– Stephen H. Unger, as an individual was mainly responsible for persuading IEEE to focus on supporting responsible engineers than punishing wrong doers. He was instrumental in IEEE presenting awards to the three BART engineers.
– In 1988, NSPE created National Institute of Engineering Ethics with a mission to promote ethics within engineering. The focus was on education rather than propaganda.
– But effective professional activity, requires a substantial trust from clients and the public.
– Building and sustaining that trust is an important responsibility shared by all engineers.
– In this area also Moral Leadership within professional societies is important.