Dear PSPE member,

    Appointed by the Lincoln Chapter President and approved by the Board, the awards committee has been activated in order "to recognize, in a dignified public way, the achievements of those in the York-Lancaster-Adams County region who have enhanced the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the engineering profession."

    It the committee's pleasure to announce the Lifetime Achievement Award has been established. At a minimum for qualification, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to applicants that meet the criteria listed below. Deadline for submission is November 30th of each year. Please include a cover letter and biography of the applicant and send to:

PSPE Lincoln Chapter Awards Committee
Attn: Michael C. Poletti, PE
2570 Admire Springs Drive
Dover, PA 17315


    Interviews will be requested by the awards committee, as necessary. Presentations are anticipated to occur at the February monthly meeting.

Encourage a friend or colleague to apply today!

Cordially, Lincoln Chapter Awards Committee



Minimum Criteria for Lifetime Achievement Award:
1. Be a U.S. citizen.
2. PSPE Life Membership is preferred but not required.
3. Retired or be of retirement age. (Retirement age will be recognized as 60 years old).
4. Has advanced the profession through stewardship, sound judgement, and application of engineering principals which have resulted in the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
5. Act in accordance with the Engineer Code of Ethics and the Engineers Creed:

Engineers' Creed
As a Professional Engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skill to the advancement and betterment of human welfare.
I pledge:
To give the utmost of performance;
To participate in none but honest enterprise;
To live and work according to the laws of man and the highest standards of professional conduct;
To place service before profit, the honor and standing of the profession before personal advantage, and the public welfare above all other considerations.
In humility and with need for Divine Guidance, I make this pledge.

Adopted by National Society of Professional Engineers, June 1954

      The PSPE Bridge Building Competition is an exciting way for high school students to showcase their engineering talent. Held annually, in February, the competition is open to all students, but only grades 9 thru 12 are prize eligible. All bridges are made with the same material, which is supplied to the students, and the bridge must conform to certain criteria in order to qualify for testing. Prizes are distributed to the top three bridges which show the highest structural efficiency, meaning the bridge that carries the biggest load with regard to its own weight. Contact a chapter officer for additional information.

For a copy of the Competition Rules and Criteria Drawing click here

For a copy of the flyer above click here

Tentative 2009-2010 Schedule

TBA

May 25, 2010

Lancaster Barnstormers Baseball Game

    Come join the PSPE Lincoln Chapter for an evening at the Clipper Magazine Stadium. Enjoy a catered buffet in the picnic pavilion while getting ready to cheer on the Barnstormers as they take on the Newark Bears. The first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 pm. In the event of the game being cancelled or rescheduled, game tickets will be honored per the Barnstormers guidelines found on their website or at the box office. We look forward to seeing you there!!

AGENDA

5:30 Gates Open
6:00 - 7:30 Buffet is open*
6:30 - 9:30? Game
Meet Cylo the Mascot in the picnic area during the game
*Buffet is only one pass through the buffet line, so pile the plate high.

MENU

Located at Amelia's Picnic Pavilion enjoy a buffet featuring a menu from:

Hess's Barbecue Catering, Inc
PA State Barbeque Champions 2006-2007-2008-2009
Cooked @ Jack Daniels World Invitational BBQ Competition

Smoked Pulled Pork
Smokehouse Chicken

Kampfire Beans
Ranch Hand Potato Salad
Italian Pasta Salad
Creamy Cole Slaw
Rolls/Butter

Assorted Deserts
Assorted fountain soda and water

LOCATION

650 North Prince Street, Lancaster

DIRECTIONS

From North of Town
  From Route 30, Take the Fruitville or Lititz Pike. Fruitville Pike turns into Prince Street. Follow signs for parking.

From South of Town
  Follow Queen Street North and turn left on either Clay St. or Liberty St. to parking

Permanent and temporary green and white signs will direct cars to the nearest lots. There are more than 1,200 FREE parking spaces available for game days.

