Matter of Bruce

GREENE, Judge.

William E. Bruce appeals from an amended decision of the North Carolina Board of Registration For Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Board), suspending Bruce’s license for two years.

The underlying facts of this case are set out in the first appeal of this case reported in In re Bruce, 97 N.C. App. 138, 387 S.E.2d 82 (1990). Summarized, in May, 1988, the Board concluded after a hearing that Bruce had demonstrated professional incompetence and gross negligence by approving two school building designs which were structurally deficient. The Board originally fined Bruce $500…