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Spring 2002, Volume 8, No. 1 N e w s l e t t e r

Letter from the Department Head The Department of Civil Engi- and Kent were honored at this year’s neering has had an extraordinary year! Alumni Banquet. In addition, our In this newsletter, you’ll find articles undergraduate student groups – includ- about our two newest tenure-track fac- ing the ASAE, ASCE, and Environ- ulty members: Amy Pruden and Brian mental Engineering Student Group, all Bledsoe. Drs. Tom Sale and Dave excelled in national competitions this Gilbert also joined the department’s year. groundwater group in February 2002. We are in a period of rapid growth In a very short time, Tom and Dave – in our undergraduate enrollments, have developed an exceptionally strong graduate enrollments, research, and fac- and active groundwater research pro- ulty. For example, the size of the civil gram, with several graduate students engineering freshman class is expected and multiple research grants including to increase 50 percent between Fall 2001 Class of REU students several from the Department of 2000 and Fall 2002. Although enroll- educate graduate students, and ben- come 16 students from 11 universities Defense. We are fortunate to have ments in our undergraduate biore- efits to undergraduate students are to our NSF-funded Research Expe- these faculty with us and look forward source, agricultural, and environmen- many. Students learn to work in teams, rience for Undergraduates Program. to working with them. tal engineering programs are smaller, gain knowledge in a research area, Jorge Ramírez is Principal Investigator You’ll also find articles about sev- we expect these enrollments to grow and receive funding to help finance on this grant. (See above photo.) eral of our alumni including Dr. Igna- as well over the next several years. their education. At Colorado State, we The department has had incredi- cio Rodriguez-Iturbe, winner of the Research is a critically important involve many undergraduate students ble success in capturing research proj- Stockholm Water Prize, and Dr. David component of strong academic pro- in research. This year, we will wel- McWhorter and Kent Rominger. Dave grams. It is through research that we Continued on page 2

Alumnus Receives Highest Award Star Student Ryan Avery The 2002 This year’s CE News “Spotlight Stockholm Water on Star Students 2002” included Prize, hydrolo- Ryan P. Avery as an Honorable gy’s most pres- Mention. The magazine features tigious interna- students who are considered to be tional award, was excellent students and who have given to Ignacio an understanding and appreciation Rodriguez-Iturbe. of all issues in the profession. The The Venezuelan magazine also looks for traits of the hydrologist and honorees that set them apart from Princeton Univer- their peers. sity professor was Avery is a graduating senior honored with the from Fort Collins and carries a 3.96 Stockholm award for his significant Jorge Ramírez and Ignacio Rodriguez- GPA. Avery’s special interests are contributions to the development of Iturbe at Hydrology Days 2002. transportation and water resources/hydraulics, and he has interned in both hydrologic science and to the preserva- areas. Avery is interested in travel as part of his chosen profession and tion, enhancement, and availability of has an aptitude for foreign languages. According to Avery, “Civil Engi- the world’s water resources. The dis- neering is the perfect platform to maintain an engineering focus while tinguished professor earned his doctor- embracing international and societal concerns.” ate in hydrology from the Department Congratulations, Ryan, for being a Star Student! of Civil Engineering at Colorado State in 1967. Colorado State Loses Water Pioneer and Friend Whitney Borland

Borland legacy to continue through endowed gifts By the time the bureau returned to Denver in 1938, Colorado Agricul- Born in 1905, Whitney Bor- tural College, later to become Colo- land was raised in a sod house rado State University, had established in Holyoke, Colorado. He served itself as a leader in water research. his country during WWII and was Borland went on to a distinguished a member of the famed Tenth 42-year-long career with the Bureau, Mountain Division. Following and during his tenure, many significant the war, Borland was a member water projects were built that have had of the National Ski Patrol and a long-lasting impact on the develop- a snow avalanche expert who ment of the West. helped pioneer the science of Several years before his death, Bor- snow physics. He was also an avid land established a “life estate” with a climber, climbing all the 14,000 $1.2 million gift to the College of Engi- peaks in Colorado, Nevada, and neering. The Whitney Borland Water California. Whitney Borland died Center Endowment is an assurance that in October 2001 at the age of 96. Colorado State will continue to lead the Bureau of Reclamation staff in 1931. Whitney Borland is pictured front row, far world in pioneering water research. right. While Borland’s estate is not yet settled, the college is anticipating an addi- Last year, Colorado State Univer- Borland spent eight years in Fort tional gift, made through his will, which could total several million dollars. Sandra sity bid farewell to distinguished water Collins conducting model studies and Woods, head of the civil engineering department, says that in the near future the researcher and long-time friend, Whit- working in the engineering lab designed University will be making a formal announcement with details of the bequest and ney Borland. He is considered one of by Ralph Parshall, inventor of the Par- the impact it will have on the college. the pioneers who helped establish Col- shall Flume, the most widely used “Whitney Borland made great contributions to the field of water engineering,” orado State’s reputation as a leader in device for accurately measuring water says Woods, “and his gifts to the college will help to endow the future of water water research. flow in channels. engineering at Colorado State.” Borland is not a Colorado State The research conducted by Bor- alumnus, receiving degrees from the land’s team of engineers and techni- University of Nebraska, University of cians ultimately would result in the Letter from the Department Head California, and University of Colorado. building of some of the world’s larg- (continued from page 1) It is his work during the 1930s with est dams. This group was instrumental the Bureau of Reclamation’s labora- in modeling sedimentation studies for ects this year. One success is our new friends of the department, Abraham tories at what was then the Colorado the Hoover Dam, the Grand Coulee Rocky Mountain Regional Hazardous Faoro and Whitney Borland, developed A&M that accounts for Borland’s con- and Imperial Dams, and the Tennes- Substance Research Center. Chuck planned gifts during their lifetimes. nections with Colorado State Univer- see Valley Association’s Norris and Shackelford is Principle Investigator These combined gifts will exceed $6 sity. Wheeler Dams. on this project involving faculty from million and will allow us to hire two multiple institutions. Our partners are new faculty members, assist graduate the Colorado School of Mines and and undergraduate students, and pur- Montana Tech of the University of chase teaching and research equipment. Alumnus Establishes Faoro Montana. This five-year grant will Searches are beginning now for Faoro Professorship in Water Resources focus on sites impacted by acid mine and Borland professorships. These pro- drainage and mine wastes. fessorships, in combination with res- The Hazardous Substance Established through a series of gifts made by Abraham B. and Jean M. Faoro ignations and future retirements, will Research Center is just one of many allow us to recruit new faculty in the since 1993, the Faoro Professorship in Water Resources was completed in 2001. new grants and projects that faculty Interest generated by the $875,000 endowment will provide funds to establish areas of structures, geotechnical engi- have developed over the past year. In neering, precision agriculture, hydrau- a faculty position devoted to teaching and research in water. During 2002, the fact, research awards during 2001 were Department of Civil Engineering expects to recruit and hire a new faculty member lics, hydrology, and water resources 63 percent higher than those received within the next two years. to hold the Faoro Professorship. during calendar year 2000 – an extraor- “This professorship will measurably enhance our ability to recruit leading fac- I hope you enjoy reading this dinary increase in one year and evi- newsletter, that you find information ulty to our water resources program,” said Sandra Woods, head of the department dence of the excellent faculty and stu- of civil engineering. “It also will enable us to maintain our leading education and about a friend or faculty member, and dents here at Colorado State. This that you will let us know how you are research program in a field that is vital to Colorado and the West.” increase in research has benefited many Abraham Faoro, who passed away in 2001, graduated from Colorado A&M doing. students – allowing us to offer fund- Until next year, in 1932 with a bachelor of science in Civil Engineering. ing to more students. As a result, new Faoro grew up in a coal mining camp in Rockvale, Colo., where his father was students enrolling in our graduate pro- a coal miner. He attended school in Florence and was one of the first Rockvale grams increased 50 percent between residents to attend college. Faoro worked in the oil industry in California and was fall of 2000 and 2001! employed for 35 years by the Shell Oil Company. He served as regional director Sandra Woods, Professor and Head, We have had many good friends Department of Civil Engineering for Shell in the Ventura area. and alumni who have given extraordi- “I believe it is only right to help the institution that helped you get where you nary gifts to the department. Two great are,” Faoro said several years before his death. “I feel I have been rewarded for my hard work and would like to give something back to help Colorado State.”

