TSPE is a professional association with about 1000 individual members including professional (licensed) engineers, engineering associates, engineering interns, and engineering students. TSPE members represent all technical disciplines and all practice areas including construction, education, industry, government, and private practice.Who We Are
2010 Engineers' Day on the Hill Issue Briefs
Engineering Technology Graduates
Architects and Engineers Board Appointments
State and Local Purchasing and QBS
Construction Management for Schools
The Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers is organized geographically into 7 local chapters; Chattanooga, Knoxville, Lakeway, Memphis, Nashville, Tullahoma, and Upper East (Tri-Cities).
An elected Board of Directors conducts the business of the society with support from the TSPE Staff . The Board of Directors consists of an Executive Committee and assembly of State Directors.
TSPE will promote the ethical and competent practice of engineering and advocate licensure, serve the needs of and enhance the image and well being of all engineering professionals, and promote the involvement of engineers in society.
We are committed to protecting the public health and safety. To do this TSPE will
? act as legislative "watchdogs" and give engineering advice on legislation that could affect health and safety
? advocate licensure to ensure the competent and ethical practice of engineering within Tennessee and
? encourage our membership to be committed to growing the organization
We believe in and value the contributions TSPE has made to the engineering profession and will continue to add in the future.
? We will increase our membership by actively recruiting the engineers who pass the PE Exam.
? We will help ensure our future growth by actively recruiting engineering students in their junior and senior years of college.
? We will complete the year with a cash surplus to insure the ability to provide member services in 2010 and beyond.
? We will work with students and support programs aimed at science, math, and engineering, such as Engineers Week, Lego League, MATHCOUNTS, and the Tennessee Engineering Foundation.
Legislative and Government Affairs
Qualifications-Based Selection Brochure
NSPE Code of Ethics
The Engineers Creed
As a Professional Engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skill to the advancement and betterment of human welfare.
I pledge:
To give utmost of performance;
To participate in none but honest enterprise;
To live and work according to the laws of man and the highest standards of professional conduct;
To place service before profit, the honor and standing of the profession before personal advantage, and the public welfare above all other considerations.In humility and with need for Divine Guidance, I make this pledge.
Engineer Appointments to State Boards
The TSPE Nominating Committee consults with its local chapters and other engineering associations to determine the best possible candidates for consideration for gubernatorial appointments to state boards. List of Appointments
Executive Director's Annual Report
Tennessee Engineering Foundation
The Tennessee Engineering Foundation (TEF) was incorporated in 1986 for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. It is a 501(c)(3) (not for profit) organization. Click on history for more information about the TEF and a list of the Trustees