MATHCOUNTS Volunteers Needed

Amy McLaren and Kent Kowalske, the Peoria Area Mathcounts Coordinators, are looking for voluteers to act as Patrons and Scorers at the upcoming Mathcounts competition at ICC February 22nd. It is a chance to help encourage students to study science and engineering. If you can help, please contact Amy at amclaren@peoriacounty.org.

OBITUARY

Robert (Bob) Randolph passed away December 10, 2024. Bob was born on November 21, 1935. He was a Civil Engineer with an MBA and a true entreprenur. He started Randolph & Associates in 1974, surrounded himself with the best people, and was a great success. He will be missed.

State Organization

Participation in technical organizations has declined and the ISPE and it's Chapters are no exception. Some think that perhaps they aren't necessary but we all agree that some functions are essential, like legislative and government affairs - if the use of Registered Professional engineers ceases to be a requirement for public safety, our profession will be seriously impact. To deal with these changes our State ISPE organization has formed a committee to seek ways to revitalize the ISPE and its Chapters. If you have any ideas on how to make the Chapter more relavant, please drop me a note or give me a call. Ronald Rainson, PE, President, ISPE-Peoria Area Chapter,

STATE ISPE COMMITTEES

Our Amy McLaren, PE and Peoria County Engineer, has agreed to serve on the State Government Affairs Committee and Andrew Shull, PE of Caterpillar and head of our Nominating Committee has agreed to serve on the State Education Committee.

Hats off to these two as everyone is so busy, I really appreciate their volunteering.

Sign Up for P.E. Training

One of our members, Amy Benecke McLaren, P.E., County Engineer for Peoria has advised us that IDOT is offering a Webex on Illinois Statutes and Rules for Professional Engineering on Tuesday October 3rd at 9am.

If interested sign up at https://forms.office.com/g/ZAVEnY3PzK

A Webex link will be sent to you within 48 hours. The program will also be recorded.

 

 

MEMBER TOUR OF MORTON'S NEW WATER TREATMENT FACILITY & CHAPTER MEETING

Craig Loudermilk, PE, Director of Public Works for Morton, Illinois was kind enough to arrange for our members to tour Morton's new water treatment facility. The $12 million modifications were made to deal with the excessive ammonia in the Mahomet Aquifer. Pictured with Craig (in yellow) is Trent Reid, Water Treatment Supervisor who conducted the tour and explained the new equipment and monitoring.

Represented from our Chapter was Mike Hoffman of WSP Global. Interesting to note that WSP (used to be Parsons Brinckerhoff) recently purchased Wood Environmental. Farnsworth was well represented by Kevin Hannel, Mike Lutz, Cristin Robertson, Hayden Hoskins, and Edgar Becerra. Also attending was Philip Allyn of the City of Bloomington and our regulars, Andy Shull from Caterpillar, Daniel Gehman with Dewberry, and myself.

Following the tour was a Chapter dinner meeting to which all those on the tour were invited. We discussed the purpose of the Chapter and future objectives which included reaching out to High Schools, Universities, and other specialized groups such as TBII and the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers; arranging events to attract future students; confirming that our activities could be counted for PDH credit; and partnering with other Chapters for large events.

Ronald Rainson, PE

President

ISPE Peoria Chapter 

 

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