ARRANGEMENTS

Event tickets can be purchased for $22 (kids 4 and under free) Please sign up by May 21 by contacting Tammy Messinger at NuTec Design Associates, Inc, 717-751-0300 or email tmessinger@ntda.com

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    Edward L. Rogers laid the groundwork for the formation of Lincoln Chapter in early 1946, while he was Chairman of the Susquehanna Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Due to the considerable interest of ASME members in the new professional engineering law, Rogers invited Leroy F. Christman, President of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, to address ASME members and their guests, at their April 29th, 1946 meeting held at the Stevens House in Lancaster. Christman's subject: Pennsylvania's New Professional Engineering Law

    So much interest was generated at this meeting, among both registered and unregistered engineers, that the time seemed ripe for the formation of a local PSPE Chapter. Some registrants in the area had already joined existing PSPE Chapters in Harrisburg and Reading. Within the next few weeks an invitation was sent out by the PSPE office in Harrisburg to all registered engineers of record in the Franklin, Adams, York, and Lancaster County area to attend a dinner meeting May 27th, 1946 at the West York Inn, for the express purpose of forming a new PSPE Chapter.

    Speakers at this meeting were: Richie Lawrie, Jr., President of the National Society of Professional Engineers; Leroy F. Christman, President of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers; and Guy R. Johnson, President of the Harrisburg Chapter PSPE. At the close of the meeting, about thirty engineers in the area signed up as future members of a new four-county Chapter.

    The next month this new group met at the Brunswick Hotel in Lancaster, with Leroy Christman presiding. Officers were elected as follows: Thomas A. Monk, President; Henry C. Kern, Vice-President; Robert S. Mayo, Treasurer; Kenneth E. Rockhold, Secretarty; and Eugene Fickes, Jacob Mueller, James Towers, Henry Huth, J. h. Shertzer, and Joseph Michaels as Directors; Frank Shaw, State Director.

   July 28th, 1946 the First Board of Directors Meeting was held at the cottage of Bob Mayo in the Long Level area. Working Committees were named for the coming year. Two names were proposed for the Chapter—"South Penn" and "Lincoln", the latter due to the fact that the historic Lincoln Highway passed through all four of the counties to be served by the new Chapter.

   At the regular meeting, held September 24, 1946, the membership voted 14 to 13 to use the name "Lincoln Chapter". The membership also voted to close the Charter as of October 1, 1946. A By-Laws Committee, headed by Frank Shaw, was also selected, which subsequently prepared and distributed the First Chapter By-Laws, as of November 27, 1946.

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Welcome to the 2009-2010 MATHCOUNTS season!

Please take note of these important dates:
    February 27, 2010 - Regional Competition at Millersville University
    March 26-27, 2010 - Pennsylvania State Competition in Harrisburg
    May 6-9, 2010 - Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Orlando, FL

If you have other questions, please call or e-mail Susan K Sprague, PE at ssprague@jmt.com 717-741-6222

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MATHCOUNTS was started in 1983 to promote math excellence among middle school students. It is one of the largest and most successful education partnerships, involving over 500,000 students and 17,000 teachers, engineers and other professional volunteers each year.

The Program’s Mission is to increase enthusiasm for and enhance achievement in middle school mathematics. Reaching all students, not just select winners is the true intent of the program.

Why MATHCOUNTS Works

•   MATHCOUNTS motivates and rewards students by fostering teamwork and a competitive spirit.

•   MATHCOUNTS is more than a competition. It involves students and teachers in year-long coaching sessions and helps students at all levels improve their problem-solving skills.

•   MATHCOUNTS builds math skills, promotes logical thinking and sharpens students' analytical abilities.

•   MATHCOUNTS provides America's middle school teachers with creative, state-of-the-art curriculum materials, free of charge.

•   MATHCOUNTS introduces students to math-related careers through contacts with engineers and other professionals who serve as volunteers.

•   MATHCOUNTS is educator-driven. Materials and activities are structured to meet student needs, as identified by educators. Members of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) develop these materials in accordance with NCTM curriculum standards.

