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View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Purdue E-Pubs INDIANA LTAP LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP LTAP Local Technical Assistance Program ADVISORY BOARD Bill Haan, Chairman .......................................... Executive Director, Indiana Association of County Commissioners Gary Eakin, Vice Chairman ..................................... Town Manager, Town of Danville County Commissioners K.D. Benson ...............................Tippecanoe County Commissioner Phil Estridge .......................................Henry County Commissioner Joyce Poling .....................................Monroe County Commissioner Ruth Shedd .................................Tippecanoe County Commissioner Stephanie Yager ..................................Brown County Commissioner Mayors/Town Managers James Bullard ..............................................City of Seymour Mayor Mike Fincher ...........................................City of Logansport Mayor Lee Hoard ........................................................City of Delphi Mayor INDOT Representatives John Weaver ................Deputy Commissioner, Planning/Production Bruno Canzian ..................................... Manager, Project Assistance Purdue University, Faculty Representatives Dr. Kumares Sinha ............................................................. Professor Dr. Robert Connor ..............................................................Professor Dr. Jon Fricker ................................................................... Professor Dr. Jason Weiss .................................................................. Professor Association Representatives Indiana Association of County Highway Engineers & Supervisors Jodi Coblentz ........................Cass County Highway Department Brett Cating ...................Montgomery County Highway Director Indiana Street Commissioners Association Rob Roberts ..................Town of Danville Street Superintendent Indiana Association of City Engineers Steve Ruble ...................................... City of Columbus Engineer Ex. Offi cio Phil Beer ..................................................................USI Consultants Mike Bowman ................................................Milestone Contractors Jerrold Bridges ...............Madison County Council of Governments Megan Miller ....................Indiana Association of Cities and Towns Jim Olson ............................Jefferson County Highway Department Stephen Powell ........................................................................AT&T Randy Strasser ..................................................... Brown Equipment Dave Unkefer ............................................ FHWA, Indiana Division Indiana LTAP Staff Dr. John Haddock .................................................................Director John Habermann ................................................. Research Engineer 1 UPCOMINGINDIANA CONFERENCES LTAP LocalAND Technical SPECIAL Assistance EVENTS Program COUNTY BRIDGE CONFERENCE 2008 -- January 23-24 2009 -- January 28-29 STORMWATER DRAINAGE CONFERENCE 2008 -- February 27 2009 -- February 24 PURDUE ROAD SCHOOL 2008 -- March 26-27 2009 -- March 25-26 TRANSPORTATION EXPOSITION 2007 -- September 19-20 LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP --- LTAP LTAP 2 PURDUE --- PURDUE --- PURDUE --- PURDUE --- PURDUE --- PURDUE --- PURDUE PURDUE --- PURDUE PURDUE OFFICIALS OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT President’s Offi ce Purdue University 1031 Hovde Hall, Room 200 West Lafayette, IN 47907-1031 Phone: (765) 494-9708 Fax: (765) 494-7875 Website: http://www.purdue.edu/oop/president/ President .........................................................................Martin C. Jischke Provost and Professor of Biological Sciences .......................................................Sally K. Mason Executive Vice President and Treasurer..........................Morgan R. Olsen COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Offi ce of the Dean of Engineering Purdue University Engineering Administration Building, Room 101 400 Centennial Mall West Lafayette, IN 47907-2016 Phone: (765) 494-5345 Fax: (765) 494-9321 Email: [email protected] Website: http://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/ Dean of Engineering ......................................................Leah H. Jamieson Administrative Director ..............................................Sharon K. Whitlock Associate Dean Academic Affairs.......................................... Klod Kokini Associate Dean Resource Planning and Management .....Vincent F. Bralts Associate Dean Research and Entrepreneurship ......................Jay P. Gore Interim Associate Dean Undergraduate Education ........ Michael T. Harris Associate Dean Graduate Education and Interdisciplinary Programs ........................................Audeen Fentiman Assistant Dean for Research and Entrepreneurship ................................................Edgar J. Martinez Director Financial Affairs ............................................Christopher Martin Director Engineering Advancement ........................Michael H. Stitsworth Director Marketing and Communications ................................Rwitti Roy Director Strategic Planning and Assessment .............Carolyn A Percifi eld Director Minority Engineering Programs .......... Virginia Booth-Gleghorn Director Women in Engineering Programs ...................Beth M. Holloway Executive Director Professional Engineering Education .........Dale Harris 3 SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Purdue University - School of Civil Engineering 550 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051 Phone: (765) 494-2159 Fax: (765) 494-0395 Website: http://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/ M. Katherine Banks .......................................................... (765) 496-3424 Professor and Head [email protected] Rita Butz ........................................................................... (765) 494-2256 Administrative Assistant [email protected] Garrett D. Jeong ................................................................ (765) 494-2252 Associate Professor and Assistant Head [email protected] Facilities and Operations Stephen D. Johnson ........................................................... (765) 494-2235 Associate Professor and Assistant Head [email protected] Undergraduate Programs Darcy M. Bullock .............................................................. (765) 494-2226 Professor and Assistant Head, Graduate [email protected] Programs W. Jason Weiss .................................................................. (765) 494-2215 Associate Professor and [email protected] Assistant Head, Research Bryan J. Hubbard .............................................................. (765) 494-2241 Director of Industrial Relations [email protected] James D. Brehm ................................................................ (765) 494-2236 Director of Development [email protected] Cindy D. Lawley ............................................................... (765) 494-7089 Manager of Alumni Relations and [email protected] Communications CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY (CATS) Center for the Advancement of Transportation Safety 1291 Cumberland Avenue, Suite F West Lafayette, IN 47906 Phone: (765) 494-7038 Fax: (765) 494-9797 Website: http://ecn.purdue.edu/cats Robert C. Zahnke ...............................................................(765) 496-3716 Director [email protected] Maria L. Drake ...................................................................(765) 494-7011 Associate Director [email protected] Mark X. Chen .....................................................................(765) 494-9821 Senior Numerical and Database Analyst [email protected] Jennifer M. Howells ...........................................................(765) 494-7283 Transportation Safety Associate [email protected] Scott R. Poston ...................................................................(765) 494-7044 Transportation Safety Assistant [email protected] Erin A. Sparks ....................................................................(765) 496-1350 Transportation Safety Assistant [email protected] PURDUE --- PURDUE --- PURDUE --- PURDUE --- PURDUE Keth Sapp ...........................................................................(765) 494-7076 Administrative Associate [email protected] 4 JOINT TRANSPORTATION --- PURDUE --- PURDUE --- PURDUE PURDUE --- PURDUE RESEARCH PROGRAM Cooperative Research Between the Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University Joint Transportation Research Program 550 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051 Phone: (765) 494-9310 Fax: (765) 496-7996 Website: www.purdue.edu/jtrp Kumares C. Sinha ......................................................................(765) 494-2211 Director and Olson Distinguished [email protected] Professor of Civil Engineering Bobby G. McCullouch ..............................................................(765) 494-0643 Information Technology Administrator [email protected] Karen S. Hatke ..........................................................................(765) 494-9310 Program Coordinator [email protected] Dorothy J. Miller .......................................................................(765) 494-2204 Secretary [email protected] ADVISORY BOARD John Weaver, Chairman ...........................................................
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