Engineers have given us time to relax, to ponder the most profound human and spiritual questions, to refine human character. For the engineer, creative imagination and logic are tools whose products must withstand the most rigorous test, the test of daily life. By becoming an engineer, you have taken upon yourself the responsibility of society, because you have acquired the power to influence it more surely than the greatest abstract thinker, the most inspired painter or musician, the best trained social scientists or natural scientists, and even the most skilled statesman. The world should look at engineering and see ingenuity and creativity and contemplate the enhancement of life since human life began. We should look at engineering and see the Pyramids of Egypt, the Arches of Rome, and the Mayan and Inca cities, and realize that humans were and are the masters of their environment.
Engineers are the artists that turn dreams into reality.
So, today we encourage you, engineers to move forward boldly in the spirit of Francis Crowe, step aside for no other professional, be proud of your title of engineer. Take time to prepare for and become a registered professional engineer to highlight your pride in this profession. Take every step in your daily life to make others proud and to want to know you as an engineer. The members of the profession recognize that their work has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people. Accordingly, the services provided by engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.