2011 Issue

9 The Right Stuff Joe Martone, Ph.D., CIH, QEP. F. SAME Chairman 2010-2011 Utah Engineers Council L IKE NASA ASTRONAUTS, the Utah Engi- neers Council (UEC) has delivered the right stuff for more than half a century. UEC core programs con- tribute vital energy toUtah’s engineering community. Our core programs are: • The Utah Engineers Council Journal • EngineersWeek (E-Week) celebration • Student scholarships • Engineering achievement and edu- cation recognition awards • Promotion of information ex- change to benefit Utah engineering professionals Utah Engineers Council Journal The UEC Journal is our flagship publica- tion. Published annually since 1992, the Journal includes a wide variety of articles about noteworthy Utah engineering projects. Typically, contributing authors are from the 14 UEC member societies. The Journal has a circulation of about 6,500 and goes to each local member of UEC member societies, other Utah engineers, high school students and counselors, and the Utah State Legis- lature. The intent is 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 that affect their practice. The Journal is self sustaining in that the cost of its produc- tion and circulation is covered by the sale of advertising space in the Journal. Many of Utah’s top engineering related enterprises choose to advertise in the Journal. We certainly appreciate their support of Utah’s engineering practice. We invite all Journal readers to note the firms that advertise in the Journal and, when appropriate, direct your business to them. Engineers Week Celebration National Engineers Week or E-Week was started in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers inconjunctionwith President George Washington’s birthday. President Washington is considered as the nation’s first engineer, notably for his survey work. E-Week is observed bymore than70engineering, educationandcultur- al societies, andmore than50corporations andgovernment agencies. Thepurposeof E-Week is to call attention to the contribu- tions to society that engineers make. It is alsoa time for engineers toemphasize the importanceof learningmath, science, and technical skills. Since1961, duringNational EngineersWeek, theUEChosts abanquet to celebrate engineering practice in Utah and to recognize superior engineering, science, and math accomplishments and potential through our UEC awards and scholarship programs. Student Scholarships Since 1993, the UEC has recognized outstanding engineering talent at the university level through our student scholarship program. Our scholarships are awarded to junior year engineering students at Brigham Young University (BYU), Utah State University (USU), and the University of Utah (U of U). Nominees are judged on academic achievement, community involvement, faculty sup- port, and their expression of what the UEC scholarship would mean to them. Competition is keen and being judged best of the best is truly an honor for these aspiring engineers. We have not always been able to afford scholarships for all three Utah engineering universi- ties, but thanks to generous donations by businesses and individuals to our UEC scholarship fund, we have awarded $1,000 scholarships to students at BYU, USU, and the U of U. MESA Teacher of the Year The purpose of MESA or Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement is to increase the number of underserved eth- nicminority and all femalemiddle, junior, and high school students who pursue course work, advanced study and pos- sible careers in mathematics, engineer- ing, and science areas. Each year since 1995, the UEC has recognized the Utah MESA Teacher of the Year and provided a cash award — now set at $500. Engineering Awards Each year, the UEC recognizes outstand- ing engineering professionals with the following awards: • Fresh Face of Engineering • Engineer Educator of the Year • Engineer of the Year The Fresh Face of Engineering award, the newest of our awards, recognizes outstanding accomplishments of practic- ing engineers who joined the profession recently. The UEC has presented this awardeach year since 2003. TheEngineer Educator of the Year goes to outstand- ing college and university educators in Utah. The award, first presented in 1969, acknowledges teaching andprofessional accomplishments, publications, service to professional societies, and peer recogni- tion. Our “granddaddy” of awards, first presented in 1962, is the Engineer of the Year Award. It recognizes professional accomplishments, society service, edu- cation, and peer recognition. The winner joins the “who’swho” clubof outstanding Utah engineers. Promotion of Information Exchange The primary way the UEC communicates with its member societies and the pub- lic is through the UEC Web site: www. utahengineerscouncil.org . Here you can learn about the UEC mission and objectives, history, meeting minutes and agendas, scholarship applications and other forms, officers, member so- cieties, and much, much more. Perhaps most importantly, and only for the last few years, the Web site has links to the newsletters and activity announcements Utah Engineers Council’s Core Programs Continue Their Vital Contribution to Utah’s Engineering Community