2 Civil Engineering Graduate Kent Rominger was Commencement Speaker

Kent Rominger was the College of neering from the U.S. Naval Postgrad- than 1,600 hours in space. Engineering commencement speaker uate School in 1987. As a decorated Rominger is deputy direc- for 2002 graduation ceremonies in naval aviator and experienced Topgun tor of Flight Crew Operations May. Capt. Rominger has long been test pilot, Rominger was selected for Directorate at the Johnson an inspiration to the students at Colo- the NASA Astronaut Training Pro- Space Center. Among his rado State as well as the many youth of gram in 1992 and was one of the first many honors are the NASA Colorado who have been honored with in his class of astronaut candidates to Distinguished Service Medal, his motivational speaking; he was the be given a space flight assignment. the Defense Superior Service highest rated keynote speaker at Engi- Rominger has distinguished him- Medal, the Distinguished neering Exploration Day sponsored by self as one of NASA’s most expe- Flying Cross, Colorado State’s the College of Engineering and alumni rienced and capable pilots and com- William E. Morgan Alumni volunteers. manders. Last year, he commanded the Achievement Award, and the Rominger graduated from Colo- STS-100, which installed the Canadian- Distinguished Service Award rado State University with a B.S. in built robotic Arm and Rafaello Logis- from the College of Engineer- civil engineering in 1978 and earned tics Module to the International Space ing. his M.S. degree in aeronautical engi- Station. To date, he has logged more

Chester C. Smith Engineering Robert D. Wilson Scholarship Scholarships Scholarship Andrew P. Amend Margaret Matter, MSAE 1986 and currently a Ph.D. student, was a recipi- Travis D. Brinkman Michael T. Flick ent of the 2001 Rich Herbert Memorial Scholarship from the Colorado Section Joshua R. Duncan Claude W. Wood Scholarship of the American Water Resources Association to support water-related research Dan and Kris Sunada Scholarship Mark A. Berrill projects. Her research paper was titled “Phase I Hydrologic Characterization of Nathanael J. Bokelman Sean P. McAtee the Historic Streamflow Record for the Gunnison River.” Alfred Triefus, Jr., Scholarship Timothy E. Moody Kelly M. Brom Rebecca A. Oline Tanner O. Randall Undergraduate Scholarships M. Daniel Vanderbilt Scholarship Katie M. Swanson Erica M. Spencer Scott W. Wilkinson Nyal L. Adams Scholarship Ralph Parshall Memorial Richard F. Walker Scholarship Kate E. Rudman Scholarship Mark A. McWilliams Engineering Scholars Barry L. Snyder Abby Bronken Dr. Joseph A. and Elizabeth 2000-2001 Graduate Scholarships Henrik P. Forsling Pennino Memorial Scholarship Carol L. Hawk Trevor D. Taylor SPONSOR GRADUATE STUDENT RECIPIENT John R. Fraser Memorial Carol Rohwer Scholarship Scholarship Brianna L. Blume Jack E. Cermak Wind Engineering Munehito Endo Ryan O. Banning Michael R. Dunham Scholarship Fred B. Hamilton Memorial Joshua D. Johnson Jairam Scholarship Fund John Wood Scholarship Carmen M. Martinez H.W. Shen Water Resources Sheri L. Taylor Joel D. Nordloh Graduate Award Michael Hobbins Kimberly J. Schiel Harold and Katherine Kidder Daryl B. Simons Graduate Scholarship Herb and Ellen Schweizer Civil Fellowship Oli Sveinsson Justin S. Doles Engineering Undergraduate Fund Ian S. Maycumber Tipton & Kalmbach Graduate Ryan C. Fleming Fellowship Enrique Triana Brady J. McDaniel Walter Scott, Jr., Scholarship Daniel R. Valley Jeng Song Wang Memorial Scholarship Rosalia Rojas-Sanchez and Ozlem Noah I. Friesen Acar Myron Brown Ludlow Scholarship Benjamin A. Morse Stephen C. Sanborn Harold H. Short Scholarship Edwin C. and Kay S. McDowell James A. Bruntz Scholarship Brian D. Herbolsheimer Peter C. Rees Linda K. Vandamme Gavin C. Riches

