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������������� �������������������������������������������� Fall 2006, Volume 12, No. 2 Join Us for an Innovation Breakfast The college’s Engineering Civil and Environmental Graduates in Demand Innovation Breakfasts featurefeature On May 11, 2007, 60 undergraduate civil and Britney Michalski Cole graduated in 2002 with an update on CSU’s engineer- environmental engineering students will line up a degree in environmental engineering. She went ing programs and presentations for graduation at Moby Arena. Last May, all of our from respected faculty members on to complete a master’s degree in educational graduating students who beat a path across the and distinguished alumni on technology and works for an international perfor- technological trends and in- stage to get their diploma found their career path, mance improvement company on initiatives with novative research projects and with 38 taking jobs in the engineering industry companies like Comcast, Texas Instruments, and academic programs. and 16 pursuing graduate studies. Colorado Agilent. She says, “My engineering background Upcoming schedule: State’s engineering graduates are in popular has been so helpful to me because it allows me to February 7, 2007, Fort Collins demand. better understand my client’s business needs and March 21, 2007, Denver Almost fi ve years ago, 50 students were the technical nature of the products I design and April 11, 2007, Fort Collins arranged on the bleachers at the Equine Center to develop for them.” All breakfasts will be held from pose for the 2002 Spring graduation photo. We’ve Alumni, please keep us up-to-date on 7:30-9:00 a.m. with a nominal fee taken the front row of that photo and attempted where you are and what you are doing. We to defray the cost of food. Please to track down those former students to see what enjoy celebrating your successes! Just e-mail call (970) 491-7028 for event they’ve been doing in the fi rst few years of their [email protected] with information and locations, speakers, and to RSVP. careers. In some cases we’ve used the most recent photos, drop by the department in person, or give information available. us a call at 970-491-5049. Department Searches Audrey Mendelsberg, for New Faculty and completed M.S. at CSU with Britney Michalski Cole, completed M.A. in Permanent Head Dr. Pierre Julien, now an Coy Egbert, 1st Lieutenant, educational technology at San Diego State, now a training specialist for General Physics The Department of Civil and engineer at TST, Inc. U.S. Air Force Consulting Engineers, Environmental Engineering is Fort Collins Ryan Avery, completed Kristina Beard, world renowned for our water Jessica Mikunda Adair, M.S. and pursuing Ph.D. at recently left an resources engineering which completed an M.S. in University of Washington, engineering position has been our focus for 125 Abigail Ortega, project mechanical at CSU and working on a project at the at an ecological fi rm in years. In order to maintain and engineer, Colorado is working at Woodward Centre for Traffi c Research Minnesota for a new enhance our reputation in this Springs Utilities Governor in Stockholm opportunity area we are conducting multiple searches for water-related positions that could bring up to four new water faculty in the fall of 2007 with interests in surface or groundwater hydrology, water resources planning and management, computational fl uid dynamics or environmental hydrology, and irrigation engineering. To further strengthen our environmental engineering degree program we are searching for a environmental Stephen Sanborn, engineering faculty member Nikki Trzcinski, completed M.S. at CSU with Dr. Brian Nina Choy, thought Colleen as well. Dr. Sandra Woods was civil engineer, Ayres Bledsoe, now at Mussetter to be in Kansas, Winchester, appointed Dean of the College Associates, Fort Engineering, Fort Collins unable to contact agricultural of Engineering last spring Collins engineer, USDA, and therefore the department Rebecca Oline Atadero, M.S. Michael Gossenauer, Greeley is searching for a permanent and Ph.D. in structural engineering at completed M.S. at CSU With Dr. Jim Colleen Henderson, University of California at San Diego, Loftis, now an engineer with the U.S. department head. thought to be in Texas, recently returned to Colorado State Army Corp. of Engineers, Hydrology unable to contact as a research scientist and Hydraulics section, Kansas City Alumni News Alumni News Ralph Adkins, B.S. 1943 Civil, passed Rourkela, and coordinator of the Water Colorado. His wife, Sherry, is a 1980 CSU away on January 5, 2006. He began his career Research Center at the National Institute of alumna in home economics. William enjoys with the Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp. in Engineering, Mysore. trail running and mountain climbing. 