VSPE’s Long-time Executive Director Resigns VSPE’s Executive Director for the past 27 years, Leigh Dicks, has accepted another full time association CEO position in Virginia Beach. The Board members have accepted her resignation and expressed their gratitude for her many years of service and wish her well in her new position. Please update your contact[…]
Volunteers needed – visit our website to find the Chapter or Regional event near you. Chapter/Regional events are held on the weekends in February and the state competition will be held on March 18 at Dominion Virginia Power’s Corporate Headquarters at Innsbrook. Can’t volunteer, but want to contribute. Click here.
Congratulations to long-time members and active supporters of VSPE! Aaron Zdinak, P.E., HDR, Inc., a past VSPE President, has been appointed to serve effective January 1, 2017, on the State Building Code Technical Review Board. Members on this board serve at the pleasure of the Governor, so there is no set term length/limit. Aaron will[…]
NCEES is seeking licensed control systems engineers to participate in an online survey for the PE Control Systems exam professional activities and knowledge study, or PAKS. NCEES requires a cross section of licensed professional engineers practicing control systems engineering-including those working in industry, consulting, the public sector, and academia-to complete an online survey about the[…]
On July 27, VSPE spoke to the committee formed by the Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors that was formed to work on the regulatory amendments necessary to transition the home inspector program from certification to licensure. We advised the committee and later advised the APELSCIDLA Board that we are proposing language that will[…]
In a major victory for professional engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule on emission standards in the oil and natural gas sectors asserts a strong, well-reasoned and well-supported rationale for the need for licensed professional engineers to be in responsible charge on all engineering projects, both in an independent third-party capacity, as well as[…]
The Board truly appreciates the service of its PE board members. Your fellow PEs who serve on the board are generous with their time and provide the Board with their professional expertise. The work of the Board would be hindered without your hardworking colleagues who volunteer to serve in this capacity. Board Service Anyone interested[…]
A recent notice of proposed rule making published by the EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management could have a very positive impact on PEs across the nation. Specifically, the proposed EPA rule seeks to modify the current regulations regarding Risk Management Programs. The regulation sought comments on whether PEs are best qualified to perform[…]
August “Gus” Boschert, P.E. – Chosen as NSPE Winner After natural disasters, floods, and epidemics, the US military provides humanitarian aid around the world. NSPE’s 2016 New Faces of Engineering winner helps make that possible. August Boschert, P.E., leads studies examining the capabilities the military needs to provide assistance. For instance, he’s worked to determine[…]
“TSPE PE Licensure Video” was released at the NSPETX16 Conference in Dallas, Texas. The targeted audience are college students and newly graduated engineering students. The video demonstrates why one should start planning now, and the steps toward PE Licensure. John Ho, P.E. , TSPE President-Elect and a Vice President with Huitt~Zollars, Inc., thanked the TSPE Board and Education[…]