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MEET THE NATIONAL ENGINEERS’ WEEK 2006 CHAIRS

Patricia W. Garland is the combined Heat and Power Program Manager at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a multi-program laboratory managed for the Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. With over 21 years of technical experience at ORNL, Ms. Garland has held planning, implementation, research, and supervisory positions with Oak Ridge and its predecessors: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, and Union Carbide.

She holds a Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee and an Undergraduate Degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ms. Garland specializes in the area of energy efficiency. She is the author of more than 25 technical articles and the recipient of numerous awards for both professional and volunteer work, including the distinction of being named one of Ten Outstanding Young Americans by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce in 2000. Ms. Garland is a Certified Energy Manager.

Ms. Garland has held various national offices within the Society of Women Engineers’ (SWE), including National Secretary, National Vice President, and a six -year stint as Chair of SWE National Engineers’ Week Committee. In addition, she has served in a volunteer capacity with the Girl Scouts; the South Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair as a judge for many years; and as Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of WATTec, Inc.

Text Box: Dr. Ronald D. Sugar is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation. Sugar joined the company following its 2001 acquisition of Litton Industries, Inc. He previously served as Litton’s President and Chief Operating Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors. Prior to joining Litton, Sugar was President and Chief Operating Officer of TRW Aerospace and Information Systems, and a member of the Chief Executive Office of TRW, Inc. TRW, Inc. was acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2002. In 1968, Sugar graduated Summa Cum Laude in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he also received a Masters Degree and a Doctorate in the same field. He has completed executive education programs at Stanford University, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University. In 1996, he was honored by UCLA as Engineering Alumnus of the Year. In 2003, he received the Marine Corps Foundation’s Semper Fidelis Award. Sugar is currently Vice Chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association, a Trustee of the Association of the United States Army, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is also a National Trustee of the Boys & Girls Club of America, a Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, and a Trustee of the University of Southern California.

Text Box: Meeting Notes from the NSPE Regional Meeting The NSPE Regional Meeting was held October 6, 7, and 8, 2005 in Austin, Texas and was attended by State Delegate, Murray Schroeder. The Future Directions Task Force Action Plan is available on-line. This was accepted by National in July 2005. It needs to be reviewed and understood by all society members, including local leadership. Much of the two-day meeting discussed the NSPE new direction, which appears to be a regional commitment. Visit the plan on-line at nspe.org. Sponsorship by NSPE of Put the Brakes on Fatalities will likely be dropped. Other programs (Mathcounts is one) may also be removed from a national level. States may elect to keep maintaining the programs. These programs do not fit the revised objections of the organization.

Text Box: Wyoming needs to name a State Delegate by March 2006 for the House of Delegates. The person will serve one term. One half states serve one and the other half serve two, so as not to loose members all at once. Boston hosts the first House of Delegates events in July 2006. Chapter Reports and Best Practices Discussions came up with the following suggestions: a. Several states in our re- gion support providing a complimentary meal at PE exams. b. MATHCOUNTS will probably be dropped in Arkansas (not our region). c. Letters to new PE’s and post PE’s party invita- tions.