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NEBRASKA
PROFESSIONAL
Newsletter of the Nebraska State
Board of Engineers and Architects
October 2004
Not everything that counts can be counted,
and not everything that can be counted counts.
Albert Einstein ∗
Fred Hamlin, one of my architectural professors, ranted about
the poetic principle. We didn’t know what he was talking about.
He applied it to architecture, engineering, planning, landscape
– the fact that there was a common thread through it all, the
whole of which was greater than the sum of its parts.
Ted Kooser and Bob Hanna have been providing poetry and
sketches for this newsletter since its initial issue in May, 1991.
The combination of literature and graphics is powerful and,
although the various marriages were not made in heaven, the
poetry seems to enhance the sketch and vice-versa. Maybe
that’s the poetic principle.
Ted has recently been named U.S. Poet Laureate,
a position previously held by, among others,
Robert Frost and Karl Shapiro. In announcing
the appointment, Librarian of Congress James
H. Billington said, “Ted Kooser is a major
poetic voice for rural and small town America,
and the first Poet Laureate chosen from the
Great Plains. His verse reaches beyond his
native region to touch on universal themes
in accessible ways.”
Sketch by Frank Webb,
AWS ~ Pittsburgh, PA
Sketch by Bob Hanna
Bob has been an architect in Nebraska since
1967. He has produced two books of sketches
defining Nebraska, where he was born above
a beer tavern in Ewing. He grew up in Grand
Island, having biked every square inch of the city.
He is a delineator whose architectural renderings
regularly transcend computer-generated
competition.
Ted grew up in Ames, Iowa. After a flirtation with architecture,
he graduated from Iowa State University in English and later
obtained a Masters Degree from the University of Nebraska,
having studied there under Karl Shapiro.
Some may consider sketches and poetry strange fare, even malfeasance,
for a state agency newsletter. I commend the Nebraska
Board for their realization that this might be something that
counts, if not something that can be counted.
* Sign hanging in Einstein’s office
at Princeton.
Charles G. Nelson
Executive Director
Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects
Board Members
Staff
Mark S. Champion, AIA
F. Fred Choobineh, Ph.D., P.E.
Michael J. Conzett, P.E.
Albert C. Hamersky, AIA
Roger M. Helgoth, P.E.
Thomas S. Laging, FAIA
Dale W. Sall, P.E.
William A. Tringe, Jr., Esq.
Jeanne Vliet
Luan Than
Sandra Weaver
Gloria Dougherty
The Nebraska State Capitol – Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, Architect
Courtesy of the Nebraska Capitol Archives
6th Floor • Nebraska State Office Building • 301 Centennial Mall South • Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
Telephone: 402/471-2021 • Fax: 402/471-0787 • Mailing Address: Box 95165, Lincoln, NE 68509

Raising the Bar: The Nebraska Board Is on Board
Board Perspective
by
Michael J. Conzett, P.E.
During the past ten years the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
has been formulating a program to encourage “raising the bar” in engineering
education. During the last half-century, the practice of civil engineering
has grown more complex and demanding while the number of credit hours
required to receive an undergraduate CE degree has steadily declined.
These opposing trends, the ASCE believes, create a compelling need to
“raise the bar” in engineering education to continue to adequately protect
public health and safety.
The ASCE proposal is to establish a Body of Knowledge (BOK) consisting
of a bachelor’s degree plus 30 semester credits of acceptable “advanced
level” courses in technical and/or professional practice topic areas. This
BOK would then become the new education prerequisite for licensure in
civil engineering. The details of the BOK can be found in documents available
at: http://www.asce.org/professional/educ/bodyofknowledge.cfm
and
Roger M. Helgoth, P.E.
In March of 2004, the ASCE licensure committee prepared an article for the
Licensure Exchange, published by the National Council of Examiners for
Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The article makes a case for raising
the bar, resulting from the reduction in the core technical subjects, technical
breadth, and technical depth in the face of increased complexity and
technical specialization of the civil engineering profession. This initiative
by the ASCE has brought the topic “front and center” to the NCEES and
made it a national focus for state licensing organizations.
There is enormous detail in the proposed BOK that is beyond the scope of
this article. In addition, there are several issues to be worked out such as
how mobility and comity would be maintained and how “grandfathering”
provisions might work as additional engineering education is required.
