2007-2008 Annual Report

CIVIL ENGINEERING AY08ANNUAL REPORT

2007-08

ANNUAL REPORTCIVIL ENGINEERING

Montana State University - BozemanBozeman, MT 59717

Brett GunninkDepartment Head

offering:

Bachelor of Science in Civil EngineeringBachelor of Science in Construction Engineering Technology

Master of Science in Civil EngineeringMaster of Science in Environmental Engineering

Master of Construction Engineering Managementand, in conjunction with the College of Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering with options in Applied Mechanics, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering

CIVIL ENGINEERING AY08 ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Overview.................................................................................................................CE-1a. Table 1. Funding Sources for Department in $K..........................................CE-1b. Table 2. Student Enrollment and Instructional Funding...............................CE-1c. Table 3. CE and CET 10 Year Enrollment by Class.....................................CE-2d. Table 4. Success Rates by CE Students in the FE Exam .............................CE-2e. Table 5. Employment Placement History of CE Graduates.........................CE-3f. Table 6. CE Department Personnel ..............................................................CE-3

II. Department Research .............................................................................................CE-4a. Table 7. Summary of Research Expenditures...............................................CE-4b. LTAP..............................................................................................................CE-5

III. Facilities..................................................................................................................CE-7a. Table 8. Acquisitions During Current Year..................................................CE-7b. Table 9. 2007-08 Funds Carried Over to 2008-09........................................CE-7

IV. Student Organizations.............................................................................................CE-8a. AGC...............................................................................................................CE-8b. ASCE.............................................................................................................CE-8c. BREN Student Club.......................................................................................CE-9e. Chi Epsilon ....................................................................................................CE-9f. MARLS .........................................................................................................CE-10g. ITE ................................................................................................................CE-10

V. Department Scholarship Program ..........................................................................CE-11VI. Faculty Recognition................................................................................................CE-14VII. CE External Advisory Council...............................................................................CE-19VIII. Financial Contributions to the Department.............................................................CE-21IX. Enrollment and Graduate Summaries.....................................................................CE-24

a. CE/CET Internships.......................................................................................CE-24b. Civil Engineering w/Bio-Resources Option Graduates.................................CE-25c. Construction Engineering Technology Graduates.........................................CE-26d. Degrees Granted.............................................................................................CE-27e. Student Enrollment........................................................................................CE-28f. Graduate Degrees...........................................................................................CE-28

X. Assessment..............................................................................................................CE-30a. FE Exams.......................................................................................................CE-30b. CQE Level 1 Results .....................................................................................CE-35c. CE Senior Exit Interviews.............................................................................CE-40

XI. Faculty Activity Survey..........................................................................................CE-42

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I. OVERVIEW

Arrivals:

None

Departures:

Dean PetersonServer Sadik

Promotions:

Ahmed Al-Kaisy promoted to Associate Professor Robert Mokwa promoted to Associate Professor

Steve Perkins promoted to Professor

Table 1. Funding sources for the Civil Engineering Department in $K.

Funding Source 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08% of 07-08

BudgetInstructional Salary/Inc Su 1340 1354 1429 1489 1555 1650* 1708 50.6Instructional Operations 32 14 14 12 5 9 11 .3Program Student Fees 53 45 48 53 53 1.5CFAC & EFAC 54 17 0 140 12 18 117 3.5Program Mod 26 23 24 25 0 12 0 0Agricultural Exp Station 56 55 42 42 21 -- -- --Engineering Exp Station 91 104 112 99 91 86 76 2.3Grants and Contracts 4164 847 535 545 540 817 1410 41.8Total 5763 2414 2209 2397 2272 2645 3375 100

*Includes Permanent Base Budget Allocation from College of Ag for Stein & Cahoon ($42,905)

Table 2. Student enrollment and instructional funding (numbers in parenthesis are the percent change from the previous year).

01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Student Enrollment680

(+2%)634

(-7%)632(0%)

618(-2%)

599(-3%)

647(+8%)

695(+7%)

Instructional Budget (Sal+BA+Ops+PM+PSF)

1398(+5%)

1391(+0%)

1520(+9%)

1546(+2%)

1552(+0%)

1724(+11%)

1772(+3%)

Instructional Dollars per Student

2056(+2%)

2194(+7%)

2405(+10%)

2502(+4%)

2591(+4%)

2665(+3%)

2550(-4%)


Table 3. CE and CET ten-year enrollment history by class.

YearFreshman Sophomore Junior Senior

CE CET CE CET CE CET CE CET98-99 98 47 66 53 57 53 146 9799-00 99 58 62 53 70 50 123 10500-01 100 43 56 62 73 61 145 8901-02 110 53 58 46 74 60 129 10602-03 100 45 71 66 63 49 113 9103-04 97 47 75 47 68 64 99 8904-05 87 52 55 58 62 49 119 10205-06 82 51 71 43 58 57 129 8606-07 98 61 72 50 69 68 113 8507-08 111 63 70 52 63 64 129 109

Averages 98 52 66 53 66 58 125 96

The Fundamental of Engineering (FE) and the Level I Construction Fundamentals (CQE) exams continue to be sources of pride for our program, as well as good curriculum assessment tools. Our students perform well above national averages on both exams. Table 4 gives a summary of FE performance, and both exams’ results are presented in detail in Chapter X of this report.

Table 4. Success rates by MSU CE students in the Fundamentals of Engineering exam.

YearNumber Passing

Number Failing

Pass Rate (%)

National Average

98-99 61 5 92 7999-00 57 4 93 7600-01 57 2 97 7501-02 74 2 97 7802-03 66 3 96 7903-04 50 3 94 7804-05 55 4 93 7805-06 45 7 87 7006-07 46 2 96 7407-08 43 11 80 72

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Employment opportunities for our graduates continue to remain strong. The primary difficulty in tracking graduate employment is in reporting - students leave after they graduate and are surprisingly hard to locate! The following table shows estimates of our placement record, with the caveat that we have not been able to query all graduates, so many are placed in the “unknown” category with respect to first employment after graduation.

Table 5. Employment placement history for CE Department graduates.

Graduating Class

Number of CE and CET

Graduates

Number Employed in One

Year

Number Continuing in Grad School

Percent Employed or in

Graduate School1999 114 71 13 74%2000 123 67 20 71%2001 123 80 19 81%2002 113 66 15 72%2003 117 81 13 80%2004 99 68 11 80%2005 118 94 8 86%2006 114 83 9 81%2007 84 68 9 90%2008 109 85 8 85%

Table 6. a. and b. Department Personnel.

Civil Engineering 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08Departmental Staff 6 6 7 7 6 6 6Contract Adjunct Faculty 9 6 9 8 7 6 7Career Adjunct Faculty 4 3 2 3 2 2 2Assistant Professor 3 3 4 4 5 4 4Associate Professor 9 9 9 8 6 5 5Professor 7 6 6 6 7 9 10Teaching Emeritus 2 2 0 1 2 1 1LTAP 2 3 3 3 3 3 3Total 42 38 40 40 39 38 38

FullProfessor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Contract Adjunct

Career Adjunct

Teaching Emeritus

Staff

Adams Al-Kaisy Berry Crayton Larsson Dent BanfieldCamper Cahoon Knoll Blank Smith HecoxCunningham Jones Lutey Edens Su HuttingaGunnink Mokwa McGowen McKittrick MauckLang Oakberg Peterson Morrical O’DriscollLewandowski Sadik WesenPerkins SturmanSteinStephensVanLuchene

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II. DEPARTMENT RESEARCH

Table 7. Summary of the Department’s 2007-08 research and outreach activities.