1943, then served as a line offi cer in the Navy Dale Heerman, M.S. 1964 and Ph.D. 1968 Chief of the NASA astronaut offi ce, Kent during World War II. He resumed his career Agricultural Engineering, was inducted into Rominger, B.S. 1978 Civil, has resigned his with CF&I in 1946, ultimately serving as the Biological Systems Engineering Hall position and was named vice president of ad- director of land and water from 1965 until of Fame at the University of vanced systems for Alliant Techsystems, Inc. his retirement in 1983. He then had his own Nebraska where he received his and will be based in Magna, Utah. Rominger consulting fi rm, Ralph Adkins & Associates. bachelor’s degree. Heerman logged in over 1,600 hours in space, fl ying as He joined the board of directors of the was cited for his outstanding pilot of STS-73 (1995), STS-80 (1996), and Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy contributions in center pivot STS-85 (1997), and was crew commander District in 1973 and in 2002 received its fi rst irrigation systems. His work on STS-96 (1999) and STS-100 (2001). Distinguished Service Award. In 1997, he was incorporated into the Rominger’s missions included two shuttle won the Wayne S. Aspinall Water Leader of USDA NRCS’s national toolbox, and both fl ights to the International Space Station. the Year Award. He served on the advisory U.S. and International Standards. Rominger also fl ew on both the longest and committee for CSU’s College of Engineering At a workshop entitled “Preparing for second longest shuttle missions in history. Dean’s Council and many other committees. the Environmental, Political, Cultural, Marcia Patton-Mallory, M.S. 1983 and Art Corey, M.S. 1949 Civil, has been Economic and Other Implications of Energy Ph.D. 1996 Civil, is the USDA Forest Service’s elected as a Fellow of Development in Indian Country,” Bill Lorah, national biomass and bioenergy coordinator. the Soil Science Society M.S. 1966 Civil, spoke on the boom and She is also a science and technology fellow of America. Dr. Corey bust of oil shale development in Colorado. assigned to the U.S. Senate. is an emeritus professor Lorah is a senior consultant at WWE’s offi ce Lisa Goodbee, B.S. 1984 Civil, and her in the Department of in Glenwood Springs. Lorah is currently engineering fi rm, Goodbee & Associates Inc., Civil and Environmental working on water rights work for planned was featured in the March 27, 2006 issue of Engineering at Colorado development in Granby. the Rocky Mountain News. Goodbee’s 13-em- State. Ben Urbonas, M.S. 1968 Civil, has been ployee business, has been involved in nearly Rex Sjostrom, B.S. working on the Big Dry Creek outfall study every major transportation project underway 1952 Civil, M.S. 1956 Electrical, passed away for the Urban Drainage and Flood Control in the Denver area and all of her employees on May 31, 2006. Sjostrom’s professional ca- District. are former corporate engineers who now reer spanned nearly 40 years of outstanding Bob Williams, B.S. 1969 Civil, has started telecommute in order to spend time with engineering and management accomplish- a consulting fi rm, Williams Engineering LLC, their families. ment, culminating in his position as director in Gunnison, Colorado. David Nettles, M.S. 1984 Agricultural of one of the most technically advanced Jamie Millán, Ph.D. 1972 Civil, pre- Engineering, is assistant division engineer and highly successful space programs in the sented a lecture, “Developing Hydro Power with the Division of Water Resources in United States (24 satellites fl own of which in Latin America: Potential Challenges Greeley, Colorado. nine were launched in a single year−a U.S. and Contributions of Analytical Tools,” on Kent Mao, M.S. 1985 and Ph.D. 1990 record). Accomplishments include design October 30, 2006 at Colorado State. The pre- Civil, was featured in the Snohomish County of ground system instrumentation for Titan sentation was part of a Distinguished Lecture Business Journal in a MayMay 2006 articlearticle titledtitled I and II, design of telecommunications for Series. Dr. Millán was principal energy “The China Connection.” Dr. Mao met with the OV4-3 satellite, design and management economist at the Sustainable Development China’s President Hu Jintao. Founder, chair- of the telemetry and total electronics for the Department when he retired from the man, and CEO of North America Industrial Viking Mars Lander, the fi rst spacecraft to Inter-American Development Bank in late Investment Co. Ltd., in Seattle, Mao special- operate on the surface of Mars. 2005 after 23.5 years of service. At present izes in fostering international trade. Ben McCall, B.S. 1956 Civil, lives in he serves on the Board of Directors of XM, Scott Crail, B.S. 1988 Agricultural Redondo Beach, California. Prior to retire- the operator of the electricity market in Engineering, is a vice president with Delphi ment, McCall had a long career in the aero- Colombia, and works as a private consultant Control Systems, Inc., in Pomona, California.