Professional Engineers in
California Government

Inland Empire PECG 2011

Scholarship

Our Section is offering a $1,000 Scholarship to encourage students in their pursuit of a college degree. Preference will be given to those students who are majoring in professional fields represented by PECG, as noted in our MOU and to those applicants who have not been a previous IE PECG Scholarship recipient.
All Scholarships will be competitively judged and based on the
Students’ application package.

Application Deadline May 14th, 2011

Please click here to download the application

Click here to see past winners

MOU Ratification Meeting

March 29, 2011

Audience listening attentively to D'Arcy McLeod & Joya Gilster's presentation.

D'Arcy McLeod, Bargaining Team Chair, addresses PECG Members' questions

Jane Pham, VP Rank and File collecting ballots

Riverside Inyo Mono San Bernardino (RIMS)

Science and Engineering Fair

April 5, 2011

Dear Colleagues,

The 2011 RIMS Science and Engineering fair concluded on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 with an Awards Ceremony at the Orange Show before an elated crowd of proud parents, teachers, and science professionals. RIMS covers Riverside, Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino counties.

The Fair was a spectacular event! As judges we saw so many ideas, projects - so much creativity! Over 750 students from schools in the four counties participated in this regional science fair to compete in 38 different areas of study ranging from Physics to Materials Science, Mathematics and Engineering Research, in both Junior and Senior Division. The students who won at their local level and so qualified for participation at this regional science fair are simply the best and the brightest, and the competition between them is very impressive.

26 Caltrans volunteers, mainly PECG members, but also several biologists, etc. from other units, were among the more than 100 volunteer judges from the educational community, business, public, and private sector. They selected the finalist for the awards. Projects were judged on creativity, scientific thought, thoroughness, skill, clarity and presentation.

IE PECG has established three PECG awards at the RIMS Science Fair. The special awards winners were selected by a PECG Section team of four special awards judges who scored students using IE PECG criteria.

The winners of our special awards are:

Elementary Division – Savannah Messenger from May Ranch Elementary, Val Verde USD won $250 with her project “Shape Up, Armature!”

Junior Division – Brenden Geary from Pioneer JHS, Upland USD won $500 with his project “Ham Radio Emergency Aerial Repeater HEAR”

Senior Division – Jessica Richeri from Centennial HS, Corona-Norco USD won $1,000 with her project “Autonomous Robotic Vehicle’s Guide to Eliminate the Traffic Problem”

All students received bronze, silver, or gold medals thanks to funding from PECG. Click here to view the photos.

The fair was a big success and received media coverage. The involvement of State Engineers and professionals from other units was much appreciated. The kids were elated, inspired, motivated and happy because the fair made a difference in their lives and future aspirations, thanks to you!

Sincerely,
Ferdinand de la Cruz, IE PECG President
And
Mohammed_Rahman, RIMS Volunteers Chair
PECG INLAND EMPIRE SECTION

2011 Corporate Officers, Committee Chairs/members from the I.E.

Shabbir Ahmed Past-President; PAC, Chair

Joya Gilster Bargaining Team Member

Aaron Brady Outreach Committee Member

Elaheh Hadipour Benefits Committee Member

Tim Sharp Benefits Committee Chair, Benefits Committee Chair, PAC Member

Scott Hongkham Grievance Committee, Science and Engineering Fair Committee Member