3 Alumni News

Youngseok Lee received a M.S. degree from Civil Engineering 10 years ago. Directors of the National Water Agency of Brazil in these highly acclaimed posi- He currently is working for Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., in tions in Brazil. Korea, in charge of all structural work for the company. His email address is Kumar Sivakumaran, Ph.D. 1998 Civil Engineering, having attended the [email protected]. University of West Virginia, recently passed the Bar exam. Mindy Jacobson, B.S. 1997 in Civil Engineering, worked as a structural William M. Simpson, 1946 Civil Engineering graduate, was the 2002 recipi- analyst on spacecraft for Orbital Sciences Corp. in Maryland for two years after ent of the Peter Courtois Memorial Award presented by the Tilt-Up Concrete graduation. She now works for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland Association (TCA). Bill Simpson’s contribution to the tilt-up industry has spanned as an analyst in the structural mechanics group. half a century. From the formation stages of the site-cast tilt-up medium in the Barrie King, B.S. 2001, is working for the Virginia Department of Transpor- 1940s to its state-of-the-art applications today, Simpson was a trendsetter for his tation in Staunton, Va., doing complete replacements to widening of state forest time and pioneered many innovations. Perhaps his most noteworthy contribution structures and bridges. to the industry was his chairmanship of the influential Test Report (later known Kelly Ronat, B.S. 2001, currently is employed by CH2M Hill in Seattle, as The Green Book) on the Slender Walls program from 1980-82. The result of Wash., redesigning a highway through the heart of the Seattle area. the full-scale testing program validated the strength of the tilt-up concrete method. Tom Dahl, M.S. 1998, has been promoted to area engineer for the Texas Simpson retired to Poulsb, Wash., in 1996. Department of Transportation Lampasas Office. Rick Dennison, B.S. 1980, became the Denver Broncos’ offensive line coach Ernest Howard Award in July 2001. The 2002 Ernest Howard Award was pre- Dr. Seok-Ku Ko, M.S. 1985 and Ph.D. 1989, was appointed president of the sented to Dr. Jack Cermak for his pioneering Korea Water Resources Corporation in Taejon, Korea, early in 2001. research in wind engineering and the advance- James E. Caffey, Ph.D. 1965, retired from the City of Arlington, Texas, in ment of wind effect assessments on man’s built May 2001 and has reopened his consulting business in that city. environment. Dr. Cermak is president of Cermak Kumaraswamy Sivakumaran, Ph.D. 1986, graduated from the West Vir- Peterka Petersen, Inc., in Fort Collins, Colo. ginia University College of Law with a J.D. degree in May 2001. The award was established in 1954 to an ASCE Doug Walker, M.S. 1994, published a Technical Note in WRR on “Analyti- member in honor of Ernest E. Howard, past presi- cal Solutions for Transport in Porous Media with Gaussian Source Terms,” Vol. dent of ASCE. 37, No. 3, March 2001, pp. 843-848. Francisco Gomide, Ph.D. recently was appointed as Minister of Mines and Energy for Brazil. Gomide joins Jersen Kelman, Ph.D., chairman of the Board of

David Banks Receives Award at Alumni Achievement Awards Americas Conference The College of Engineering is pleased to announce that two civil David Banks, Ph.D., 2000 graduate in civil engineering alumni have been selected to receive Alumni Achievement engineering in wind engineering and fluid mechan- Awards: the Engineering Honor Alumnus Award to Professor Emeritus ics, received the Outstanding Wind Engineering David McWhorter and the William E. Morgan Award to NASA astro- Ph.D. Award during the Americas Conference in naut Kent Rominger. Wind Engineering held at Clemson University in During his 30-plus years at Colorado State, Dr. McWhorter, M.S. June 2001. ’66 Civil Engineering, Ph.D. ’71 Agricultural Engineering, served as Banks’ dissertation was titled “The Suction adviser for M.S. and Ph.D. students and served his department through Induced by Conical Vortices on Low-Rise Build- teaching, administration, and committee work. He is a world-renowned ings with Flat Roofs” and completed under the expert in contaminant transport in soil and groundwater, with a patent on direction of Dr. Robert N. Meroney, professor. It disposal of spent oil shale and other materials. dealt with the fluid physics associated with the NASA astronaut Kent Rominger, B.S. ’78 Civil Engineering and disruptive suction pressures induced by high wind M.S. ’87 U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, has been commander and pilot speed gusts over roof corners. on five NASA shuttle missions and has served in a variety of technical assignments in support of NASA’s successful Space Shuttle and Space Station Programs.

