2010 PSEC Engineer of the Year Awards
The Puget Sound Engineering Council Awards Committee has completed its evaluation of a strong group of nominations for its 2010 awards.
We wish to congratulate the following engineers for their impressive achievements. 2010
Engineer of the Year Award Recipients Left to Right: Raymond Walton, 
Ronald E. Nece, Karen A. Pavletich, Melissa
Wu, Jerremy J. Barbera, Glen J. Bertini
- Academic Engineer-of-the-Year Professor - Ronald E. Nece, ScD, P.E. Nominated by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW)
- Industry Engineer-of-the-Year - Glen J. Bertini, P.E. Nominated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Government Engineer-of-the-Year - Jerremy J. Barbera, P.E. Nominated by the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Engineering Educator-of-the-Year, The Kenneth W. Porter Award - Karen A. Pavletich, EIT Nominated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Young Engineer-of-the-Year - Melissa Wu, P.E. Nominated by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Professional Engineer-of-the-Year - Raymond Walton, PhD, P.E., D.WRE Nominated by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
The Awards Committee
Kelly Schable, SWE
Professor Ann Mescher, ASME
Steve Snelling, IIE
Milt Tiede, WSPE
Don Northey, SEAW, Chair
Proclamations
Several proclamations were issued to mark the 2010 Engineers Week. See the links below.
- King County Proclamation
- Washington State Proclamation
- Seattle Proclamation
- Presidential Proclamation
Photos from the event can be found here
2010 PSEC Awards Banquet
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). Ron Tober, Sound Transit
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 include the 2010 PSEC Academic Engineer of the Year, Industry Engineer of the Year, Government Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, and Professional Engineer of the Year.