PI NAME SPONSOR TITLE 07/08

EXPEND.TOTAL AWARD

Adams Acad. Of Sc. Engr. Apprenticeship 4,657.00 104,192.00Adams Murdock Cold Chambers Lab 221,164.00 591,500.00Adams NSF Subzero Facility 796,104.00 1,117,081.00Adams NSF Near Surface Faceting 44,925.00 102,722.00Al-Kaisy FHA-WTI Static Warning Signs -- 25,004.00Cahoon MDT Fish Passage II -- 149,166.00 Cahoon MDT Fish Pass. Warm Wtr Spec. 1,001.00 185,846.00 Gunnink WTI Admixture Concrete 166,562.00 390,121.00Jenkins MDT LTAP SPR FY 07 40.00 68,000.00Jenkins MDT LTAP FHWA '07 1006.00 170,000.00 Jenkins MDT LTAP GAS TAX ‘07 10,887.00 100,000.00 Jenkins MDT LTAP SPR FY 08 59,669.00 59,670.00Jenkins MDT LTAP FHWA '08 122,539.00 122,850.00 Jenkins MDT LTAP GAS TAX ‘08 102,281.00 100,000.00 Jones Bridger Bowl Wastewater System 2,302.00 5,000.00Mokwa MDT-WTI Aggregate Surfacing Material 1,997.00 27,392.00Mokwa MDT-WTI Axial Capacities 22,900.00 23,896.00Stein CBE/CSCREES Microbial Resp. 70,142.00 425,000.00Stephens CBRC/DOE/WTI 100% Fly Ash Evaluation 47,270.00 71,634.00

SUB TOTAL SubTotal 1,675,446.00 3,839,074.00

CE Dept Head Long Fellowship 43,506.00 417,492.00

TOTAL Total $1,718,952.00 $4,256,566.00

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LTAP

Montana LTAP’s Activities for 2007-08

LTAP's Mission Statement: To foster a safe, effective and environmentally sound roadway system by improving the skills, knowledge and understanding of local transportation providers and users through training, technical assistance and technology transfer.

LTAP partners with Montana Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Rocky Mountain Chapter of APWA, Montana Association of Counties, National Association of County Engineers, League of Cities and Towns, Montana Association of County Road Supervisors, and other transportation entities who share in this mission. Areas of emphasis include Work Zone Safety, Worker Safety, Winter Survival, Winter Maintenance, Equipment Safety, and Roadway Design Safety. Our focus areas include safety, workforce development, infrastructure management, and organizational excellence.

LTAP Staff•Steven V. Jenkins, Director (Spring 1994 - Present)•Genevieve Albert, Conference Coordinator/Accounting Technician (November 2007 - Present)•Michele Beck, Graphic Designer/Librarian (July 2002 - Present)•Kali Vergeront, Student Assistant (May 2007 - Present)• Bart Kraus, Field Engineer (2000 - Present)

NewslettersLTAP's quarterly printed newsletters reached an audience of approximately 5,000 viewers for the year, as well as a vast audience via the website.

Summer: Twenty-five Roads Scholars Honored at 27th MACRS Conference, Calendar of Events, Montana Scored Highest in Alcohol-Related Fatalities in the Nation, County Road by Wes Hubbel, True Team Effort, Graduated Driver Licensing Reduces Fatal Crashes, Workaholics: Extreme Workers

Fall: Great Falls APWA Hosts 18th Annual Snow Rodeo, Put on the Brakes Day, A False Sense of Security: The Misconceptions About Alcohol's Effects on Driving, Calendar of Events, From MACRS President Jim McCarthy, Writing a Winter Maintenance Policy, Fish Passage in Culverts, Montana LTAP Library

Winter: Surviving Extremes, Dr. Ken Kamler; Sign Retroreflectivity Requirements Have Been Added to the MUTCD; Backs Get Some Slack from Mini Paver; Calendar of Events; City of Bozeman's Public Works Awareness Event; Biological Control of a Thorny Pest; BLM Approves Four Weed Killers; Montana LTAP Library

Spring: County Road Supervisor's Planning Calendar; Highways for Life: MacDonald Pass; MACRS 2008 Conference; Training Calendar; Big Sky Bicycling; 2008 Roads Scholars; Impaired Driving Assessment Center; Montana LTAP Library

Technical AssistanceBart Kraus, LTAP's Field Representative, is certified to teach work zone clinics and PASER training. He provided technical assistance in eastern Montana. An additional equipment trainer, Joe Miller, Missoula County Road Department, assisted in the fall gravel roads course of 2007.

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LTAP library materials and workshop handouts provided over 12,000 participants with various printed materials. Almost 3,000 constituents viewed LTAP Library’s safety videos and DVD's. Over fifty percent of LTAP staff's time was devoted to assisting the transportation workforce via phone calls, e-mails, and faxes.

Workshops/Training SessionsThe variety of participants at LTAP's training sessions included local, state, federal and private individuals. Topics trained included: Finger Safety; Slips, Trips, & Falls, Forklift Operations and Fundamentals; Loader Equipment Safety; Surveying; Winter Safety; Emergency Preparedness; Winter Survival; Work Zone Traffic Control Technician I; Traffic Control Supervisor; Train the Trainer; Sign Vandalism; Preventative Maintenance of Road and Lawsuits; Safety Design; County Road Standards; Gravel Roads; Signing and Liability; Safety Engineering; Finer Points of an Unpaved Road. LTAP provided 15 topics, 46 sessions and trained 1,546 participants. Our Roads Scholar program awarded 23 Level I scholars.

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III. FACILITIES

TABLE 8. Acquisitions During 2007-08.

Item Location Cost ($K)

Funding Sources

Automatic Levels Survey Lab 3.4 Equipment FeesRealTime Kinematic GPS Survey System, including Software

Survey Lab 48.2 Equipment Fees

COR Station Global Positioning System (Non-cash gift-in-kind)

Survey Lab 49.7 Engineering Inc.Michael Sanderson

Total Station Survey Lab 6.2 JTL Professor Endow.CE E&F Endowment

Laptop Computers (2) Faculty Offices 3.9 Instr. Equipment FeesDesktop Computers (42) Tait Computer Lab 52.8 CFACAutoCAD Civil 3D Software-25 (Non-cash gift-in-kind)

Tait Computer Lab 32.4 Autodesk, Inc.HKM Engineering

Stacking Chairs Tait Computer Lab 4.3 Student FeesEpson Projector Hydraulics Lab 1.7 R&R EquipmentSoftware Packages Tait Lab 10.6 CFACMicrosoft License Department 1.5 CFACSoftware Package Survey Lab .6 EFACHP Server 262 EPS 7.7 R&R EquipmentFork Lift Structures Lab 15.6 R&R Equipment**Subzero Facility #46P005 & 4W0909/4W0916

106—110 Cobleigh 948.8 Various

Total 1187.4

**Subzero Facility Expenditures of $948,800 include Murdock #4W0909+ NSF #4W0916 + Cold Chambers Plant Fund #46P005.

TABLE 9. 2007-08 Funds Carried Over to 2008-09.

