OKLAHOMA State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers Twenty-Second Annual Report 1957 Copy of Registration Law and A Roster of Registered Professional Engineers Semco Color Press — Oklahoma City NAMES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF FORMER MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF REGIS­ TRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS Geo. J. Stein, P.E Miami 1935-1936 Boyd S. Myers, P.E Oklahoma City 1935-1937 J. F. Brookes, P.E Norman 1935-1938 T. P. Clonts, P.E. (Deceased) Muskogee 1935-1939 W. C. Roads, P.E Tulsa 1935-1940 0. C. Wemhaner, P.E. (Deceased) Miami 1936-1942 Philip S. Donnell, P.E Stillwater 1937-1942 W. H. Stueve, P.E Oklahoma City 1938-1951 Guy B. Treat, P.E Oklahoma City 1939-1951 Chas. D. Watson, P.E Tulsa 1940-1945 R. V. James, P.E Norman 1942-1951 E. C. Baker, P.E. (Deceased) Stillwater 1942-1947 C. V. Millikan, P.E . Tulsa 1945-1951 J. S. Clark, P.E Newkirk 1948-1953 F. Edgar Rice, P.E Bartlesville 1951-1955 F. J. Meyer, P.E Oklahoma City 1951-1957 H. E. Bailey, P.E Oklahoma City 1956-1957 ROY J. THOMPSON, P.E. EDWARD R. STAPLEY, P.E. Consultant Dean Emeritus, Inst, of Tech. Carnahan & Thompson Oklahoma A. & M. College Engineers CE. 1914, M.C.E. 1930, Cornell University J.S. in E.E. 1931, University of M.S. in Engr. 1939, Harvard Oklahoma University President, N.C.S.B.E.E., 1956-57 JACK H. ABERNATHY, P.E. Chairman Vice-President, Big Chief Drill­ ing Company B.S. in P.E. 1933, University of Oklahoma DAVID E. FIELDS, P.E. Manager, Metal Products Sales HARRIS BATEMAN, P.E. Fluor Products Company Manager of Engineering B.S. in M.E. 1925 University of Oklahoma Cities Service Oil Company M.E. Degree in 1938 B.S. in CE. 1927 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma State University FOREWORD This Roster of Registered Professional Engineers and Engi­ neers-in-Training in Oklahoma has been prepared in accord with the statute creating the State Board of Registration for Profes­ sional Engineers and providing for their registration. It contains the names of all such individuals in good standing as of this date. To make this booklet more valuable, additional information has been included as listed in the Index below. The members and officials of the Registration Board have sought to interpret and carry out the provisions of the Registra­ tion Act in a conscientious manner. The Board is very apprecia­ tive of the aid and wholehearted support given it by the many members of the engineering profession who have assisted in the administration and enforcement of the law. Oklahoma has been honored that one of our Board members, Edward R. Stapley, is the incumbent President of the National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners. Through the National Council, the Board is working toward more uniform re­ quirements and procedures in the registration of Professional Engineers. STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS By: Jack H. Abernathy, P.E., Chairman November 30, 1957 INDEX Page Board Personnel 1 Digest of Board's Activities 4 Financial Report 5 National Council of State Boards 7 Address of State Boards 8 Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers 10 Oklahoma Registration Statute 11 Roster of Active Registrants 20 Roster of Engineers-in-Training 69 In Memoriam Inside back cover STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS 225 Cameron Building 2901 Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City 6, Oklahoma JACK H. ABERNATHY, P.E., Oklahoma City Chairman Term expires June 27, 1958 EDWARD R. STAPLEY, P.E., Stillwater Member Term expires June 28, 1959 ROY J. THOMPSON, P.E., Oklahoma City Member Term expires June 25, 1960 HARRIS BATEMAN, P.E., Bartlesville Member Term expires June 28, 1961 DAVID E. FIELDS, P.E., Tulsa Member Term expires June 27, 1962 GWYNNE B. HILL, P.E. LENORE J. SIMMONS Secretary Administrative Secretary TELEPHONE JAckson 5-6300 BOARD ADDRESS — All requests for information, Application Blanks, etc., to — STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, 225 Cameron Building, 2901 Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City 6, Oklahoma. CHANGE OF ADDRESS — Please send changes of address and business connection to the office of the Board in order to protect your Certificate of Registration — and to have accurate information for the Roster. POSTDATED CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE [3] DIGEST OF ACTIVITIES DURING YEAR DECEMBER 1, 1956, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1957 