Upcoming Events
| Thu Oct 13 Joint Dinner Meeting (Hosted by IEEE) Black & Veatch - 11401 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66221 |
| Wed Nov 16 Young Engineers Week and Dinner Meeting (Double PDH Session) Grand Street Cafe - 4740 Grand Ave, Kansas City, MO 64112 |
| Thu Dec 15 Joint Luncheon Meeting (with ASCE) Grand Street Cafe - 4740 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64112 |
Scholarship fund donations
8/8/16
October Joint Dinner Meeting (with IEEE)
Program Title: "Underground Transmissions Lines" (PDH Session)
Speaker: Black & Veatch
Location: Burns & McDonnell, Main Campus
Address: 9400 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114
Date: Thursday, October 13th
Cost: $20
Dinner: Jack Stack
Presentation: 7:30-8:00
Save the Dates
Here is the current and up to date schedule of our meetings for the remainder of the 2016 – 2017 MSPE year. Mark your calendars for these dates so you won’t miss any meeting!!
October 13, 2016 – Thursday
Joint Dinner Meeting Hosted by IEEE
Black & Veatch
11401 Lamar Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66221
November 16, 2016 – Wednesday (Change from normal Thursday)
Young Engineers Week and Double PDH Dinner Meeting
Grand Street Cafe
4740 Grand Ave
Kansas City, MO 64112
December 15, 2016 – Thursday
Joint Luncheon Meeting with ASCE
Grand Street Cafe
4740 Grand Ave
Kansas City, MO 64112
January 19, 2017 – Thursday
Joint Luncheon Meeting with KSPE
Grand Street Cafe
4740 Grand Ave
Kansas City, MO 64112
February 23, 2016 – Thursday
E-Week Luncheon Joint with KSPE
Downtown Marriott
Muehlebach Towers, Imperial Ballroom
1213 Wyandotte
Kansas City, MO 64110
March 16, 2016 – Thursday
Joint Dinner Meeting with UMKC MSPE Chapter
Double PDH Session
Flarsheim Hall, Rm 531
5110 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
April 20, 2017 – Thursday
Joint Luncheon Meeting with KSPE and SAME, Hosted by SAME
Election of Officers
TBD
May 18, 2017 – Thursday
Dinner Meeting – Annual Awards Meeting
Grand Street Cafe
4740 Grand Ave
Kansas City, MO 64112
June 18 – 21, 2017 – Sunday Thru Wednesday
Annual State Convention
OId Kinderhook
20 Eagle Ridge Road
Camdenton, MO 65020
2016 Scholarship receipients
The following high school seniors have earned a $1500 scholarship each from the MSPE-WC scholarship foundation.
Gabrielle Chirpich - Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri - Columbia
Mega Krueger - Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management at Missouri University of Science and Technology
We wish them the best of luck as they start their college careers.
Model Bridge Available
If you would like to make a presentation about engineering to a group of kids and would like to borrow the Western Chapter model bridge (see photos), please email Derek Vap at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
President's Message
Authors: Jim Guthrie, Clint Mason, Derek Vap
Participation in the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers Western Chapter (MSPE-WC) programs allows many engineers and their friends to provide civic service to their community and allows them a chance to offer that spark that possibly helps a youngster decide to pursue a career in a STEM field.
What helped you decide to go to college; or pursue a particular discipline in engineering? Was it your parents; or a school teacher; or a relative who provided a good example; or maybe it was the engineer who volunteered at your high school to help your physics teacher build a robot for your team? Most engineers were encouraged or inspired to consider engineering by someone who took the time to share their time and passion for engineering with them.
Participation in MSPE is an excellent way to give back to the engineering community through volunteering. The goal of MSPE-WC is to promote the ethical and competent practice of engineering. Our chapter accomplishes this by creating a network of engineering professionals and leaders in the Kansas City area and by promoting engineering as a career to middle and high school students. Participation in MSPE-WC can take on many forms. The first step is to attend local monthly meetings. MSPE-WC is always looking for volunteers to lead committees or to assist in putting on our special events. MSPE-WC has several programs and annual community outreach efforts in which one can become involved.