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MINUTES BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

Date: November 10, 2005 Place: 3rd Floor Conference Room 500 North Calvert Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Present: Eugene C. Harvey, P.E., Chairman Alison A. Hunt, P.E., Secretary Pastor Farinas, P.E. H. C. Harclerode, P.E. Sandra J. Murphy Rosalind L. Yee

Others Present: T. L. Woods, Executive Director Pamela Edwards, Assistant Executive Director Harry Loleas, Deputy Commissioner Dorothy Matricciani, Administrative Secretary Robert Mead, Executive Director, MSPE

Absent: Sallye E. Perrin, P.E., Vice Chairman

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Harvey called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m.

ACTION ON MINUTES

The Minutes of the October 13, 2005 meeting were approved as submitted.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Motion (I) was made by Mr. Harclerode, seconded by Mr. Farinas, and unanimously carried to go into Executive Session at 9:55 a.m., at 500 North Calvert Street, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202. This session was permitted to be closed pursuant to State Government Article, Title 10-508(a)(7). Upon completion of the session, the Board reconvened its public meeting at 10:25 a.m.

COMPLAINT COMMITTEE REPORT

Ms. Hunt reported on the status of complaints and license reinstatement issues discussed by the Complaint Committee at its meeting on November 10, 2005

04-PE-03: Recommend close case. Fine was paid. 04-PE-13: Case on hold pending additional information from expert witness. Board for Professional Engineers Minutes – November 10, 2005 Page 2

COMPLAINT COMMITTEE REPORT (CONT’D)

04-PE-15: Case was dismissed in Pennsylvania. Waiting for a report from Pennsylvania Board. 04-PE-17: Pennsylvania Board took disciplinary action. Waiting for a report from & 18 Pennsylvania Board. 05-PE-01: Hearing scheduled for November 29, 2005. & 02 05-PE-17: Under investigation by OIS. 06-PE-07: Requested additional information from complainant.

The Complaint Committee reviewed seven applications for reinstatement of license. The licenses were lapsed from three to eight renewal periods. In each case, no engineering documents were signed and sealed in Maryland during the time the licenses were lapsed. Four of the applicants were continuously licensed in other states. The Complaint Committee recommends reinstatement with a warning letter for six of the applicants and requesting additional information from the seventh applicant.

Motion (II) was made by Mr. Farinas, seconded by Ms. Hunt, and unanimously carried to accept the recommendations of the Complaint Committee.

How to deal with applications for reinstatement that have been lapsed for a number of years was discussed by the Board. Some of the options suggested were adjusting the fee to include past due renewal fees; requiring an “ethics” test to be taken, possibly on-line; and having the applicant meet with the Board to explain his/her reason for their license being lapsed for a long period of time. No conclusions were reached at this time.

CORRESPONDENCE

Memorandum from David McGlone, Director, Office of Budget and Fiscal Services, dated October 20, 2005

The Board reviewed a memorandum from Mr. McGlone containing information to assist in the preparation of expense vouchers. Also included was a clarification of the Travel Policy concerning itemized receipted bills and other required supporting documentation of expenses.

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NEW BUSINESS

ABET Visit – UMCP

Mr. Harclerode said he accompanied the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) during a visit to the University of Maryland-College Park to review all engineering programs for re-accreditation. He specifically accompanied ABET on the review of the Chemical Engineering and Fire Protection Departments’ programs. Any concerns would be addressed within 60-90 days. These programs will be re-evaluated again in 2011.

Mr. Harclerode said he spoke with the President and the Provost of the university, who are both engineers, about the large number of engineering graduates from UMCP who take the FE exam in Delaware as opposed to Maryland. He asked the Dean for assistance in finding out the reason for this. It was pointed out that the Maryland Board specifically revised it deadline filing date for the FE exam to 60 days prior to the exam to address this issue. The Board discussed possible inducements for taking the exam in Maryland such as subsidizing the exam costs and giving the exam at UMCP if enough students were interested.

Mr. Harclerode said he also spoke with the Dean and Provost regarding the number of credits currently required for a degree – 120. Mr. Harclerode, Mr. Farinas, and Ms. Hunt said that substantially more credits were required when they received their degrees.

PE Exam

Mr. Harclerode said he visited the PE exam at the Timonium State Fair Grounds on October 28 and spoke with Ms. Rhew who provided feedback on the exam, which he in turn provided to Jerry Carter at NCEES.

Ms. Matricciani read a letter from examinee, Donald Wenzel, thanking the Board for allowing him the opportunity and privilege of taking the exam and also providing feedback on the proctors who “ provided exceptional service before and during the exam and answered all of his questions.”

