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St. Patrick’s of Pasco, Wa. wins surveying award at Future City finals

March 3, 2011

At this year’s Future City Competition finals, held February 18–22 in Washington, D.C., the team from St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Pasco, Washington, won the Best Land Surveying Practices Award,…

NCEES chooses Pearson VUE for FE, FS exam delivery

February 28, 2011

Computer-Based Testing, Engineering, Exams, FE Exam, FS Exam, News, Surveying

NCEES has selected electronic testing company Pearson VUE for computer-based delivery of the Fundamentals of Engineering and Fundamentals of Surveying exams. The NCEES Board of Directors voted to approve the…

National Engineers Week celebrates 60th anniversary

February 20, 2011

Engineering, News, Outreach

National Engineers Week, which is taking place February 20–26, is designed to introduce elementary, middle, and high school students to careers in engineering and applied science while promoting math and…

Georgia now requires NCEES Record for comity licensure

February 3, 2011

Engineering, Licensure, News, Records

In an effort to improve its licensure process, the Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors recently began requiring an NCEES Record for professional engineers seeking…

Update on October 2010 exam results

January 4, 2011

Engineering, Exams, News, Surveying

NCEES has released all exam results to state licensing boards. Surveying exam results were released December 16, while FE and PE exam results were released December 22 and December 29,…

NCEES seeks Environmental P.E. volunteers

November 3, 2010

Engineering, Exams, News, PE exam

NCEES is currently seeking volunteers who are licensed professional environmental engineers to participate in a standard-setting study for the updated PE Environmental exam. Selected volunteers will review the PE Environmental…

NCEES approves new engineering education standard for credentials evaluations

November 1, 2010

Education, Engineering, International, Licensure, News

On January 1, 2011, NCEES will begin using a new standard for its education credentials evaluations for engineering licensure candidates. NCEES will use this standard to evaluate Engineering degree programs…

NCEES urges P.E. seals for tower crane foundation designs

September 13, 2010

Engineering, Licensure, News

The following letter was submitted to Engineering News-Record (ENR) in response to their recent coverage of tower crane accidents in the construction industry. ENR’s August 16 article, “Gutsy Builder Took…

NCEES recognizes members for their service

September 10, 2010

Awards, News, Service Awards

NCEES recently recognized several members for their longtime service to the organization, the licensing boards on which they serve, and the engineering and surveying professions. The 2010 NCEES award winners are…

Timms begins term as NCEES president

September 10, 2010

Leadership, News

Joseph Timms, P.E., of West Virginia, began his term as 2010–11 NCEES president at the conclusion of the NCEES Annual Meeting, held August 18–21 in Denver. Timms has served on…