'...The practice of structural engineering affords the opportunity to design magnificent structures that can create great beauty and touch the lives of many people. It can provide us with the satisfaction of making our world a better place to live.

A structural engineer must approach his/her work with diligence and a great sense of personal responsibility to ones self, to the company they work for and to society as a whole. In the spirit of Eiffel and his Tower, I would impress upon young structural engineers the need to develop a culture of discipline.'