Three New Directors Join OSPE Board

The Society ratified the results of its second election on May 11, 2002, as the three positions open on the Society's nine-person Board were filled by acclamation.

Joining the Board of Directors for a three-year term are Walter K. Bilanski, Ph.D, P.Eng., Stephen Fischer, P.Eng. and Annette M. Bergeron, P.Eng. The three new directors bring a diverse professional and academic background to the Society's Board.

Mr. Bilanski is a professor emeritas of the University of Guelph, where he taught Agricultural Engineering. A licensed engineer for 45 years, he is a three-time past President of Professional Engineers Ontario (the profession's licensing body) and has served on the board of the national Canadian Council of Professional Engineers. He holds a Ph.D from Michigan State University.

Mr. Fischer has 14 years experience as a licensed engineer. A graduate of Carleton University, he works as a Senior Mechanical Engineer for Falconbridge's Kidd Mining Division in Timmins and has served on the boards of several community and church organizations.

Ms. Bergeron is an adjunct instructor in Chemical Engineering at Queen's University in Kingston and has been a professional engineer for 12 years. In addition, to her degree from Queen's in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, she holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.