4 Faculty and Staff News

In June 2001, Professor Erik Dr. Luis Garcia looks for causes Dr. Neal Gallagher announced that Thompson attended the Seventh Inter- and solutions to the devastating effect Dr. Steven Abt, professor of civil national Conference on Numerical salinity has on irrigated agriculture in engineering and associate dean, has Methods in Industrial Forming Pro- the Colorado Agricultural Experiment been selected for promotion to briga- cesses (NUMIFORM’01) in Toyo- Station Annual Report. dier general, U.S. Army Reserve. Of hashi, Japan. While there, he presented Dr. Ramchand Oad received the the approximately 206,000 members a paper titled “Numerical Simulation Outstanding Faculty Member Award in an “active” status of the U.S. Army of a Multi-Stand Rolling Mill.” Profes- for 2001-02 presented by the Ameri- Reserve, 70 serve at the rank of brig- sor Thompson has been a member of can Society of Agricultural Engineers. adier general. Steve will assume the the Steering Committee of the NUMI- Growth in Colorado is a hot topic duties of the deputy commanding gen- FORM conferences since their incep- statewide, especially along the Front Continued on page 6 tion and was chairman of the third con- Range. Since most of the new develop- ference held here at Colorado State ment occurs in areas outside municipal University in 1989. While in Japan, boundaries, the burden of water supply he also toured the Civil Engineering falls on rural domestic water suppli- Department at Tokai University in ers, testing their capacities. Dr. Terry Dr. Bryan Hartnagel Hiratsuka, as the guest of Professor Podmore of the Department of Civil Yoji Shimazaki, head of the Depart- Engineering and Dr. John Wilkins- faculty advisers who were highly rated ment of civil engineering. Professor Wells from the Department of Sociol- by their student chapter members and Shimazaki received his Ph.D. degree ogy have launched a research project whose student chapters had successful in Civil Engineering at Colorado State sponsored by the Colorado Water Con- programs as demonstrated in their University in 1980 and currently is servation Board and directed by the annual reports to ASCE. conducting research on the damping of Colorado Institute of Irrigation Man- Dr. Robert Ward recently was structures during earthquakes. agement at Colorado State to look for highlighted in the 2001 issue of Water Congratulations to Dr. Pierre new ways to provide water to small Wise, The Voice of the Colorado Water Julien. He was selected to become acreages. The Dual Systems Project Efficiency Community. Dr. Ward is Editor of the ASCE Journal of Hydrau- is investigating the provision of pota- the director of the Colorado Water lic Engineering and will begin that ble (drinking) water supply for inter- Resources Research Institute position very soon. Our department nal household usage and a nonpotable (CWRRI). Dr. Steven Abt now is home to the editors of two of (raw or untreated) supply for external the ASCE journals. landscape irrigation uses. Dr. John Labadie is editor of Dr. Paul Heyliger was selected as the Journal of Water Resources Plan- the winner of the 2001-2002 Chi Epsi- ning and Management, published by lon Excellence in Teaching Award for In Memoriam ASCE. the Rocky Mountain District. He was James W. Ball, B.S. 1930, internationally noted hydraulic engineer, Dr. Chuck Shackelford is the nominated by the Colorado State chap- died July 4, 2001, at 96. Upon retirement from the hydraulics lab at the editor for two magazines, The Journal ter of Chi Epsilon for this competition Bureau of Reclamation in 1962, he became vice president and director of Hazardous Materials, published by in recognition of his dedication to of the Western Canada Hydraulics Laboratory. Later, he taught graduate Elsevier in Amsterdam, and The Jour- teaching. His application will be sub- engineering students at Colorado State University. He then did consulting nal of Geotechnical and Geoenviron- mitted for competition for the National in the Philippines, India, Pakistan, and Australia and was a consultant for mental Engineering, which is part of James A. Robbins Award. the United Nations at one time. He is cited in the Library of Congress. ASCE. ASCE’s Engineering Mechanics Morton Bittinger, 74, died on October 29, 2001, in Boulder. He was Civil Engineering Professor Tim Division and its Structural Engineer- on the faculty in civil engineering at Colorado State University from 1957 Gates is featured in the AERC 2001 ing Institute (SEI) have established to 1968. He founded and operated Resource Consultants Inc. in Fort Col- Annual Report. the Jack E. Cermak Medal to recog- lins, specializing in hydrology and water resource problems. He wrote a nize the lifetime achievements of this book on the Ogallala Aquifer and also developed some of the first com- researcher and educator in the field of puter modules of groundwater systems. wind engineering and industrial aero- Robert Bloom passed away in February 2000. dynamics [ASCE News, August 2001, Herbert Schweizer, an emeritus professor in civil engineering who 26:8]. also earned a master’s degree in civil engineering, passed away in Fort Professor Chuck Shackelford Collins on November 18, 2001, at the age of 83. He was a valuable attended the International Conference member of the civil engineering faculty until his retirement some 20 years on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical ago, and he was well known among students for his teaching of mechan- Engineering in Istanbul, Turkey, as ics courses and handling smash lab sessions. an invited panelist and invited partic- Jerry Seeley, former chairman of the civil engineering department ipant for NSF funded research work- at Colorado State University, passed away on April 16, 2001, following shop held in August 2001. cancer surgery. Following is the address for his wife and family if anyone Dr. Bryan Hartnagel, ASCE Stu- cares to send a note: Mrs. Barbara Seeley, c/o Mrs. Pam Becka, Gellersen dent Chapter faculty adviser, was Center, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso IN 46383. selected to receive an award under the Chester C. Smith, B.S. 1961, passed away in Fort Collins on June second annual ASCE Faculty Adviser 8, 2001. He was 65. Mr. Smith worked for Empire Laboratories Inc. until Professor Tim Gates Reward Program in July 2001. The 1992 as a consulting engineer in geotechnical engineering. award is given to approximately 50

5 New Faculty New Position New Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Brian Bledsoe Assumes New Position in Department Member Joins the Department Brian Bledsoe, who has been serving as a research associate with an appoint- The Department of Civil Engineering is pleased to welcome Amy Pruden as ment as research assistant professor, was recently appointed as a tenure-track assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. She will join Colorado assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. State University as a faculty member in August 2002. Bledsoe says his new position enables him to place greater emphasis on bal- Currently at the University of Cincinnati, Amy’s research focuses on ways to ancing teaching, research, and outreach. In pre- optimize the biological degradation of MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether). Due to the vious years, he taught one course in environmen- widespread use of reformulated fuels, MTBE has over the past decade emerged tal river mechanics (CE413). This year, he also as a significant groundwater and drinking water contaminant. At Colorado State, is teaching a course in nonpoint source pollution Amy will be working on developing applications of molecular tools, such as DNA (CE440) and next year will add a third course, and RNA, in environmental remediation. which is yet to be determined. “With a more complete understanding of the microbes applied in envi- Bledsoe says he his excited about having ronmental remediation we can put them to better use,” Amy says. “I am par- more interaction with students and using diffi- ticularly interested in the application of microbes cult real world issues related to water quality as a for mine waste remediation, which is an impor- context for teaching the fundamentals. tant and pressing issue in Colorado and through- “I believe most people learn best by doing out the west.” things that impact their life in some tangible In addition to conducting research, Amy will way,” he says. “The more we can bring applied research and outreach into the apply her expertise in biotechnology and molec- classroom, the more we’re going to produce students who are better prepared to ular methods to developing new and interesting tackle complex problems that require applying technology with an awareness of courses for the civil and environmental engineer- long-term social and environmental consequences.” ing curriculum. She hopes to combine the focus Bledsoe’s research focuses on stream and watershed processes, in particular of her teaching and research as much as possible. the interactions between hydraulics, geomorphic processes, and water quality. He “Professors have a very important respon- says protecting and rehabilitating watersheds is the foundation of safe and reliable sibility in shaping the future, both in terms of water supplies and healthy streams. research and education,” says Amy. “I’m very excited to be working with a group “We are trying to develop a better understanding of the fundamental pro- of talented individuals in a department with such a strong commitment to environ- cesses to improve the effectiveness of watershed management practices and reha- mental quality. And I’m also looking forward to interacting with the students and bilitation strategies,” says Bledsoe. “This ultimately involves collectively viewing helping them develop into successful professionals.” watersheds and water treatment facilities as one system.” When she’s not in the laboratory or the classroom, Amy spends much of her As he continues to develop new collaborations across campus and around the time running, hiking, biking, and weight lifting. She says staying active keeps the world, Bledsoe says he is looking forward to contributing to Colorado State’s momentum going in life and helps her nurture a balance necessary for creative reputation for high-quality teaching and research. thinking. Amy also says she can’t wait to get to Fort Collins. “The town is beautiful, the people are nice, and both the dean and department head have a strong and positive Faculty and Staff News, continued from page 5 vision for civil and environmental engineering at Colorado State, which will offer eral for Mobilization and Training, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center, at Fort a lot of opportunity for growth and development. Who could ask for more?” Leonard Wood, Mo., beginning in May 2002. Because of the complexity of the Presidential nomination and Senate confirmation process, Steve has indicated that he will not “pin his stars” for several months. Since Steve remains in a reserve status, he will continue serving as the associate dean in the college. E-Days Awards A new protective building system design to reduce the impact of manmade or natural disasters recently was tested at the Missile Impact Facility. Dr. Bogusz The following awards were presented to graduating seniors: Bienkiewicz, director of the Wind Engineering and Fluids Laboratory, and Dr. Outstanding Civil Engineering Student: Becki Oline – Becki will Wayne Charlie, director of the Center for Geo-Explosive Research, developed the graduate in May, she was President of Chi Epsilon and plans to attend Missile Impact Facility, which allows for testing of tornado missile resistance for graduate school in civil/structural engineering. tornado shelters. Brittany Albrandt – Britney will graduate in December with a dual major in CE and Engineering Science/Space Engineering, she was Vice President of Chi Epsilon and plans to attend graduate school. 2002 Faculty Awards Ralph Parshall Award: Steve Sanborn – Steve will graduate in May in the top 10% of his class. He is the editor of Chi Epsilon and plans to attend Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Timothy Gates graduate school at Colorado State in the fall. Faculty Award for Excellence in Research Charles Shackelford Student Leadership Award: Barry Snyder – Barry was the 2001 Faculty Award for Excellence in Research Pierre Julien president of the ASCE Student Chapter. Faculty Award for Excellence in Service Luis Garcia Civil Engineering Achievement Award: Ryan Avery – Ryan was CE News’ “Star Student” and will attend graduate school at the University Outstanding Faculty Performance Award Jorge Ramírez of Washington. Staff Award for Excellence Maura Chaney Outstanding Faculty: Terry Podmore by ASAE Student Chapter Staff Award for Excellence Douglas Whitt Outstanding Senior Award: Michael Gossenauer Research Scientist Award for Excellence David Neff Research Scientist Award for Excellence Christopher Thornton

