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IN THIS EDITION:
2013 PENC Summer Conference Announced
2013 PENC Leadership Institute Accepting Applications; 2012 Institute Graduates First Class
2012 PENC Award Winners & Fellows
PENC Legislator of the Year Award
PENC Powerful Partner
Stewart Engineering Helps Dedicate Greenway and Pedestrian Bridge
Member Spotlight, Valoree Eikinas, PE, LEED, AP, Mulkey
New PENC Land's End Online Store
Upcoming PENC Events
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Secretary
Kelly Ham, PE
McKim & Creed
kham@mckimcreed.com
Treasurer
Neil T. Deans, PE
Kimley-Horn & Associates
neil.deans@kimley-horn.com
Directors At Large:
2013
Meredith M. Allen, PE
2014
Nathan Epling, PE
Blue Ridge Parkway
nepling@nps.gov
2015
Mark McIntire, PE, BCEE, CRM
Progress Energy Mark.Mcintire@pgnmail.com
CEO & Executive Vice President:
Betsy Bailey, CAE
Professional Engineers
of North Carolina
(919) 834-1144
bbailey@penc.org
Professional Engineers
of North Carolina
1015 Wade Avenue, Suite A
Raleigh, NC 27605
www.penc.org
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PENC to Host 2013 Summer Conference
at the Beautiful Homestead Resort
The 2013 PENC Summer Conference will be held next June 27 - 29 at the beautiful and prestigious Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia.
The Homestead luxury resort and spa is surrounded by the four-season splendor of the Allegheny Mountains. This National Historic landmark welcomed its first guests to the beautiful Virginia countryside a decade before the American Revolution.
$25 million dollars worth of transformations will be complete on new pools, water slides, lazy river, and other amenities including a mini-golf course and a spa renovation, prior to our arrival next June.
To learn more about the Homestead click here. More information including room rates for the 2013 PENC Summer Conference will be coming soon.
2013 PENC Leadership Institute Accepting Applications; 2012 Institute Graduates First Class
Are you interested in developing the skills needed to be a leader in the engineering field and your community? Are you ready to take an important step in advancing your career beyond project management? Are you prepared to take ownership of your personal and professional growth?
Participants of this program will:
- Demonstrate greater leadership knowledge, skill, and ability in leading people and teams.
- Demonstrate greater emotional intelligence, responsibility, initiative, self-empowerment, accountability and pride in leading their work units, and instill the same in colleagues.
- Be better able to engage, influence, motivate, inspire, and coach their colleagues and teams.
Leadership Institute participants are a unique mix of public sector, industry and private sector engineers.
There is still time to apply for the 2012 - 2013 Leadership Institute. For more information and to apply click here.
(L to R) Tom Muse, Virginia Russell, Heather Szews, Eileen Navarrete, Susan Habina Woolard, Ian Jewell, Neil Perry, Adrianne Coombes, Beth Smyre, Rich St. Dennis
The PENC Leadership Institute graduated it first class at the 2012 Summer Conference. Participants shared their experiences and final presentations with the conference attendees on Saturday. To see excerpts of the presentations, click here.
2012 PENC Award Winners & Fellows
Engineer of the Year Distinguished Service
Kenny Keel, PE Ray Cox, PE
Town of Hillsborough Highfill Infrastructure Engineering
Young Engineer of the Year Employer of the Year
Gregory Welsh, PE Highfill Infrastructure Engineering
Commercial Site Solutions, Inc.
Government Engineer of the Year
Tom Bach, PE
Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County
Legislator of the Year
NC Senator Bill Rabon
2012 PENC Fellows:
Hoy R. Bohanon, PE
WorkingBuildings LLC
Joe M. Price, PE, CEM
Duke Energy
Senator Bill Rabon Presented First
PENC Legislator of the Year Award
Senator Bill Rabon accepted the 2012 Legislator of the Year Award at the annual summer conference in June from Betsy Bailey, Executive Director of PENC. This award represents the first ever award given by the association to a legislator.
“We were delighted to present Senator Rabon with this award,” said Betsy Bailey. “It was our way of saying thank you for all he has done and continues to do to support the profession of engineering in the state of North Carolina. Senator Rabon recognizes the value of licensed professional engineers in protecting the public safety and welfare and stood up for us on issues that weren’t so popular politically. We need more legislators like Senator Rabon that are willing to stand up for what they believe in regardless of the consequences. I have the utmost respect for him and all he has accomplished in such a short time in the legislature."
About Senator Rabon:
Senator Rabon represents District 8, comprised of Pender, Columbus and Brunswick counties in the North Carolina Senate. Senator Rabon was unanimously elected by the 13 Senate Republican freshmen to serve as the Republican Freshman Class Leader.
Rabon is Co-chairman of Transportation, Vice-Chairman of Appropriations on Department of Transportation and Vice-Chairman of Finance. Senator Rabon also serves on Agriculture /Environment / Natural Resources; Health Care and Program Evaluation committees.
Senator Rabon also serves on the Revenue Laws Study Committee, Environmental Review Commission and is Senate Chairman of the Transportation Oversight Joint Legislative Committee.
