set-up 5:00 pm Exhibits open 5:30 pm Social hour (Cash bar & Hors d’Oeurves) 7:00 pm Dinner 8:00 pm Presentation of Awards ******************************* Cost: $47.00 per person Student rate $30.00 per person

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National Engineers Week  (E‐Week)  is  celebrated around  the Country every  year  in  February  to  commemorate  the birth of engineering.    In New Hampshire,  the highlight of  this weeklong celebration  is  the Annual Awards Banquet and Engineering Trade Show  that  is held at  the Radisson Hotel  ‐ Center of NH  in Manchester.   On behalf of  the New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers (NHSPE) and the Joint Committee of Engineering Societies, we would like to invite you to join us for an evening with friends and colleagues to celebrate our profession and to participate in awards for scholarships, Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year and Outstanding Teachers Awards.  Our Key‐Note speaker this year  is Ms. Kelly Ayotte, Former Attorney General  for NH and current Senate Candidate.   At our banquet she will discuss her experiences as the State’s Attorney General and will also provide her thoughts and perspectives on the current Senate Race.  If you should have questions about the event or wish to sponsor and/or participate  in the Trade Show event, please contact Craig  Bailey,  P.E.  or  Roch  Larochelle,  P.E.  by  email  at  ctbailey@bailey‐associates.com  or  rlarochelle@cmaengineers.com respectively. 

**********************************************************  For  More  information  on  National  Engineers  Week  and  the  National  Engineers  Week  Foundation,  visit http://www.eweek.org/Home.aspx.    The  National  Engineers  Week  Foundation  is  housed  with  the  National  Society  of Professional  Engineers  (NSPE),  1420  King  Street,  Alexandria,  VA  22134.    NSPE  is  the  Foundation  Secretariat  and  initiated National Engineers Week in 1951.  The New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers (NHPSE) is the State Society of NSPE.   

ISSUE 1 2009

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR ....................... 1

BOARD OF DIRECTORS……………3

Order of the Engineer almanac

Letter from the Chair This is the first Newsletter of the Order of the Engineer. It has been designed to provide information to the links and the sponsors of links that relate to the activities of the Order on the national level. It is hoped that by providing this brief and informative newsletter a couple of times each year that the individual link organizers and members will have a greater understanding of the Order’s activities to enhance the Calling of the Engineer. On behalf of the Board of Governors and all the Links I thank Stan Wilbur for his excellent leadership of the Board this past two years and for his many years of dedicated service to the Order. This year’s Officers are Derald Morgan as Chair, Mel Anderson as Vice Chair, Ken McGowan as Secretary, and Don Rathbone as Treasurer. We are fortunate to have Paula Ostaff as our Executive Director and the quality that her excellent work for the Order has brought to the Board and the Links. We had two members of the Board of Governors resign from the board - Gerald Jakubowski and Patricia Galloway. We are grateful to each of them for their many contributions to the enhancement and strengthening of the Order through their participation on the Board. The board also voted to extend its thanks to Richard Seely who has at his own expense attended many of the meetings. He has gathered up a significant collection of historical records and compiled them in a manner useful to our history project. A special thanks to these contributors.

Two new members were invited to replace them and they are Fred Smith of Colorado State University and Roch Larochelle of CMA Engineers. Dr. Fred Smith was Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Dean and Interim Dean at Colorado State University. He is a life Fellow of the ASME and is currently the Chair of the Centennial Section of the ASME. Roch D. Larochelle, P.E. is a Vice President at CMA Engineers in Manchester, NH. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts and maintains affiliations with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). The Order of the Engineer has gotten off to a good start this year with 6 new links chartered. They are: Society of Women Engineers Region E Link 251, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Link 252, North Carolina State University Link 253, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Link 254, Louisiana Engineering Society Link 255 and ASCE – Wasatch Front Branch Link 256. Links that reactivated are: Georgia Tech Link 39. We continue to work toward having an active link in every Engineering College in the United States. If you are a member of the Order and know of a University near you that does not have a Link, we ask that you help us approach the Dean and the faculty and encourage their support and participation. A number of

Letter from the Chair (continued) links have been reactivated this past year and other links are in the process of reactivating. Our work of promoting ethics and honest enterprise among all who are ABET EAC engineering graduates has come to the attention of the engineering community of Mexico. They desire to pattern an Order after ours and have asked for our assistance in this endeavor. It seems appropriate for us to give whatever assistance we can as they seek to strengthen the engineering community in Mexico. This past 2 years we have, under the leadership of Don Rathbone, produced and mailed 120 plaques for the links to display in their organizations display cases calling attention to the Order and the existence of a link at that University or Professional Society. Since October we have mailed 36 plaques to Links who have requested them. If you would like a plaque to display in your organization please contact Paula Ostaff and get your Link on the list. We thank Dean Rathbone for his special attention to this project of the Board of Governors. Ongoing or new projects include:

• The development of a DVD of a typical ceremony to provide guidance in the presentation of quality ceremonies at all our links. Paul Hale is taking the lead in this effort.

• The development of a history of the Order with Susanne Leckband in charge.

• The production of a ceremonial banner for our Link ceremonies.

• The recruitment of new links and the reactivation of inactive links - a project of all members of the Board of Governors.