6 Consortium Based at Colorado State Works to Improve Mine Waste Remediation Strategies in the Rocky Mountain Region

than $740 million of revenue to the at Colorado State Univer- federal government. sity, Colorado School of Many western states also are expe- Mines, Montana Tech of riencing environmental problems asso- the University of Mon- ciated with historic and current mining tana, and several aca- operations. Most of the problems asso- demic and non-academic ciated with abandoned mine lands are institutions throughout related to water quality and include the United States and acid drainage emanating from adits and Canada. sulfide-bearing waste piles, leaching of The center has also heavy metals from relic tailings and established its two guid- other mine waste piles, erosion and ance committees, the migration of contaminated sediments, Science Advisory Com- and direct groundwater contamination mittee, and Technology The Rocky Mountain Regional from pond seeps and pits. Transfer Advisory Com- Hazardous Substance Research Center “Approximately 60 percent of the mittee. These groups are (RMRHSRC), which was established active Superfund sites for EPA Region responsible for evaluating in collaboration with Colorado School 8 are associated with abandoned mine the progress of existing of Mines last year, is making progress lands and past mining activities such research and technology toward its goal of developing improved as smeltering operations,” says Charles transfer activities funded methods for cleaning up environmen- Shackelford, the center’s director and through the RMRHSRC tal problems associated with mine Colorado State University professor of as well as evaluating pro- wastes. civil engineering. “This demonstrates posals for proposed future The RMRHSRC serves EPA the significance and extent of envi- research and technology Region 8 states (Colorado, Montana, ronmental pollution resulting from the transfer activities. North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, abandoned mine lands.” “Our two committees and Wyoming), which comprise about Four research projects have been are composed of people who have been heavily involved in research and tech- a sixth of the land area in the United funded through the RMRHSRC this nology transfer activities with respect to environmental problems and the mining States. The mining industry histori- year, and progress reports are expected industry,” Shackelford says. “These individuals represent all primary stakehold- cally has played a significant role in the later this summer. Most of the proj- ers, including industry, consulting, academia, regional and national EPA, and development of these states and con- ects have multiple participants that other state and federal agencies such as the Forest Services and the Bureau of tinues to be important to their econo- include from two to four co-principal Land Management. mies, contributing $22.5 billion of rev- investigators as well as several grad- The first semi-annual meeting for all participants of the RMRHSRC will enue to the Region 8 states and more uate students. Researchers are based occur at Colorado State University during July 31 - August 1, 2002.

