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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 16, 1983 (33)101- CITY COUNCYL MEETING Mayor Reid presented a Prochu:ation proclaiming "National Engineers Week" to Wayne t,,est, Civil With R. V1. Siegfried and Associates. PROCLAMATION 4 - N r { 101- CITY COUNCYL MEETING Mayor Reid presented a Prochu:ation proclaiming "National Engineers Week" to Wayne t,,est, Civil With R. V1. Siegfried and Associates. r.y) H a-. t. r.y) - SAN JOA UI N ENGINEER* COUNCIL - January 27, 1983 Fred Reid, Mayor City of Lodi City Hall 221 W. Pine Street Lodi, CA 95240 NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK - 1983 PARTICIP Pg TIES !"r)� a Public Wicks Asciatwn }�a xo{Sc> y Qp�tTiviI Engineers �alifornia Society of Professional Eng inters Ig �€ of San Joaquin County InCi(tTu ( tc Engineers P (�s�ic eerx in California Government As the Publicity Chairman for the San Joaquin Engineers Council, in our observance of National Engineer's Week for 1983, I am requesting your assistance in having your City Council proclaim Fenruary 20 to 26 as National Engineer's Week with the theme "Engineers: mourning Ideas Into Reality." I have included the letter and attachments which were provided to the local newspaper along with a copy of the Proclamation by the City of Stockton in the hopes that these items would provide yc::x with the necessary information to respond to the request. 7`- would be greatly appreciated if action by the your City Council could be completed prior to February 23rd so that the Proclamation can be presented at the Awards Banquet. Please feel free to call me if I can be of any further assistance .in this matter. I can be reached during the day at 944-8339 and during the evening at 957-1219. �JIQU . MONTG RY, P. . SAN IN EN I ERS C UNC IL 1983 PULGICITY AIRMAN HWM: ca Attachments SAN JOAQ UI N ENGINEERS COUNCIL PARTICIPATING SOCIETIES: Arttcrican Public Works Muxiation American Society of Civil Engineers California Society of Professional Engineers January 27, 1983 Consulting Engineers o► San Joaquin County Institute of Traffic Engineers Professinnai Engineers in California Gcvernment News Editor Manteca News P.O. Box 2247 Manteca, CA 95336 ENGINEERS WEEK - 1983 I am taking this opportunity to introduce myself as the Publicity Chairman for the San Joaquin Engineers Council in our observance of National Engineer's Week in 1983. The annual celebration will be held during the week of Washington's birthday, February 20 to 26, since our first President was hintself a notable engineer. The theme selected for 1983 is "Engineers: Turning Ideas Into Realty." The San Joaquin Engineers Council, which represents six local engineering soc_eties and approximately 1500 engineers in the area, will be hosting their aanual Engineer's Week Award and Scholarship Banquet on February 23, 1983 at the Hilton Hotel in Stockton. A local engineer selected by the San Joaquin Council of Engineers to be awarded the Engineer of the Year will .be announced at the Award Banquet. We will supply you with a biographical sketch and photograph of the Engineer of the Year when announced. As in the past, this year's program will include the awarding of scholarships to several high school seniors desiring to pursue a college degree in the field of engineering. The scholarship rezipients, previously screened from applications received from high schools in San Joaquin, Calaveras, and Amador Counties, will be selected through a process of per- sonal interviews. Local area finalists then proceed on to further competition at the Western Regional and National levels. MiOIOMA L wo i January 27, 1983 Page Two Re: Engineers Week - 1983 As the local Publicity Chairman, I have taken the liberty of including a mei .cs release about U.O.P. student tour and arti— cles of interest regarding National Engineers Week. Please feel free to use any or all of the enclose3 material in enlightening your readers about the role of engineers, both local and national. I welcome any inquiries you may have regarding this matter. I can be reached during the day at (209) 944-8339 and during the evening at (209) 957-1219. HARRY W. MONTGOMERY SAN JOAQUIN ENGINYZRS COUNCIL 1983 PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN HWM: ca Attachments . . , . . 1 . . . . . ... ... . . . .. 1 t ... 1 .... , . News hlitor Lodi News -Sentinel P.O. Box 760 Lodi, CA 95240 News Editor Tracy Press P.O. Box 419 Tracy, CA 95376 News Editor Manteca Bulletin P.O. Box 912 Manteca, CA 95336 City Desk Stockton Record P.O. Box 900 Stockton, CA 95201 1 Nears Editor Fun Times Publishing Co. P.O. Box 623 Jackson, CA 95642 1 News Editor Linden Herald P.O. Box 129 ; Linden, CA 95236 t News Editor Escalon Tines 1537 Second Street Escalon, CA 95320 1 ............................... ......1 Managing Edi`.or Lockeford-Clements News P.O. Box ?6 Lockeford, CA 95237 .....,,.1.............. .............. News Editor-- The ditorThe Ripon Record P.0. -Box 755 0 The attached letter was nailed to this list of news editors. Ripon, E.A 95266 . ............... .... . News Editor Manteca News P.O. Box 2247 Manteca{ CA 95336 0 January 26, 1983 FOR IALMEDIATE RELEASE Ll Contact Person: Harry Montgomery 944-8339 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS SPONSOR TOUR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS On February 23, 1983, high school seniors from San Joaquin, Calaveras and Amador Counties will be invited by local engineers to spend a day with them at the University of the Pacific and at their place of business as part of the observance of National Engineers Week. Approximately 25 seniors are expected to participate. All have indicated an interest in college engineering studies after their graduation from high school. The local engineers and students will spend the morning at the University of the Pacific where a program has been planned which will include a presentation by UOP engineering students followed by a tour of the university engineering labs. After a UOP luncheon the student and his local engineering sponsor will return to the engineer's office to learn more about the engineering profession. r� • f+4:i"i � faT l lirl yiryl. �Ilf n!