Order of the Engineer Plaque

Most of you should have already received an Order of the Engineer Plaque. As you’ve noted, the plaque is a very at-tractive, genuine cherry plaque with the name and number of your link inscribed on the plaque. If you have not re-quested one (there is no cost to the link), we have shown below an example of one. The actual size of the plaque is 8” x 10”. To request one, simply send us: the name of your link, your link number and address where the plaque should be delivered. You can email us at: orderofeng@hotmail.com. The plaque makes an excellent display on a bulletin board and helps recognize your membership in the Order of the Engineer.

National Board of Governors 2008-2009

J. Derald Morgan, Ph.D., P.E., Chair 113 Lansdowne Drive Madison, AL 35758 Office: 256-464-7860 Fax: 256-464-7861 E-mail: jdm@knology.net 2011 Mel Anderson, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Emeritus Vice-Chair 2105 Cape Bend Avenue Tampa, FL 33613-4112 Home: 813-961-7087 E-mail: jeanmel60@verizon.net 2010 Stanley M. Wilbur, P.E., Past Chair 13 Bliss Road Tinmouth, VT 05773 Home: 802-446-3953 Fax: 802-446-3953 E-mail: wilburs@greenmtn.edu 2011 Kenneth L. McGowan, P.E., F.NSPE Secretary CB Engineers 600 108th Ave., NE, Suite 600 Bellevue, WA 98004 Office: 425-564-8400, Ext. 8411 Fax: 425-564-8517 E-Mail: ken.mcgowan@cbengineers.com 2009 Donald E. Rathbone, Ph.D., P.E., Treasurer BOG Rep. to Executive Committee Kansas State University Seaton 26 Manhattan, KS 66506 Office: 785-532-2108 Home: 785-537-1939 Fax: 785-532-2110 E-mail: rathbone@ksu.edu 2009 Monte Phillips, Ph.D., P.E. 25898 Hibiscus Drive Park Rapids, MN 56470 Telephone: 218-732-0350 E-mail: mlphillips@unitelc.com 2010 John W. Steadman, Ph.D., P.E., Dean, College of Engineering University of South Alabama 307 University Blvd. EGCB. 108 Mobile, AL 36688 Office: 251-460-6140 Fax: 251-460-6343 E-mail: Jsteadman@usouthal.edu 2010

Donald L. Hiatte, P.E. Engineering Consultant 1221 Jefferson St. Jefferson City, MO 65109 Office: 573-636-5340 Home: 573-295-6351 Fax: 573-634-3510 E-Mail: dhiatte@ktis.net 2011 Clark Beck, P.E. F. ASME, NSPE, STC 5331 Birchbend Court Dayton, OH 45415-2801 Home/Fax: 937-278-2760 E-mail: clark.beck@wright.edu 2010 Susanne Leckband, P.E., FNSPE 8751 E. Mulberry Scottsdale, AZ 85251-5022 Office/Home: 480-947-1640 Fax: 480-970-4329 E-mail: Susanne.Leckband@cox.net 2009 Kenneth W. McDonald, PhD, PE, AICP Deputy District Engineer New York District Corps of Engineers 26 Federal Plaza Room 2606 New York, NY 10278-0004 Office: 917-576-3719 E-Mail: Kenneth.Mcdonald@usace.army.mil 2010 Paul N. Hale, Jr., Ph.D., P.E. Director of Industrial Relations College of Engineering & Sciences Louisiana Tech University P.O. Box 10348 Ruston, LA 71272 Office: 318-278-3040 Home: 318-255-2906 Fax: 318-257-2562 Email: phale@latech.edu 2011 David T. Hayhurst, Ph.D. Dean, College of Engineering San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive, E-203 San Diego, CA 92128-1326 Office: 619-594-6061 Fax: 619-594-6005 E-mail: dhayhurs@mail.sdsu.edu 2011

Paul M. Bowers, P.E, BCEE, F.NSPE 36 Red Maple Court Amherst, NY 14228 Office: 716-683-5961, Ext. 27 Fax: 716-683-0169 E-Mail: bowmak9@verizon.net 2009 Dr. Fred W. Smith, P.E. ME Prof Emeritus Colorado State University 5806 Watson Drive Fort Collins, CO 80528 Home: 970-225-3888 E-Mail: fred@engr.colostate.edu or fwsmithpe@msn.com 2011 Roch D. Larochelle, P.E. CMA Engineers, Inc. 55 South Commercial Street Langer Place, 4th Floor Manchester, NH 03101 Office: 603-627-0708, Ext. 13 Fax: 603-627-0746 Cell: 603-759-9209 E-Mail: RLarochelle@cmaengineers.com 2011 Paula Ostaff Executive Director The Order of the Engineer, Inc. PO Box 25473 Scottsdale, AZ 85255-0107 Office: 480-513-3640 or 866-ENG-RINGS or 866-364-7464 Fax: 480-585-6418 E-mail: orderofeng@hotmail.com Dr. Sally Steadman Webmaster University of South Alabama 307 University Blvd. Civil Engineering 281 Mobile, AL 36688 Office: 251-460-6174 Home: 251-621-7108 E-mail: ssteadman@jaguar1.usouthal.edu Web Address: www.order-of-the-engineer.org