EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
Elizabeth Fountain, PE
Ph: (239) 939-1020
Fax: (239) 939-3412
elizabethfountain@wilsonmiller.com

Vice President
Peter Pellerito, PE
Ph: (239) 410-2394
Fax (239) 936-8332
ppellerito@drapertechonline.com

Secretary
Dan Waters, PE
Ph: (239) 649-4040
Fax (239) 643-5716
danielwaters@wilsonmiller.com

Treasurer
Marlene Messam, PE
Ph: (239) 947-1771
Fax: (239) 947-1715
messammarlene@stanleygroup.com

Past President/Membership
David Romano, PE
Ph: (239) 985-1200
Fax: (239) 985-1258
davidromano@holemontes.com

State Director
John English, PE
Ph: (239) 649-4040
Fax (239)643-5716
johnenglish@wilsonmiller.com

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

The October Dinner Meeting was held at the Fiddlesticks Golf and Country Club and we had an excellent presentation by Mr. Stanley Cann, P.E., FDOT District One Secretary. Attendees at the meeting were informed about the status of the expansion plans for Interstate 75 and how the project is being phased and staffed. This is truly a very important and needed Interstate improvement project for Southwest Florida. The presentation was very informative and Mr. Cann's participation is appreciated.

Our chapter also held its 20th Annual Golf Tournament on October 14th at the Arrowhead Golf Club in North Naples in efforts to support our scholarship program. A total of 25 teams participated and the fund raising results exceeded our expectations for this year. The winning teams for this year are as follows:

First Place: WilsonMiller Team (Dan Waters, John English, David Dunnavant, and Lee Cutshall)

Second Place: Vanasse and Daylor Team (John Musser, Donna Langford, Herb Martin and Jay Westerndorf)

The success of this event is greatly due to all the sponsors involved. The chapter would like to thank all the Hole Sponsors and donators, whom are listed on a separate page within the newsletter. Your donation is vital to the scholarship program of the Chapter and the support year-round is appreciated. The Chapter would not be as successful in membership and event attendance without the support of all the local companies and engineering firms. Thank you!

I would also like to thank Allyson Swanson, E.I., Ways and Means Director, for organizing and coordinating the entire golf tournament event. She did an outstanding job!

Upcoming events include the Holiday gathering with other engineering organizations and a joint event with the local chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to celebrate their 30h anniversary and the engineering profession in Southwest Florida. Dates and locations for these events will be outlined in future newsletters. Thanks again for all your support and I look forward to seeing you at future meetings and events.

