McCall Named 2012 South Carolina Engineer of the Year

The South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers awarded its Engineer of the Year at the 2012 SC Engineering and Surveying Conference and Trade Show Awards Banquet.

The 2012 SCSPE Engineer of the Year is George H. McCall, PE, of Greenville, SC. McCall is Vice President of McCall & Son, Inc., a firm specializing in fire protection engineering. He is a licensed fire protection engineer and a former Fire Marshal (retired) at the Wade Hampton Fire Department.

Before becoming an engineer or a fire marshal, McCall served his country in the US Army where he served overseas and witnessed a tragedy in Seoul Korea that shaped his professional career. After seeing a horrible Hotel Fire in Korea and was honorably discharged, McCall enrolled at Clemson University studying electrical engineering and started volunteering at the Wade Hampton Fire Department and the Clemson University Fire Department. McCall went on to finish his degree in Electrical Engineering at Clemson University, and went on to get a Master of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina and Clemson University.

While in school McCall worked part time at Davis Electrical Constructors, Inc., and as a Fireman at Wade Hampton Fire Department. He went on to become a Fire Marshal at the same fire house. As an engineer McCall has specialized in fire protection engineering and has been employed by sprinkler contractors for “Fire Sprinkler System Specification” and architectural firms to design fire protection systems, as well worked with the Patriot’s Point Development Authority, Mt. Pleasant, SC.

McCall is the 2012-2013 Secretary Treasurer of The South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers, and has been active in SCSPE and NSPE for many years. He has served on the SCSPE Piedmont Chapters Board and was the Chapter President. He was awarded the Piedmont Chapter Excellence award in 2006-2007. McCall is an Honorary Member of the International Code Council. McCall is also member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, National Fire Protection Association, American Society of Safety Engineers, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

In his spare time, McCall enjoys blacksmithing, fly fishing, skeet and sporting clays, as well as photography. He is an active member at Christ Church Episcopal in Greenville were he is an usher and a member of the adult study group.

“George McCall is an engineer that had a specific calling, and that calling has helped protect many people. He is definitely deserving of this award,” said Executive Director Joe Jones about SCSPE’s 2012 Engineer of the Year.