More team members

I am the project manager for the Parsons design team on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project and I read with great interest the article that was published in June in your magazine. While Im sure that this article was of great interest to many of your readers, there are certain facts that were stated incorrectly in the article. Primarily, I am referring to your listing of the Design Team on page 27. This listing is inaccurate in its inclusion of uninvolved firms and exclusion of contributors.

The following listing of the design team is for your information and appropriate inclusion in a published correction:

Parsons Howard-Revis

Finley-McNary Engineers, Inc.

Athavale, Lystad & Assoc.

Mueser-Rutledge Engineers

Cox, Graae & Spack Architects

Gannett Fleming

The Nettleship Group

Rotterdam Bridge Consult

Rajan Mahima Associates

Hardesty and Hanover, LLP

Sidhu Associates, Inc.

Breitstone & Co., Ltd.

Mahan Rykiel Assoc.

Progressive Engineering

Rosales-Gottemoeller & Assoc.

Dr. Christian Menn was involved in the development of the concept, but was not a part of the design team. I am not familiar with the firms GEOTECH Engineers, Inc., and VanDermark & Lynch, Inc., nor of their participation in any way with the project.

I enjoy reading the interesting and informative articles in your magazine and appreciate your attention to the appropriate recognition of these firms contribution to this challenging and rewarding project.

Gregory H. Shafer, Project Manager, Parsons

Shine the spotlight

Richard Weingardts column, Iwo Jima flag raisers and structural engineers, in the March 2005 edition of Structural Engineer was an eye opener for me. I am the next generation of engineers and I do not want anyone else taking credit for my accomplishments. Even in our small engineering firm I see all too often others taking center stage while we are cast to the side. If the engineering profession is to grow, and for us to be accepted truly as professionals, we must make others aware of our achievements. The individual engineer must promote the engineering profession because nobody else will.

Eddie D. Mullins, E.I.T.
Bristol, Va.