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8 E0301/13563 Departmental Donors This will be the first time that we have listed donors in our annual newsletter. The gifts listed below represent more than $300,000 in funds from more than 250 donors. (I apologize in advance if we have missed anyone.) The list does not include gifts made to the Col- lege of Engineering, but only those directed to the Department of Civil Engineering. Each one made a difference to a civil engineering, environmental engineering, bioresource, or agricultural engineering student. These gifts make an incredible difference to our department, to the faculty, and to our students. They fund scholarships, equipment, faculty positions, student design projects, and a wide variety of activities. We thank you for thinking of us and for your generosity. More than $100,000 $500-$999 Mr. Joel D. Hergenreter Mr. Ken R. Pastor and Mrs. Ms. Kathryn E. Hoffman- Marilyn J. Pastor Mr. Harold H. Short and Mrs. Mr. Gordon C. Meurer and French Mr. Leslie W. Pittman and Charlotte Y. Short Mrs. Shirley J. Meurer Mr. Thomas L. Huntzinger and Mrs. Sandra K. Pittman Terracon Mrs. Patty L. Huntzinger Mr. Jeffrey P. Riley $10,000-$100,000 Mr. Albert T. Rutledge Mr. Rodger D. Johnson Mr. Samuel L. Riley and Mrs. Jack E. Cermak, Ph.D. and Mr. Greg G. Peters and Mrs. Mr. Joseph B. Kerrigan Mary A. Riley Mrs. Helen J. Cermak Patricia Peters Dr. Roy W. Koch Mrs. LeeAnn K. Rogowski and Deanna S. Durnford, Ph.D. GEI Consultants, Inc. Mrs. Mary W. Kuehster and Mr. Steven M. Rogowski Mr. Thomas W. Robinson and Larry A. Roesner, Ph.D. and Mr. Ted E. Kuehster Mr. George R. Skoglund and Mrs. Margaret L. Robinson Mrs. Kathleen A. Roesner Henry H. Kunhardt, P.E. and Mrs. Edita S. Skoglund Dr. Daniel K. Sunada and Mrs. Linda Kunhardt Mr. Richard G. Tanaka and Kristin V. Sunada $100-$499 Mr. Scott R. Larrabee and Mrs. Mrs. Lorraine M. Tanaka Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. Mr. Marion T. Allen, Jr. and Carolyn L. Larrabee Mr. Bartwell L. Tompkins and Mrs. June Allen Mrs. Lois J. Leffler and Mr. Mrs. Janet Tompkins $1000-$9,999 Mrs. Robin R. Balley and Mr. Richard L. Leffler Mr. Brandon J. Tompkins Brett W. Balley Mr. James A. Lenzotti Mr. Barnabas R. Urbonas and McCulley, Frick, and Gilman, Mr. George J. Lindsay Mrs. Irena K. Urbonas Inc. Mr. Carl R. Barnett, Jr. and Mrs. Susan Barnett Mr. Steven A. Malers and Mrs. Dr. Dale H. Vanderholm and The Greater Kansas City Kate J. Malers Mrs. Margaret Vanderholm Community Fdn. Mr. James F. Beikler and Mrs. Joni L. Beikler Mr. Douglas E. Markley and Mrs. Michelle M. Wind and Owen Ayres & Associates, Inc. Mrs. Cathy Markley Mr. Bradley D. Wind Mr. Harold M. Ibach, Jr. and Mr. Boyce E. Brannock and Mrs. Deneen Brannock Mr. Eugene A. Markley and Mr. Nicholas T. Yobbagy and Mrs. Margaret A. Ibach Mrs. Patricia A. Markley Mrs. Karen A. Yobbagy Dr. Sandra L. Woods Mr. Robert Lee Cardenas and Mrs. Anne L. Cardenas Dr. C. James Martel, Jr. and Mr. Tyrus K. Ziegler Jim C. Loftis, Ph.D. and Judith Mrs. Lynne L. Martel Boxelder Sanitation District A. Billica, Ph.D. Mr. Robert C. Carlson and Mrs. Lynda M. Carlson Mr. Ed L. Maycumber and Chevron Corporation Mr. Edward A. Cecil and Mrs. Mrs. Joni J. Maycumber Electrical Systems Beth K. Cecil Mr. Jerry R. Carson and Mrs. Kathleen Carson Mr. Raymond E. McFarlane Consultants, Inc. Dr. Robert N. Meroney and and Mrs. Nellie A. Rhoads Holding Ltd. Mrs. Joan E. Meroney Mr. Robert S. Carson Mr. Glenn E. DeWitt and Mrs. McFarlane Dr. Elizabeth G. Jones Black & Veatch Thomas W. Metcalf, Esq. and Mr. Raymond J. Eisenach and Dr. Hsieh W. Shen and Mrs. Carolee DeWitt Mr. Michael D. Faucett and Mrs. Liz Metcalf Mrs. Audrey A. Eisenach Clare Shen Mr. Eugene A. Miller and Mrs. Mr. John E. Huyer Dalco Industries, Inc. Mrs. Andrea H. Faucett Mrs. Linda B. Ferentchak and Phyllis F. Miller Mr. Daniel L. Parr and Mrs. CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd. Mr. Craig W. Morgan Holly A. Parr Delphi Control Systems, Inc. Mr. James A. Ferentchak Mr. Thomas H. Fielding and Dr. William E. Morgan and Mrs. Frances R. Stewart and Neil S. Grigg, Ph.D. and Mrs. Mrs. Lilla G. Morgan Mr. James H. Stewart Margaret B. Grigg Mrs. Jeanne Z. Fielding Capt. Allison D. Froman, USN Mr. Brendon C. Nafziger and Mr. Gordon J. Talvitie and Mr. Christopher P. Stonebraker Mrs. Susan Nafziger Mrs. Joan C. Talvitie and Mrs. Dorris J. (RET) Mrs. Patricia H. Grant and Lee Mr. James M. Nichols and Mr. James E. Trenam and Mrs. Stonebraker Mrs. Phyllis M. Nichols Kathleen M. Trenam Tipton & Kalmbach, Inc. B. Grant, Jr., M.D. Judson M. Harper, Ph.D. and Mr. James R. Noblett and Ms. Mr. Michael J. Vance and Mrs. Colorado Asphalt Pavement Connie H. King Jessica R. Vance Association Mrs. Patricia A. Harper Mr. Robert C. Heath and Mrs. Mr. John L. Owens and Mrs. Mr. William J. Winter Mr. Chester C. Smith and Mrs. Nellie L. Owens Marjorie J. Smith Daunine M. Heath Continued on page 10 9 Donor List (continued from page 9)

