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Monroe Professional Engineers Society

A Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers

657 East Avenue, Rochestter, New York 14607
Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare

2018-19 Ofcers: President Chris Kambar, PE, President-elect Arthur Reardon, PE, Vice-President Scott Wolcott, PE,
Secretary Martin Gordon, PE, Treasurer Michael Ritchie, PE, Membership Chair Arthur Reardon, PE
Past Presidents: David Roberts, PE, Chris Devries, PE Directors: Barry Dumbauld, PE, Robert Winans, PE,
Joseph Dombrowski, PE, Jim Drago, PE, Neal Illenberg, PE, Douglas R. Strang Jr., PE
Nominations open for Honor Award
NSPE Honor Awards promote the professional engineer s contributions to society and recognize the achievements of the
professions very best. Nominations for the 2020 awards are due by January 31 st.
> NSPE Award - https://www.nspe.org/membership/about-nspe/awards/nspe-award
> Young Engineer of the Year Award - https://www.nspe.org/membership/about-nspe/awards/nspe-young-engineer-year-award
> Distinguished Service Award - https://www.nspe.org/membership/about-nspe/awards/nspe-distinguished-service-award

Learn more about all of NSPE's awards. - https://www.nspe.org/membership/about-nspe/awards

NASA women who inspired 'Hidden Figures' to get Congressional gold medals
CNN
Four African American women known as the "Hidden Figures" who worked at NASA during the Space Race are being awarded
Congressional Gold Medals, the highest civilian award in the U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the Hidden Figures
Congressional Gold Medal Act, awarding engineers Christine Darden and Mary Jackson, as well as mathematician Katherine
Johnson and computer programmer Dorothy Vaughan, Congressional Gold Medals. READ MORE - https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/09/
us/hidden-figures-congressional-medals-trnd/index.html

How do engineers balance risk and beauty in design?
NPR
As a bridge designer, Ian Firth is responsible for building safe, reliable bridges. But he also manages the risk involved with
designing bridges that are beautiful not just functional. READ MORE - https://www.npr.org/2019/11/08/774089931/ian-firth-
how-do-engineers-balance-risk-and-beauty-in-design
'Jury is still out' on P3s for big construction projects

Construction DIVE
Panelists at a Design-Build Conference & Expo 2019 presentation on public-private partnerships didn’t pull any punches about
the risks involved with the delivery method that some industry heavyweights have become skeptical of. "Sometimes when a
[public-private partnership] project isn't totally synched up and there's not total harmony between the players, that can result
in issues," said Joe Wingerter, vice president of project development at Kiewit, adding that some of the expectations around
P3s' ability to deliver a better product more quickly have not yet been proven. "I think so far the jury is out on whether the data
supports that there's a higher quality product in a P3 than in a traditional design-build project," he said. READ MORE - https://
www.constructiondive.com/news/jury-is-still-out-on-p3s-for-big-construction-projects/566923/

As always, we encourage active membership in the Monroe Professional Engineers Society. We are constantly striving to improve your
membership but we always need more help. If you are interested in becoming an active member or have any questions, please email me
at CKambar@apd.com or contact MPES through our website at www.monroepes.org/contactus/.
Christopher V. Kambar, President, MPES

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