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Middle East, Africa, and Europe. In this edition of The PEG , we’ve got what you might classify as a chapter — our Good Works fea- ture, starting on page 69. Learn more about Mr. Bauman’s most recent journey to Kakuma, Kenya, site of a remote and trouble- filled refugee camp, and his efforts to bring clean water to 185,000 civil war survivors and local tribespeople.
A BIG THANK-YOU FOR 27 YEARS OF APEGA VOLUNTEER SERVICE
The next Chair of APEGA’s Board of Examiners (BOE) will have some mighty big shoes to fill with the recent retirement of one of APEGA’s longest serving volunteers. Dr. Gary Faulkner, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) , joined the BOE in 1989 as an academic examiner in mechanical engineering. He became the Chair in 1995, a role he held for 21 years. Throughout his tenure on the BOE, Dr. Faulkner was devoted to supporting the growth of APEGA’s membership while main- taining Alberta’s high standards for professional licensure. Under his leadership, APEGA experienced significant growth in both the number of applications the board reviewed and in the size of the board itself, now at around 60 Members plus three public repre- sentatives. The board — made up entirely of volunteers — is tasked with reviewing the qualifications of thousands of engineering and geoscience practitioners each year. They serve the public inter- est by ensuring that only those qualified to practise engineering and geoscience are licensed. Well respected by other BOE volunteers and APEGA staff, Dr. Faulkner contributed thousands of hours of volunteer service over 27 years, not only reviewing membership applications but helping set and update BOE policies. Besides leading the BOE, Dr. Faulkner has also represented APEGA at the national level as a member of the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board and as Chair of the International Engineering Academic Qualifications Committee. Though he’s leaving the board, Dr. Faulkner continues as an active, practising Professional Engineer. He’s the Director of Rehabilitation Research and Technology Development at the Glen- rose Rehabilitation Hospital, a position he’s held since 2009. His research has focused on the evaluation and stability of transcuta- neous implants used for bone-anchored hearing aids, and orbital and intraoral reconstructions. Before joining Glenrose, Dr. Faulkner was a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Engineering, where he led the development of a biomedical stream for mechanical engineering undergraduates. He’s also involved with the head-and-neck reconstruction unit at Misericor- dia Hospital. He holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. from the U of A, as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, all of them in me- chanical engineering. Among his many awards are three APEGA Summit Awards (Excellence in Education, L.C. Charlesworth Professional Service, Volunteer Service) and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
CALL HIM DR. WATER APEGA President Dr. Steve E. Hurdey, P.Eng., is in high demand — and not only because of the elected APEGA position he holds. In June, he was a keynote speaker at the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition, held in Chicago.
WATER SAFETY: A FAILURE TO LEARN FROM PAST LESSONS
When you use them all, a lot of post-nominal letters follow the name of APEGA President Steve E. Hrudey, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), FCAE, FSRA, FSRC, IWAF, PhD, DSc(Eng). Many of them stem from the fact that he wrote the book on water safety — or books, actually. He and his wife, Elizabeth J. Hrudey, are the authors of two books that examine cases of drinking water contamination in developed nations, and the lessons to be learned from each outbreak. So it’s not surprising that Dr. Hrudey was invited to be a keynote speaker at the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition in June. Held in Chicago this year, the conference typically attracts nearly 11,000 water professionals. A world-renowned expert on drinking water safety, Dr. Hrudey was asked to share his perspective on a timely topic: the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Officials in the state are accused of covering up evidence of lead contamination in the city’s wa- ter supply, which was caused by corrosive river water running through aging pipes. The scandal has resulted in criminal charges
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