WHAT IT IS A SUSTAINING FIRM?

Enrollment as a Sustaining Organization in the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers :

• provides a way for you to demonstrate interest in professional engineering.
• will allow you to maintain an open line of communication with engineering interests throughout Missouri
• clearly indicates your support of the Professional Engineer and the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers.
• helps to maintain and expand the high level of MSPE programs and activities, the success of which benefits both organizations and individuals.

 

BENEFITS

Tangible benefits include:

• Subscription to The Missouri Engineer, the official publication of MSPE, for each authorized representative of your sustaining organization.
• An eighth page initial profile, at no charge, of your organization featured in an issue of The Missouri Engineer.
• Listing in all issues of The Missouri Engineer, on our web page and a link to your company’s web page from ours.
• Recognition as a Sustaining Member at the local chapter level.
• Member rates are extended to sustaining firms for our Annual Convention and Fall PDH programs held each year.
• The right to use "Sustaining Organization-Missouri Society of Professional Engineers" on your letterhead .

AND MORE...

Most of the benefits are intangible, but they are easily recognizable as having economic value to Sustaining Organizations. Such benefits include:

• incentives for a solid team spirit between management and its engineers
• a higher esprit de corp resulting in a better product or service--and a better company
• means for MSPE to keep employers posted as to its goals and objectives
• encouragement to employed members to continue their technical education and keep their professional attitudes updated
• provision for tangible recognition of the mutual responsibility of employer and employees to put forth time, talent and money to improve the professional status of engineers
• participation at the chapter and state levels in MSPE meetings and activities.

 

ELIGIBILITY...

Any organization, public, private or non-profit, employing members of MSPE or engineers eligible* for membership in the MSPE, may be a Sustaining Organization.

* A licensed professional engineer (PE) or engineer in training (EIT) in Missouri or other states where criteria meet licensing requirements in Missouri is considered eligible.

Any organization, public, private or non-profit which does not employ engineers but is interested in the professional objectives of engineering and those of MSPE.

For more information and/or an application, contact us at 573.636.4861 or by e-mail.

FORMS

Printable Sustainer Enrollment Form.pdf