Past Meetings

Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
Vermont Section 2009/2010 Meeting Schedule
September 25, 2009	VSE Annual Golf Classic	n/a	Country Club of Barre, Plainfield, VT
October 28, 2009	Greener Design Through Smarter Material Specification	Bill Pascoli, PE, AISC, John Cross, PE, AISC, Mike Mota, PE, CRSI	Sheraton Conference Center, Burlington, VT
November 12, 2009	Improving Health in the Upper Valley: A Look at the Lebanon Combined Sewer Overflow Separation Project and Tour of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center	Roger Bedard, PE, Wright-Pierce	Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT
January 31, 2010	Sugarbush Base Lodge Redevelopment Presentation and Annual Student Ski Day Event	Jason Lisai, Vice President of Planning and Development for Sugarbush Resort	Sugarbush Resort, Warren, VT
February 19, 2010	E-Week Banquet	Kevin P. Hand, Planetary Scientist/Astrobiologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California	Sheraton Conference Center, Burlington, VT
Vermont Section 2008/2009 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 26, 2008	VSE Annual Golf Classic	n/a	Montague Country Club, Randolph, VT
October 28, 2008 (CANCELLED)	ACE (Architecture, Construction &Engineering) Mentor Program	Dr. Bruce Bowman	Crawford Hall, Norwich University, Northfield, VT
November 6, 2008	Arctic Research: A Front Row Seat to Climate Change U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Jackie Richter-Menge, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CRREL	Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT
January 27, 2009	COW POWER	Nick DuBois, Avatar Energy	Peking Duck House, Winooski, VT
February 20, 2009	E-Week Banquet	St. Johnsbury Academy Students and Professor	Sheraton in Burlington, Vermont
March 26, 2009	Energy Efficiency & Reducing Carbon Footprint	Steve O’Malley, Efficiency Vermont and Harold Garabedian, VT DEC	UVM, Waterman Manor, Burlington, VT
April 30, 2009	VSE Annual Meeting and CEE Student Presentations	Stephen Farrington : Nemesis Robotic Demining Platform, Professors Adam Sevi and Gregory Wight : Engineers Without Borders, Student Speakers from UVM, Norwich, and VTC, Evening Presentation: Mareselis Parson, News Director of WCAX-TV and Anchor of the Channel 3 News at 6:00 PM	Capital Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, Vermont
May 19, 2009	Tour and Presentation on the Champlain Water District’s Peter L. Jacob Water Treatment Facility	Mike Barsotti, CWD’s Director of Water Quality and Production	Ice House, Burlington, VT
Vermont Section 2007/2008 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 28, 2007	VSE Annual Golf Classic	n/a	Barre Country Club, Barre, VT
October 17, 2007	Structural Assessment of Wood/Iron Roof Truss of Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms Using Resonant Frequencies of Iron Members	Dr. Jean-Guy Béliveau, Nathan Maille, Peter Larson	Coach Barn,Shelburne Farms, Shelburne VT
November 15, 2007	Liquid Assets: Supplying the Big Apple with Water	Diana Galusha	Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT
January 24, 2008	Bellows Falls Tunnel Clearance Improvement Project	Ken Pidgeon	Peking Duck, Winooski, VT
February 22, 2008	E-Week Banquet: The Decline of Spaceship Earth – A Discussion on Global Warming	Matthys P. Levy	Sheraton in Burlington, Vermont
March 18, 2008	Concepts in Low Pressure Sewer Design	Henry Albro and Dennis Garan, F.R. Mahony, and Robert Moll, Environment One Corporation	Milano Ballroom,Norwich University, Northfield, VT
April 24, 2008	VSE Annual Meeting and CEE Student Presentations	Tom Eliassen : Vermont’s Aging Rock Cuts, Steve Arms : MicroStrain, Inc., Student Speakers from UVM, Norwich, and VTC, Evening Presentation: Roger Hill, Local Weather Forecaster: A Correlation of Increasing Extreme Precipitation Events and Anthropogenic Climate Change	Capital Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, Vermont
