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AC E C 2 0 0 5 A N N U A L C O N V E N T I O N Convention Blasts to New Heights B looming cherry blossoms, powerful national figures and out- New ACEC Chairman Ed standing events attracted a record-setting 1,200 members and Mulcahy outlines his goals guests to the ACEC Annual Convention in Washington. of increased membership ACEC's first Annual Convention in Washington in 30 years and PAC participation. combining Consulting Congress Day CCD , the Engineering Excel- lence Awards EEA Gala, and the spring annual meeting was a resounding success. It was a great time to be in Washington, said George Wirth, sen- ior vice president for Schnabel Engineering Inc., in Glen Allen, Va. The programs were excellent and the dinner with Neil Armstrong was very moving. This has been great, just great, said David Blume of Gausman & Moore Associates, Inc., in Roseville, Minn., on the last day of the Convention. Engineering Excellence Awards L e n n o x Nishimura, of ECS, Inc., in Honolulu, said he was i m p re s s e d by the Convention's sheer magnitude. So much was More than 600 members and guests attended the EEA packed into one Convention, Nishimura said. It was a long jour- black-tie gala, known as the Academy Awards of the ney to get here but it was well worth the trip. Engineering Industry. I have been coming to Consulting Congress Day for 15 years, but Kansas City, Mo.-based Burns & McDonnell this is the first time attending an ACEC Annual Convention, said was presented the 2005 ACEC Grand Conceptor Jerry Shellberg, of JFSCO Engineering, P.C. in Red Oak, Iowa. It Award for its Everglades Restoration Stormwater was great to combine the two events. Treatment Project the largest constructed wet- Convention highlights included: lands in the world. Seven other projects received Grand Consulting Congress Day Awards for excellence, and 16 proj- Hundreds of ACEC citizen lobbyists from across the nation visited ects received Honor Awards. One Congressional offices to promote passage of TEA-21 reauthorization, hundred seventy-five national final- water infrastructure funding and association health plan legislation. ists also received recognition. Whether it's funding for infrastructure or affordable insurance Distinguished coverage, these issues affect every engineering firm, said Jim Gallt of Award of Merit Palmer Engineering, Inc. in Kentucky. These issues also are very timely in Congress right now. We had good meetings with our House Astronaut and engineer Neil Arm- and Senate members, and I feel we made a difference. strong received ACEC's 2005 Dis- 2005 t i n g u i s h e d Award of Merit for Distinguished Political ana- outstanding contributions to the Award of lyst James f i e l d of engineering, pioneering Merit Honoree Car ville offers a c h i e v e m e n t s in aeronautical and Neil Armstrong his insights s p a c e science, and extraordinary recalled how during the achievements in service to mankind. his desire at a Keynote ver y young Luncheon ACEC/PAC age to while wife and Several state organizations including become an fellow pundit ACEC/Alaska, ACEC/Indiana, engineer is Mar y Matalin A C E C / K e n t u c k y, ACEC/Michigan, responsible for waits for her A C E C / Te n n e s s e e and ACEC/West his professional turn to refute. Virginia were recognized for reaching accomplishments. 2004 ACEC/PAC goals in addition to those states honored at the last board meet- ing . ACEC/North Dakota was singled out for becoming the first Member Organiza- tion to meet its 2005 fundraising goal. 2 2 ENGINEERING INC. M a y l June 2005 ENGINEERING May

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From ACEC To You
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Common Ground
An Offer They Can't Refuse
Better to Be Safe
COVER STORY: Engineering Excellence Awards
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Engineering Inc. - May/June 2005