Elizabeth Fountain, PE
President – Calusa Chapter

20TH ANNUAL FES CALUSA CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT Thanks to all of the sponsors and participants that made this year's golf tournament a success once again. This year's tournament raised over $5,000 for the Calusa Chapter's Scholarship fund. A special thanks should go to Calusa Chapter Ways and Means Director Allyson Swanson, EI, for all of her hard work in the organization of the tournament and to all of the other tournament volunteers. Listed below are the sponsors and participants involved in this year's tournament. AIM Engineering and Surveying, Inc. Allied Engineering and Testing Architectural Land Design, Inc. Ardaman and Associates, Inc. Ascot Development Avalon Engineering Boyle Engineering Coastal Precast of Florida, Inc. Community Engineering Services, Inc. Delta Engineers, P.C. Engineering Support International Forge Engineering GL Homes Fraef, Anhalt, Scholemer & Associates Guymann Construction of Florida, Inc. Haleakala Construction, Inc. Hans Wilson and Associates, Inc. Hanson Pipe and Precast Jenderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt, P.A. Hole Montes Jewitt Engineering Johnson Engineering Johnson-Prewitt and Associates, Inc. Mitchell and Starke Construction Company Palm Beach Grading PBS&J Q. Grady Minor and Associates RWA Sewer Viewer, Inc. Source, Inc. Spelman Engineering Suffolk Kraft Construction Compant TKW Consulting TY Lin International Vaneasse & Daylor, LLP Waldrop Engineering WilsonMiller, Inc.       Marc Bergman, Greg Wreckingball, Nick Pestello, and Will Long John Hahn, Beth Scott, Pete Kalka and Jay Hardman     Andres Correa, Ralph Verrastro, Josh Evans and Gina Verrastro Mark Sunyak, Phil Gillogly, Chris James and Jon Ziegan     Pat Day, Eric Sandoval, Jim Lange and John Mahlbacher John Musser, Donna Langford, Herb Martin and Jas Westerndorf     Will Long Displays His Form   UPCOMING ACTIVITIES CALENDAR November 23rd - 24th FES Headquarters Office Closed December 7th FICE / FDOT Drainage Standard Indexes Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, St. Augustine, FL December 7th - 8th FICE / FDOT Florida Bridge Scour Practices Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, St. Augustine, FL December 25th FES Headquarters Office Closed January 1st FES Headquarters Office Closed January 5th One Stop PDH Shop Renaissance Orlando Airport, Orlando, FL January 10th - 12th FICE Roadway Design Course Embassy Suites Orlando North, Altamonte Springs, FL January 17th Green Engineering Embassy Suites Orlando North, Altamonte Springs, FL January 25th - 27th Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (Session 2 of 6) The Lexington, Orlando, FL January 30th FICE / FDOT Advanced Project Traffic Forecasting Embassy Suites Orlando North, Altamonte Springs, FL   Members are encouraged to contact Elizabeth Fountain, PE at (239) 939-1020 or via email at elizabethfountain@wilsonmiller.com to request additional information or to suggest a future program or event.   MEMBERSHIP NEWS   Membership Cards - 2006-2007 The FES membership cards were mailed on October 19, 2006. Cards were sent to members that had renewed their 2006-2007 membership prior to October 19th. If you did not receive a card, it is because FES has not received your membership renewal. Membership status can be viewed on-line by visiting www.fleng.org, visit the customer log in section, and enter your customer number (FES number) and password (last name). To view the status, click on dues invoice. If you have any questions about your membership dues, please contact Janice Faulk at 850-224-7121.   Florida PE License Renewal February 28, 2007 is the deadline for Florida PE license renewal. To renew, you need 8 PDHs: 4 PDHs must be in Laws & Rules and 4 must be technical credit in your area of practice. FES offers many courses that can provide you with credit towards PE license renewal. You can find this information on our Web site listed with each available course. We also offer DVD, correspondence, and on-line courses for convenient distance learning. For more information on our correspondence courses and DVDs, please contact Natasha at natasha@fleng.org or call 850-224-7121. PEs are now able to report Continuing Education (CE) hours on-line to DBPR /FBPE for license renewal. It is important to note that the drop-down box for CE providers is not in alphabetical order; it is in numerical order. FES is #3823. You will need to scroll to this number in order to input your CE hours taken from FES. To learn how to activate/use your account, please visit www.fleng.org.   "One Stop PDH Shop" - 3 Locations 8 PDHs of continuing education in one day at one location! 4 PDHs Laws & Rules Credit plus 4 PDHs Technical credit in 4 different disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and Structural) Orlando - January 5, 2007 at the Renaissance Orlando Airport Miami - February 6, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Miami Tampa - February 20, 2007 at the DoubleTree Tampa Westshore Five difference courses available at "One Stop PDH Shop" - All Locations! Pre-registration REQUIRED FES/FICE Members: $125 for each course Non-Members: $225 for each course   Florida Engineering Foundation asks... Did you know??? As a result of a recently passed tax law, if you are over 70 ½ years old and are taking a mandatory IRA deduction in either 2006 or 2007 you can have a portion of that mandatory IRA withdrawal sent directly to a 501C3 non-profit, public charity. The taxable portion of your mandatory IRA withdrawal will be reduced by the amount of your charitable contribution. The Florida Engineering Foundation is a qualified 501C3 non-profit public charity, and would welcome your donation to support our engineering education programs. For more information on this new tax opportunity please contact Shawn Stewart, shawn@fleng.org, at FES headquarters. DIRECTORS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS (Contact Us to Volunteer)   How to Contact Us: Phone: FAX: E-Mail:         Director - Professional Development Matt Jones, EI (239) 461-3170 (239) 461-3169 mattj@barraco.net Director - Public Relations Walt Gilcher, PE (239) 985-1200 (239) 985-1258 waltgilcher@hmeng.com Director - Ways and Means Allyson Swanson, EI (239) 649-4040 (239) 643-5716 allysonswanson@wilsonmiller.com MathCOUNTS Committee Rebecca King, EI (239) 649-4040 (239) 643-5716 rebeccaking@wilsonmiller.com Scholarship Committee David Romano, PE (239) 985-1200 (239) 985-1258 davidromano@hmeng.com BUSINESS CARD SPONSORSHIP If you haven't done so already, please add your business card to our newsletter sponsorships for the remainder of the year. For further information regarding adding your business card to our newsletter, please contact Dan Waters, PE. Your sponsorship helps defray the cost of newsletter production and mailing.

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