Item Location Cost ($K)

Funding Sources

Carry-over funds SubZero Lab 5.0 Instructional

Total 5.0

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IV. STUDENT CHAPTER AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES

We have many active student organizations in the department. These range from student chapters of national professional societies (ASCE, ITE and AGC) to honor societies (Chi Epsilon) to state or local societies (MARLS and BREN Student Club). The following are summaries of the year’s activities for these vital and inspiring groups:

AGC 2007-08

AGC activities included:Hot dog sales each Friday noon in Cobleigh Hall to partially fund the Reno competition trip.Attended the MCA Annual Convention in Kalispell, MT where Montana Contractors once again

supported student chapter activities with their auction.Traveled to Reno, NV to participate in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) annual

estimating competition…this year three teams attended representing commercial; heavy civil; and LEED. Our Heavy Civil team took Region 6 First Place then went on to compete at the National ASC/AGC competition in Las Vegas, NV in March and took second place at the National level.

AGC 2007-08 Officers Faculty Advisor: Penny Knoll

President: Jared Hoesel Vice President: Jay Schroeder

ASCE 2007-08

The Montana State University ASCE Student Chapter had a busy year, culminating with a trip to the regional student conference in Portland, Oregon in April 2008. Eight students and three faculty members were hosted by Portland State University, with a focus on the steel bridge and concrete canoe competitions. The steel bridge team competed well, while the chapter did not field a concrete canoe. The trip included fieldtrip stops at the first cable-stayed bridge in the U.S. (in the Tri-Cities, WA) and the Multnomah Falls State Park in Oregon.

The year consisted of much more than the regional conference. The chapter had monthly member meetings, with the fall semester 2007 presentations on LEED, Unique Construction Projects in the Seattle Area, and ITS/Roadway Design. The spring semester 2008 speaker schedule included presentations on the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, the structural engineering firm of KPFF, and the Cody Airport Expansion. The chapter assisted with the Southwest MathCounts contest in February, as well as a gumdrop bridge event in connection with MSU’s Engineerathon in March.

Much effort was put forth to prepare for the 2009 PNW ASCE Student Regional Conference, which MSU will co-host with Carroll College. Kyle Applebury was the recipient of the ASCE Student Chapter Contribution Award for the 2007-2008 school-year. Britney Singh was the winner of the ASCE Senior of the Year Award.

For spring fundraising, the chapter co-sponsored/organized the 2008 Spring Engineering Festival with ITE and BREN Club. The annual event was a large success, with all the proceeds from the festival going

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towards student activities, conference registrations and travel. The student chapter is as always very appreciative of the continuous support from the Montana (Professional) Section of ASCE.

ASCE 2007-2008 Officers Faculty Advisor: Anders Larsson

President: Kyle AppleburyVice-President: Heather BrooksTreasures: Nof filledPublic Relations: Kyle AppleburySp Festival Chair: Heather BrooksWeb Page: Not filled Bridge Captain: Brittany SinghCanoe Captain: Not filled

BREN 2007-08

The BREN club is an organization on campus composed mainly of students pursuing the Bio-Resources Engineering option under the Civil Engineering curriculum, but is open to any student interested in further studies of an environmental nature. The club has monthly meetings with different guest speakers that provide a presentation over dinner. The club performs a public service twice annual clean-up of the Sheep Mountain Fishing Access Site as part of the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks adopt a fishing site program. The BREN club attended the 2007 meeting of the Center for Riverine Science and Stream Re-naturalization in Missoula, Montana. This adventure was a great way for students to witness real-world engineering problems and breakthroughs, outside of a scholastic situation. BREN Club students also maintain the stream gauging equipment on Mandeville Creek, and participate in the Spring Engineering Festival. If you are interested in joining or presenting, please contact Joel Cahoon at [email protected].

BREN 2007-08 Officers Faculty Advisors: Joel Cahoon and Otto Stein

President: Jessica PotterVice President: Aaron Johnson

Chi Epsilon 2007-08

The Montana State University Chapter of Chi Epsilon has been active in student support this past year. We provide several programs many engineering students find helpful; the prominent programs being Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE) review sessions and a weekly tutoring program.

The FE Review sessions have been our most successful program. Our chapter examined the FE exam specifications and determined nine general topic areas and five civil specific areas that could be reviewed. Our chapter then contacted various professors within the College of Engineering at Montana State University. These Professors then donated their time to develop and present a review lecture for students planning to take the FE to help them become familiar with the exam topic areas.

Chi Epsilon 2007-2008 Officers Faculty Advisor: Warren Jones

President: Brock Hedegaard

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Vice President: Brian HertingSecretary/Editor Heather BrooksTreasurer: Alex HuffieldMarshall: Kyle Applebury

MARLS 2007-2008 Officers: Faculty Advisor: Doug Smith

President: Bryce HoveVice President: Zach KanningSecretary: Ryan Kearney

Institute Of Transportation Engineers (ITE)As Academic Advisor for the Montana State University-Institute of Transportation Engineers

(MSU-ITE) Student Chapter, I am pleased with the enthusiasm, creativity and dedication put forth by the Student Chapter Officers. As detailed in the 2007-2008 MSU-ITE Student Chapter Annual Report, this year’s Officers delivered another full and well-balanced program of promotion, technical presentations, technical projects, field trips, public service and social activities that built upon the successes achieved by MSU-ITE in previous years. This year, the MSU-ITE Student Chapter successfully maintained their active involvement in technical projects. In September 2007, the chapter helped the Western Transportation Institute with traffic data collection during the football game event. Data was collected in Bozeman, Montana on two consecutive Saturdays to analyze the effects of football game traffic. Three types of data was collected: travel times for three specific routes in Bozeman, turning movement counts at key intersections, and a questionnaire survey that targeted football game attendees. In October 2007, the Chapter helped Engineering Inc., a local engineering firm, in collecting turning movement counts at residential neighborhoods in Belgrade, Montana. These two data collection activities also helped the chapter to raise some funds.

Further, the MSU ITE Chapter organized several technical presentations on campus through inviting guest speakers from the transportation profession from Montana and other states. On-site Technical Presentations:September 07 Engineering Inc., Kirk Spalding, operations & safety of roundabouts October 07 Kimley Horn Associates & Atkinson Construction - Road design and construction October 07 DKS Associates, Brandy Sulars, the South Corridor Project November 07 Kittelson & Associates, Del Huntington & Marc Butorac, the difference between the public

and private sectors for transportation professionals.Fundraising:Spring Engineering FestivalIntermountain Section Golf ScrambleWestern Transportation Institute Special Event Study Engineering Inc. Data Collection ITE Student Chapter Endowment Fund Public Service Activities: Engineering Week and Highway Clean-up

ITE 2007-2008 Officers Faculty Advisor: Ahmed Al-KaisyPresident: Sarah Karjala Vice President: Ryan Lankford Secretary: Mehmet Alkanlar Treasurer: Brian Herting

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V. DEPARTMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2007-08

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CIVIL ENGINEERING AY08 ANNUAL REPORTAllied Engineering Endowed Fund