Further, due to the very nature of this Board’s regulation of the Architecture
profession, which already requires extended education criteria, we
must be sensitive to this matter as to how it may apply to all the various
architecture and engineering professionals practicing in Nebraska.
This issue of educational
requirements
directly ties to one of the
key responsibilities of
the Nebraska Board of
Engineers and Architects…
to safeguard life, health
and property and promote
the public welfare.
This issue of educational requirements directly ties to one of the key
responsibilities of the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects. The
Engineers and Architects Regulation Act requires the regulation of architecture
and engineering in Nebraska to safeguard life, health and property
and promote the public welfare.
Suffice it to say that the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects
believes the ASCE proposal has definite merit. Accordingly, the Board
has expressed interest to ASCE regarding early implementation of requiring
additional engineering education as a condition for civil engineering
licensure. We believe Nebraska should be one of the states leading the
nation in promoting higher standards for our regulated professions.
While there is a long way to go (some say 15 to 20 years) before the concept
is fully implemented across all the U.S. jurisdictions, we believe that now
is the time for high-level discussion and input from both the regulated
professions and the public. If you would like to weigh in on this issue, we
invite you to contact one of us via e-mail. You can reach Mike Conzett at
mike.conzett@hdrinc.com or Roger Helgoth at rhelgoth@jhcinc.com.

Complaints/Actions
Plan stamping
Incompetence
PE in responsible charge
Reasonable care & competence
Practicing without a License
No Certificate of Authorization
Yellow Pages listings
Incompetence
Architect sealing
engineering documents
New Board Policy
22.05.2004
03.04 A professional engineer and his client’s draftsman were alleged to have
engaged in plan stamping and unlicensed practice. Action: James J. Musilek,
E-5935, has signed a Settlement Agreement with the Board containing
stipulations for a two-year period and payment of $1,000 in costs.
03.12 A professional engineer has been accused of incompetence, negligence,
and possibly plan stamping in placing his seal on drawings of an exempt
residential project. Action: The Board has retained legal counsel to investigate
the matter and to seek resolution.
04.02 A firm owned and operated by an Engineer Intern holds a Certificate of
Authorization to practice engineering by virtue of a full time licensed professional
engineer employed by the firm. The complaint alleges that the
P.E. is not full-time and that the owner is practicing engineering without
a license. Action: It was determined, from payroll records, that the PE in
responsible charge was a full-time employee during the period in question.
04.03 A State agency alleges that a professional engineer did not act with reasonable
care and competence in designing and administering construction of
a wastewater system for a housing development. Action: A disinterested
professional engineer has investigated the documentation submitted with
the complaint and issued an opinion to the board. The respondent has
responded to the allegations of the complaint. The Board has requested reaction
of the complainant and the disinterested engineer to the response.
04.05 A draftsman was accused of the unlicensed practice of architecture when
his client’s attorney referred to him as the architect for a project before a
planning commission. Action: The project was determined to be exempt
from the law, and the draftsman instructed the attorney to refrain from
referring to him as an architect.
04.06 A firm with no certificate of authorization to practice engineering, and no
known professional engineers, submitted an application for a State permit
that requires the seal of a licensed professional engineer on application
documents. Action: The matter has been referred to an investigator.
04.07 A telephone Yellow Pages directory listed organizations under ‘Architects’
that allegedly employed no licensed architects. Action: A letter was sent to
the publisher of the book, with copies to the organizations listed, explaining
that such listings are unlawful.
04.08 An architect was accused of incompetence and of withholding refund of
unearned retainer funds. Action: Under investigation.
04.09 An architect is alleged to have sealed structural engineering documents.
Action: Pending board review.
The following policy has been established by the Board:
Non-accredited Baccalaureate Degrees
Leading to Accredited Masters Degrees.
Engineering students holding a non-accredited baccalaureate degree who are
enrolled in an accredited Masters program will not be required to have the
former degree evaluated for equivalency by ABET in order to sit for the FE
exam. Admittance to the exam is based on the accredited Masters degree;
the candidate shall be eligible for FE examination during the final year of
Masters study. 5/14/2004

Continuing Education Opportunities – up to 8 hours credit
Architects and Engineers
will receive up to
eight hours C.E. credit
for one fascinating and
informative day at the
beautiful Mahoney State
Park lodge overlooking
the Platte River.
