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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Board<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Engineer of the Year has been posted to the website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Does anybody have the 2025 SBE National Nomination form?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The deadline is this Sunday, June 15 if I understand it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I can’t find it on <a href="http://www.sbe.org">www.sbe.org</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Jm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> SBE16-Board <sbe16-board-bounces@sea.sbe16.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Dalke via SBE16-Board<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 12, 2025 2:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Dave Ratener' <ceradio@aol.com>; 'SBE16 Board' <sbe16-board@sea.sbe16.org>; 'Brian Walker' <brianw@BSWUSA.COM><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SBE16-Board] SBE Chapter 16 Engineer of the Year Award<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Is this reasonably correct?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Would you suggest any changes or additions before I publish this on the website?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dave Ratener has been selected by the SBE Seattle Chapter 16 as Engineer of the Year for 2025. He is a long-time member of Chapter 16 and has served on the Chapter's board of Directors. He is a Senior Member of the SBE with CPBE and CBNT certifications and has served as Chief Engineer for Salem Media Seattle and Hubbard Radio Seattle.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dave is also serving on the SBE National Board of Directors. He is a Member of the SBE Government Relations Committee that is responsible for the recent publication of the revised Broadcast Self-Inspection Checklist.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dave will receive the award at the Annual Seattle Chapter 16 picnic on Saturday, July 26, which is being held at the KIRO AM transmitter site on Vashon Island</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> SBE16-Board <<a href="mailto:sbe16-board-bounces@sea.sbe16.org">sbe16-board-bounces@sea.sbe16.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Ratener via SBE16-Board<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 12, 2025 1:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> Brian Walker <<a href="mailto:brianw@BSWUSA.COM">brianw@BSWUSA.COM</a>>; SBE16 Board <<a href="mailto:sbe16-board@sea.sbe16.org">sbe16-board@sea.sbe16.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SBE16-Board] SBE Chapter 16 Engineer of the Year Award<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you. This very nice. I really appreciate it. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dave Ratener <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=yahoo-quoted-begin style='margin-top:0in'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF'>On Thursday, June 12, 2025, 10:38 AM, Brian Walker via SBE16-Board <<a href="mailto:sbe16-board@sea.sbe16.org">sbe16-board@sea.sbe16.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div id=yiv4816810602><div><div><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal>I am pleased to announce that Dave Ratener has been selected as Chapter 16’s “Engineer of the Year for 2025”. I gave Dave the good news this morning and he is going to be able to join us at the picnic in July to accept his award. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal>Congratulations, Dave! It’s well deserved.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal>Brian<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal>Seattle SBE 16<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal>Chapter Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=441 style='width:330.6pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='min-height:1.2in'><td width=246 valign=top style='width:184.5pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;min-height:1.2in'><p class=yiv4816810602msonormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496'><img border=0 width=264 height=105 style='width:2.75in;height:1.0972in' id="yiv4816810602Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DBDBE5.D1E01940" 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