Cody Wolff, Culbertson, Senior (CE)Anne Marie Muhs Scholarship

Jenae Benner, Yorba Linda, CA, Sophomore (CET)Arden and Lois Lambert Scholarship

Ryan Davenport, Lakewood, CO, Sophomore (CET)ASCE Student Chapter Scholarship

Kyle Applebury, Kent, WA, Grad Student (CE)Associates of the MT Contractors Association Scholarship

Brandon Odegard, Great Falls, Senior (CET)B. E. Grant Memorial Scholarship

Andrew Slaughter, Pullman, WA Grad Student (CE)Kyle Applebury, Kent, WA, Grad Student (CE)

Barnard Companies ScholarshipNihil Sonawani, Maharashtra, India, Grad Student(MCEM)Barnard Construction Company Scholarship Fund

Taylor Tollefson, Bozeman, Sophomore (CET)Beaudette Consulting Engineers ScholarshipStacey Blodnick, Spokane, WA, Sophomore (CE)

Charles and Ruth Bowman ScholarshipJustin Ford, Portland, OR, Senior (CE)

Chi Epsilon ScholarshipKate McDevitt, Anchorage, AK, Sophomore (CE)

Civil Engineering ScholarshipMark Bovingdon, Belgrade, Sophomore (CE-BREN)

Clifford David Blankenship MemorialRyan Pokorny, Big Sandy, Sophomore (CET)

Coral Sales Company/Douglas P. Daniels ScholarshipJill Rosselott, Pony, Senior (CE)

Chad Welborn, Dell, Senior (CET)Brian Herting, Fairbanks, AK, Senior (CE)

E. R. Dodge ScholarshipTristan Dunlap, Livingston, Sophomore (CE)

Daniel Swanson, Bozeman, Sophomore (CE-BREN)Stacey Blodnick, Spokane, WA, Sophomore (CE)

Engineering, Inc. ScholarshipSara Campbell, Larkspur, CO, Sophomore (CE)

Fred Videon Scholarship FundAndrew Graham, Ronan, Sophomore (CE-BREN)

Glenn H. and Lyla E. Lehrer Construction ScholarshipChristopher Stewart, Helena, Junior (CE)

Holnam, Inc./Kenyon - Noble Ready Mix, Inc. Scholarship Joseph Silvestri, Hunt Valley, MD, Senior (CET)

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Homebuilders Association of Billings ScholarshipJennifer Womack, Billings, Junior (CE)

Howard J. McCrodden Memorial ScholarshipAdam Beck, Deer Lodge, Senior (CET)

J. J. (Jack) White ScholarshipMorgan Gabbert, Helena, Senior (CET)

Jack Walsh ScholarshipJonathan Daley, Stevensville, Junior (CE)

Jim Gilman Excavating Endowed ScholarshipTodd Fullerton, Bozeman, Junior (CET)

Joel Long PROFESSOR ScholarshipAdam Bauer, Billings, Senior (CET)

Bryce Bennett, Billings, Sophomore (CE)Josephine Bones, Bigfork, Junior (CE-BREN)

Whitney Gautreaux, Libby, Junior (CE)Brock Hedegaard, Sidney, Senior (CE)

Bryce Hove, Circle, Senior (CET)Nick McMichael, Ronan, Junior (CET)

Brandon Odegard, Great Falls, Senior (CET)Robert Paskey, Frenchtown, Senior (CET)

Jessica Potter, Manhattan, Senior (CE-BREN)Colter Roskos, Kalispell, Junior (CE)

Gregory Scheeler, Missoula, Sophomore (CE)Matthew Selvig, Scobey, Junior (CE)

Kyle Stahley, Billings, Sophomore (CE)Joel T. Long Scholarship

Mackenzie Holter, Kalispell, Freshman (CET)Brianne DeWitt, Clancy, Freshman (CE)

Jill Bedessem, Laramie, WY, Freshman (CE)Ashley Morton, Ennis, Freshman (CE)

John H. and Rosalie L. Morrison ScholarshipAlexander Huffield, Columbus, Grad Student (CE)

Matthew Popa, Great Falls, Senior (CE)Craig Nadeau, Great Falls, Grad Student(CE)

Johnson & Rita Liao - Friends of the South Sea Buddhists Ashley Lippincott, Waukesha, WI, Sophomore (CE)

Kenneth E. Tait Graduate FellowshipTyler Smith, Great Falls, Grad Student(CE)

Lang Family ScholarshipNicholas Grindrod, Whitefish, Sophomore (CE)

Lauren Krogstad Memorial Scholarship FundAndrew Gilbert, Excelsior, MN Junior (CE)

L. J. Petouhoff ScholarshipPhilip Moorthy, Chennai, India, Grad Student (MCEM)

Lyndon Meeks Memorial ScholashipPhilip Moorthy, Chennai, India, Grad Student (MCEM)

Mary & Robert Sanks Graduate Fellowship

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Trevor Trasky, Anchorage, AK, Grad Student (ENVE)Montana Contractors' Association Scholarship

Todd Fullerton, Bozeman, Junior (CET)Morgan Gabbert, Helena, Senior (CET)Kyle Gauthier, Billings, Junior (CET)

MT Sect. ASCE - Martin E. Moss Memorial Scholarship Andrew Gilbert, Excelsior, MN, Junior (CE)

MT Sub - section ASAE Scholarships & Awards Pat Lau, Northbrook, IL, Junior (CE-BREN)

O. I. Jackson ScholarshipElisabeth Brown, Williamston, MI, Senior (CE)

Owen J. Murphy/Sletten Construction Company FundMichael Lavell, Goshen, NY, Sophomore (CE)Robert L. & Jan M. Livesay ScholarshipScott Johnson, Duluth, MN, Sophomore (CE)

Stanley H. Fistedis ScholarshipThomas Kujawa, Libby, Grad Student (CE)

Theodore T. Williams Faculty Undergrad ScholarshipRory Egelus, Palmer, AK, Junior (CET)

Thomas Charles Haggerty Memorial ScholarshipCollin Moore, Blaine, TN, Senior (CE-BREN)

Thomas Phillips Duganz MemorialKyle Scarr, Helena, Grad Student (CE)

Thomas, Dean & Hoskins ScholarshipAndrea Leonard, Rapid City, SD, Senior (CE)

Tractor & Equipment Company ScholarshipJustin Whitworth, Columbia Falls, Sophomore (CET)Tri - State Truck & Equipment, Inc. Scholarship

Brian Carlson, Livingston, Senior (CET)W. Milnor Roberts Memorial ScholarshipJeremiah Johnson, Bozeman, Sophomore (CE)W. W. Livingston Memorial Scholarship

Ryan Lankford, Dodson, Junior (CE)William Andrews, Bozeman, Junior (CE)

Westech Engineering, Inc. ScholarshipKate McDevitt, Anchorage, AK, Sophomore (CE)

William A. Hunt Endowed Scholarship in Civil EngineeringBrock Hedegaard, Sidney, Senior (CE)

AGC of America Education and Research Foundation AwardsDax Nebel, Great Falls, Junior (CET)

Chad Welborn, Dell, Senior (CET)COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS

ChanBrian Cherni, Rochester, WY, Junior (CE)

DurkeeJonathan Weaver, Whitefish, Junior (CE)

Bryce Kidd, Aleknagik, AK, Senior (CET)Brian Cherni, Rochester, WY, Junior (CE)

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Marcus Gursky, Bozeman, Senior (CE)Morgan Gabbert, Helena, Senior (CET)

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VI. FACULTY AND STAFF RECOGNITION

The department will no longer present faculty awards; but will nominate through the CoE awards program. The CoE awards consist of: Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Research, Excellence in Outreach/Service, and Classified Employee Excellence. The award program is described on the following pages.

