Nominations are sought for awards for
deserving members in the following categories: Award of Merit, Award
for Service, Early Accomplishment Award, Community Service Award, Teaching
Award, Honorary Membership (for non-members) and Environment Award.
The Environment Committee is seeking
nominations for the Environment Award which recognizes the application of
science, technology and engineering to human and resource environmental
management in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Howard Dyer, P. Eng., is researching and
writing a short history of the Engineering Diploma Programme at Memorial
University College and Memorial University that ran from 1930 to 1971. Dyer
plans to include the names of the Engineering students who served as officers of
the student Engineering Society. He has the names of those who served for most
years, except: 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1967-68.
APEGBC recently conducted opinion
polls to assess public awareness and perceptions of the professions and the
Association, and to determine what perceived barriers may discourage teenagers
from pursuing careers in engineering and geoscience.
For information on the poll
results, please click here to view APEGBC's article in their newsletterInnovation.