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The Washington Society of Professional Engineers (WSPE) was chartered in 1937
by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). The Washington Society
of Professional Engineers Educational Foundation was incorporated as a
non-profit educational foundation in 1982 to further the goals of the Society in
support of engineering education.
The purposes of the Foundation are to support engineering education by:
The Foundation is organized and functions in accordance with Internal Revenue Service guidelines as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Foundation’s EIN is 91-1185123, and the Foundation’s non-profit status can be verified at www.irs.gov/app/pub-78/.
The Foundation is governed by a Board of 13 trustees, all members of the
Washington Society of Professional Engineers, elected to operate the Foundation
as an independent tax-exempt corporation of the State of Washington. Twelve
trustees are elected by the serving members of the Board for three-year terms.
The 13th member is the Scholarship Chair of the Washington Society of
Professional Engineers, who is an ex-officio member with vote, by virtue of
his/her office within the State Society.
The officers of the Foundation consist of a President, Vice President,
Treasurer, and Secretary, all elected by the Board for a one-year term.
Operation of the Foundation is governed by its Bylaws, which are included in the
Foundation Handbook (Acrobat PDF).
President John Carlson, PE
Vice President John Schaufelberger, PE
Secretary Douglas Hendrickson, PE
Treasurer Duane Duff, PE
The Foundation receives contributions to support award of Foundation scholarships and to support the State MATHCOUNTS program. It also receives contributions to support individual WSPE chapter scholarship and educational support (Bridge Building, Model Cities, FIRST Robotics, etc.) programs. Disbursement of WSPE Chapter funds are at the discretion of the individual WSPE Chapter President. Disbursement of State MATHCOUNTS funds is at the discretion of the WSPE State MATHCOUNTS Coordinator. Disbursement of Foundation scholarship funds is determined by the Board of Trustees based on the recommendations of the WSPE Scholarship Chair. Many Washington students have received Foundation Scholarships.
Contributions to the Foundation may be made by sending cash, a check made
payable to WSPE Educational Foundation, or securities (stocks and bonds) to the
Treasurer at the following address: F. Duane Duff, PE, 4800 NW Francis Drive,
Silverdale, WA 98383-9239. Please indicate how the contribution is to be used.
Options are:
• The Foundation scholarship endowment fund, which is an invested fund, the
income from which is used to fund scholarships.
• The Foundation discretionary scholarship fund, which is used to fund current
year scholarships.
• Chapter scholarship fund, which is used to fund Chapter scholarships.
• MATHCOUNTS, Bridge Building. FIRST Robotics, Model Cities or other educational
support activities.
Alternatively, donors may designate the Foundation scholarship endowment fund by
checking “Educational Foundation” on the annual NSPE dues statement. To
designate a donation to the discretionary scholarship fund, the donor needs to
check the “Scholarship” box on the dues statement. These choice boxes for
voluntary contributions are found at the bottom of the annual NSPE dues form.
To recognize donors who have supported the Foundation endowment and scholarship
fund, an Educational Foundation Honor Roll
has been established. Recognition levels are:
Fellow – contributed $2,000 or more to the Foundation
Sustaining – contributed $1,000 to $1,999 to the Foundation
Supporting – contributed $500 to $999 to the Foundation
Honorary – contributed $250 to $499 to the Foundation