Civil nominees and awardees were:

Dr. Joel Cahoon, Excellence in Teaching

Bob O’Driscoll, Classified Employee Excellence

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MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

EXCELLENE IN TEACHING AWARD

The MSU College of Engineering is soliciting nominations for the College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, which recognizes excellence in teaching as demonstrated through application of new and innovative teaching methods and engagement of students in scholarship. The award consists of a $500 honorarium and is announced at the College’s Annual Awards Ceremony luncheon held in May. Anyone may nominate an individual for this award; an individual may not nominate himself/herself.

Criteria:The Award is open to any individual engaged in teaching (including adjunct faculty and instructors). The nomination should be grounded on an extraordinary record of teaching and related scholarly excellence. Examples of teaching activities for consideration include, but are not limited to, the following:

Evidence of lecture or laboratory/recitation activities that promote inquiry and synthesis of information.

Excellent student evaluations (letters or standardized instruments). Positive peer evaluations of teaching excellence/creativity. Outstanding scholarship relative to pedagogy (established through publications of

books, invited lectures, grantsmanship, and/or publication in teaching related journals).

Superior integration of research in instruction.

Nomination Guidelines: The required nomination packet should consist of the following materials:

Nomination letter that includes a brief summary (limited to two pages) describing the accomplishments of the nominee relative to the criteria above

One letter of support from any appropriate source (limited to two pages) Current Vita (limited to five pages)

Deadline:Nomination packets are due to the Dean’s Office no later than Friday, March 30, 2007.

Selection Process: The recipient will be selected by a committee chosen by the College’s Faculty Development Advisory Committee.

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EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD

The MSU College of Engineering is soliciting nominations for the College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award, which recognizes excellence in research. The award consists of a $500 honorarium and is announced at the College’s Annual Awards Ceremony luncheon held in May. Anyone may nominate an individual for this award; an individual may not nominate himself/herself.

Criteria:The Award is open to all faculty and professional staff engaged in research and creative activities. The nomination may be based upon a recent significant research or creative achievement, or upon the recognition of a cumulative body of work. Examples of research and creative activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Outstanding record of grant and contract activity. Consistent publication record in refereed journals. Meritorious citations and/or awards. Significant impact of research achievements on the discipline.



One letter of support from any appropriate source (limited to two pages) Current Vita (limited to five pages)


Selection Process: The recipient will be selected by a committee chosen by the College’s Faculty Development Committee.

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EXCELLENCE IN OUTREACH/SERVICE AWARD

The MSU College of Engineering is soliciting nominations for the College of Engineering Excellence in Outreach/Service Award in recognition of outstanding service within or outside the University community. The award consists of a $500 honorarium and is announced at the College’s Annual Awards Ceremony luncheon held in May. Anyone may nominate an individual for this award; an individual may not nominate himself/herself.

Criteria:All faculty and professional staff are eligible for consideration. The nomination should be based on an extraordinary record of outreach or service activity. Examples of outreach/service activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Outreach/service activities that bring special recognition to Montana State University and/or the College of Engineering.

Extraordinary service to the unit, the College, the University or to the state or national community.

Extraordinary service to the profession. Promotion of engineering to K-12 students and teachers. Development of increased partnerships and collaborations.



One letter of support from any appropriate source (limited to two pages) Current Vita (limited to five pages), if available


Selection Process: The recipient will be selected by a committee appointed by the Dean.

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CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

The MSU College of Engineering is soliciting nominations for the College of Engineering Classified Employee Award for Excellence, which recognizes exemplary service or contribution to the Department, the College, or to the University. Two recipients will be selected and each will receive a $350 Lump Sum Bonus at the College’s Annual Awards Ceremony luncheon held in May. Anyone may nominate an individual for this award; an individual may not nominate himself/herself.

Criteria:All permanent classified staff members are eligible for consideration. According to the MUS Pay Plan, in order to qualify for a Lump Sum Bonus an individual must have demonstrated exceptional performance in all of the following areas:

Effort ~ The effort of work greatly exceeds expectations. Consistency ~ The individual must maintain a consistent level of satisfactory or

higher job performance on a recurring basis over a significant period of time. Quality ~ The service, project or product is of the highest quality and greatly

exceeds typical job performance expectations.

In addition, the individual must have demonstrated exceptional performance in one of the following areas:

Quantity ~ The amount of work produced clearly exceeds standard expectations for others.

Originality ~ The service, product, or project is exceptionally creative and innovative.

Cost Savings/Revenue Generation ~ The product or service will create a substantial, documented cost-saving or revenue-generating effort.

Efficiency ~ Efficiency of operations is measurably enhanced by the employee’s work.

Life Safety/Safety of Working Conditions ~ Action(s) taken by the employee results in the prevention of serious property damage and/or physical injury and is outside the scope of the employee’s regularly assigned job duties and responsibilities.


Nomination letter that addresses each applicable criterion (limited to two pages). One letter of support from any appropriate source (limited to two pages).


Selection Process: The recipient will be selected by a committee appointed by the Dean.

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VII. EXTERNAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Civil Engineering Department Advisory Board Membership—2007-08 David M. Anderson – 2009Kiewit Engineering Co.15612 Pine StreetOmaha, NE 68130(402) 342-20520 X 2557

[email protected]

Brent Campbell - 2006WGM Group, Inc.PO Box 16027Missoula, MT, [email protected] 1986

Loran Frazier - 2008Chief Engineer, Eng. Div.Montana Department of Trans.2701 Prospector Ave.PO Box 201001Helena, MT 59620406-444-6002406-544-4802 [email protected] BSCE 1981

Dan Hertel – 2007Vice PresidentBarnard Construction701 Gold Ave.Bozeman, MT [email protected] 1982

John Keil - 2009Test Box Project LeaderThe Boeing CompanyP.O. Box 3707 MC 02-FCSeattle, WA 98124-2207(425) 717-3654(206) 310-3821 [email protected]

Bob Livesay -2008PresidentMontana Lines, Inc2800 Upper River RoadGreat Falls, MT 59405(406) [email protected] BSCE 1970

Steve Morrical - 2006Technical Service EngineerHolcim (US) Inc.4070 Trident RoadThree Forks, MT [email protected] 1974

Tim Newman- 2006Project AdministrationSletton ConstructionPO Box 201001Great Falls, MT [email protected]

Phil Odegard, P.E.- 2006HKM EngineeringSenior Project Manager7 West 6th Avenue, Suite 4WPO Box 1009Helena, MT 59624422-0370 fax: [email protected] 1979

Danielle Reagor - 2008 Engineering, Inc.1300 N Transtech WayBillings, MT [email protected] BSCE 2001 MSCE 2002

Gary Simonich - 2008HKMP.O. Box 3588Butte, MT [email protected] 1974

Wendy Weaver – 2008Engineering, Inc.705 Osterman Dr. Suite FBozeman, MT [email protected] BSCE/BREN 1996

Ann F. Shattuck, P.D.Project ManagerRiver Protection ProjectFluor Federal Services1200 Jadwin Ave. MSIN E6-41P.O. Box 1050Richland, WA 99352-1050509-376-8756; [email protected] BSCE

