Engineers Reception & Awards Night
When:
- May 21, 2026
- 5:30pm - 8pm
Where:
Engineers Club
11 W Mt Vernon Pl, Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact:
Mackenzie Gerrity
mgerrity@mdspe.org
Ticket Details
Newly Licensed Engineer (NLE) – Free
MDSPE Member/NLE Guest – $65
Non-Member – $95
Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony
NLE x OER – $20
OER (any engineer) – $20
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Event Details
Join MDSPE for the Engineers Reception & Awards Night on May 21st. Come out to the Engineers Club to network and show your support for the industry and Maryland’s Newly Licensed Engineers (NLE). Enjoy a cocktail and hors d’oeurves as we honor the NLEs for officially becoming a part of our industry. The license will be ceremonially presented by representatives of the Maryland Department of Labor.
5:30pm – Registration opens and networking beings
6:30pm – Program begins
8:00pm – Event wraps
Parking
While there is no parking on site, there are parking lots and street parking close to The Engineers Club.
Wes Guckert, PTP
Chairman & CEO | The Traffic Group, Inc.
MDSPE is honored to celebrate the life and legacy of Wes Guckert with the 2026 Industry Icon Award.
Wes’ professional career spanned more than five decades and was nothing short of extraordinary. A globally respected traffic and transportation planner, he founded The Traffic Group more than 40 years ago. Under his leadership, the firm, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), contributed to nearly 10,000 projects worldwide. Within his industry, Wes was a true leader, widely admired for both his expertise and integrity.
Within Maryland, Wes left his mark. The Traffic Group conducted detailed traffic studies for most all of the casinos in the state, including the largest, MGM National Harbor. He was also a huge proponent of bus rapid transit, or BRT. He and the team at The Traffic Group came up with conceptual design plans for a BRT system in Montgomery County, which would have been the largest system of its kind in the country, and cost a fraction of a light rail systems while also providing the same reduction in traffic.