Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering at University of Florida. Jared G. Thoele (BS 10, MS 11) PE, a civil engineer at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Springfield, Ill., headquarters, earned his professional engineer license in Illinois. Nicholas E. Wierschem (MS 10 PhD 14) is an assistant professor at the University of Tennesee. Jeffrey J. Williams (BS 01) PE, CFM, water resources engineer, celebrated five years of service with Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Chicago regional office. Zachary P. Borrenpohl (BS 01) has joined Juneau Associates, Inc. P.C. as a project engineer. He will be responsible for environmental and water resource engineering design and analysis.
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Robert G. Chantome (BS 89, MS 90) PE, SE, senior geotechnical engineer, recently celebrated 15 years of service at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Springfield, Ill., headquarters. Esmeraldo B. Formantes (MS 98) has been promoted to principal by global architecture and design firm Callison at the company’s annual State of the Firm event. David T. Lewandowski (BS 93) is a project engineer in the Hillside, Ill., office of Professional Service Industries. Andrew J. Martin (BS 98) has been promoted to Manager, Design Center at Greeley and Hansen, a global civil and environmental engineering, architectural, and management consulting firm.
NOMINATIONS INVITED CEE Alumni Awards If you know of a deserving colleague who graduated from CEE at Illinois, consider nominating him or her for a CEE Alumni Association award. The Distinguished Alumnus/ Alumna Award and the Young Alumnus/Alumna Achievement Award recognize those who have distinguished themselves in the field at different career stages. The next deadline is August 1, 2016. For more information, please visit our alumni awards page of the CEE website at cee. illinois.edu/CEEAAawards.
Members of the CEE Alumni Association board of directors toured the State Farm Center renovation project Oct. 2, led by Junisa Brima of Turner-Clayco, far right. From left, they are: Nick Canellis, John Conroyd, Jim Daum, Jim Klein, Dave Schoenwolf, Dana Mehlman, Al Staron, Julian Rueda and Dan Whalen.
Dana B. Mehlman (BS 99, MS 01) a Chicago-based attorney in the Environmental Practice of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and a licensed professional engineer, has been named to the National Law Journal’s inaugural list of Energy & Environment Trailblazers. As noted by the magazine, the list recognizes 51 professionals “who have moved the needle in the legal arena in the energy or environmental space.” Milhouse Engineering & Construction Inc., whose president and CEO is Wilbur C. Milhouse III (BS 94, MS 95), has acquired Chicago-based Zroka Engineering, P.C., a woman-owned structural engineering consulting and design firm. Milhouse is now the largest African American owned engineering and architectural company in Chicago. Milhouse’s structural team will be led by Deborah Zroka (BS 83), P.E., S.E., a structural engineer with more than 30 years of experience working in the transportation industry, including 23 years as a business owner. Paul R. Ruscko (BS 98) PE, has joined HR Green as a Senior Project Manager. Brian L. Umbright (BS 92, MS 94) PE, SE joined exp US Services Inc. as Vice President of Transportation, leading the structural group in Infrastructure. Burt A. Wagner III (PhD 94) received the 2015 University of Illinois Loyalty Award for Exceptional Alumni Service. The award is given to alumni who have made significant notable and meritorious contributions, and who have demonstrated exceptional loyalty, commitment, dedication and service to the University of Illinois for the advancement of their Alma Mater.
Robert A. Waller (BS 99) PE, LEED AP® is an assistant vice president at Hanson Professional Services Inc. Stanley C. Woodson (PhD 93) PE, joined Gannett Fleming’s Security and Safety Services Team. Woodson, a senior engineer and blast consultant, led teams in conducting forensic investigations of explosive blast events, such as the 1993 World Trade Center and 1995 Oklahoma City bombings, and participated in the Pentagon rebuild retrofit program study following 9/11. Robert D. Yehl (BS 97) was named water department director for the city of Bloomington, Ill.
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Todd J. Christopherson (BS 82, MS 84) has been appointed president of Wenck Construction, Inc. (WCI) of Golden Valley, Minn. Mark R. Hoague (MS 85) PE, has joined Stanley Consultants, a global consulting engineering firm, as a Project Principal in the company’s Federal Business unit. William A. Kitch (BS 82, MS 83) professor of engineering at California State Polytechnic UniversityPomona, will be the first chair of the Texas Angelo State University Department of Civil Engineering, set to begin classes in Fall 2015. Michael A. Kraman (MS 82) is CEO of the Transportation Corridor Agencies, the government agency responsible for the largest network of toll roads in California. Continued on page 34
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