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Former and current board members 2024

Current and former board members: Seated: Joe E. Lauderdale, PE; Carey Hardin, PE; Blake Collins, PS / Standing: Patrick Martino, PS; Shannon Tidwell, PS; Mike Thornton, PS; Clint Tidwell, PS; Steve Twedt, PE; Terrell Temple, PE/PS; Bill Mitchell, PE/PS; Dr. Dennis D. Truax, PE and Sarah Tracy, PE

Recognition of Former Board Members

The Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Surveyors is pleased to acknowledge and recognize these former Board Members.  Please know that we very much appreciate your past service and that you are not forgotten.

Former Board members photo

Post 1 - 1st District, Central

Terrell W. Temple, PE/PS

Post 2 - 2nd District, Southern

Rick Turner, PE/PS

Post 3 - 3rd District, Northern

James Q. Dickerson, III PE/PS

Joseph Frank Lauderdale PE/PS

 

Post 4 - 1st District, Central

James H. Kopf, PE/PS

Former Board members photo

Post 5 - 2nd District, Southern

Raymond Dearman, PE/PS

Post 6 - 3rd District, Northern

Bill Waters, PE

Former Board members photoPost 7 - 1st District, Central

Ronald K. Phillips, PS

Matt Rankin, PS

Richard Tolbert, PS

Post 8 - 2nd District, Southern

Joe Byrd, PS

 

 

 

Post 9 - 3rd District, Northern

Shannon D. Tidwell, PS

Gary Michael (Mike) Thornton, PS

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In Memoriam

Joe L. Brown, Jr., PE

Wayne Brown, PE

Robert Hunter, PE

Bennie J. Sellers, PE/PS

Ed Springer, PE