2011-2012 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


PRESIDENT Nathan


SCHWARTZ, PE Rock River Chapter


EDUCATION BSCE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


EMPLOYER DeKalb County


JOB TITLE County Engineer


OFFICES HELD


State - Vice President; Chair-Ad Hoc; Chapter Relations Committee, Various Committees; Chapter - President, Secretary, Treasurer, Representative


LICENSURE PE in Illinois


SECRETARY/ TREASURER


Kristin


TIMMONS, PE Capital Chapter


EDUCATION BSCE, Bradley University


EMPLOYER Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc.


JOB TITLE Senior Engineer


OFFICES HELD


State - Secretuary/Treasurer; Capital Chapter Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President, President


LICENSURE PE in Illinois


PRESIDENT Claude H.


VICE


HURLEY, PE Salt Creek Chapter


EDUCATION


BSCE & MSCE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


EMPLOYER Claude H. Hurley Company


JOB TITLE Engineering Director


OFFICES HELD State - Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Various Committees, PEPP Chair and NSPE/PEPP Board of Governors; Chapter - President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chapter Representative, Various Committee Chairs


LICENSURE


PE in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee


EDUCATION BS


EMPLOYER County of Cook, Department of Highways


JOB TITLE Head of Fiscal Management Divsion


OFFICES HELD State - Vice President; Chapter Representative, Lake County


LICENSURE PE in Illinois


PRESIDENT-ELECT Joy


REXSHELL, PE Bloomington Area Chapter


EDUCATION BSCE, Bradley University


EMPLOYER Lewis, Yockey and Brown, Inc.


JOB TITLE Design Engineer


OFFICES HELD


State - Vice-President; Chapter - Chapter Representative, Secretary/Treasurer, Vice President, President, Past President/Mathcounts Chair


LICENSURE PE in Illinois


PRESIDENT Greg


VICE


COOK, PE Champaign Chapter


EDUCATION BSCE, Tennessee Technological University


EMPLOYER Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC


JOB TITLE Lead Civil Engineer


OFFICES HELD


State - Vice President, Chair Annual Convention; Chapter - President, Vice President, Secretary, Annual Convention Committee Member, Golf Outing Committee Member


LICENSURE PE in Illinois


PRESIDENT Mohammed


VICE


QURAISHI, PE Lake County Chapter


EDUCATION


BSCE & MSCE, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville


EMPLOYER Oates & Associates, Inc.


JOB TITLE Project Manager


OFFICES HELD State - Vice President; Chapter - President, Vice President, Chapter Representative, Chapter Scholarship Committee Chairperson, State Membership Committee


LICENSURE PE in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri; SE in Illinois


ISPE STAFF Kim Robinson · Executive Director


Suzanne Baase · Associate Director Veronica Knox · Meetings & Events Lisa McDonald · Fiscal Manager


Nicole Palmisano · Member Services Brett Behl · Graphic Design


I L L I N O I S E N G I N E E R • Winter 2012 3 EDUCATION


BSE - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


EMPLOYER Milhouse Engineering & Construction


JOB TITLE Project Leader


OFFICES HELD State - Membership Committee; Chapter - Vice President, Secretary, Membership Committee Chair


LICENSURE PE in Illinois


PRESIDENT Jeffrey R.


VICE


RENSING, PE, SE St. Clair Chapter


PAST PRESIDENT & NATIONAL DIRECTOR


Dawn


EDGELL, PE Dukane Chapter


EDUCATION BSCE & MSCE, University of Alberta, Canada


EMPLOYER Patrick Engineering, Inc.


JOB TITLE Senior Engineer


OFFICES HELD


National - Numerous Committee Positions; State - President, Vice President, National Director; Chapter - President, Coordinator, Volunteer, Chair


LICENSURE PE in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Colorado


PRESIDENT Adam


VICE


HARDY, PE Chicago Chapter


2011-2012 OFFICERS


Nathan Schwartz, PE Rock River Chapter President


Joy Rexshell, PE


Bloomington Area Chapter President-Elect


Kristin Timmons, PE Capital Chapter


Secretary/Treasurer


Dawn Edgell, PE DuKane Chapter


Past President & National Director Greg Cook, PE


Champaign County Chapter Vice President


Adam Hardy, PE Chicago Chapter Vice President


Claude H. “Bud” Hurley, PE Salt Creek Chapter Vice President


Mohammed Quraishi, PE Lake County Chapter Vice President


Jeffrey R. Rensing, PE, SE St. Clair Chapter Vice President


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President’s Report Engineering: It’s Everywhere.............................................4


Executive Viewpoint The Evolution of Licensure ...............................................5


Capitol Corner


General Assembly Faces Another Tough Year..............19 Key News & Members on the Move ...,................18


Features Dixon Riverfront Capitalizing on the Assets of a Community.......................6


Guest Article Stresses and Anxieties of Being an Engineer..............11


Campus Spotlight ............................................................17 Welcome New Members................................................21 2012 Education Offerings.........................,................28


THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ILLINOIS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS


VolumeLXXXVI, No. 3 Winter 2012


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