Structural Engineers Association of Washington

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PSEC Awards Banquet - February 20

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The 52nd Annual Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) Engineering Awards Banquet will be held Saturday, February 20th, 2010 at 6:00 PM. PSEC is excited to bring the banquet back to the Museum of Flight at King County International Airport (Boeing Field). We invite you to join us for this unique opportunity to celebrate the profession of engineering and honor the achievements of our colleagues. Come early and enjoy complimentary access to the museum's exhibits.

PSEC offers its sincere thanks to The Boeing Company, Platinum Sponsor of the 2010 Awards Banquet!

Ron Tober, Deputy CEO of Sound Transit will deliver the keynote address. He will be talking about the completion of the LINK Light Rail and the future plans for light rail in the Puget Sound Region. Tober has more than 35 years of experience managing transit operations and capital projects, most recently as CEO of the Charlotte Area Transit System, a role in which he oversaw the opening of North Carolina's first light rail line as part of managing an integrated system of bus, paratransit, ride-share and vanpool programs spanning six counties. He previously served as Director of Transit for the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Metro) from 1982 to 1988 and as General Manager and Secretary-Treasurer for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority from 1988 to 1999.

Tober has been active on numerous transit industry committees and served as chair of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and as president of the Ohio Public Transit Association. APTA members recognized him as the Outstanding Public Transportation Manager for 2005, and in October 2008 he was elected to the North Carolina Transportation Hall of Fame. Tober was selected as 1990 Most Valuable Public Official-Special District by City and State magazine. In 1997, The American Society for Public Administration extended him the Ernest J. Bohn Award, its honor for excellence. In 1999, he received the Executive of the Year Award from the Conference of Minority Transit Officials in recognition for his efforts in hiring and promoting minorities and women.

The evening's honorees will be:

2010 Academic Engineer of the Year Professor Ronald E. Nece, ScD, P.E., jointly nominated by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW)

2010 Industry Engineer of the Year Glen J. Bertini, P.E., nominated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

2010 Government Engineer of the Year Jerremy J. Barbera, P.E., jointly nominated by the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

2010 Engineering Educator of the Year, The Kenneth W. Porter Award, Karen A. Pavletich, EIT, nominated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

2010 Young Engineer of the Year Melissa Wu, P.E., nominated by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

2010 Professional Engineer of the Year Raymond Walton, PhD, P.E., D.WRE, nominated by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

The PSEC Awards Committee wishes to congratulate these engineers on their impressive achievements!