W. Gene Corley, Ph.D.
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Mahoney State Park
28500 W. Park Highway, Ashland, Nebraska
(Just north of Interstate 80 at Exit 426)
Sponsored by
The Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects
In cooperation with
The American Institute of Architects—Nebraska
and
The Nebraska Society of Professional Engineers
Morning Session
8:30 a.m. to Noon
Fee: $25 ~ Four Hours CE Credit
Building Performance
The World Trade Center 9/11/01
By W. Gene Corley, Ph.D.
Dr. Corley, a Licensed Structural Engineer in Illinois and a Professional
Engineer in seventeen other states, was selected by the ASCE
to lead the Building Performance Assessment Team investigating the
bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995. In
September, 2001 he served as a team member to evaluate performance
of the Pentagon, and was selected to head the team to study building
performance after the attack on New York’s World Trade Center.
Afternoon Session
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
No Fee ~ Four Hours CE Credit
Safe Construction in Nebraska
This afternoon session will be the first of three seminars offered
statewide by the Board of Engineers and Architects and their State
Agency partners — The Nebraska Department of Environmental
Quality, The State Fire Marshal’s Office, and Nebraska Health and
Human Services System. The seminars are targeted for Engineers,
Architects, Contractors, Building officials and Public officials and will
cover current laws and recent legislative changes affecting commercial
construction and public works projects in Nebraska.
Registration Information
Please note:
A park permit is required
to enter Mahoney State Park.
The price of a one-day permit is $3.
You can register for either or both sessions. To register, please:
• Download and print the pdf registration form available at www.ea.state.ne.us
• Mail the completed registration form to P.O.Box 95165; Lincoln, NE 68509
• If attending the morning session, include check or money order (no cash) for $25.
C.E. certificates will be pre-printed and available on-site.

From the Files
Neil LaMonte Astle
A-690
Position:
Date of Birth: June 14, 1933.
Date of Application: October 6, 1965.
Associate Professor of Architecture (UNL).
Residence Address: 8181 Wilson Drive; Ralston, NE 68051.
Business Address:
252 Aquilla Court; Omaha.
Other Registrations: Florida, 1962.
Memberships: American Institute of Architects; Providence, RI, 1965.
N.C.A.R.B. Certificate, 1964.
References:
Alex Weinstein, Omaha.
William Steele, Omaha.
William G. Autenruth, Omaha.
Dr. Murlin Hodgell, UNL, Lincoln.
Robert Burgen, Omaha.
Education: Sherman.Grammar School; 1939 – 1946.
Olympus Jr. High School; 1946 - 1949.
Granite High School; 1949 - 1951.
University of Utah; 1951 – 1958; B.Arch.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1958 – 1959;
M.Arch.
Experience:
1956–7: Donald Panushka, Architect, Salt Lake City, UT.
1957: Glen R. Swenson, Architect; Salt Lake.
Lowell E. Parrish, Architect; Salt Lake.
1957–8: Stephen L. MacDonald, Architect; Salt Lake.
1958–9: D.R. McMullin, Architect; Cambridge, MA.
1959–60: Lemoine & Nicolatus, Architects; Salt Lake.
1960: H.K. Beecher & Assoc., Architects; Salt Lake.
1961–2: U.S. Air Force; Albany, GA; Civil Engineering.
1962–3: U.S. Air Force; Omaha; Architectural.
Steele, Weinstein & Assoc., Architects; Omaha
1963–5: Rhode Island School of Design; Asst. Prof. Arch
Robinson, Green & Beretta, Architects;
Providence, RI.
1964: Self Employed.
1965: University of Nebraska; Assoc. Prof. Arch.
Steele & Weinstein and Assoc.; Omaha.
Date of Registration: November 19, 1965 (Florida, June12, 1962).
Deceased; March 13, 2000.
Projects:
Benedictine Monastery, Schuyler, NE; Desoto N.W.R.
Visitors Center, IA; Council Bluffs Midlands
Mall Shopping Center.
NCEES Honors Executive Director of Nebraska Board
The Executive Director for the Board, Charles Nelson, has been honored
by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying with
a Meritorious Service Award for his participation in and support of various
aspects of the National Council. The NCEES is a federation of State
and territorial Boards that regulate the professions of engineering and
surveying in the United States. It provides the examinations, model laws,
record-keeping programs, and enforcement tools that enable the reciprocal
practice of engineering among the States.
