M I N U T E S NSPE House of Delegates Annual Assembly

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1 ATTACHMENT 2.1 M I N U T E S NSPE House of Delegates Annual Assembly July 17, 2010 Orlando, Florida 1. CALL TO ORDER The 2010 NSPE House of Delegates (HoD) Assembly was called to order at 9:00 am by Assembly Chair and NSPE President, Michael Hardy, P.E,. F.NSPE. 1.1 Invocation An Invocation was delivered by Bradley F. Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE. 1.2 Pledge of Allegiance Christopher M. Stone, P.E., F.NSPE led the members of the House of Delegates in the Pledge of Allegiance. 1.3 Roll Call (Attach 1.3) The NSPE secretary, Lawrence A. Jacobson, conducted the roll call of the House of Delegates after which it was determined a quorum was in attendance. 1.4 NSPE Vision and Mission Statements (Attach 1.4) The NSPE Vision and Mission statements were read by Christopher M. Stone, P.E., F.NSPE. 2. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2.1 Approval of Minutes from 7/18/2009 HoD Assembly (Attach 2.1) Hardy reported that the minutes of the 2009 HoD Assembly were approved electronically by unanimous consent (without objection by any voting member of the HoD) on August 28, Handout Review Hardy identified the only handout which was the line up of delegates and members of the Board of Directors for the annual March of Delegates and the installation ceremony to be conducted immediately following lunch. 2.3 Modifications to Main Agenda Hardy noted that NSPE Bylaw 15 requires a 2/3 vote of the delegates for an item to be added to the agenda. He then called for modifications to the main agenda. There being none, the agenda was approved as prepared. Minutes NSPE House of Delegates Assembly July 17, 2010 pg 1 of 7

2 3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3.1 Recognition of Guests in Attendance Hardy recognized the following guests attending the 2010 NSPE House of Delegates Assembly: David Holger, Ph.D., President, ABET, Inc. Cecil Lue-Hing, PE, D.Sc., DEE, NAE, President, American Academy of Environmental Engineers Joseph S. Cavarretta, CAE, Executive Director, American Academy of Environmental Engineers William Koffel, PE, F.SFPE, Executive Director, American Association of Engineering Societies Blaine D. Leonard, PE, F.ASCE, President, American Society of Civil Engineers Gary D. Scott, F.ASLA, President, American Society of Landscape Architects Zaki Ghavitian, ing, President, Engineers Canada Chantal Guay, ing, P.Eng, M.Env., Chief Executive Officer, Engineers Canada David W. Carlysle, PE, NSPE, President, National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers David L. Whitman, PhD, PE, President, NCEES Leonard J. Timms, PE, President-elect, NCEES Jerry Carter, Executive Director, NCEES Edward D. McDowell, PE, Associate Executive Director, NCEES Randall Boney, SET, President, American Society of Certified Engineering Technicians (ASCET) Delegation Representing the Korean Professional Engineers Association (KPEA) Young-Soung Hahn, President, Korean Professional Engineers Association Nam Ho, PE, Vice President, Korean Professional Engineers Association Sang-Ho Lee, Korean Professional Engineers Association Delegation Representing the Japan Society of Professional Engineers (JSPE) Masahiko Tsuchiya, PE, President, Japan Society of Professional Engineers Takeya Kawamura, PE, Director, External Affairs, Japan Society of Professional Engineers Although unable to attend the 2010 HoD Assembly, Hardy recognized the leadership from the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) Mark A. Whelchel, PE, NSPE, NAFE President Marvin M. Specter, PE, LS, F.NSPE, NAFE Executive Director and Founding President 3.2 Guests invited to Address HoD Hardy called upon the following guests to address the delegates ABET President David K. Holger, PhD Holger reviewed current programs, activities and issues affecting ABET and its members, including accreditation, international programs, quality improvement, innovation and professional competency KPEA President Young-Soung Hahn Hahn reported on current programs, activities and issues affecting KPEA, including Korean War commemorations, Korean export of nuclear power technology to other nations, and action on the NSPE- KPEA Memorandum of Understanding. Minutes NSPE House of Delegates Assembly July 17, 2010 pg 2 of 7