Dan WetsteinVice PresidentCH2M Hill9191 South Jamaica StreetEnglewood, CO 80112PO Box 201001(303) [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]















Department of Civil EngineeringExternal Advisory Council Meeting

October 4, 2007

8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast WTI Conference Rm

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome & Introductions

9:15 – 10:15 Curriculum Changes (Joel Cahoon)

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:30 ASCE, ABET & Raising the Bar

11:30 – 12:00 Success in keeping Montana engineers in Montana

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 Intern Program (Penny Knoll)

2:00 – 3:30 Open discussion – possible topics:Distance educationAcademic recruitment goalsRecruiting

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VIII. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT

2007-2008 DONATIONS

Record # Date Donor Type Amount Account1 7/19/07 Williamson, A.E. ’07 Brch Gift 15.00 30 330 0182 8/10/07 CE Faculty/Staff – Stephens Memorial Gift 75.00 31 330 0693 7/9/07 Jones, Misty L. per FDN Gift 50.00 31 330 0804 7/9/07 Hansen, Erik per FDN Gift 50.00 31 330 0805 8/29/07 MDU Resources Fdn per FDN Gift 125.00 30 330 0166 8/29/07 Chevron Texaco Corp. per FDN Gift 750.00 30 330 0167 8/3/07 Pacific Gas & Electric per FDN Gift 200.00 30 330 0358 9/17/07 Weaver, Wendy ’07 Brch Gift 25.00 31 345 0159 9/24/07 Great Western Energy, Inc. ’07 Brch Gift 150.00 31 345 01510 10/3/07 Williams, Ted; ’07 Brch Gift 23.00 30 330 00511 9/24/07 Peters, Robert C. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 02412 9/14/07 HKM Engineering per FDN Gift 15000.00 30 330 07413 9/7/07 Hunt, William A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 05414 11/1/07 Hagen, Vernon ’07 Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 01415 10/29/07 Alzheimer, William per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 00116 10/9/07 Fuglevand, Mark R. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 01617 10/15/07 Sanford, Paul J. per FDN Gift 25.00 30 330 01618 10/17/07 Billstein, Ronald per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 01619 10/19/07 Thomson, James E. per FDN Gift 150.00 30 330 01620 10/19/07 Miller, Benjamin C. per FDN Gift 25.00 30 330 01621 10/23/07 Ballard, Delbert L. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 01622 10/29/07 Lawrence, Craig A. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 01623 10/29/07 Seymanski, Mrs. S. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 01624 10/31/07 Liang, Charles Z. per FDN Gift 200.00 30 330 01625 10/31/07 Mortag, Todd E. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 01626 10/29/07 Grossman, Robin per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 03027 10/29/07 Ruffier, Emile per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 03028 10/19/07 Duganz, Steven A. per FDN Gift 2000.00 30 330 03929 10/19/07 Schneider, Michael per FDN Gift 250.00 30 345 01530 11/15/07 General Construction Company Gift 4000.00 42205331 11/19/07 Anderson, David M. Brch Gift 2000.00 30 330 01432 11/28/07 Smith, Patricai E. Gift 100.00 30 345 00833 12/7/07 Doke, Clifford G. Brch Gift 35.00 31 345 01534 12/10/07 Budde, Rich Gift 125.00 30 345 00835 12/18/07 Mahan, John L. Brch Gift 250.00 30 345 01536 12/26/07 Pollard, Phillip E. Brch Gift 300.00 30 330 02437 11/16/07 Anderson, David M. per FDN Gift 3000.00 30 330 00538 11/2/07 Northam, Craig C. per FDN Gift 200.00 30 330 01639 11/8/07 Drivdahl, Martin R. per FDN Gift 10.00 30 330 01640 11/13/07 Church, Robert E. per FDN Gift 75.00 30 330 01641 11/13/07 Stenberg, Phillip per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 01642 11/15/07 Munski, Kenneth D. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 01643 11/30/07 Flynn, Stephen F. per FDN Gift 275.00 30 330 01644 11/9/07 Morrison, Robert per FDN Gift 400.00 30 330 02045 11/29/07 Raths, Raymond J. per FDN Gift 200.00 30 330 03546 11/7/07 Hunt, William A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 05447 11/16/07 Lakshminarayanan, Dr. per FDN Gift 75.00 30 330 06948 11/7/07 Peters, Lester A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 08049 11/7/07 Wehrmacher, Bill per FDN Gift 25.00 30 330 08050 11/30/07 Northey, Ben A. per FDN Gift 40.00 30 345 01351 11/15/07 Ewen, Roy A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 345 01552 11/16/07 Olsen, Eric J. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 345 01553 1/2/08 McCauley, Daniel M. Brch Gift 200.00 30 330 069

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Record # Date Donor Type Amount Account54 1/3/08 Foster, Jason P. Gift 100.00 30 330 06955 12/6/07 Chi Epsilon per FDN Gift 1500.00 30 330 00456 12/15/07 Morrison, John H. per FDN Gift 5827.60 30 330 02057 12/20/07 Hoffman, Helen M. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 02058 12/15/07 Robert Peccia & Associates per FDN Gift 1000.00 30 330 04859 12/7/07 Hunt, William A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 05460 12/20/07 Videon, Fred F. per FDN Gift 1000.00 30 330 05761 12/29/07 Allied Engineering Services per FDN Gift 2500.00 30 330 07162 12/28/07 Walsh, Catherine per FDN Gift 3207.70 30 330 07863 12/8/07 Crawford, David J. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 07964 12/29/07 Moore, Cory D. per FDN Gift 20.00 30 345 00865 12/15/07 Meeks, Lyle J. per FDN Gift 30.00 30 345 01066 1/17/08 Montana Contractor’s Assn. Gift 6525.00 30 330 01767 1/17/08 Montana Contractor’s Assn. Gift 3662.50 30 330 04368 1/17/08 Montana Contractor’s Assn. Gift 6150.00 30 345 00869 12/31/07 C & H Engineering per FDN Gift 5000.00 30 300 07270 12/31/07 Werner, Peter per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 01671 12/31/07 Pezoldt, Gregory per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 01672 12/31/07 Morrison Maierle Inc. per FDN Gift 2500.00 30 330 02073 12/31/07 Krogstad, Harold per FDN Gift 25.00 30 330 03574 1/7/08 Hunt, William A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 05475 12/31/07 Blankenship Construction per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 05576 12/31/07 Peterson, Jerry A. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 06977 12/31/07 Stark, Phillip E. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 06978 1/18/08 Hendrix, Gary A. per FDN Gift 300.00 30 330 07979 1/18/08 Thomas Dean & Hoskins per FDN Gift 5000.00 30 330 07980 2/21/08 Chevron-Texaco per FDN Gift 1500.00 30 330 01681 2/5/08 Hunt, William A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 05482 2/1/08 Microsoft Giving Campaign per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 06983 4/4/08 Montana Community Foundations Gift 1133.96 42205384 3/28/08 McCrodden, Mary per FDN Gift 1000.00 30 330 02285 3/7/08 Hunt, William A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 05486 3/14/08 Somerville, Roger per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 31 330 06987 3/14/08 Smith, R. J. per FDN; Brch Gift 25.00 31 330 06988 3/14/08 Missoula Concrete per FDN; Brch Gift 1000.00 31 330 06989 3/28/08 Whitley, D.A. per FDN; Brch Gift 25.00 31 330 06990 3/28/08 McElderyy, G.D. per FDN; Brch Gift 25.00 31 330 06991 3/21/08 Furman, David E. per FDN; Brch Gift 50.00 30 345 00892 3/25/08 Myers, James D. per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 30 345 01593 3/28/08 Wetzsteon, Brian L. per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 30 345 01594 3/8/08 Hobbs, Wade E. per FDN Gift 400.00 30 330 01695 3/12/08 Weiss, Ronald J. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 01696 3/13/08 Fagrelius, H.T. per FDN; Brch Gift 25.00 30 330 01697 3/14/08 Gibson, Gion E. per FDN; Brch Gift 75.00 30 330 01698 3/19/08 Mobley, Keith F. per FDN; Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 01699 3/19/08 Flynn, Stephen F. per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016100 3/19/08 Stephens, Vince M. per FDN; Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016101 3/19/08 Scotten, Paul per FDN; Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016102 3/19/08 Mobley, Keith F. per FDN; Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016103 3/19/08 Pack, John S. per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016104 3/20/08 Baham, Dana P. per FDN; Brch Gift 25.00 30 330 016105 3/20/08 Valach, Ernest J. per FDN; Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016106 3/21/08 Nerison, John P. per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016107 3/21/08 Kolman, Joseph P. per FDN; Brch Gift 25.00 30 330 016108 3/21/08 Walter, Frederick per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016109 3/21/08 Quest Civil Construction per FDN; Brch Gift 500.00 30 330 016110 3/21/08 Livesay, Robert L. per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016111 3/21/08 Kersich, Al T. per FDN; Brch Gift 250.00 30 330 016