Donald L. Hiatte, P.E. (left), President of NCEES, presents the award to Charles Nelon.

Licensure Updates
Licensure by Examination
Through 9/30/2004: A-3412 to A-3470 and E-11098 to E-11266.
Temporary Permits expiring after 9/30/04.
Architects: O. H. Martin Berglund; Omaha • Scott P. Heaney; Omaha • Heidi N. Higgason;
Omaha • David E. Quade; Lincoln • Cleveland J. Reeves; Lincoln • Darrell Stelling; Omaha
• Neal A. Suntken; Omaha • James R. Torres; Omaha • Catherine A. Wagner; Lincoln.
Engineers: Building Systems: Kevin W. Houser; Omaha. Civil: Stephen M. Andersen; Bellevue
• Anil Ayalasomayajula; Omaha • Mark A. Bauer; Lincoln • Daniel L. Carey; Lincoln •
Phillip W. Carroll; Lamar, MO • Toby D. Fierstein; Lincoln • Amanda J. Grint; Omaha • Kirk
Harvey; Lincoln • John J. Hollatz; Norfolk • Colleen M. Horihan; Ralston • Dawn T. Hottovy
Danley; Omaha • Heidi M. Kramer; Omaha • Tara L. Kramer; Omaha • Christopher
J. Langan; Omaha • Jennifer M. Morales; Offutt AFB • Jered B. Morris; Minnetonka, MN •
Michael Paukert; Omaha • William M. L. Quakenbush; Omaha • Carla Rasmussen; Omaha
• Jay F. Rezek; Sutherland • Gregory M. Shafer; Omaha • Kevin D. Stamm; Bellevue • Jeffrey
L. Thompson; Omaha • Lee T. Vrooman; Hastings • Stephen K. Westerbuhr; Lincoln.
Civil/Structural: Raymond A. Okuagu; Overland Park, KS. Electrical: Todd C. Anderson;
Omaha • William J. Haas; Omaha • Gary A. Hinkle; Omaha • Joseph E. McMurtry; Rogers,
AR • John H. Nguyen; Omaha • Jason Rohe; Omaha. Mechanical: Michael R. Carlson;
Omaha • Brian H. Chaffin; Waverly • Andrew D. Gonka; Omaha • Ken C. Halvorsen; Lincoln
• Robert A. Rankin; Eagle • Tim R. Willoughby; Omaha • Richard A. Woodson; Omaha.
New Emeritus Members
Licensure by Reciprocity
Architects: None.
Engineers: Lawrence D. Andersen; Chesterton, IN • Loren R. Blankenship; Wooster, OH
• Dominic A. Ivankovich; Everett, WA.
Architects: Richard L. Barrick; Cincinnati, OH • Jason W. Beal; Houston, TX • James A.
Binger; Greenville, SC • Dennis L. Brown; Joplin, MO • David G. Burnison; Bloomington, IL
• Joseph W. Chauncey; Seattle, WA • Louis G. Chiodini; St. Louis, MO • Thomas R. Clause;
Des Moines, IA • Glenn A. Dik; Grand Rapids, MI • Martin DiNitto; Kansas City, MO • Murray
T. Duncan; Goleta, CA • Russell D. Ehnen; Trimble, MO • Orman Enke, Jr.; Hastings • Guy F.
Faber; Holiday, FL • Michael D. Fakler; Katy, TX • Robert S. Ferren; Tallahassee, FL • Daniel
Fox; Omaha • Joel M. Goodman; Ames, IA • Greg Gowey; Davenport, IA • Rodney N. Green;
North Lauderdale, FL • John G. Howard, Jr.; Overland Park, KS • Leon R. Hurley; Denver,
CO • Ulysses S. James; Springfield, IL • Michael D. Jantsch; Kansas City, MO • Joyce Anne
Jilek; Aurora, CO • Lonnie J. Laffen; Grand Forks, ND • Wayne C. Marth; Downers Grove,
IL • John M. Mastin; Norcross, GA • William P. McMahon; St. Louis, MO • Curry W. Miles;
Overland Park, KS • Donald C. Mitzel; Columbia, MO • Brad J. Nelsen; Austin, TX • Jay M.
