March 25, 2005

LANSING – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the following recent appointments to the Board of Professional Engineers and Board of Professional Surveyors:

M. Regine Beauboeuf of East Lansing, sub-sector manager and principal-in-charge of Parson’s Corporation in Southfield.  Ms. Beauboeuf is appointed to the Board of Professional Engineers to represent professional engineers for a term expiring March 31, 2008.  She is also appointed to the Board of Professional Surveyors to represent professional engineers for a term expiring March 31, 2008.  She succeeds Ralph Hodek whose terms have expired. 

Karol L. Grove of Hartland, owner of Alpine Land Surveying, Inc.  Ms. Grove is appointed to the Board of Professional Engineers to represent professional surveyors for a term expiring March 31, 2008.  She is also appointed to the Board of Professional Surveyors to represent professional surveyors for a term expiring March 31, 2008.  She succeeds Victor Lukasavitz, Jr. whose terms have expired.
 
The Board of Professional Surveyors provides for the registration of persons practicing surveying, sets qualifications for registrants, and prescribes penalties for violations of the act and rules under which the board is created. 
 
 The Board of Professional Engineers is responsible for establishing requirements for the registration of persons practicing engineering, as well as orders, rules, and regulations that specify standards of professional conduct. The board also provides for penalties when standards are not met.
 
Pursuant to statutory provisions of the Occupational Code, one member of the Board of Professional Engineers serves on the Board of Professional Surveyors and one member of the Board of Professional Surveyors serves on the Board of Professional Engineers. 
 
These appointments are subject to Article V, Section 6 of the Michigan State Constitution of 1963.  They stand confirmed unless disapproved by the Senate within 60 days.