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Record # Date Donor Type Amount Account112 3/21/08 Jones, Jeremy B. per FDN; Brch Gift 25.00 30 330 016113 3/25/08 Olson, Walter L. per FDN; Brch Gift 35.00 30 330 016114 3/25/08 Sollid, Allan S. per FDN; Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016115 3/25/08 Funk, Harvey D. per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016116 3/28/08 Great Western Energy per FDN; Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016117 3/28/08 Anderson, Kenneth per FDN; Brch Gift 25.00 30 330 016118 3/28/08 Leid, Jeffrey G. per FDN; Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016119 3/31/08 Westwater Construction per FDN Gift 250.00 30 330 016120 4/8/08 Townsend, Alan H. Gift 1000.00 31 330 080121 4/10/08 Great West Engr. Gift 2000.00 30 330 081122 4/21/08 Jesperson, Robert W. ’07 Brch Gift 500.00 30 330 016123 5/9/08 Chi Epsilon Nongift 51.00 30 330 004124 4/25/08 Peters, Robert C. Per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 024125 4/7/08 Hunt, William A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 054126 4/8/08 Young, James B. per FDN Gift 25.00 31 330 069127 4/9/09 Julian, Jean M. per FDN Gift 25.00 31 330 069128 4/2/08 Thomas, Dean & Hoskins per FDN Gift 1000.00 31 330 079129 4/3/08 Schmit, David J. per FDN Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016130 4/3/08 Mosser, David N. per FDN Brch Gift 75.00 30 330 016131 4/4/08 Thorne, Scott E. per FDN Brch Gift 20.00 30 330 016132 4/9/08 McNulty, Jack H. per FDN Brch Gift 200.00 30 330 016133 4/9/08 Hertel, Daniel J. per FDN Brch Gift 500.00 30 330 016134 4/9/08 Coe, Jack T. per FDN Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016135 4/9/08 Berry, Timothy R. per FDN Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016136 4/11/08 Morris, William L. per FDN Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016137 4/11/08 Eatinger, Mark C. per FDN Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016138 4/11/08 Scharf, Darrell R. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 016139 4/11/08 Henson, Stanley W. per FDN Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016140 4/11/08 Hanto, Donald C. per FDN Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016141 4/11/08 Benson, Jeff D. per FDN Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016142 4/17/08 King, Kevin C. per FDN Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016143 4/17/08 Schmitt, Harold M. per FDN Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016144 4/18/08 Mercer, William H. per FDN Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016145 4/18/08 Fargo, Charles G. per FDN Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016146 4/18/08 Brooks, Mark C. per FDN Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016147 4/24/08 Schwendeman, Todd per FDN Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016148 4/24/08 Neal, Donald A. per FDN Brch Gift 100.00 30 330 016149 5/29/08 Lee, William B. per FDN Gift 300.00 30 330 016150 4/24/08 Hinton, Mark N. per FDN Brch Gift 500.00 30 330 016151 4/25/08 Westrope, Tyler K. per FDN Brch Gift 50.00 30 330 016152 4/27/08 Wasia, Christopher per FDN Gift 25.00 30 330 016153 5/28/08 Walker, Jane E. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 001154 5/9/08 Morrison, Robert per FDN Gift 250.00 30 330 016155 5/9/08 Lencioni, James L. per FDN Gift 25.00 30 330 016156 5/9/08 Timmons, Steve M. per FDN Gift 750.00 30 330 016157 5/16/08 Holland, Cecil Y. per FDN Gift 25.00 30 330 016158 5/16/08 Nielsen, Brent D. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 016159 5/16/08 Hightower, John J. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 016160 5/19/08 Woolard, Craig R. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 016161 5/22/08 Wodrich, James V. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 016162 5/8/08 Hunt, William A. per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 054163 5/2/08 Williams, Theodore per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 069164 5/24/08 Wegner, Richard E. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 069165 6/6/08 Hunt, William A per FDN Gift 50.00 30 330 054166 6/26/08 Nopper, Marie A. per FDN Gift 100.00 30 330 072167 5/29/08 Beavers Charitable Trust per FDN Gift 25000.00 30 330 083

TOTAL 119135.76

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IX. ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATE SUMMARIES