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS Number of Board Meetings 10 Written examinations conducted 6 Oral examinations conducted 17 Applications rejected 57 Registered on qualifications, Sec. 13 338 Registered by reciprocity, Sec. 18 21 Total registered 359 Reinstatements — 5 Licenses expired 45 Deceased 18 Total active Registrants as of November 30, 1957 3,359 ENGINEERS-IN-TRAINING Written examinations conducted 3 Certificates issued 118 Applications rejected 12 Certificates expired 15 Total active Engineers-in-Training as of November 30, 1957 407 There were eleven Engineers-in-Training registered as Professional Engineers during the current year. [4] FINANCIAL STATEMENT from The State Examiner and Inspector Report for the Year Ending June 30, 1957 Balance Professional Engineers Funds, June 30, 1956 $22,943.96 Application fees subject to refund 1,250.00 Total $24,193.96 RECEIPTS Application fees $12,050.00 Renewal fees 16,683.00 Reinstatement fees 138.00 Miscellaneous 35.00 $28,906.00 Less Refunds 495.00 Total Net Receipts $28,411.00 DISBURSEMENTS State General Revenue Fund $ 2,818.60 Dues to National Council 325.00 Premium on Bonds 207.85 Office Rent & Miscellaneous 2,200.30 Printing 2,845.67 Office supplies 235.33 Postage & Communications 1,162.87 Personal services 10,335.60 Travel 1,056.78 Board's Share of Social Security . 207.91 Furniture and fixtures 210.80 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $21,606.71 Balance $30,998.25 Less application fees subject to refund 1,475.00 Balance Professional Engineers' Fund, June 30, 1957 $29,523.25 Note: Minimum balance on the books of the Board for this period in the Professional Engineers' Fund on deposit in the State Treasury, as of May 25, 1957 $15,425.92 NUMBER OF REGISTRANTS IN EACH STATE AS OF JUNE, 1957 Engineers E-I-T and Land Land Total Non-Resident Since Engineers Surveyors Surveyors 1Registrant s Engineers June 1956 Alabama 1,592 631 359 2,582 758 Alaska 262 35 297 136 3 Arizona 1,510 22 120 1,652 471 29 Arkansas 1,033 1,033 450 30 California 27,247 221 686 28,154 845 905 Canal Zone 52 52 Colorado 1,940 262 198 2,400 708 97 Connecticut 2,559 520 231 3,310 209 Delaware 1,588 69 35 1,692 644 45 Dist. of Columbia 3,755 3,755 644 596 Florida 2,148 301 374 2,823 707 178 Georgia 3,454 441 682 4,577 960 153 Hawaii 474 53 75 602 102 Idaho 662 13 675 310 Illinois 15,585 879 16,464 367 Indiana 5,733 19 158 5,910 1,696 707 Iowa 1,747 602 57 2,406 1,093 115 Kansas 3,185 3,185 1,282 111 Kentucky 2,627 2,627 939 224 Louisiana 4,724 172 4,896 1,365 Maine 1,033 1,033 382 19 Maryland 2,277 275 198 2,750 796 60 Massachusetts .. 6,644 60 540 7,244 725 Michigan 5,798 491 344 6,633 1,140 116 Minnesota 3,227 425 107 3,759 876 157 Mississippi 1,406 1,406 608 19 Missouri 6,598 714 7,312 491 Montana 191 259 91 541 ~187 17 Nebraska 1,389 1,389 541 Nevada 721 168 39 928 533 21 New Hampshire 838 838 437 31 New Jersey 5,325 1,204 436 6,965 1,200 114 New Mexico 1,591 695 159 2,445 833 New York 19,121 2,300 1,058 22,479 4,967 760 North Carolina .. 1,402 361 1,763 535 71 North Dakota _ 477 477 218 128 Ohio 16,572 2,582 647 19,801 5,141 626 Oklahoma 3,303 3,303 935 116 Oregon 2,664 14 339 3,017 975 Pennsylvania „_ 15,217 718 15,935 3,463 403 Puerto Rico 2,225 299 2,524 152 7 Rhode Island ____ 1,306 107 1,413 425 127 South Carolina __ 1,013 235 244 1,492 559 131 South Dakota _ 236 139 57 432 219 Tennessee 2,306 2,306 708 4 Texas 13,167 13,167 2,376 430 Utah 1,087 441 164 1,692 474 36 Vermont 662 662 357 Virginia 2,581 451 3,032 1,015 Washington ______ 4,000 200 4,200 113 West Virginia __ 2,446 2,446 --gjj 37 Wisconsin 4,654 640 5,294 1,0 192 Wyoming 279 309 146 734 313 17 Total 212,327 14,044 12,133 238,504 46,702 8,012 [6] NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINERS Member Boards and Number of Registrants—The member­ ship of the National Council of State Boards of Engineering Ex­ aminers is composed of 53 legally constituted Boards of Registra­ tion for Professional Engineers or Engineering Examiners and 310 official members of these boards. The National Council or Registration Bureau is referred to in three-fourths of the State Registration Acts and two Acts of Congress. It is generally recognized as the national agency of all the Engineering Registra­ tion Boards, Committees and Departments, and as a bureau of information regarding engineering registration. The Member Boards reported as of June, 1957 a total of 238,504 registrants in good standing of which 212,327 are professional engineers, 14,044 professional engineers and land surveyors, and 12,133 are land surveyors only.