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N E WS & N OT E S U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham Applauds ACEC/South Carolina
Name T he momentum toward one Graham has worked with inclined to oppose
any national establish a common identity, and army, one uniform ACEC for
several years on mandates, we knew it would be a we are proud to be the
46th state continues, with the changing outdated Fair Labor battle.
However, an overwhelm- to accept the new name. I want announcement that
South Standards Act guidelines. ing majority of our members to sincerely
thank our Board of Carolina has become the 46th The unanimous decision of
now believe that engineering Directors for their efforts in sell- ACEC
state organization to the membership of South Car- companies nationwide
should ing the change to our members. adopt the national brand olina to
change the name to name making it the American ACEC of South Carolina
rein- Maine Washington Council of Engineering forces the political
strength of Ve r m o n t North Montana Dakota Ne w Hampshire Michigan New
Minnesota Companies of South Carolina. our state organization as well as
Yo r k Massachusetts Oregon Wisconsin Connecticut South Dakota Sen.
Lindsey Graham R-S.C. the national federation, says Idaho Pennsylvania
Wyoming Ne w Jersey GP Iowa Ohio Delaware greeted the news with satisfac-
South Carolina's national direc- Nebraska Illinois We s t Mar yland
Indiana Virginia Nevada District tion: I'm pleased to hear the tor, Peter
Strub. Utah Virginia of Columbia Colorado Kansas Kentucky Missouri North
California Carolina South Carolina state organiza- George Fletcher,
president of Te n n e sse e South Arkansas Carolina Oklahoma tion is now
ACEC of South Car- ACEC/South Carolina, adds: New Arizona Mexico Georgia
Mississippi olina. ACEC is well known on The Consulting Engineers of
Alabama Te xa s Capitol Hill. By adopting the South Carolina [CESC] had a
Louisiana Florida common name, engineering strong and positive name recog-
M O s using new name Alaska firms in my state will take full nition around
the state. Given M O s in process o f voting/transition advantage of the
association with this positive image, and the fact M O s not using new
name the national organization. that South Carolinians are Hawaii One One
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