MATHCOUNTS is organized and administered by the MATHCOUNTS Foundation and NSPE. Pennsylvania leads the country in number of schools and students participating.

For more information, see the website www.mathcounts.org. MATHCOUNTS is a nonprofit organization

HOW TO HELP

For Lincoln Chapter, interested volunteers should contact Susan Sprague, PE.

Financial contributions should be made payable to “PEF MATHCOUNTS” and forwarded to:

Ken McGinnis, PE, Chapter Treasurer

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MATHCOUNTS NEWS

Please join us in congratulating the following team and individuals, who represented Lincoln Chapter this year at the State MATHCOUNTS competition in Harrisburg on March 27:

March '09 Meeting Mins
February '09 Meeting Mins
January '09 Meeting Mins
December '08 Meeting Mins
October '08 Meeting Mins
September '08 Meeting Mins
July '08 Meeting Mins

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LINCOLN CHAPTER PSPE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Pres. Poletti called the March 10th 2009 meeting to order at 7:10 am. The minutes from the February 10th 2009 meeting were approved as corrected.

TREAS/ADM SEC: Copy of the report on file. Investments are down and MathCounts receipts are down. We are giving the President, Treasure, and Secretary authority to sign checks.

PRES. REPORT: We will buy 25 coffee mugs with the chapter logo and programs to be given to tour sponsors and a memento. We reviewed the list of candidates for chapter officers for the coming year so that the list can be published in the April LOGe. There is a call for volunteers to serve on the "Virtual Chapter" and "Continuing Education" task forces.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

PROGRAM:The remaining programs are in place

BRIDGE BUILDING: 24 Bridges were broken; the contest was a great success, the new machine worked well.

MATHCOUNTS:

MEMBERSHIP:

LOGe: All delinquent advertisers have been contacted with good results.

STATE DIR:

AWARDS: The committee is considering 4 candidates

OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

The meeting adjourned at 8:00 am

John Conaway PE secretary Lincoln Chapter PSPE
LCM03-10-09

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LINCOLN CHAPTER PSPE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Pres.Poletti called the February 10th 2009 meeting to order at 7:10 am. The minutes from the January 13th 2009 meeting were approved as corrected.

TREAS/ADM SEC: Copy of the report on file. MathCounts collection is a little down this year but we have a good reserve.

PRES. REPORT: See attached information on the proposed virtual chapters and the Education Task Force.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

PROGRAM: Wilton had last minute issues with our scheduled tour so the event was cancelled. Feb is a joint meeting with ESOY at the Lafayette Club. March 23rd is a tour of Elsner Engineering in Hanover PA. April 27th is the date for the tour of Bradley Lifting in York. May 27th will be a ball game at the Lancaster Barnstormers.

BRIDGE BUILDING: T. Koppenhaver reported that 10-12 York area schools have shown interest and we are trying to interest Lancaster schools. The contest will be held March 7th at PSU York at the same time as the Science and Engineering Fair.

MATHCOUNTS: The committee is ready. There is no need for the Friday setup. We will start one hour later than previous years. The final round has been moved to the auditorium where there is more seating.

LOGe: There was a discussion on the LOGe elimination now that the web site is stable. We will check on the cost of a post card type mailing.

STATE DIR: State has a $50,000.00 shortfall. The State Conference will be held in October this year but the new officers will be sworn in June per the constitution

AWARDS: We have sent out 52 applications for our scholarship awards and received 27 back. The deadline is Feb. 15th 2009

OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS: We need a list of candidates for the chapter offices for the April LOGe. Pres Poletti is looking into a "Lincoln Chapter" coffee mug as a gift item.

The meeting adjourned at 8:15

John Conaway PE secretary Lincoln Chapter PSPE
LCM02-10-09

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LINCOLN CHAPTER PSPE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Pres.Poletti called the January 13th 2009 meeting to order at 7:20 am. The minutes from the meeting were approved as presented.

TREAS/ADM SEC: Copy of the report on file. MathCounts has received $4130.00 in donations to date. We have filed our forms for the IRS regarding our nonprofit status. We will be receiving a EIN number for the chapter.

