The Mississippi Engineering Society meeting went well. At lunch we had a very good discussion of the B +30 Model Law for engineering registration. I began the session with a short talk based in large part on the article by Norman Augustine in this month’s issue of Prism in which he outlines what he thinks is required of a 21st century engineer. My concern remains that the extra hours required for registration will be filled with more technical courses and not nearly enough of the other courses everyone seems to call for–history, public policy, literature, etc.

At the awards banquet tonight I was able to recognize the Bagley College Outstanding Engineering Senior. It is always a tough decision to make because we have so many good students but I always do enjoy presenting the award.