MSPE RECOGNIZES NEWLY LICENSED ENGINEERS IN PE CEREMONY

Twice a year, the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers hosts a license certificate presentation event for newly licensed professional engineers (P.E.'s) at Missouri's state capitol rotunda in Jefferson City. The event provides a unique opportunity for MSPE to recognize the newly licensed P.E.'s and applaud their achievement in passing all the hurdles to licensure - education, experience, and examination.  Invitations are sent to all engineers that have passed the professional practice exam to attend and bring their families and parents to help honor this benchmark in their career. 

Our most recent PE Ceremony was held on Friday, April 13, 2012, with 15 newly licensed professional engineers and their families attending. Words of wisdom were delivered to the new PE's by Dr. Paul Munger, P.E., Former Chairman, Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects.  Two MSPE members received their license at the ceremony, Tia Griffin, P.E. from the Jefferson City Chapter and Joshua Lehmen, P.E. from the Central Chapter.

Volunteers from Central Chapter, Andy Bonderer, P.E. and Ross Kasmann, P.E. and Jefferson City Chapter – Christina Baker, P.E., Art Rice, P.E., his wife Nancy and Don Neumann, P.E. supported Marla Day, MSPE Director of Membership, in making the event a lasting impression the new PE's will remember their entire career.   MSPE also extends its appreciation to Judy Kempker, Executive Director of the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Landscape Architects, for the board's support before and during the ceremony. 

MSPE Executive Committee members President, Britt Smith, P.E., President-Elect David Howe, P.E., Vice President Neil Brady, P.E.,  Treasurer Breck Washam, Director Gary Strack, P.E. and Past President Kurt Higgins, P.E. supported the event with their attendance and personally invited the new PE's to join MSPE's efforts to protect and defend the licensure law during a reception after the event.