May 28, 2008	LEED Certification of the Dudley H. Davis Center,University of Vermont	Steve Kredell, AIA, LEED AP, Russ Miller-Johnson, P.E., Rayburn V. Lavigne	Ice House, Burlington, VT
Vermont Section 2006/2007 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 29, 2006	VSE Annual Golf Classic	n/a	Montague Country Club, Randolph, VT
October 18, 2006	Significance of Intervale and Joseph C. McNeil Generating Plant Native American Archaeological Sites	Dr. John Crock	Peking Duck, Winooski, VT
November 16, 2006	Mitigrating Land Development Impacts	Gerald Coogan and Steve Keech	Jesse’s Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
January 10, 2007	SAFETEA-LU Legislation	Matt Coogan	Lincoln Inn, Essex Junction, VT
February 23, 2007	E-Week Banquet	Green Mountain Coffee Roasters	Hampton Inn and Conference Center, Colchester, VT
March 15, 2007	Historic Building Preservation in Cuba	Bob Neeld	Windjammer, Colcheseter, VT
April 26, 2007	VSE Annual Meeting and CEE Student Presentations	Sherward Farnsworth/Sally Gunn : Lime Kiln Bridge, Lee Johnson : Solar Power/Energy, Dr. Don DeGroot : Offshore GeoHazards, Student Speakers from UVM, Norwich, and VTC, Evening Presentation	The Steak House, Barre, VT
May 23, 2007	Waterbury Dam	Mr. Bob Finucane, P.E.	Michael’s on the Hill, Waterbury, VT
Vermont Section 2005/2006 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
October 19, 2005	The Florida Hurricanes of 2004: Charlie, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne: The new paradigm for retiring in FL	Dr. Richard Downer	Waterman Manor, Burlington, VT
November 17, 2005	Sustainable Design and Development at Dartmouth College	Jim Merkel	Jesse’s Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
January 25, 2006	Winooski Falls and Riverfront Downtown Project	David Marshall and David Bowers	Peking Duck, Winooski, VT
February 24, 2006	EWeek: Humanitarian Relief Efforts of Ben and Jerry’s Employees During the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina	Jeannie Satink and Lucas Jenson	Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington, VT
April 27, 2006	VSE Annual Meeting and CEE Student Presentations	Frank Bryan	Montpelier, VT
May 24, 2006	Lime Kiln Bridge	Sherward Farnsworth	Lincoln Inn, Essex Junction, VT
Vermont Section 2004/2005 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 24, 2004	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 20, 2004	n/a	n/a	n/a
November 18, 2004	Antics in Antartica	Dr. James Lever	Hanover, NH with site tour at CRREL
January 26, 2005	Government Relations	Blair Enman,…	n/a
February 25, 2005	EWeek: 200+ Million Dollar Fletcher Allen Health Care Project ‘Renaissance Project’	Nicole Labrecque and Matt Martin	Montpelier, VT
March 16, 2005	Northfield Waste Water Treatment Plant Tour and Tech Presentation	Charles Goodling and Russ Rohloff	Three Stallion Inn, Randolph, VT
March 30, 2005	Day in the Dome	n/a	Montpelier, VT
April 27, 2005	VSE Meeting and student presenations	Governor Douglas	Montpelier, VT
May 18, 2005	Alburg/Swanton Bridge Tour – Missisiquoi bay Bridge project	John Day and Scott Tierney	Chow! Bella, St. Albans, VT
Vermont Section 2003/2004 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
March 24, 2004	Soil Nail Walls	Chad Allan	Burlington, VT
April 28, 2004	VSE Annual meeting and student presentations	n/a	n/a
May 19, 2004	Chittenden County Solid Waste District	n/a	n/a
Vermont Section 2002/2003 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 26, 2002	VSE Golf Outing and Basin harbor History	Robert Beach	Basin Harbor Club, Vergnennes, VT
January 22, 2003	Limits of Liability	Tom Heilmann and Tom Mullard	Best Western, Waterbury, VT
