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JANE LANSING (BCE 1976), Former Vice President at Emerson, was appointed chair of the CSE Dean’s Advisory Board. Dean Andrew Alleyne appointed Lansing to a three-year term. Made up of both University of Minnesota alumni and members of industry and academia, the board plays an active role in advising
the Dean on issues related to industry partnerships, industry requirements from education, and maintaining the College’s place as one of the top engineering
and science academic programs in the country. Lansing is the first woman to serve as the board’s chair.
SUMNER NAESS (BCE 2020) is a Structural Design Engineer at Sandman Structural Engineers in Maple Grove, Minnesota, where he started as an intern. Naess’s focus is on housing and hospi- tality projects; he has been the design engineer on multi-family, mixed-use,
and senior living campuses. Naess commented, “It’s rewarding to witness my calculations and drawings evolve from paper to construction. I enjoy serving my community by providing innovative and efficient structural design to our clients and future residents.”
JEFF STEWART (BCE 1979) and
ANN JOHNSON STEWART (MSCE 1994, adjunct professor in CEGE) established
a new scholarship. Both have enjoyed serving as mentors for the University of Minnesota Engineers Without Borders (EWB) student chapter. As civil engineers, Stewart and Johnson Stewart value
their role in society of providing reliable infrastructure that promotes commu-
nity development and independence. Involvement in EWB provides opportuni- ties to bring clean water to areas in need, develop engineering and leadership
skills, and work collaboratively to create
a better world. The new Jeff and Ann Johnson Stewart/PE Services Scholar- ship will support CEGE’s civil engineering students who share the same passion.
ROMAN WENGLER (BCE 1952) passed away last August. Wengler was a global leader in the design of concrete dams and spent his entire career with Harza (now MWH Treatment). Wengler contrib- uted to infrastructure projects in China, Iran, Pakistan, Uganda, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe. A tribute to his life and work was published in International Water Power and Dam Construction (November 2022).
Engineers Without Borders University
of Minnesota Student Chapter. Paige Novak, department head for CEGE said that the department is “excited to see what additional ways Paul will create learning opportunities for, and engage- ment among, our honors students.”
Ian Ringgenberg, Associate Director of Curriculum & Outreach for UHP said, “We are excited to have Paul be a part
of our inaugural class of fellows this year, and I’m grateful to CEGE for sharing such an exceptional faculty member
with us. Paul really is an exceptional faculty member, and we are lucky to have someone so willing to share his time and expertise with us and with our students.”
FACULTY
PATRICK BREZONIK and
WILLIAM ARNOLD recently published the second edition of their well-respected and widely used textbook, Water Chemistry. The first edition came out in 2011, so many CEGE alumni—as well as water resource professionals around the world—learned their trade from this book.
PAUL CAPEL, an adjunct professor, was selected as an inaugural UMN Honors Faculty Fellow for Fall 2023. The new program brings faculty into the Univer- sity Honors Program (UHP) to share their expertise and passions with undergrad- uate honors students in multiple ways. The program hopes to build up to 20 Fellows per year, who will join UHP for one or two semesters, teaching one honors seminar and participating in other programmatic activities. Capel teaches
a long-running and popular undergrad- uate honors seminar titled “Experiencing Local Environmental Solutions” (HSEM 2515H). Capel also works with the
GARY DAVIS received
the Charles W. Britzius Distinguished Engineer Award from the Minnesota Federation
of Engineering, Science and Technology Societies
in recognition of his outstanding lifetime achievements in the practice of engi- neering, contributions to the engineering profession, and actions enhancing the image of engineering in our society. Davis is a long-time professor in CEGE. In addition to his transportation classes, Davis currently teaches Engineering Ethics. Davis is a worthy recipient of the title Distinguished Engineer.
EMMANUEL DETOURNAY, the Theodore W. Bennett Chair Professor in Mining Engineering and Rock Mechanics in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, delivered the 2022 Maurice A. Biot Lecture on November 29 at Columbia University in New York.
The topic of his lecture was “Hydraulic Fracture in Weak Permeable Rock.”
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