2013 Issue

16 W hen someone asks what I did for a living, I simply say that I designed X-ray tubes for Varian Medical Sys- tems. They look at me and say, wow! ...and that's it. They don't know anything about X-ray tubes, the countless hours of engineering that are put into the product, how it presses the state of the art in all of the technical disciplines; nor anything about Varian or its vision, ...and the subject is usually shortly changed to something more comprehensible. The reply is never "thanks for saving the life of my mother and for all of the safety, innovation, time and talent you designed into your X-ray tubes." The same is true with most engineered products. Furthermore, some of the most sophisticated engineering projects are classi- fied and will never receive public recognition. An engineer's job and associated company usually goes without much thanks from Message From The Council’s Chair JOHN E. RICHARDSON, P.E. (ASME) Utah Engineers Council Chair 2012-2013 Utah Engineers Week 2013 Utah Engineers Council appreciates and acknowledges the support of Van Cott, Varian and other contributors in celebration of the Engineers Week 2013. Utah Engineers Council congratulates all nominees of the Engineer of the Year, the Engineering Educator of the Year and the Fresh Face in Engineering of the Year awards, and all scholarship recipients.