3 4. ELECTIONS 4.1 Explanation of Voting Procedures Hardy explained the voting procedures for the office of NSPE Vice President and the position of NSPE Director, Membership at Large Appointment of Tellers Committee Hardy appointed the following individuals to serve as the Tellers Committee: Robert S. Miller, III, P.E., F.NSPE, Chair Kathryn A. Gray, P.E., F.NSPE Carl Gray, P.E. Susanne Leckband, P.E., F.NSPE 4.2 Report of Candidate Screening Committee (Attach 4.2) Bradley F. Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE, chair of the 2010 Candidate Screening Committee (CSC), referred to the CSC report that was previously transmitted electronically to all members of the HoD and was also included as an attachment to the Assembly agenda Introduction of Vice President Candidates Aldrich introduced the following two candidates nominated for the position of NSPE Vice President (to serve as NSPE President in ). Robert A. Green, P.E., F.NSPE Dan J. Wittliff, P.E., F.NSPE Remarks by Vice President Candidate (Green) Robert Green made a presentation to the NSPE House of Delegates regarding his candidacy for Vice President Remarks by Vice President Candidate (Wittliff) Dan Wittliff made a presentation to the NSPE House of Delegates regarding his candidacy for Vice President. 4.3 Vote for Position of NSPE Vice President (by ballot) Hardy called for a vote for the position of NSPE Vice President. Members of the NSPE House of Delegates cast their votes by paper ballot. These ballots were then collected and transmitted to the NSPE Teller s Committee for tabulation. 4.4 Call for Nominations for NSPE Director, Membership-at-Large Position Hardy called for nominations from the delegates for candidates to serve on the NSPE Board of Directors in the position of Director, Membership at Large for the two year term NSPE Bylaw 14 (4) (b) stipulates candidates for director to represent the membership at large must receive the nomination of one or more state delegates. The following two nominations for Director, Membership at Large were received. Moved the nomination of Stephen Hutti, P.E., NSPE as NSPE Director, Membership-at-Large. Moved the nomination of Harvey D. Hnatiuk, P.E., F.NSPE as NSPE Director, Membership-at- Large. There being no other nominations from the delegates, the nominations were closed. Minutes NSPE House of Delegates Assembly July 17, 2010 pg 3 of 7

4 4.4.1 Opportunity for Membership at Large Candidates to Speak Hnatiuk made a presentation to the NSPE House of Delegates regarding his candidacy for NSPE Director, Membership at Large. Hutti made a presentation to the NSPE House of Delegates regarding his candidacy for NSPE Director, Membership at Large. 4.5 Vote for Position of NSPE Member-at-Large (by ballot) Hardy called for a vote for the position of NSPE Director, Membership-at-Large. Members of the NSPE House of Delegates cast their votes by paper ballot. These ballots were then collected and transmitted to the NSPE Teller s Committee for tabulation. 4.6 Introduction of Board of Directors Candidates (Attach 4.6) Hardy introduced the Board of Directors candidates. David L. Morrill, P.E., F.NSPE Director, North Central Region Warren E. Maddox, P.E., F.NSPE Director, Southeast Region David E. James PhD, P.E., NSPE Director, Western & Pacific Region Paul J. Bakken, P.E., F.NSPE Director, Interest Group Frank Rudd, CAE President, State Society Executives Council Term: 7/1/2010 6/30/2011 Arthur B. dewit, P.E., F.NSPE Chair, NICET Board of Governors (non voting) Term: 7/1/2010 6/30/2011 Robert S. Miller, III, P.E., F.NSPE President, NSPE Educational Foundation (non voting) Term: 7/1/2010 6/30/ Election of Board Members (by acclimation) A motion was made and seconded to elect these members of the NSPE Board of Directors by acclimation. The motion was approved without dissent. 4.7 Introduction and Ratification of Candidate Screening Committee (Attach 4.7) Hardy introduced the following individuals to serve on the NSPE Candidate Screening Committee (CSC) Roch D. Larochelle, P.E., NSPE, (NH) Northeast Region Representative Curtis E. Roupe, P.E., NSPE, (OH) Central Region Representative Dan D. Boyum, P.E., NSPE, (MN) North Central Region Representative Harold E. Hite, P.E., NSPE, (AL) Southeast Region Representative Zane Dunnam, P.E., NSPE, (OK) Southwest Region Representative Majella D. Stevenson, P.E., NSPE, (HI) Western & Pacific Region Representative Samuel W. Grossman, P.E., F.NSPE Chairman Minutes NSPE House of Delegates Assembly July 17, 2010 pg 4 of 7