PRES. REPORT:

COMMITTEE REPORTS

PROGRAM: We discussed the Engineering Week program and need the finalize our plans. The rest of the year is mostly inplace.

BRIDGE BUILDING:

MATHCOUNTS:

MEMBERSHIP:

LOGe:

STATE DIR: The State Board will be meeting on Jan 24th in Cranberry Twp (near Pittsburg). The continuing education requirements were discussed and R. Reisinger said that we should keep up to date with the "PE Reporter".

AWARDS: P. Francis will hold a committee meeting to review our candidates.

OLD BUSINESS: We still have two open chapter directors. R Reisinger stated that he does not want to be considered for State Director but would be a Chapter Director.

NEW BUSINESS:

The meeting adjourned at 8:05 am

John Conaway PE secretary Lincoln Chapter PSPE
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2010 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

We offer our congratulations to this year's scholarship winners Benjamin Meyers and Bradley Lloyd. Benjamin is the son Mark and Jane Myers of Lancaster, PA and is majoring in electrical engineering at Penn State. Bradley is the son of Paul and Carla Lloyd of New Oxford, PA and is majoring in mechanical engineering at Penn State.

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MATHCOUNTS NEWS

Please join us in congratulating the following team and individuals, who represented Lincoln Chapter this year at the State MATHCOUNTS competition in Harrisburg on March 27:

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2010 Bridge Building Competition Winners

1st Place - Scott Mokris
20 gram bridge held 56 pounds

2nd Place - Colton Crockett
28.6 gram bridge held 70 pounds

3rd Place - Spencer Miller
18.1 gram bridge held 41 pounds

2009-2010 CHAPTER OFFICERS
Position	Name	Address	Phone Number	Fax Number	Email Address
PRESIDENT	David J. Atkins PE	3687 Concord Rd. York PA 17402	751-0300	755-9007	d_atkins@ntda.com
PRESIDENT ELECT	Keith A. Miller PE	Suite 1 2836 Earlystown Rd Center Hall PA 16826	814-364-2262	-	kandkm@gotmc.net
1ST VICE PRESIDENT	Open
2ND VICE PRESIDENT	Eric L. Hoover PE	3687 Concord Rd York PA 17402	751-0300	755-9007	e_hoover@ntda.com
RECORDING SEC. LINCOLN LOGe EDITOR	John H Conaway PE	1525 Fifth Avenue York PA 17403	(B) 845-3780	845-8847	jhcpe@comcast.net
TREASURER	Kenton R. McGinnis Jr. PE	Susquehanna Commerce Center North, 221 West Philadelphia Street York PA 17401	(B) 845-7654	-	krm@ba-inc.com
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT	Michael C. Poletti PE	445 West Philadelphia St. York PA 17405	(B) 852-1337	852-1622	mpoletti@bh-ba.com
PAST PRESIDENT	Paul K. Francis PE	1110 East Princess St. York PA 17403	(B) 815-8539	852-0916	pfrancis@lscdesign.com
STATE DIRECTOR	Paul K. Francis PE	1110 East Princess St. York PA 17403	(B) 815-8539	852-0916	pfrancis@lscdesign.com
MATH COUNTS	Susan K. Sprague PE	220 St Charles Way, Suite 200 York PA 17403	741-6222	-	ssprague@jmt.com
CHAPTER DIRECTORS Larry L. Moore PE, lmoore@lscdesign.com Robert R. Reisinger PE rreisinger2@comcast.net Jennifer Smith EIT jmsmith@pennoni.com Charles C. Gales PE cgales@weldonsolutions.com Mike Hiras PE mhiras@rgsassociates.com Tim Koppenhaver PE ttk@csdavidson.com
Website Design by Scott Becker

 

