Professional Engineer Michael Malcolm Slay Recognized on Top ‘Aggie 100’ List for Second Year Running

College Station, TX, December 10, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Michael Slay, Professional Engineer and Registered Professional Licensed Surveyor (Texas) was honored with other Aggie 100 entrepreneurs at a luncheon and then spoke to a class of students at the College of Engineering on November 7, 2008. Mr. Slay spoke to the students on the ethics and responsibility of the civil engineering profession, then delivered a testimonial of his successes and failures on the road from student to business owner.

The Aggie 100 is a list compiled by the Mays Business School's Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship. It tracks the performance of Texas A&M alumni in their respective professions. Applicants submit their yearly earnings reports for ranking as highest income generating Aggie-led businesses.

Mr. Slay moved up 23 spots to 55th for the fiscal year 2007, which was recognized in 2008. On the 2007 list, Mr. Slay was ranked 83rd. He was the second highest ranked civil engineer in 2007. Slay’s role as President of Slay Engineering Co., Inc., based in San Antonio, Texas, has propelled the company into its 26th year of full-time operation. Slay Engineering employs a total staff of 22, with eight being on operations in Laredo, Texas.

In the past year, Slay Engineering Company reinvested a portion of these earnings in a solar panel array on the company’s own building. The notoriety generated by the investment led to the property’s listing on the Solar San Antonio Tour, part of a ten city tour of US cities commended for substantial private investments in renewable energy.

Slay Engineering Company, Incorporated, is a full-service general civil engineering firm, handling public and private contracts for land development, surveying, drainage, and public works.

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