5 The NSPE House of Delegates ratified the Candidate Screening Committee. 5. Guests Invited to Address the HoD 5.1 Engineers Canada President Zaki Ghavitian, ing Ghavitian reviewed current programs, activities and issues affecting Engineers Canada, including professional issues, ethics, education, licensure, mutual recognition and other issues. 5.2 AAEE President Cecil Lue-Hing, PE, D.Sc., DEE, NAE Lue-Hing reviewed current programs, activities and issues affecting AAEE, including environmental issues. 6. Report of the Teller s Committee 6.1 Announcement of Election of NSPE Vice President Samuel W. Grossman, P.E., F.NSPE reported that Dan J. Wittliff, P.E., F.NSPE was elected by the NSPE House of Delegate as NSPE Vice President. 6.2 Announcement of Election of NSPE Director, Membership at Large Grossman reported that Harvey D. Hnatiuk, P.E., F.NSPE was elected by the NSPE House of Delegates as the NSPE Director, Membership at Large. 7. Guests Invited to Address the HoD 7.1 NCEES President David L. Whitman, Ph.D., P.E. Whitman reviewed current programs, activities and issues affecting NCEES, including recent meetings with NSPE, ASCE and ABET, engineering and surveying licensure, proposed changes to the NCEES Model Law, computer-based testing, additional engineering education, faculty licensure and other issues. 7.2 JSPE President Masahiko Tsuchiya, P.E. Tsuchiya reported on the current programs, activities and issues affecting the Japan Society of Professional Engineers, including engineering licensure, international activities, membership, engineering ethics, and other issues. 8. Year End Reports 8.1 Executive Director s Year End Report Jacobson provided the NSPE Executive Director s report and discussed membership, public relations, government relations, status of the NSPE building and other NSPE programs and activities. 8.2 Treasurer s Report (Attach 8.2) Leanne Panduren, P.E., F.NSPE provided the NSPE Treasurer s Report. She acknowledged the hard work of the NSPE staff to control expenses in light of the reduced revenue for Minutes NSPE House of Delegates Assembly July 17, 2010 pg 5 of 7

6 9. Continuity Task Force Report (Attach 9) 9.1 Recognition of Task Force Members Grossman recognized the following members of the NSPE Continuity Task Force for their outstanding work in preparing the Continuity Task Force Report and the recommended changes to the Society s Bylaws. L. Daniel Tanksley, P.E., F.NSPE, Chair Ronald Gaches John R. Hall, P.E., F.NSPE David E. James, Ph.D., P.E., NSPE Michael A. Meyers, P.E., F.NSPE Bradley J. Schmidt, P.E., NSPE Paul D. Schmidt, P.E., F.NSPE Michael L. Shirley, P.E., F.NSPE Eric L. West, P.E., NSPE Each member of the Task Force was presented a special plaque recognizing their exceptional contributions to the Society and the engineering profession. ******************** THE CHAIR ADJOURNED THE ASSEMBLY FOR LUNCH, THE ANNUAL MARCH OF DELEGATES AND THE NSPE OFFICER INSTALLATION CEREMONY. After lunch, the NSPE House of Delegates members were led in the annual March of Delegates and NSPE Past President Kathryn A. Gray, P.E., F.NSPE performed the Board of Directors Installation Ceremony. After the Installation Ceremony, NSPE President Michael Hardy, P.E., F.NSPE addressed the members of the House of Delegates and guests in attendance. He expressed appreciation for the opportunity to serve as NSPE President. ********************* 7. Guests Invited to Address the Board (continued from morning session) 7.3 NABIE President David W. Carlysle, P.E. Carlysle reviewed current programs, activities and issues affecting NABIE including the current economy, future meetings, public relations and media coverage in MSN and the Wall Street Journal, NABIE certification, international involvement and other issues. 9.2 Vote on Bylaw Amendments (Attach 9) Hardy asked Grossman to preside during this portion of the Assembly Main motion made by Eric West, P.E., NSPE and duly seconded that the NSPE House of Delegates approve the changes to the NSPE Bylaws as contained in the NSPE Continuity Task Force Report as revised March 15, 2010 and as referred to the NSPE House of Delegates electronically on March 19, Substitute motion made by Karen L. Farley, P.E., NSPE and duly seconded that the House of Delegates direct the NSPE Board of Directors to appoint a task force to evaluate financial impacts to the State Minutes NSPE House of Delegates Assembly July 17, 2010 pg 6 of 7

7 Societies and the National Society which may result from the adoption and implementation of the recommendations of the Continuity Task Force. Substitute motion failed to replace the original main motion. Main motion passed with a roll call vote votes in favor, 10 votes opposed, 1 vote abstained, 2 absent votes. (Attach 9.2) Hardy returned as presiding officer. 10. Open Discussion Next Steps 10.1 Special Recognition Grossman recognized V. Alan Werner, P.E., F.NSPE for his excellent work in developing an extensive Summary of NSPE Products and Services that is housed on the NSPE Web site. It was explained this is a living document that will updated routinely s needed. Motion was made to have the Assembly go into a Quasi Committee of the Whole. Motion approved without dissent. The NSPE House of Delegates conducted an open discussion on further steps following approval of the NSPE Continuity Task Force Report and Bylaw changes. The delegates were divided into four groups to develop a list of priorities for the upcoming year. Given the limited time available during the Assembly, Hardy asked each group to appoint a leader and to communicate electronically over the next couple of weeks to finalize their list of priorities and to send them to him at his NSPE address. Motion was made and seconded to come out of the Quasi Committee of the Whole. Motion approved without dissent. 11. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. 12. ADJOURN There being no further business to come before the NSPE House of Delegates, Hardy adjourned the Assembly at 4:20 pm. Minutes NSPE House of Delegates Assembly July 17, 2010 pg 7 of 7