� �Iy7U fit lily THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THEME FOR NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK 1983 "ENGINEERS: TURNING IDEAS INTO REALITY" What do weather radar, the Space Shuttle and an artificial kidney have in common? They are all ideas that became reality through engineering. "Engineers: Turning Ideas Into Reality" is the reason we celebrate National Engineers Week, February 20-26, 1983. The theme is intended to highlight the image of the engineer ns an innovator. Too often people think engineers only apply scientific discoveries .Wade by others. But engineers are problem solvers. They use their knowledge of science and mathematics in creative ways to find answers to questions posed by society's nee.:s. Where will we find future energy supplies? Will the country have enough water? How well will America compete in the universal technology marketplace? As you can see many of the problems faced by this country require engineering solutions. It is through engineering that America will progress and. prosper. Touch the thermostat and the heat goes on. Turn a knob and the television . goes on. Litt the telephone receiver and you can reach almost anywhere in the world. Many of the conveniences we use everyday are the results of engineering. But many of these everyday wonders are taken for granted. We don't think about the engineering that made them possible. During National Engineers Week the National Society of Professional Engineers hopes everyone will pause to salute orr nation's engineers. They are "Turning Ideas Into Reality." r] 1grM I ENIM BS ► WO I ip BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK The National Society of Professional Engineers, with a membership of over 80,000 professional engineers from all disciplines of the profession, began sponsoring National Engineers Week in February, 1951. The purpose of the Week is to familiarize the public with the work of engineers and to honor outstanding members of the profession. The week of George Washington's birthday is traditionally observed as National Engineers Week because our nation's first President was himself a land surveyor and a designer of roads, fortifications, and other structures. He also had the educational background of a civil engineer in the 18th century. In 33 years of NSPE sponsorship, the annual observance has grown from a few scattered proclamations, dinners, and speeches to elaborate programs and week- long activities in urban and rural areas throughout every state and territory of the Union. The activities involve thousands of professional engineers in industry, government, construction, private practice, and education. During the Week, thousands of students in junior and senior high schools and colleges are introduced to many facets of the engineering profession: tours and exhibits are staged in the nation's industrial and ts5earch facilities; scholarships are awarded to deserving and needy youngsters; local newspapers publish special sections calling attention - MORE - 2 to challenging careers in engineering; and radio and television panels discuss outatwading engineering achievements and explain what it takes to become a professional engineer. Por the past 33 years, the Presidents of the United States have sent Engineers Week messages to the engineering profession through the National Society of professional Engineers. Outstanding! American engineers are honored for their contributions to society during Engineers Week by various governmental ages,-ies, technical professional organizations, and by citizen groups. In 1953 National Engineers Week Will be celebrated from February 20-26. The theme for the Week is "Engineers. Turning Ideas Into Reality." It is intended to highlight the image of the engineer as an innovator. "ENGINEERING CONTINUES TO GIMI AS CARI-M FIELD" by Kathryn W. Hickerson Staff Writer National Society of Professional Engineers An economy increasingly dependent on technology has meant a steadily increasing need for skilled engineers, despite the tough economic times of recent years. And, while inflation has taken its toll on engineers' salaries as it has in other fields, engineers, especially -n their firs, employment, continue to command higher salaries than many of their colleagues in business, the science:;, and tre humanities. "Statistics show that there is a need for about 100,000 new engineers a year just to maintain current levels of productivity," says Don Weinert, P.E., Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), a Washington -based national association representing some 80,000 licensed professional engineers in all disciplines. ndications are that among the real growth areas in the next few years will be tol.ecommunications, computer-related engineering fields, energy, and agricultural, environmental, transportation, and genetic engineering." While it is difficult to make precise forecasts, "engineering salaries probably will continue to escalate, and will continue to compare very favorably with starring salaries in other career fields," Weinert predicts. According to the latest edition of NSPE's annual Income and 'P lary Survey (based on data from January 1982) , the median salary for an en,jineer with a B.S. in engineering and less than one year of experience is $24,320. I.n contrast, the College Placement Council reports that the current average salary offer to bachelor's -degree job candidrtes in accounting is $18,540 --the highest average starting salary in any busine•:s field. The median salary for an engineer