Gentlemen,  Virginia Board of Professional Engineering 

    I was once registered in N.C., W.Va. and Florida, but when those states required mandatory continuing education to maintain registration; I allowed these registrations to lapse. Most continuing education courses are as expensive as university graduate engineering cources, usually one thousand  dollars or more. Not only do I have Ph.D in Engineering from UVA, but also three masters degrees in engineering. More education would  probably be redundant.  The expense and distraction required to meet the requirements is really too burdensome. In addition most continuing education courses are largely irrelevant to the scientific practice of engineering. In truth if forced , I would probably take an on-line class  from a school such as Kansas State University or a low tuition external course from a European or African university.

     Sincerely,               Martin Stakes Lane Ph.D, PE