February 21, 2003	EWeek – Report from Ground Zero	n/a	n/a
April 22, 2003	Muddy Roads	Dr. Jim Olson	Waterman Manor, UVM, Burlington, VT
May 21, 2003	Fletcher Allen Health Center’s Renaissance and site tour	Bob Cummings	Quarry Hill Club, Burlington, VT
Vermont Section 2001/2002 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 20, 2001	VSE Golf Outing and Underwater Archeology in Lake Champlain	Maritime Museum	Basin Harbor Club, Vergnennes, VT
October 17, 2001	Design to Resist a Terrorist Bomb Attack	Gordon Bjorkman	Crawford Hall, Northfield,VT
November 14, 2001	Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Development	Rick Nothnagel and Jeff Goodrick	Jesse’s Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
January 23, 2002	Husky Injection Molding Systems, Move to VT, Construction of the building	Scott Brown	Mona’s, Burlington, VT
February 22, 2002	EWeek – Inovations that are a result of Bowles Corp. unique design and Manufacturing process in VT	David Bowles	Marsh Dining Hall, UVM, Burlington, VT
March 27, 2002	Covered Bridges of Vermont	Ed Barna	Waterman Manor, UVM, Burlington, VT
April 17, 2002	Montreal WWTP	n/a	Montreal, Canada
May 15, 2002	n/a	n/a	Dog Team Tavern, Middlebury, VT
Vermont Section 2000/2001 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 20, 2000	VSE Golf outing and Engineering, Constructing, and managing Vermont National Country Club	David Mitchell and David Evans	Sugarbush Country Club, Warren, VT
October 18, 2000	Home for the next generation National Guard Armory	Colonel Alan Nye	Crawford Hall, Northfield,VT
November 15, 2000	Timber Framing – A rebirth	Ed Levin	Jesse’s Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
January 17, 2001	ANR Role as it affects Vermont Growth, Engineers, ACT 250, Alternative Wastewater Systems and the legislative process	Scott Johnstone	Perry’s, South Burlington, VT
February 23, 2001	EWeek – Trends in the Semiconductor Industry	Neil Poulin	Crawford Hall, Northfield,VT
March 14, 2001	VSE Annual Meeting, The Big Dig – Engineering, Planning, and Execution	Michael Lewis	Waterman Manor, UVM, Burlington, VT
April 20, 2001	Boston Big Dig Field Trip	n/a	Boston, MA
May 16, 2001	n/a	n/a	Dog Team Tavern, Middlebury, VT
Vermont Section 1997/1998 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
October 1, 1997	Site and Foundation Considerations for Shaws in Colchester, VT	Dr. Jim Olson	Roberts Hall, Northfield,VT
November 12, 1997	n/a	n/a	Jesse’s Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
January 20, 1998	Historic Perspective of Vermont Bridge Structures, Metal Truss and Stone Masonary	Bob McCullough	Waterman Manor, UVM, Burlington, VT
February 28, 1998	Maritime Museum Discussion	Erick Tichonuk	Crawford Hall, Northfield,VT
March 18, 1998	Burlington Airport Expansion	JJ Hamilton, Bob McEwing, Bob Mildrum, Jon Leinwohl	Burlington, VT
May 20, 1998	Husky Project	Dubois and King	n/a
Vermont Section 1996/1997 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
November 20, 1996	Sleepers River Watershed	James Shanley	Howard Johnson, White River Junction, NH
January 15, 1997	Biomass Gasifier Project at Burlington’s McNeil Generating Station (nation’s first wood fired generating plant)	John Irving	Dog Team Tavern, Middlebury, VT
February 21, 1997	Northpole explorer and mechanical engineer, footage of 1995 trip to north pole by foot over 120 days	Richard Weber adn Misha Malakhov	Morey Hall Dining Room, VTC, Randolph, VT
March, 1997	Burlington Wastewater Treatment plant effluent outfall project	John Forcier
Vermont Section 1995/1996 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 20, 1995	Tour of the Old Mill/Lafayette Hall Renovation Project	Robert Holdridge and David Mitchell	Waterman Manor, UVM, Burlington,VT
