The Newly Licensed Professional Engineer ceremony was held at the Capitol on Friday, April 18, 2008.  This event was attended by 20 newly licensed professional engineers and their family and friends. 
Paul Munger, P.E. (Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri Rolla) Former Chairman of the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects (MOAPELSLA) was the keynote speaker and presented the certificates.  MSPE President Ronald Kadane, P.E., addressed the Professional Engineers and Haskins Hobson, P.E., MSPE Jefferson City Chapter President, served as the Master of Ceremonies.  Judy Kempker, Executive Director Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects (MOAPELSLA) also addressed the engineers.

MSPE hosts this event each April and October and we are very proud to honor these newly licensed professional engineers.

NOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS
Amendments to MSPE’s Bylaws will be voted on at the upcoming Meeting of the Membership on Saturday, June 21, 2008 during the Annual Convention at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Proposed revisions include Articles I, II, III, V, VI, VIII, X, XI, XII and XII. Many of the changes are minor word changes to make the Bylaws easier to read and interpret as well as mirror written procedure to actual practice.  A synopsis of the major changes follows:

Article I: Member Categories and Definitions (Governance)
Section 1 - Allows adoption of state-only members by MSPE.
Section 6(D) - Changes the application process for life membership to be made personally.
Article II: Dues
Section 2 - Makes dues payable to MSPE.
Article III: Loss of Membership – Reinstatement
Section 3 - Members will be considered delinquent after 30 days and dropped 60 days after the dues due date.
Article V: Board of Directors
Section 2 (G) - Adds the society’s representative to NSPE to the composition of the Board. Section 3 - Changes the number of state directors which each local chapter shall elect to reflect MSPE’s declining membership
Section 9 - Requires alternate directors be designated a minimum of seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
Article VI: Administrative and Fiscal Matters
Section 3 - Requires the President, Treasurer and Executive Director to be bonded.
Article VIII: Executive Committee
Section 1 - Add the society’s representative to NSPE to the composition of the Executive Committee.
Article X: Nominating and Tellers Committee
Requires members of the Nominating and Tellers Committee all be from different chapters.
Article XI: Professional Conduct Committee
Removes prescribed duties from the Professional Conduct Committee which are not being conducted.
Article XII: Professional Misconduct Procedure
Removes one section of the procedures.
Article XIII: Additional Standing Committees
Section 1 - Changes the standing committees of MSPE
Section 2 - Requires committees to be composed of three members

Click here for MSPE’s Bylaws with the full array of revisions. Please note, additions are in red and deletions are shown in blue strikeout.

Respectfully submitted,


Bruce A. Wylie
MSPE Executive Director/Secretary

The State of Missouri Emergency Management Agency has invited MSPE to select a member to serve on the SAVE (Mo. Structural Assessment and Visual Evaluation) board. For more information check out their website at http://sema.dps.mo.gov/EQSave.htm   If you are interested, please send your resume to Bruce Wylie at brucewylie@mspe.org.