Tom Downey, P.E., of Bluffton, was presented with his Professional Engineering License at a statehouse ceremony hosted by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Surveyors and the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE).

Downey, a graduate of Bluffton High School, earned both his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering technology and his master of science in engineering from the University of Toledo. He is employed as an engineer at Hawthorn Seving, Inc.

Downey is a member of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers, the state's leading organization advocating for engineers.

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Downey, P.E., (right) with Ohio Society of Professional Engineers President Robert H. Fuller, P.E. (left), in front of the Lincoln Plaque at the Ohio Statehouse.  Downey received his Ohio Professional Engineer (PE) license certificate in the place where "Honest Abe" once stood to deliver an address.