September/October 2015

NSPE TODAY
NSPE Recognizes PEs for Distinguished Careers and Valuable Leadership

At its Annual Meeting in Seattle in July, NSPE honored individuals for their service to the Society and profession.

NSPE Award
2001–2002 NSPE President Dan Clinton, P.E., F.NSPE, was presented with the Society’s highest honor.

The retired engineer held numerous key positions in his 41-year career, including senior vice president for public works, land development, and transportation with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.

He has been a member of NSPE and the Texas Society of Professional Engineers since 1953 and has taken on multiple roles within both. He has served as NSPE president and national director and in groups such as the Legislative and Government Affairs Committee and the Constitution and Bylaws Committee; as TSPE president and state director; and as a trustee of the Texas Engineering Foundation, among many other roles.

NSPE Distinguished Service Award
The 2015 winner of the award recognizing an NSPE member for exceptional contributions to the engineering profession, community, and Society was L. G. “Skip” Lewis Jr., P.E., F.NSPE.

Chairman of H2L Consulting Engineers in Greenville, South Carolina, Lewis has more than 45 years of design and construction experience. He is a strong advocate of dispute avoidance and alternative dispute resolution processes, and has served on the board of the American Arbitration Association, where he is a long-time panel member. He has also held positions within the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, including president. He has been an NSPE member for more than 45 years and has held office in both local and state societies.

NSPE President’s Award
Amy Barrett, P.E., F.NSPE, an associate electrical engineer with Hafer Associates in Evansville, Indiana, earned the President’s Award for her leadership and support given to NSPE as well as for her role as a dedicated advocate for young engineers.

In addition to serving as the Central Region Director on NSPE’s Board of Directors, Barrett is the incoming president of the Indiana Society of Professional Engineers. She also participates with the NSPE Membership Committee and Leadership Development Institute Task Force and previously chaired the Professional Engineers in Private Practice Young Engineers Advisory Council.

Young Engineer of the Year Award
The 2015 winner of the award for engineers age 35 and younger is Charles Stevens Jr., P.E., PTOE, a research engineer for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute Research and Implementation Division.

Stevens returned to the institute after seven years in private practice and has focused on developing a long-range “smart corridor” intelligent transportations systems plan. He has also engaged in autonomous vehicle research for the US military and unmanned aerial vehicles application research.

See "Award Winner Takes Personal Interest to Ensure Student Success" and "North Carolina Engineer Earns PEGASUS Award" for more award winners. Learn more about all the honorees at www.nspe.org/resources/annual-meeting/2015-award-winners.