with a master's degree in engineering and .yeas than one year of experience is $27,000, according to the NSPE survey. Engineers with bachelor's degrees in engi.seering and five to nine years of 2 - experience earn a median salary of $31,104. With a =_-=tcrIs ule9jeew in engineering, the figure for fire to nine years of experience rises to $32,637. And an engineer who has an M.B.A. degree and five to nine yearsexperience earns a median salary of $35,000. "in some cases," Weinert points out, "the figures can be considerably higher." Petroleum and mining engineers, for example, currently command a medi6Ln salary of $29,500 with less than one year of jeb experience --a hefty $4,520 above the $24,980 median salary of all engineers with under a year of experi-ance. With two years' experience, petroleum and mining engineers earn $34,150 (compared to a median of $25,146 for all engineers with two years' experience), and with five to nine years' experience, these engineers earn $41,800 (compared to the median of $31,825), according to the NSPE data. An electrical/electronics engineer Frith under a year of experience earns a median salary of $23,950 With two years' experience, the figure rises to $26,000. An electrieal,'elnctronics engineer with five to nine years of experience uan expect to make $32,500 a year. Weinert's predictions of major growtb areas stem from the current situation of high demand in certain engineering fields. "Computer-related engineering fields are an example of a great area of opportunity where there already are some severe shortages," he notes. "All indications are that this trend will continue." He foresees a need for engineers to design computers, to develop computer-aided manufacturing processes, to design facilities (both for industrial and home applications) incorporating computer technology, and to conduct the research and development work necessary for Future computer advances. "Energy production and distribution obviously is another area of increasing opportunities," Weinert says, "both in traditional fossil fuel technologies and in the development of alternative enprgy sources as oil prices rise and supplies dwindle." Among the jobs for eng..neers in this area will be extracting raw `ley& - 3 - materials from the ground, processing these materials, producing energy from the processed fuel, and distributing fne energy to users throughout the country. And, despite the recent delay by Exxon in its major synthetic fuels projects, Weinert believes that the harsh realities of world oil supply will eventually assure work for many engineers in the synthetic fuels industry. As the population of the U.S, continues to grow, engineers will become increasingly important in the complex process of providing food and fiber, Weinert says. Agricultural engineers will be relied on to improve production, harvesting, processing, and distribution of food to meet the population's needs. Similarly, engineers will be the key to maintaining water and air quality as stresses on the environment become more severe and complex. They also will lead the way in maintaining an equally complex network of air, water, and land transportation. Engineers also will be at the forefront of future developments in biomedical and genetic fields. The scientists have made key discoveries in these fields, and "It is the engineers who will be responsible for applying these discoveries to the processes and products that will yield important benefits to society and the economy," Weinert stresses. "Engineering also is a field of great potential for women," he indicates. More than 1+t of all freshman engineering students in 1981 were women, and they are among the top engineering students in terms of academic performance. "Women engineers are performing superbly in this once male -dominated profession, and by the turn of the century, I wouldn't be surprised to see 25% of the practicing engineering profession composed of women," Weinert says. r The basic educational requirement for any engineering career is a four- or five-year bachelor's degree in engineering. Many firms will pay a premium for job candidates with advanced degreeF, in certain engineering fields. Students interested in preparing for an engineering career should look for a school with an engineering - 4 - a program in their area of interest that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Weinert. advises. Currently, there ar e 1,212 ABET -accredited engineering programs in the U.S. in some 250 colleges and universities. These programs cover a wide variety of engineering specialties which should appeal to almost any individual interest. In addition to the ha sic disciplines of electrical and electronic, chemical, civil, mining and metallurgical, and mechanical engineering, there are dozens of other programs covering such fields as petroleum, agricultural, manufacturing, industrial, heating and refrigeration,. automotive, ceramic, and fire protection engineering, to name only a few. "Regardless of the area of specialty, the first two years of engineering study usually emphasize a sound grounding in mathematics and the physical sciences. There is plenty of opportunity for a student to make a decision on a specialty area during his or her course of study, so a student entering engineering school need not be discouraged if he or she is not absolutely certain about which specialty to pursue," Weinert says. Of more concern than finding a specialty should be the courses a prospective engineer takes before he or she reaches college. "Inadequate preparation in math and scic_nee at the precollege level can be a critical problem," he warns, "and students, parents, and schools.. should be aware that engineering careers require adequate math and science prt-paration starting as early as the seventh grade --and continuing without interruption throughout high school."