Dr. Landis L. Boyd and Mrs. John D. Nelson, Ph.D., P.E. Mr. Paul J. Zenisek and Mrs. Mr. Bruce F. Meaker and Mrs. Lila M. Boyd and Mrs. Darlene M. Alice K. Zenisek Twila C. Meaker Mr. Justin C. Griffith and Mrs. Nelson Ms. Shirley A. Baskett Mr. Patrick F. Mulhern and Lindsay Griffith Mr. Frank M. Brown and Mrs. Mr. V. Ray Bostich and Mrs. Mrs. Margaret S. Mulhern Dr. Robert E. Schiller, Jr. and Astrid L. Brown Ellen I. Bostich William G. Niemantsverdriet, Mrs. Ruby A. Schiller Dr. James F. Ruff and Ms. Mr. Myron M. Braden and USAF (RET) and Mrs. Mr. Mark G. Talvitie and Mrs. Walta S. Ruff Mrs. Doris E. Braden Lorna Niemantsverdriet Debra J. Talvitie Mr. Carl Schilleman and Mrs. Mr. John G. Castagnoli Mr. Raymond J. Nieslanik Aqua Engineering, Inc. Susan Schilleman Mr. Roger K. Chance and Mrs. Mr. Thomas J. Pokrefke, Jr. Marriott International, Inc. Margie E. Chance and Mrs. Lynn Pokrefke Range Engineering, Inc. Under $100 Dr. R. L. Codd and Mrs. Mr. Byron G. Richard and Mrs. The McAdams Company Mrs. Harold C. Adams Donna M. Codd Elva J. Richard Mr. Vernon N. Johnson, Jr. and Mr. Bruce H. Barr, Jr. and Mrs. Mr. Lessig G. Ermold and Mrs. Mr. Phillip I. Robinson and Mrs. Joan L. Johnson Ruth J. Barr Irene A. Ermold Mrs. Judith R. Robinson David W. Hendricks, P.E. and Mr. Leon Figger and Mrs. Mr. Dickie Fernandez Mr. Wayne K. Schrader and Mrs. Betty A. Hendricks Phyllis Figger Ms. Valerie A. Flory Mrs. Phyllis E. Schrader Mr. Richard S. Asahi and Mrs. Mr. Anthony D. Narde and Dr. Marshall Flug and Mrs. Dr. Vijay P. Singh and Mrs. Linda A. Asahi Mrs. Kelli D. Narde Kathy A. Flug Anita Singh Mr. Kris A. Berglund and Ms. Mr. Daniel F. Buhrmaster and Mr. Donald J. Gotschall and Mr. Peter E. Smith Dianne K. Holman Mrs. Tamara M. Mrs. Marion E. Gotschall Mr. Robert A. Spofford and Lt. Col. Wayne C. Kuse, Buhrmaster Mr. R. Larry Grauberger Mrs. Joanne L. Spofford USAF (RET) and Maj Mr. Anthony T. Chen and Ms. Mr. Mark R. Haynes and Mrs. Mr. Raoof M. Tadros and Mrs. Roxann Wible, USAF Linda K. Riebling Gladys K. Haynes Nadia M. Tadros (RET) Ms. Lisa A. Goodbee Mr. Shannon L. Hebb and Dr. Maj David L. Tennis, USAF Mrs. Jeanette F. NewVille and Mr. Dale W. Havekost and Judith L. Hebb (RET) and Mrs. Debra K. Mr. Hal L. NewVille Mrs. Genell D. Havekost Mr. Norman S. Illsley Tennis Mr. Charles M. Penland and Mr. Michael S. Nishimura Roderick J. Jensen, Ph.D. and Dr. Harry E. Troxell and Mrs. Mrs. Karen L. Penland Dr. Thomas T. Smith and Mrs. Mrs. Karen Jensen Mary A. Troxell Mr. Peter H. Rude and Mrs. Suzanne K. Smith Dr. Harvey E. Jobson and Mrs. Mr. Robert H. Tyner and Mrs. Margaret Johnson Rude Ms. Ila M. Dement-Gleason Barbara L. Jobson Calla Mae Tyner Hormel Foods Corporation Mr. Robert W. Gardner Ms. Shirley J. Kern Ms. Karen A. Vail Mr. Victor L. Grimm Mr. Ralph C. Gold and Mrs. Mr. Alan S. Kinoshita and Mrs. Mr. Glenn P. Violette and Mrs. Mr. Richard L. Huwa and Mrs. Ann L. Gold Kitty Kinoshita Susan B. Violette Valerie M. Huwa Ms. Eva Shoun Littleton Dr. E. Gordon Kruse and Mrs. Mrs. Suzanne M. Waldron and Ms. B. Ann McCabe and Dr. Mr. Bernard G. Long and Mrs. Edith L. Kruse Brian A. Waldron, Ph.D. Steven L. McCabe Bernard G. Long Mr. Mark E. Lang and Mrs. Mr. Wilbur G. Wilkinson and Mr. Warren H. Mesloh and Mr. E. P. Michaels and Mrs. Kay J. Lang Mrs. Mildred M. Wilkinson Mrs. Barbara Mesloh Thanet S. Michaels Mr. William G. Lauer and Mrs. Mr. William P. Willis and Mrs. Mr. Paul A. Weiss and Mrs. Mrs. Jean M. Olson and Mr. Janet K. Lauer Michelle Willis Margaret R. Weiss Norval E. Olson Dr. Robert D. Layton and Ms. Mr. Howard O. Norland and Active Truck Sales and Parts Mr. Steven L. Peternal and Karla Stewart Mrs. Ruth J. Norland Inc. Mrs. Laurie R. Peternal Mr. Randall K. Leu and Mrs. Mr. Robert W. Weisser and BTE Concrete Formwork, LLC Mr. Glenn E. Pope Karen M. Leu Mrs. Renee C. Weisser Northern Engineering Services Ms. Jeanette L. Rossillon and Mr. Michael J. Lewellen Mr. Shelby R. Hudgens and Bryan A. Hartnagel, Ph.D. and Mr. Thomas P. Fuentes Mr. Dale S. Lindberg, Jr. Mrs. Sarah Hudgens Mrs. Susan L. Hartnagel Mr. Kyle B. Smith and Mrs. Ms. Barbara A. Maxey-Streeter Mr. Gregory J. Koch and Mrs. Mr. Keith D. Hjelmstad and Jenette L. Smith and Mr. Glenn Streeter Ann M. Koch Mrs. Kara L. Hjelmstad Mrs. Lisa K. Vernon and Mr. Mr. David L. May and Mrs. Mr. Joseph W. Koehler 3M Greg Vernon Catherine A. May Mr. Sheldon W. Rockey and Odau Construction, Inc. Mr. Gordon Woelfle and Mrs. Mrs. Justina R. McCracken Mrs. Nicole Rockey Steige and Associates, Inc. Nona Woelfle and Mr. Joel N. McCracken Ms. Janice M. Travis Mr. Thurman F. McGraw and Mr. Edward R. Wagner Mrs. Beryl B. McGraw Continued on page 11 10 Donor List (continued from page 10)

