Gaylen D. Rogers started out
his electrical career while attending West High School (WHS)
in Salt Lake City, Utah. WHS offered an electricity class as
part of its curriculum and this course started Gaylen on his
path to becoming international president.
Gaylen holds a master
electri-cian’s license and an electrical inspector’s
license from the state of Utah. He has graduated from the
University of Utah with a bachelor of science in electrical
engineering (BSEE) degree.
He also has served as
chairman of the education committee for the Utah Building
Codes Commission. Since 1978, Gaylen has been an instructor in
the apprentice electrician’s program at the Salt Lake
Community College (SLCC) and has also served as chairman of
the electricity program at SLCC.
In February 1971, Gaylen
started working for the state of Utah as an electrical
inspector. In March of the same year, he became a member of
IAEI and was elected secretary/treasurer of the Utah Chapter;
he served in this capacity for the next nine years.
Afterwards, Gaylen was elected chairman of the Utah Chapter
and later served as president of the Northwestern Section. He
has also served as the secretary/treasurer of the Northwestern
Section.
His National Electrical
Code panel experience began when he was appointed as an
alternate on panel 19; later he was appointed as the principal
of that panel. In 2001, he was appointed chairman of panel 7
and is presently serving in this capacity.
Some of the goals Gaylen
would like to see accomplished for the coming year include
• Increase membership
and thereby promote training and understanding of
electrical safety along with a better understanding and
application of the National Electrical Code.
• Encourage members to
submit applications for code manpower pool and share their
expertise of electrical safety
• Promote the IAEI
Website and the advantages of online dues payment
It takes each member’s
participation to keep a strong and active IAEI which is the
Keystone of the Electrical Industry.
He feels that IAEI has
provided educational opportunities for him to meet, discuss
and learn about National Electrical Code applications
and requirements from other inspectors and electrical industry
experts. Additionally, the companions program has always
allowed his wife Marcia an opportunity to also attend
meetings.
Gaylen always strives to
maintain a high professional work ethic and encourages those
around him to observe his motto of: "Nobody should
know more about what you do than you."
The IAEI has always helped
him work toward attaining this goal. As Gaylen travels around
to the various sections, be sure to shake his hand and say
hello.
Gaylen loves to camp and
fish with his wife Marcia and their family of two children and
three grandchildren.
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