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New Class of Fellow Members Announced for 2010

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (May 13, 2010) – The National Society of Professional Engineers has named 35 professional engineers to its 2010 class of Fellow Members. The Fellow membership grade honors those active NSPE members who have demonstrated exemplary and devoted service to their profession, their Society, and their community.

"The 2010 class of NSPE Fellows exemplifies the attributes for which the Fellow recognition program was initially conceived," said Monte Phillips, Ph.D., P.E., F.NSPE, the chairman of the executive committee of the Council of Fellows. "Achieving NSPE Fellow status is an honor reserved for only a select few NSPE members who have demonstrated truly outstanding service to the engineering community. As chair of the Council of Fellows, it is my honor and privilege to be associated with such an outstanding group."
 
NSPE launched its Fellow Recognition Program in 2001 and has named over 500 of its members as Fellows. The 2010 NSPE Fellows include the following (in alphabetical order):
 
John G. Banton, P.E. (Ohio); Christopher H. Brown, P.E. (N.C.); Harry E. Clark, P.E. (Tenn.); James G. Currey III, P.E. (Tenn.); Kimberlee B. DeBosier, P.E. (Fla.); J. M. Drake, P.E. (La.); Joseph J. Duncan, P.E. (Vt.); Stephen Dyrnes, P.E. (Ore.); Ronald S. Feuerbach, P.E. (Neb.); Paul B. Goodson, P.E. (N.C.); Jeffrey H. Greenfield, Ph.D., P.E. (Fla.); Howard C. Harclerode II, Ph.D., P.E. (Md.); Donald A. Lazarchik, P.E. (Pa.); Carl P. Meglan, P.E. (Ohio); David L. Morrill, P.E. (Minn.); John A. Nawn, P.E. (Pa.); William C. Oakes, Ph.D., P.E. (Ind.); Alan J. Olson, P.E. (Ohio); John M. Parisi, P.E. (Wis.); Gary J. Pendergrass, P.E. (Mo.); Louis Picciano, P.E. (N.J.); Loren L. Rasmussen, P.E. (Ark.); John A. Rhodes, P.E. (N.J.); Thomas C. Roberts, P.E. (Kan.); Peter A. Schkeeper, P.E. (N.J.); Paul D. Schmidt, P.E. (N.H.); Jeffrey A. Shopek, P.E. (Minn.); Francis J. Stanton Jr., P.E. (Pa.); James L. Szatkowski, P.E. (Idaho); Lawrence D. Tanksley, P.E. (Texas); Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E. (Ind.); Mark D. Weidhaas, P.E. (Colo.); R. Kyle Womack, P.E. (Texas); James J. Yarmus, P.E. (N.Y.); and Ronald E. Zitterkopf, P.E. (Mo.).

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The National Society of Professional Engineers is the national society of licensed professional engineers from all disciplines that promotes the ethical and competent practice of engineering, advocates licensure, and enhances the image and well-being of its members. Founded in 1934, NSPE has been promoting professional excellence for over 75 years. NSPE serves more than 43,000 members and the public through 53 state and territorial societies and more than 500 chapters. For more information, please visit www.nspe.org.