LESS THAN A WEEK
LEFT TO REGISTER FOR THE
ISPE GOLF TOURNAMENT ON MAY 2ND!!
Don't miss out on this fun event and a chance to spend a Friday
afternoon golfing and supporting worthwhile programs for area 7th and 8th
graders. The 2007 tournament was the largest tournament to date with 29 teams
and more than 18 hole sponsors raising $4500, $1500 of which went to support the
Idaho Regional Future City Competition and $3000 went towards the ISPE SW
Chapter MATHCOUNTS program.
Your continued support of the
tournament and these programs is very
much appreciated and needed.
Registrations are due by Thursday,
April 24.
Please contact Lynn
Olson, 323-1578 ext. 255, with any questions. Thanks!
2008
Future City Finals Wrap-up
LAST CALL!! DON’T MISS THE DEADLINE....
CALL FOR ISPE AWARD NOMINATIONS
Each year ISPE selects outstanding Idahoans in recognition of their
engineering accomplishments and contributions to the engineering profession.
Awards will be presented during the
2008 Annual Meeting in Boise. Nominations must be submitted no later
than May 9, 2008. Award criteria and
nomination forms can be obtained from the
ISPE web site,
or by contacting the ISPE office at 208-426-0636.
The awards for which we are looking for nominees include:
Idaho Engineering Hall of Fame: Given by ISPE to recognize
Idahoans that have made engineering contributions beyond Idaho i.e. nationally
or world wide.
Idaho Excellence in Engineering Award:
To recognize an Idahoan who is distinguishing themselves in engineering.
Idaho Excellence in Engineering Educator Award:
This award recognizes an Engineering Educator who has had a significant impact
on the engineering profession in Idaho.
Young Engineer of the Year Award: To
recognize an engineer that is making a contribution to their profession. Must be
no more than 35 years old.
Self nominations are welcomed and encouraged.
ISPE SINCERELY APPRECIATES THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF OUR
CURRENT SUSTAINING
ORGANIZATIONS:
AHJ Engineers, PC
B & A Engineers, Inc
Briggs Engineering Inc
Delta Engineering Group
Elkhorn Engineers
G & S Structural Engineers
J.M. Miller Engineering, Inc
J-U-B Engineers, Inc
Kittelson & Associates Inc
Land Solutions, Land Surveying & Consulting
Mason & Stanfield, Inc
Materials Testing & Inspection
MWH
Progressive Engineering Group, Inc
Quadrant Consulting, Inc
Rational Technology of Idaho, LLC
Riedesel Engineering, Inc
Schiess & Associates
Stapley Engineering
Terracon
TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering, Inc
Walker Engineering
Please consider joining these great companies in
becoming an
ISPE Sustaining Organization. ISPE offers the Sustaining
Organization category of membership to enhance the visibility of your commitment
to ISPE and the engineering profession. Your membership will allow us to better
serve the engineering community through promoting engineering and ethics, and
supporting the needs of the engineer including professional development.
If you are interested in becoming a
Sustaining Organization, please
contact the ISPE office at
ispe@idahospe.org.
MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Can you solve this MATHCOUNTS problem? The answer will appear in next
week's edition of the Friday Update!
State Competition
One-half of a road construction project was completed by 6 workers in 12 days.
Working at the same rate, what is the smallest number of workers needed to
finish the rest of the project in exactly four days?
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A right pyramid has a square base that measures 10 cm on each side. Its peak is
12 cm above the center of its base. What is the sum of the lengths of the
pyramid’s eight edges? Express your answer to the nearest whole number.
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At a particular speed, a jumbo jet can travel its own length in 20 seconds. At
this same speed, the jumbo jet taxied completely past a 710-foot-long hangar in
70 seconds, as shown. What is the length of the jumbo jet?
Answer to last week’s MATHCOUNTS problem:
http://mathcounts.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1277&srcid=1227
If you want to see last week's problem again, click
http://mathcounts.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1278&srcid=1277
Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
PO Box 170239
Boise, ID 83717-0239
208-426-0636
Fax: 208-426-0639
E-Mail: ispe@idahospe.org
Web Site: www.Idahospe.org
Idaho
Society of Professional Engineers
