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engineeringInc. THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES chairmaN prESiDENT & cEo VicE prESiDENT, opEraTioNS VicE prESiDENT, GoVErNmENT aFFairS VicE prESiDENT, iNSTiTUTE For BUSiNESS maNaGEmENT DirEcTor, commUNicaTioNS and mEDia STaFF EDiTor From acEc To YoU John F. Hennessy III David A. Raymond Mary Ann Emely Steven Hall Jeffrey L. Beard Alan D. Crockett Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org 202-682-4347 Gerry Donohue ACEC Turns 100! W SENior commUNicaTioNS WriTEr ACEC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE chairmaN Edward J. Mulcahy THE MAGAzINE GROUP EDiTorial DirEcTor Thomas Halligan Corey Murray arT DirEcTorS Jeff Kibler, Melissa Hamid proJEcT maNaGEr Mary Mieszczanski maNaGiNG EDiTor ADVERTISING SALES Nina Goldman Director Advertising & Sponsorships ACEC 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 202-682-4325 ngoldman@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 20, Number 2 (ISSN 1539-2694), is published bi-monthly by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Annual subscriptions are $24 for members (included in dues as a non-deductible amount); $45 for U.S. non-members; $65 for institutional subscriptions. Back issues are $15. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Engineering Inc., c/o ACEC, 1015 15th Street NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. © 2009 American Council of Engineering Companies. All rights reserved. This publication may be copied, downloaded from the ACEC website, stored in electronic or hard-copy format, and disseminated to third parties for educational and information purposes. ACEC expressly disclaims any liability for damages of any kind in connection with such copying, downloading, storage, and/or dissemination. By copying, downloading, storing and/or disseminating this publication, the recipient of this publication expressly agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold ACEC, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, causes of action and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or resulting from the recipient’s use of this publication. Notwithstanding the above, no part of this publication may be altered, resold, licensed, or used for any other commercial purposes without the prior written permission of ACEC. Recipients may opt out of receiving the electronic version of this publication from ACEC by sending an e-mail with the subject line “Unsubscribe” to ACEC at magazine@acec.org. For more current news on ACEC issues and developments, subscribe to the weekly electronic newsletter, Last Word. To subscribe, contact abrandstadter@ acec.org. For members without electronic access, a fax-on-demand version is available. Contact Ann Brandstadter for information at 202-682-4333. elcome to the commemorative issue of Engineering Inc., which celebrates ACEC’s 100 years of industry service. This special issue recognizes Council and Member Firm achievements—and how ACEC and its predecessor organizations were there every step of the way to protect and enhance the business climate for our industry. The story begins in the spring of 1909, when a small group of consulting engineers in New York City founded the American Institute of Consulting Engineers (AICE), and continues through the founding and accomplishments of the Consulting Engineers Council (CEC) and the present-day American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Since the beginning, ACEC and its predecessors have been committed to one simple but essential goal—promoting the business interests of engineers in private practice. The Council’s programs in advocacy and education have grown but maintain the original goal. We thank the members who submitted photographs and purchased advertisements to support this issue. We also express appreciation to the authors of Engineering the Future, published in 1993 under the auspices of the Committee of Fellows, which provided early historical information. Today, at 100, ACEC is the preeminent voice of the engineering industry. The story of how that came about is a tribute to the more than 5,000 Member Firms and 51 State Member Organizations that constitute ACEC. John F. Hennessy III ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO WW W.acEc.orG march / april 2009 ENGiNEEriNG iNc. 3

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