Palu; Concord, CA • Grant A. Peterson; Minnetonka, MN • James L. Poulson; Vashon, WA
• Charles J. Reagan; Richardson, TX • Douglas W. Reddington; Indianapolis, IN • Robert C.
Rice; St. Louis, MO • Marvin J. Rosvold; Norfolk • Kenneth A. Sebree; Avon, IN • Kenneth
H. Shapiro; Deltona, FL • Keith H. Smith; Indianapolis, IN • Sanford P. Steinberg; Houston,
TX • Timothy F. Stewart; Downers Grove, IL • Mark C. Swanson; Barrington, IL • George
T. Tubb; Jackson, TN • Donald J. Wallin; Chicago, IL • Edward H. Watkins; Houston, TX •
William S. Wedeking; Des Moines, IA • Douglas A. Wells; West Des Moines, IA.
Engineers: Chemical: A. Scott Kafesjian; Sandy, UT • Christopher D. Robb; Lenexa, KS.
Civil: Omar A. Abu-Yasein; Toledo, OH • Andres A. Aldave; Salt Lake City, UT • Randy
Alewine; Olathe, KS • Stephen Arndt; Plamer Lake, CO • David L. Barrett; Mt. Pleasant,
IA • Debra R. Baumgardner; Louviers, CO • Thomas A. Bellace; Houston, TX • Kent M.
Bice; Haines City, FL • Terry Blalock; Knoxville, TN • Malcolm E. Burman, III; Atlanta, GA
• Michael G. Carfagno; Dayton, OH • Robert A. Coleman; Greenville, SC • Richard C. Crabtree;
Kansas City, MO • Jennifer D. Crumbliss; Omaha • Alvin C. Duncan; Thornton, CO
• Donald J. Dye; Scottsbluff • Richard S. Erhardt; Indianapolis, IN • Edward L. Fronapfel;
Arvada, CO • Paul J. Gallagher; Boulder, CO • Kevin S. Goldstein; North Kansas City, MO
• Joel A. Hahm; Omaha • Charles R. Hanson; Oregon, WI • Wayne W. Harris; Lakewood,
CO • Brian J. Heffernan; Shawnee, KS • Wayne Herbert; St. Joseph, MO • David J. Hodek;
Minneapolis, MN • Rocky J. Keehn; St. Paul, MN • Steve R. Kernodle; Greenville,, SC •
Andrew C. Knutson; Spring Green, WI • Jeffrey J. Lazar; Crystal, MN • Wayne C. Linderman;
Altoona, WI • Brenton S. Lockamy; Cary, NC • Kirk A. Macumber; Winterset, IA • Jeff
D. Malpass; Gainesville, FL • Peter D. Marxhausen; Morrison, CO • Daniel E. Maschmann;
Washington, MO • Sean M. McFarland; Tomball, TX • Mark E. Meyer; Maplewood, MO •
Scott A. Miller; Jackson, MI • Desiree E. Morrell; Wichita, KS • David M. Muck; Rapid City,
SD • Kyle L. Olson; Lincoln • Melvin E. Phillips; Tulsa, OK • Daniel J. Plazak; Phoenix, AZ •
John W. Poullain; St. Louis, MO • Steve R. Raupp; Arlington Heights, IL • Patrick J. Ringler;
Madison, WI • Cameron E. Roberson; Rochester, MN • Michael A. Robinson; Lakeland,
FL • Curtis D. Rowe; Highlands Ranch, CO • Michael A. Rowe, Jr.; Columbus • Malcolm D.
Sayes; Baton Rouge, LA • Shawn M. Schwensen; Topeka, KS • Dale B. Shumaker; Austin,
TX • Emilio J. Solis; Suwanee, GA • Gary A. Storm; Overland Park, KS • Chad M. Streeter;

Licensure by Reciprocity
Continued
Temporary Engineer Permits
Deceased Licensees
Wichita, KS • Frank A. Strong, IV; Scottsbluff • M. Clark Thompson; Kansas City, MO •
Steven B. Tipping; Berkeley, CA • Cale J. Underberg; Lincoln • Paul W. Voigt; Eagan, MN •
Kevin S. Vollrath; Topeka, KS • Zachary I. Walker; Columbus • Jesse P. Waltz; Chesapeake,
VA • John W. Weldy; Wakarusa, IN • Bryan N. Wells; Sioux City, IA • Larry B. Williams;
Springfield, IL • Howard R. Wood; Grayling, MI • James M. Woods; Vestavia Hills, AL •
Richard Yano; Lake Oswego, OR. Electrical: Nicholas Achina; Bloomington, MN • Gary S.