Each month, PENC will highlight one of its many PENC Powerful Partners (P3) – those companies who provide outstanding support, both financial and in-kind, to the organization and to the engineering profession.
ECS Carolinas, LLP is a premiere provider of environmental and geotechnical engineering as well as construction observation, testing and industrial compliance services across North and South Carolina. Our eight branch offices and 20 years of service enable us to deliver responsiveness, accomplishment and growth to both the private and public sectors.
Combining Responsiveness and Success
At ECS Carolinas, LLP, we set the standard for service. Our client needs are our number one priority and we strive to provide innovative, value-added solutions to satisfy site constraints and challenges, project requirements, and federal, state, and municipal regulatory requirements.
That's why we rank as one of the largest engineering firms in the Carolinas. That's why we consult on more than 5,000 projects on a yearly basis. And that's why we're the partner of choice for many of the area's top consulting and A/E firms as well as owners and contractors. ECS Carolinas has: 305 employees, eight offices in major North and South Carolina markets, more than 125 engineering and scientific professionals, eight accredited materials testing laboratories and boasts several awards and recognitions.
Members of PENC at ECS:
- Matthew Fogleman, PE
- Winslow Goins, PE
- Darrell Henderson, PE
- David LeGrand, PE
- Nathan Nallainathan, PE
- Stephen Neas, PE
- Miguel Santiago, PE
- Walid Sobh, PE
Please click here to learn more about ECS.
PENC would like to extend a warm welcome to its newest members:
- Gilles Bellot - Froehling & Robertson, Inc.
- James Braunschneider - Springboro, OH
- Paula Gee Davis - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- William Dumas - Progress Energy
- Ian Jewell - AECOM
- Aaron Layne - Terracon
- Bruce Miller - City of Charlotte
- Rebecca Murray - Clayton, NC
- Eileen Navarrete - City of Raleigh
- Beth Smyre - NCDOT
- Heather Szews - Progress Engergy
- Mark Thomas - Fuquay Varina , NC
Stewart Engineering Helps Dedicate
Greenway and Pedestrian Bridge
Robert Macia, PE, LEED AP, president of Stewart Engineering, has announced that the firm helped dedicate the Swift Creek Greenway and Pedestrian Bridge along Regency Parkway in Cary, N.C. While the project has been completed for a few months, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Saturday, June 2, 2012 in conjunction with National Trails Day. The Swift Creek Greenway, a 1.03-mile trail constructed of recycled asphalt, is the nation's first greenway built completely with recycled products. This section of the Swift Creek Greenway includes a pedestrian bridge over the Swift Creek and creates a connection to Regency Park and the Koka Booth Amphitheater. The trailhead and parking for the greenway is located at Ritter Park. Stewart Engineering, the design consultant for this project, dedicated the greenway along with the Town of Cary's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department.
"Stewart Engineering is honored to join the Town of Cary Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources to celebrate National Trails Day and dedicate the Swift Creek Greenway and Pedestrian Bridge," said Iona Thomas, associate vice president and greenway design group manager. "It was wonderful to have everyone who had a hand in the project come together to celebrate the opening of a trail that will serve as a great addition to the Cary community." The Swift Creek Greenway and Pedestrian Bridge is now open to the public and is family and pet-friendly.
Member Spotlight, Valoree Eikinas, PE, LEED, AP, Mulkey
Congratulations to Valoree Eikinas, PE, LEED AP, who was recently chosen as one of the 2012 Women In Business Award Winners from the Triangle Business Journal.
Valoree is a principal and the director of building structures and land development for Mulkey. Her passion is turning a client’s vision into reality. Valoree leads a staff of project managers who help clients navigate design and construction processes through project completion. She is focused on sustainable building initiatives, and her LEED® involvement includes more than 3 million square feet of new construction and facility renovations.
Do you have a recent professional accomplishment or promotion that you would like to see in the next issue of The PENC Connection? If so, email Jessica Jones at jjones@penc.org and we will be sure to get in our next issue. We love to hear about and share your good news!
New PENC Land's End Online Store
We now have an online store through Land's End. You may visit ces.landsend.com/PENC and order any of their items and have the PENC logo embroidered on it.
This partnership is directly with Land's End, so the state office will not be handling any individual orders. If you have any questions, please contact Land's End directly.
- September 14 - PENC Education Foundation Golf Tournament – at Beacon Ridge in Southern Pines NEW LOCATION
- October 4 – PENC Presents “Engineers Meet the Candidates”
- October 30 – PENC Charlotte Engineering Conference
- November 15 – Women in Engineering Conference
- December 2 – 5 – PENC Professional Development Seminars - McKimmon Center in Raleigh
- January 26, 2013 - Future City Competition
- March, 2013 TBD – Engineering Education Dinner and Auction
- March 15, 2013 - State MATHCOUNTS Competition
- June 27-29, 2013 – PENC Summer Conference – Homestead Resort, VA
If you have received a notice about your renewal and have not yet made contact with PENC, please contact Jessica Jones, PENC's Director of Marketing and Communication at jjones@penc.org or by calling her direct extension at 919-834-1144 X2. Thank you for continuing to be a member with us and we look forward to continuing our service to you in 2012!
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