2024 Milton F. Lunch Ethics Contest
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History
Milton “Milt” F. Lunch, NSPE’s general counsel from the 1940s until the 1980s, was critical to the establishment of the NSPE Board of Ethical Review and the development of the NSPE Code of Ethics in the 1950s. During his tenure as NSPE general counsel, Milt presented numerous papers and authored influential articles about the importance of licensure, ethics, and professionalism. He passed away in 2001.
Invitation
Match your wits and knowledge of engineering ethics with experienced professional engineers and engineering students throughout the country! All current NSPE individual members and NSPE chapters (including student chapters) are invited to participate in the 2024 NSPE Milton F. Lunch Ethics Contest.
NSPE state societies and local chapters are encouraged to consider using this contest as a state or chapter activity to generate member discussion and spur greater interest in engineering ethics.
How to Participate
This year, NSPE’s Board of Ethical Review is furnishing you with a key ethical issue. You are to develop a written response not to exceed 1,000 words that expresses your views and demonstrates an understanding of the ethical issues involved. Plagiarism in any form, including the use of artificial intelligence, is not acceptable. Your entry must be exclusively your own work. The fact pattern, questions, and citations to the NSPE Code of Ethics are not included in the word count, just the analysis and conclusions. The case structure typically utilized by the Board of Ethical Review is shown following the Facts and Questions. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to consider and cite in the submission the NSPE Code of Ethics and previous NSPE Board of Ethical Review opinions. The BER Case Search Database, the NSPE Ethics Reference Guide, and the NSPE Ethics Study Guide might also be helpful to you.
Contest Rules
In order to maintain anonymity for purposes of judging, the actual body of the entry should not include any reference to the state society, chapter, member, student, university, or any other individual group that submitted the entry. NSPE reserves the right to edit any submission to comply with copyright, privacy, and other rights. However, be sure to provide the name, address, email address, phone number, and current NSPE member number of (1) your NSPE chapter or state society and (2) each of the individuals responsible for submitting the entry on a separate cover sheet accompanying your entry. Submissions failing to include this information will be returned to the submitter and will not be eligible for the contest.
All submission entries must be received by May 17, 2024. Email or mail entries to:
2024 NSPE Milton F. Lunch Ethics Contest
1420 King Street, Suite #302, Alexandria, VA 22314
ethics@nspe.org
This year, NSPE will provide the author of the winning entry an award of $1,000, a certificate, and recognition in PE magazine. At its discretion, NSPE may award honorable mentions.