Anderson; St. Louis, MO • Frank J. Becker; Arlington, VA • Douglas T. Calhoun; Dallas, TX •
John C. Cassidy; Greenville, SC • Michael D. Chambers; Des Moines, IA • David F. Gonzalez;
Westerville, OH • Pradip K. Gupta; New Brighton, MN • Harold E. Hite, Jr.; Birmingham,
AL • Chris Horton; Bentonville, AR • William E. Hulsey; Cleveland, OH • LaShel R. Marvig;
Fargo, ND • Timothy J. Miller; Hartland, WI • Robert D. Olson; Seattle, WA • Charles M.
Polson; Henderson, CO • Steven Senne; Urbandale, IA • Terry J. Smarsh; So. Hutchinson,
KS • Todd L. Stahlnecker; Blair • Richard N. Suhadolc; Bloomington, IL • James B. Thompson,
Jr.; Olathe, KS • Timothy C. Tredway; Manhattan, KS • Michael R. Unger; Kansas City,
MO. Environmental: Patrick D. Dennis; Decatur, IL • Thomas A. Henning; Sheboygan, WI.
Mechanical: Michael A. Bandwen; Cleveland, OH • Scott D. Bare; Norwalk, IA • William A.
Barrett; Grandville, MI • John D. Campbell; Fenton, MO • Kevin D. Cole; Lincoln • Karl F.
Counts; Greenville, SC • John N. Everett; Sandy, UT • Katrina M. Gerber; Overland Park,
KS • Jay D. Grow; Hartland, WI • James P. Hays; Blue Springs, MO • Ronald G. Hilbert;
Magnolia, NJ • Jon D. Hilton; Lincoln • Jim Holland; Minneapolis, MN • Glen D. Johnson;
Kalamazoo, MI • Richard T. Jones; Hilliard, OH • Bradly D. Jorgenson; Auburn • Timothy
A. Kiefer; Normal, IL • Alan W. Lankford; Kansas City, MO • Cameron C. Merkel; Fargo, ND
• Leo L. Roberts; Owasso, OK • John W. Robinson; Newburgh, IN • Richard L. Rome; Dallas,
TX • Donald F. Steiner; Baltimore, MD • James B. Stinnett, III; Amarillo, TX. Petroleum:
Bill Delap; Hudson, CO. Structural: Steven M. Bjordahl; Billings, MT • Jennifer A. Dimig;
Omaha • Joshua Dortzbach; Chicago, IL • James J. Lascola; Capistrano Beach, CA • Todd
V. Robbins; Little Rock, AR. Structural/Civil: Dennis G. Firth; Seattle, WA • Kurt J. Heidenreich;
Fort Wayne, IN.
Rolf D. Anderson (Mechanical); Edina, MN; Expires 2/28/2005 • Dorel Anghel (Mechanical);
Walnut Creek, CA; Expires 11/24/2004 • William A. Barrett (Mechanical); Belmont,
MI; Expires 11/30/2004 • William A. Barrett (Mechanical HVAC); Belmont, MI; Expires
10/31/2004 • Thomas A. Bellace (Structural); Houston, TX; Expires 11/12/2004 • Douglas T.
Calhoun (Electrical); Dallas, TX; Expires 2/28/2005 • Jeffrey L. Ellinger (Electrical); Grand
Rapids, MI; Expires 10/30/2004 • David Allen Exe (Electrical); Woodbury, MN; Expires
3/23/2005 • Randall A. Feravich (Mechanical); Grand Rapids, MI; Expires 10/31/2004 • Mark
A. Fetzer (Structural); Rapid City, SD; Expires 4/6/2005 • James E. Forst (Mechanical); Louisville,
KY; Expires 9/27/2005 • Larry A. Ganzel (Civil); Vernon Hills, IL; Expires 6/7/2005
• W. David Goodyear (Civil & Structural); Olympia, WA; Expires 2/17/2005 • Richard M.
