2007 Issue

www.utahengineerscouncil.org 4 ENGINEERS WEEK: Celebrating Utah Engineers 3 Chair’s Message 5 UEC Engineers Week Awards Banquet 7 Vice Chair’s Message 8 2007 Engineer Award Nominees 10 2006 Utah Engineer of the Year 10 2006 Utah Engineering Educator of the Year 11 2006 Fresh Faces of Engineering Award 11 2006 MESA Teacher of the Year 12 A Look at History - Past Award Winners FEATURES 14 Mechanic’s Liens for Engineers 17 The Nobility of Engineering 19 Is Graduate School For You? SOCIETY FORUM 21 American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) 23 American Council of Engineering Companies of Utah (ACEC) 24 American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) 26 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 28 American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 29 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 30 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 32 Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 34 Structural Engineers Association of Utah (SEAU) 36 Utah Council of Land Surveyors (UCLS) THIS MAGAZINE IS DESIGNED AND PUBLISHED BY NEWSLETTERS INK CORP. 1.800.639.0465 This journal is an annual publication of the Utah Engineers Council. The Utah Engineers Council Journal is produced for and by the engineering community in Utah. Copies are sent to each member of the fourteen societies that constitute the UEC, other Utah engineers, high school students and counselors, and the Utah Legislature. By this effort, we hope to foster improved communication among the engineering profession, strengthen our individual societies, raise awareness, unify our voice, and inform those licensed in the profession in Utah about activities which affect their practice. We invite your interest, participation and feedback to this endeavor. Contributions and advertisements for future issues are welcome. Please direct your suggestions or comments to the office of the UEC, or directly to the Editor. Statements or opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Utah Engineers Council or its member societies, and publication of advertisements is not to be considered an endorsement of the product or service advertised.