F & M Land Co. Mr. Paul E. Lilyblade and Mrs. Mr. John E. Andrews and Mrs. Murdene A. Lilyblade Mary Andrews Richard W. Lindeberg, D.D.S. Mr. John H. Baionno and Mrs. and Mrs. Janet K. Donna J. Baionno Lindeberg Mr. Elen S. Bakhoum and Mrs. Mr. James R. Loonan Refaat S. Bakhoum Mr. John J. McDonnell, II Mr. Jamie J. Bermel and Mrs. and Mrs. Priscilla E. Jacque A. Bermel McDonnell Mr. Donald E. Bressler and Mr. LaVern C. Nelson and The Bridge Team at ASCE Rocky Mountain regional competition qualified for Mrs. Nora Bressler Mrs. Bettie M. Nelson nationals. Mr. Ray H. Center and Mrs. Mr. Walter L. Niccoli and Mrs. Kim A. Center Wendy K. Niccoli Colorado State University Students Maj Michael S. Claffey and Mr. Don H. Niewald and Mrs. Take First Place at Regional Civil Mrs. Staci A. Claffey Betty J. Niewald Engineering Competition Ms. Dorothy L. Clower Mr. Edward J. Paas and Mrs. Mr. J. Alan Dale and Mrs. Janice K. Paas A team of 45 Colorado State University civil engineering students placed Shirley A. Dale Dr. Terence H. Podmore and first at the annual American Society of Civil Engineers Rocky Mountain Regional Dr. Kersi S. Davar and Mrs. Ms. Carol A. Podmore competition held April 12-14 in Laramie, Wyo. Nine schools from Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, and Colorado competed in the regional contest. Colorado Anji Davar Dr. Donald L. Reddell and State’s first-place presentation of a nontechnical paper on ethical considerations Mr. John W. DeBerard and Mrs. Minnie E. Reddell in engineering earned student Eric Broughton the opportunity to compete in the Mrs. Lorie K. DeBerard Mr. Donald C. Signor and Mrs. 150th American Society of Civil Engineers National Student Conference in Madi- Mrs. Kathryn F. Edwards and Caroline F. Signor son, Wisc., in June. The 20 members of the Colorado State steel bridge design Mr. Larry Edwards Mrs. Carol J. Simpson and Mr. team, led by captains Jason Christensen and Andy Hunt, qualified for nationals by Mrs. Carla A. Evans and Mr. finishing first in the aesthetics portion of the contest and second overall. Harold D. Simpson In the concrete canoe competition, the 21-member Colorado State team led by Brian J. Evans Mr. Thomas J. Skillman III and captains Emily Magnuson and Ryan Taylor took first place for presentation, first Mr. Robert Ficco and Mrs. Mrs. Betty A. Skillman in the men’s canoe sprint race, and second overall, also qualifying the students to Beverly Ficco Mrs. Margaret R. Stockover compete at the national conference. Dr. Donald K. Frevert and Mrs. and Mr. James W. This year was the first time in more than 15 annual competitions that Colorado Carmen M. Frevert Stockover, C.P.A. State placed first in the overall conference. Dr. Luis A. Garcia Mr. Micah D. Zogorski Dr. Johannes Gessler and Mrs. American Consulting Seraina Gessler Engineers Council of Julien Keynote Speaker at National Mr. Jerry A. Gomez and Mrs. Colorado Conferences Pamela M. Gomez Occidental Petroleum Dr. Jonathan B. Harcum and Dr. Pierre Y. Julien will be attending the 13th Congress of the Asia and Corporation Pacific Division (APD) of the International Association for Hydraulic Engineer- Dr. Sarah W. Harcum The Duke Energy Foundation ing and Research (IAHR) to be held in Singapore in August 6-8, 2002, as a key- Mr. Colby J. Hayden and Mrs. Mrs. Catherine C. Kane and note speaker. The topic of his paper will be “Computer Modeling of Upland Kathe Hayden Mr. Michael D. Kane Erosion.” The objective of the congress is to bring together researchers in the aca- Mrs. Nadine Henry and Mr. Anonymous Donors demic and research institutes; consultants and practitioners to share new develop- James L. Henry Mr. Harold F. Reed and Mrs. ments, concepts, and practices; and to exchange views and experiences in hydrau- lic research and water resources engineering. All papers presented in the congress Mr. Gordon E. Hill and Mrs. Sally G. Reed will be published in comprehensive proceedings. Marie C. Hill Mr. John H. Bambei, Jr. The Korea Water Resources Association (KWRA) has invited Dr. Julien as Mr. Mustafa L. Kavvas and Ms. Opal S. Brannock the keynote speaker at their national annual conference to be held May 11, 2002, Mrs. Jale C. Kavvas Ms. Joyce C. Caufman at the University of Inchon, Korea. His topic will be the general and future trend Mr. Daniel J. Kilcommons Mr. Charles A. Donnell and of sediment study and/or problems as well as introduction of sediment transport models. Mrs. Rebecca S. Kriley and Mrs. Barbara M. Donnell Mr. Christopher J. Kriley Dr. Dale F. Heermann and Mr. Richard F. Kutz Mrs. Betty M. Heermann Mrs. Martha J. Larsen and Mr. Dr. William D. Bellamy and Danial D. Larsen Mrs. Cheri L. Bellamy

11 Environmental Engineering National Design Competition Nine students traveled with Dr. Woods in April to Stockton, Calif., to compete at a national environmental engineering design competition. Although it the first time that Colorado State students competed in this competition, they did an extraordi- nary job! Students placed fourth with a design for a treatment unit that would produce drinking water from a polluted stream using materials found only on a desert island. Congratulations!

Fall 2001 Graduates Top row (from left to right): Brain Stribley, Keith Chadwick, Ken Haley, Omar Herrera, Jeremy Pankonin; Middle row: Heidi Williams, Carrie Burns, Sharon Howell, Sarah McCrea, Brandon Laurie, Cullen Kinoshita, Mark Henderson, Ted VanHolland, Curtis Templeman, Ryan Cheese; Front row: Michael Malvey, Corinne Wardel, Jackie Malone, Natasha Dueno.

Mikunda (CE), Stephen Sanborn (CE), Coy Egbert (CE), Michael Gossenaer (BAE), Ryan Avery (CE), Nina Choy (CE), Kristina Beard (BAE), Colleen Winchester (BAE), Britney Michalski (ENV); Second row: Joshua Cook (CE), Paul Hen- drickson (CE), Donny Frick (CE), Theodore Webber (CE), Geoffrey Ryan Taylor (CE), Sean McAtee (CE), Eric Brough- ton (CE), John Kienholz (CE), Eric Wachob (BAE), Stephen Jackinsky (BAE), Bethany Schilleman (CE), Kimberly Walsh (CE), Nicholas Boger (CE); Third row: Justin Schmitz (CE), David Huwa (CE), Joshua Duncan (CE), Sunny Rose (CE), Miranda Roskop (CE), Barry Snyder (CE), Sarah Root (CE), Laurel Duteil (CE), Dwain Jason Bartels (CE), David Andreas (ENV), Scott Fleming (CE), Brian Valentine (CE); Back row: Scott Wilkinson (CE), Scott Parker (CE), Chris Safford(CE), Spring 2002 Commencement group picture Jamis Darrow (CE), Sean Trottier (CE), Nicholas Tessitore Front row (from left to right): Colleen Henderson (CE), Abigail Ortega (CE), (CE) , Brian Martz (CE), Ethan Wiechert (CE), Michael Doggett (CE), Lucas Nikki Trzcinski (CE), Audrey Mendelsberg (CE), Rebecca Oline (CE), Jessica Marriner (BAE), Matthew Cain (CE).

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