October 19, 1995	Norwich Joint Meeting – Tour of the Barre Water Treatment Plant	Robert Dufresne	Country House Restaurant, Barre,VT
November 15, 1995	New National Remote Sensing/GIS Center at CRREL	Dr. Harlan Mckim	Jesse’s Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
January 17, 1996	Central Artery/third harbor tunnel Project Recent Update	Jack Quinlan	Holiday Inn, South Burlington, VT
February 23, 1996	Recent space shuttle missions with footage	Albert Sacco	Marsh Dining Hall, UVM, Burlington, VT
March 20, 1996	CPT technology advancement	Jim Shinn	Stockbridge, VT
April 17, 1996	Sugarbush Ski Resort Expansion Project	n/a	Dog Team Tavern, Middlebury, VT
May 15, 1996	Battery and Cherry Street Condo project and Burlington Waterfront development	Tom Cullin	Ice House Restaurant, Burlington, VT
Vermont Section 1994/1995 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 21, 1994	Design, Construction, and Operation of the Chittenden County Sludge Drying Facility	Tony Barbagallo	n/a
October 19, 1994	Tour of Rock of Ages, Finishing and Press Roll Facility, Presentation of Project and Investigations at Rock of Ages	Donald Murray	Hilltop Restaurant, Barre,VT
November 9, 1994	Overview of the Engineering of the Acadia National Park Carriage Road Project, including restoration of the 57 mile road and 29 bridges	Preston Halstead	Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT
January 18, 1995	Edgar Weed Fish culture station and fish hatchery report	Steve MacKenzie	Waterman Manor, UVM, Burlington, VT
February 24, 1995	EWeek – The state of the economy	David Coates	Milano Ballroom, Northfield, VT
March 15, 1995	River ice processes and flooding, with particular attention to the flooding in Montpelier, VT in 1991	James Wuebben	Ramada Inn, South Burlington, VT
April 19, 1995	Family Estate Planning	Pamela Helfrich	Dog Team Tavern, Middlebury, VT
May 17, 1995	Discussion of the planning of transportation for the greater Burlington Area	Michael Oman	Hampton Inn, Colchester,VT
Vermont Section 1993/1994 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
September 15, 1993	Shelburne Farm, Farm Barn tour, Architecture and Engineering for the Restoration fo the Farm Barn at Shelburne Farms	Martin Tierney, Stephen Vock, and Mark Neagley	What’s Your Beef II Restaurant, South Burlington, VT
October 20, 1993	Decontamination of a 35-acre site that was contaminated when a Thor Rocket carrying a nuclear device exploded and burned on its launch pad on Johnson Island (in Pacific Ocean)	Robert Dakin	Country House Restaurant, Barre,VT
November 17, 1993	Tour of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	Richard Fargo and Fredick Nothnagel	Jesse’s Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
February 25, 1994	World Trade Center Bombings in 1993	Frank Lombardi	Sherton Hotel and Conference Center, South Burlington, VT
Vermont Section 1992/1993 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
March 17, 1993	How does ASCE get and spend $27 million a year? ASCE Code of Ethics	Charles Parthum	Windjammer Restaurant, South Burlington, VT
April 21, 1993	Mined Tunneling construction technique used for the expansion project at IBM Corp., Essex Junction, VT	Richard Croswell, Robin Dill, and John Booth	Vermont College, Montpelier,VT
May 19, 1993	Two separate tours at Middlebury College, FAC and Alumni Football stadium with dinner topic of Pine Street Barge Canal Superfund Site in Burlington, VT	Gary Kjellem	Dog Team Tavern, Middlebury, VT
Vermont Section 1980/1981 Meeting Schedule
Date	Topic	Speaker	Location
October 16, 1980	Sunset Review Panal Discussion	Gordon Pyper, Roy Baber, Al Lane, Bob Norton	Yodler Inn, Stowe, VT
March 19, 1981	Groundwater Pollution Seminar	n/a	VTC
April 23, 1981	Low Head Hydropower Seminar	n/a	White River Junction, NH

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