Hartwell (Structural); Wichita, KS; Expires 5/11/2005 • Timothy J. Hoffman (Structural);
Dutton, MI; Expires 12/31/2004 • John H. Hunt (Civil); Fort Collins, CO; Expires 10/27/2004
• Kenneth J. Kalmon (Electrical); Mosinee, WI; Expires 5/21/2005 • Barry Alan King (Civil);
Tolleson, AZ; Expires 12/24/2004 • Gordon B. Krause (Civil); Rock Rapids, IA; Expires
1/1/2005 • David W. Krech (Civil); Duluth, MN; Expires 12/1/2004 • James J. Lascola (Structural);
Capistrano Beach, CA; Expires 2/23/2005 • Richard A. Lindell (Mechanical & Electrical);
Plymouth, MN; Expires 2/5/2005 • John J. Littlehorn (Civil); Fairplay, CO; Expires
5/18/2005 • Christopher J. Masacek (Structural); Grand Rapids, MI; Expires 10/31/2004 •
Malcolm Grant McLaren (Civil/Structural); West Nyack, NY; Expires 6/22/2005 • Michael
S. McMillan (Mechanical); Dallas, TX; Expires 5/13/2005 • Michael J. Monteleone (Civil);
Atlanta, GA; Expires 11/21/2004 • Douglas R. Moore (Mechanical); Noblesville, IN; Expires
6/29/2005 • William J. O’Donnell (Mechanical); Venetia, PA; Expires 2/6/2005 • Larry M.
Oliver (Civil / Structural); Mobile, AL; Expires 3/31/2005 • Clifford R. Paul (Structural);
Scottsdale, AZ; Expires 3/24/2005 • Eric L. Rice (Civil); Vashon, WA; Expires 2/9/2005 •
Edward L. Schlossberg (Electrical); Beverly, MA; Expires 12/31/2004 • Victoria L. Schmitt
(Civil); Denver, CO; Expires 12/8/2004 • Renato A. Semenza (Electrical); San Diego, CA;
Expires 11/26/2004 • Barry A. Smith (Electrical); Chesterfield, MO; Expires 5/5/2005 •
Jerry W. Sparks (Civil/Sanitary/Structural); Fairfax, VA; Expires 10/29/2004 • Richard H.
Story (Civil); Peshtigo, WI; Expires 12/31/2004 • James J. Straka (Civil); Orland Park, IL;
Expires 12/22/2004 • Brian W. Taylor (Civil / Transportation); Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
Canada; Expires 5/11/2005 • Robert L. Wright (Structural); Houston, TX; Expires 5/24/2005
• Donald L. Yates (Electrical); Huntington, AR; Expires 10/20/2004.
Architects: Neil LaMonte Astle; Salt Lake City, UT; 3/13/2000 • Lucinda Ludwig; Omaha.
Engineers: James W. Beard; Lincoln; 8/12/2004 • Dewey J. DeBoer; Sun City, AZ;
10/6/1988 • Ronald Blaine Grear; Omaha; 4/2/2004 • Ronald S. Hilgenfeld; Stella • Leland
G. Jackson; Lincoln; 6/5/2003 • Francis R. Lempka; Lincoln; 8/14/2003 • William L. Schultz;
Atlantic, IA • Ben L. Williamson; Troy, KS; 6/1/2004 • Robert G. Zilly; Lincoln; 7/8/2004.

After Years
Today, from a distance, I saw you
walking away, and without a sound
the glittering face of a glacier
slid into the sea. An ancient oak
fell in the Cumberlands, holding only
a handful of leaves, and an old woman
scattering corn to her chickens looked up
for an instant. At the other side
of the galaxy, a star thirty-five times
the size of our own sun exploded
and vanished, leaving a small green spot
on the astronomer’s retina
as he stood in the great open dome
of my heart with no one to tell.
Ted Kooser
From Delights and Shadows: by Ted Kooser (Port Townsend, WA;
Copper Canyon Press, 2004). Reprinted with permission.
Ted Kooser is a Nebraska Poet.
Beer tavern, the artist’s birthplace, Ewing, Nebraska. From A Nebraska Port-
folio by Robert Hanna (Lincoln, NE, University of Nebraska Press, 1992).
Robert L. Hanna is an Emeritus Nebraska Architect.
Nebraska State Board of Engineers and Architects
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