OLD BUSINESS

Exam Qualifications Review

The Board members discussed the document concerning “Exam Qualifications” which was presented to them by Ms. Hunt at the October meeting and suggested several revisions. Ms. Hunt will incorporate the changes in the document for review at the next meeting. She will also review the directions for the PE exam application which is presently under revision by the staff. Board for Professional Engineers Minutes – November 10, 2005 Page 4 Also discussed were what the Board accepts as an “approved curriculum,” and under what option of the Law to accept a “Technology Degree.” It was decided that because this type of degree is non-approved, it should be presented to the Board along with a “Curriculum Checklist” (which is very specific as to what is required), and the Board will determine under what option the applicant may be eligible to apply.

Christie Society

Ms. Edwards said she has prepared a letter to Christie Society members and will finalize and mail it when she receives clarification of the date and time for the 2006 Engineers’ Week ceremony. Mr. Mead will provide this information via letter to Mr. Woods.

Expert Witness

Mr. Harvey said that he received a copy of a draft letter from Mr. Loleas written to the State Highway Administration and the Department of General Services regarding the possibility of securing their services as expert witnesses.

OTHER BUSINESS

Board Member IDs

Ms. Edwards said that Board Members will be issued ID badges. She will mail applications to Board Members along with information on how to make arrangements to have their pictures taken.

APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR RECIPROCITY

Motion (III) was made by Mr. Farinas, seconded by Ms. Hunt, and unanimously carried to approve the following applications for reciprocity:

Jean N. Abouhamad 32374 John M. Lieb 32326 Colleen M. Allman 32385 James Mascaro 32371 John P. Bogue 32386 Kirby L. McCleary 32375 Victor T. Carlson 32387 Randy R. Merrill 32396 Frank M. Carpency 32215 Raphael I. Mohamed 32372 Zhaohui Chai 32359 Geoffrey P. Morgan 32390 Thad H. Christensen 32381 Matthew W. Nawn 32392 Ed S. Colonna 32380 Charles J. Newman 32391 James P. Dell 32382 Ambachew Nigatu 32393 Lawrence T. Dougherty, Jr. 32383 Tom A. Payne, Jr. 32395 Richard J. Dyer 32384 Lee A. Peterson 32394 Board for Professional Engineers Minutes – November 10, 2005 Page 5 APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR RECIPROCITY (Cont’d.)

John G. Dzwonczyk 32222 Augustine P. Piantidosi 32356 Marshall R. Eichfeld 32389 Larisa D. Ramich 32236 Rajesh K. Goel 32289 Christopher D. Reiling 32369 John F. Grant 32388 Tupack G. Rhea 32368 Michael V. Griffin 32377 Ramon M. Riba 32367 Noller P. Herbert 32378 Michael L. Strickler 32230 Albert C. Highberger 32345 Raymond F. Tucker 32366 Morgan J. Hurley 32347 David R. Winter 32376 Brian R. Kelm 32373 Joshua D. Zweback 32370

APPLICATIONS APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY FOR RECIPROCITY

The following applications, supported by NCEES Model Law Engineer files, were administratively approved for licensure by the Assistant Executive Director of the Board:

Michael F. Albert 32349 Michael J. Maziarz 32335 Eric J. Babcock 32353 Robert M. Posch 32325 Martin Bretschneider 32341 Susan E. Riggs 32336 David E. Canup 32337 Shawn T. Segreti 32352 Scott L. Christopher 32362 Brendan R. Sheppard 32348 Larry A. Clark 32324 Ross C. Sotak 32361 Willis R. Conner 32321 Francis M. Strenk 32329 James S. Depew 32334 Michael A. Stubbs 32357 Thomas A. Diblasi 32342 Michael G. Tomko 32338 Richard K. Hays 32397 Eric J. Tompos 32330 Dano S. Holland 32333 Jonathan B. Walker, Sr. 32350 Hugo W. Justiniano 32339 Gerald T. Wynne 32328 Darin A. Lockwood 32327 William T. Zieman 32355

APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATION, APRIL 21, 2006

The following applications were approved for the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination to be held on April 21, 2006.

Sean A. Austin Nicole D. Baer

Board for Professional Engineers Minutes – November 10, 2005 Page 6 ADJOURNMENT

Motion (IV) was made by Mr. Farinas, seconded by Ms. Yee, and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 11:10 a.m.

______With Corrections

______X______Without Corrections

Signed by: Eugene C. Harvey, P.E. Chairman