Milton F. Lunch Ethics Contest Winner's List >>
All current NSPE individual members through their NSPE state societies, and NSPE chapters (including student chapters) are invited to participate in the 2012 NSPE Milton F. Lunch Ethics Contest which provides an opportunity to match your wits with experienced P.E.s and engineering students throughout the country!
The winning entry will receive a certificate, recognition in PE magazine, and an award of $1,000 ($500 to the NSPE state society or NSPE chapter and $500 divided among the authors), provided by NSPE and the NSPE Educational Foundation.
How to Participate
NSPE's Board of Ethical Review furnishes you with a real fact situation regarding the ethical obligations of an engineer who works for a company that is experiencing financial problems. Given the FACTS, you are asked a QUESTION about the ethics of the engineer. Contestants are encouraged to read and discuss the FACTS of the case and answer to the QUESTION. Then contestants are to develop DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS using the format of the NSPE Board of Ethical Review. Contestants are also to give REFERENCES citing only specific sections of the NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers. Other materials should not be cited.
A copy of the NSPE Code of Ethics and a sample BER case (demonstrating the format for your reference) is available here. Contestants may also want to check www.nspe.org and www.niee.org for additional cases decided by the BER.
Contest Rules
All entries must be 750 words or less (DISCUSSION and CONCLUSION sections only) and received by Friday, April 13, 2012. (List NSPE Code REFERENCES also. However, NSPE Code REFERENCES are not subject to word count). E-mail, fax, or mail entries to:
2012 NSPE Milton F. Lunch Ethics Contest
NSPE Legal Department
1420 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2794
E-mail: mcannon@nspe.org
Fax: 703-519-3763
Phone: 703-684-2840
Judging Criteria
The judges will use the following criteria:
Quality of the entry in form and presentation. (Clarity, composition, expression, etc. are important. Your writing should be a finished piece, ready to "go to press.")
Demonstration of understanding of the implications concerning ethical or unethical behavior.
Comprehensive analysis of the case and arguments supporting your conclusions. (This may include new thoughts about engineering ethics and professional practice.)
Good luck, fellow professional engineers and student engineers!
Sincerely,
Michael L. Shirley, P.E., F.NSPE
Chair, NSPE Board of Ethical Review