     It is hard to believe our last scheduled event is less than a month away symbolizing the end of our Chapter year and my Presidency. As I look back over the last four years as a member of the Lincoln Chapter Board, I am amazed at the commitment from several individuals and numerous volunteers that make our Chapter great. Year after year, we are faced with finding individuals to assist on the board, increase event attendance and membership, volunteers for our numerous events, and continue the work started by our previous members. This year is not any different. We currently have a few open positions on the Board that need to be filled to keep our organization moving forward and relieve the strain on the long standing volunteers. In short, we need you to take an active role in your Chapter. As a father of three young children, I understand the reluctance and difficulties of donating additional personal time from our already busy schedules. However, the Engineer in me, like you, tends to accept the challenges faced to make things better. As I have said before, Engineers make a difference and improve the world. Let us continue to do that in the Chapter by assisting our new president Keith Miller, PE. Please contact Keith, kmiller@nittanyengineering.com, to see what you can do to assist him in the coming year.

     We have a few final events before summer officially kicks off. PSPE Board of Directors meeting will be held on Saturday, May 22 at the Radisson Hotel in King of Prussia. On Monday, May 24, PSPE will hold Engineer's Legislative Affairs Day in Harrisburg with the opportunity to review the release of the Pennsylvania infrastructure report card. After a hard day at Harrisburg, follow up on Tuesday, May 25 by bringing the family out for an evening at the Barnstormers game.

Thanks to all that have assisted this year and continue to make our Chapter successful. I hope everyone enjoys their summer and I look forward to seeing you again.



David J. Atkins, PE
Lincoln Chapter President '09-'10

LINCOLN CHAPTER
PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

Dear Applicant:

    To be eligible for this Scholarship you must have completed at least three semesters in an Engineering curriculum at an accredited college or university. To clarify, if you attend a two-semester college or university, you must have finished three semesters; in a tri-semester college or university, you must have finished five semesters. This scholarship cannot be applied to post-graduate studies. You must be a resident of York, Lancaster or Adams County.

Please print and fill-in the Application Form.  Send the completed form with an official transcript of your grades to:

Mrs. Robert R. Reisinger
2515 Midpine Drive
York, PA 17404-1223

Applications must be postmarked no later than February 15 of the current year.

Personal interviews will be scheduled during Spring Break for students selected by the Scholarship Committee as most deserving. Please indicate on the left margin of Application Form the dates of your school's Spring Break. You will be notified promptly after applications are reviewed.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

Maryllyn M. Reisinger, Chairman
Scholarship Committee
Lincoln Chapter
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers

 
Click here for the Scholarship Form

The York County Science Fair was started by the Lincoln Chapter PSPE and has continued to grow. Go the Fair's web site http://www.ycsef.org/YCSEF/Home.html or contact the following for additional information Gary Butler 717-764-4790, email gbutler@pcc-york.com or Rod Martin 717-854-7459 email sciwizyshs@aol.com

The Lancaster Fair's web site can be reached through the North Museum's web site www.northmuseum.org and select the Science Fair tab. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Jim Ringlein at 717-291-4077 or email james.ringlein@FandM.edu.

74th Annual PSPE Conference

    As expected, the Lincoln and Harrisburg Chapters hosted a very successful State Conference in Gettysburg this past June. It was well attended and the entire conference was a high quality event, well worth the monetary cost needed to attend. Educational sessions such as "Pennsylvania Engineer's Licensing Codes, Regulations and Violations" presented by Robert C. Grubic, P.E. of HRG, "Infrastructure Challenges and Improvements for the Pennsylvania Turnpike" presented by Gary L. Graham the Assistant Chief Engineer from the PA Turnpike, and "Engineers in the Civil War" presented by Gustav Person the Installation Historian from Ft. Belvoir, were not only interesting but we also received 6.5 PDH's for the entire day! In addition to the education sessions, Abe Lincoln was a historic hit at the Friday night dinner and Governor Richard Thornburgh and his wife, Ginny, were no less than charming and witty at the 74th Annual PSPE Installation and Awards Banquet.

If you missed this year's conference, make a point to consider attending next's year's event which is currently being planned to be held with the NSPE Northeast meeting for the Fall of 2009.