Central Chapter

Chartered February 24, 1951

Geographic Region
Includes the counties of Chariton, Randolph, Howard, Boone, Callaway, Audrain and Montgomery.

Central Chapter
c/o Shafer, Kline & Warren
3200 Penn Terrace, Suite 100
Columbia, MO 65202

2011-2012 Central Chapter Officers

Central Chapter had their November 16, 2010 at Jack’s Gourmet Restaurant in Columbia.  Attendees were treated to some fine food and great program by Tom Trabue, PE, Trabue, Hansen and Hinshaw, Inc. entitled “Getting Your Inbox to Zero”.

Tom presented useful tips for using Outlook – tips that he uses to manage his inbox/calendar on a daily basis. He offered tips that you can immediately implement to streamline your inbox and make your daily assault of email communications more efficient. Bruce Wylie, MSPE Executive Director gave a legislative update and Rick Kaufmann, PE, City of Columbia, was honored for his two years as Central Chapter. Click here for more pictures

The annual Columbia/Jefferson City MSPE Joint Chapter Meeting was held on March 23, 2010 at Tonanzio's in New Bloomfield.  The members enjoyed a great dinner and fellowship while listening to speaker, Brian Chandler, Transportation Engineer with SAIC.  Brian shared his challenges and rewards of his experiences in Traffic Safety, along with upcoming innovations in this ever changing profession. Click here for pictures.

Central Chapter President, Rick Kaufmann, PE, introduces special guest speaker, State Senator Kurt Schaefer.  Sen. Schaefer gave a report on important legislative issues facing the Missouri Legislature this year and told the audience the best way to bring professional issues/concerns to legislators is through the focused voice of your professional organization.

MSPE State President, Ben Ross, PE, also gave a report on recent issues of concern that the MSPE Executive Committee is discussing.  He also told members that MSPE's Lobby Day was March 3rd and urged all to attend.

Chapter members enjoyed the evening of networking and information on professional engineering issues.

Click here for all photos from the meeting.

Tim Williams, CEO, Crown Linen Service, Mexico, MO, gave a personalized and fascinating tour of their Mexico facility to members of MSPE's Central and Northeast Chapters on October 22nd.  Arranged by MSPE Past President Kensey Russell, PE, Mexico Director of Public Works, the tour illustrated the engineering and modern technology needed to keep this 100 + year old company profitable and relevant for today's industry needs.  Think about the challenges facing a company with this type of commercial service: energy, water & wastewater, chemistry, logistics and freight/delivery to name a few.
Members concluded the evening with a dinner and joint meeting at the Audrain County Historical Society mansion.  MSPE Vice President, Britt Smith, PE attended to support Chapter Presidents Rick Kaufmann, PE, Central Chapter and Mike Purol, PE, Northeast Chapter. 

Central Chapter Newsletter January 2009
Central Chapter Newsletter October 2008
Central Chapter Newsletter September 2008
Central Chapter Newsletter May 2008
Central Chapter Newsletter April 2008
Central Chapter Newsletter February 2008
Central Chapter Newsletter January 2008
Central Chapter Newsletter November/December 2007
Central Chapter Newsletter October 2007

Chapter Meetings

Chapter Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month (unless otherwise noted)

Meeting Location changes each month depending on our program.

For more information on chapter meetings,  visit the Calendar of Events, or contact any of the Chapter officers listed above.