a. CE/CET 476 Internships 2008

Students Name Major Internship Company Location

Marcus Acker CET Owen PC Driggs, IdahoDavid Anderson CET-1 United Materials Great Falls, MontanaAdam Bauer CET Knife River Belgrade, MontanaBrady Brown CET KW Drywall Bozeman, MontanaTerrance Byrd CET Baker Concrete Denver, ColoradoWesley Dembeck CET Sandry Construction Big Fork, MTKyle Gauthier CET Formation Architecture Manhattan, MontanaNick Grout CET Kiewit Pacific Vancouver, WashingtonJared Grundhauser CET City of Great Falls Great Falls, MontanaAndrew Hastings CET Self-Employed Bozeman, MontanaJared Hays CET-1 TIC-The Industrial Co Springerville, ArizonaLawrence Hill CET Double Stud Constructin Helena, MontanaNikkie Hinton CET BN Builders Bozeman, MontanaJared Hoesel CET BN Builders Bozeman, MontanaTim Howard CET Howard Construction Bozeman, MontanaSteven Hunter CET Yellowstone Traditions Bozeman, MontanaJacob Hyle CET MDT Design Unit Bozeman, MontanaJeremy Johnson CET Castle Rock Concrete Bozeman, MontanaNachiket Joshi MCEM Hensel Phelps San Jose, CaliforniaRhett Kastelitz CET Langlas & Associates Bozeman, MontanaTyler Kirk CET McCarthy Builders Las Vegas, NevadaBrett Larabee CE URS Washington Divison Boise, IdahoAshley Lippincott CET Haseldon Constructin Steamboat Springs, COMonroe Mathis CET Austin Bridge & Road Phoenix, ArizonaMark McKeone CET JWC Bozeman, MontanaJosh Minalga CET Evans Construction Jackson, WyomingPhil Moorthy MCEM McCarthy Builders San Francisco, CaliforniaAaron Noble CET Hensel Phelps California??Rylan Oakland CET Bergerson Construction Hall, MontanaBrett Patrick CET Martel Construction Bozeman, MontanaDylan Pipinich CET Old Castle Materials Hamilton, MontanaRyan Pokorny CET-1 Kitchell Contractors Phoenix, ArizonaChance Raser CET Austin Bridge & Road Flagstaff, AZBrandon Reiter CE Hamilton Construction Springfield, OregonRyan Rikala CET New-Com Las Vegas, NevadaColter Roskos CE MDT Design Unit Bozeman, MontanaTyler Schmidt CET MDT Design Unit Bozeman, MontanaJen Schneidt CE MDT Design Unit Bozeman, MontanaGuy Slaybaugh CET CK May Excavating Belgrade, MontanaNikhil Sonawani MCEM Ames Construction Salt Lake City, UtahNick Sorg CET Riverside Sand & Gravel Billings, MontanaNicholas Thompson CET PCL Honolulu, HawaiiTaylor Tollefson CET-1 Northfork Builders Bozeman, MontanaBen Tornberg CE General Construction Tacoma, Washington

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Derrick Whitby CET Onsite Management Bozeman, MontanaJustin Whitworth CET Abel Engineering Kalispell, MontanaDan Wiegand CET Godwin Pumps Helena, MontanaDaniel Williams CET Teton Heritage Builders Jackson, WyomingEdward Yperman CET Mortenson Construction Bellevuew, WashingtonHind Zerkounti MCEM Ames Construction Salt Lake City, Utah

b. Civil Engineering Graduates 2007-08

SemesterName Graduated Company

Allik, Nicholaus M. Spring 2008 General Construction Co.Anderson, Jay D. Spring 2008 WSDOTArthur, Sydney D. Fall 2007 Self-EmployedBorrenpohl, Craig M. Spring 2008 Idaho Dept. of Envr. QualityBrain, Nathan A. Fall 2007 Parsons BrinkerhoffBrown, Elisabeth Mary M. Spring 2008 Graduate School/NC StateCampbell, Trevor M. Spring 2008 Double-Tree, Inc.Carter, Amy J. Fall 2007 Stahley Engineering & Assoc.Cicon, Jeffrey J. Fall 2007 Hyalite EngineeringClark, Robert F. Summer 2007 Thomas Graham Civil Design GroupConnolly, James M. Fall 2007 Hyalite EngineeringCrawford, Michael J. Fall 2007 UnemployedDaley, Jonathan Spring 2008 U.S. Air ForceDrinkwalter, Adam B. Spring 2008 Muth ConsultingDuckworth, Kiel Spring 2008 Law School/U of MElliott, Ryan M. Fall 2007 Great West EngineeringFish, Nicholas C. Fall 2007 Stahley Engineering & Assoc.Ford, Justin H. Fall 2007 Kennedy/Jenks ConsultantsGilbert, Andy M. Spring 2008 Graduate/MSUGoeres, Shannon B. Spring 2008 Bioscience LaboratoriesGursky, Marcus J. Fall 2007 Alvi Assoc., Inc.Hauck, Justin P. Spring 2008 Graduate School/MSUHeberly, Steven R. Spring 2008 Heberly & AssociatesHedegaard, Brock D. Spring 2008 Grad School/Univ. of MNHellekson, Stacey D. Spring 2008 Engineering, Inc.Herting, Brian L. Spring 2008 Kimley, Horn & AssociatesHubbard, Barrett Spring 2008 Air ForceHudson, Joseph P. Fall 2007 UnknownIsmail, Alaa A. Spring 2008 UnemployedJewett, Aaron M. Spring 2008 U.S. Air ForceJohnson, Aaron R. Spring 2008 Tetra Tech EM Inc.Johnson, Melissa M. Fall 2007 Western Pacific Engrg. & SurveyingKriewald, Kasey R. Spring 2008 General Construction CompanyLankford, Ryan C. Spring 2008 Unknown

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Larson, Eric J. Fall 2007 UnknownLarson, Mark T. Spring 2008 Woith Engineering & Land SurveyingLau, Pat G. Spring 2008 Trek, Inc.Lehigh, Jonathan L. Spring 2008 PBS&JLeonard, Andrea B. Fall 2007 Graduate School/CanadaMollohan, Mackenzie D. Spring 2008 Wake DevelopmentMoore, Collin D. Spring 2008 Louisiana Engineering FirmMurfitt, Tyrel G. Spring 2008 MDTNemfakos, Charles P. Jr. Fall 2007 MDTNeuman, Christopher C. Fall 2007 UnemployedPearson, Daryl Drew Spring 2008 Thomas, Dean & HoskinsPopa, Matthew J. Fall 2007 Graduate School/MSUPoulsen, Seth N. Spring 2008 U.S. Air ForceReed, Tyler S. Fall 2007 Morrison MaierleReid, Gregory T. Spring 2008 WWC EngineeringReynolds, Christopher S. Fall 2007 Kiewit WesternRoberts, Tyler K. Spring 2008 UnknownRosselott, Jill M. Spring 2008 WWC EngineeringSingh, Britney J. Spring 2008 Innovative Design ConsultingSmith, Matthew W. Fall 2007 UnemployedStenberg, Jason L. Fall 2007 UnknownStewart, Robert G. Spring 2008 Crow AgencyStordahl, Adam R. Fall 2007 Graduate School/MSUThomas, Theresa A. Spring 2008 Beaudette Consulting Engrs., Inc.VanAlstine, Ben A. Spring 2008 Family FarmWeinkauf, Michael S. Spring 2008 Ulteig EngineersWolff, Cody D. Spring 2008 CH2M HillZellmer, Joshua A. Spring 2008 USKHZiska, Jake K. Spring 2008 C&H Engineering

c. Construction Engineering Technology Graduates 2007-08

SemesterName Graduated Company

Anderson, Daniel P. Spring 2008 Kath Williams & AssociatesAnderson, Jeffrey S. Fall 2007 UnknownBailey, Justin M. Spring 2008 Shannon Bell ConstructionBallew, Adam S. Fall 2007 Pacific Building GroupBanning, Brendan T. Spring 2008 Hensel Phelps Construction Co.Bird, Kevin J. Fall 2007 Sanjet CorporationBlazevic, Matthew E. Spring 2008 ADB ConstructionBlume, Beau R. Spring 2008 Barnard ConstructionBrown, Brandon J. Spring 2008 Rimrock Engineering, Inc.Carahasen, David R. Spring 2008 Walsh Constsruction Co.

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Carlson, Brian R. Spring 2008 Middle Creek FarmsCoppack, Richard R. Spring 2008 Western Summit ConstructionDardis, Kyle P. Fall 2007 Turner ConstructionDehn, Mark J. Fall 2007 Saunders ConstructionDrevecky, Travis N. Spring 2008 Montana Crane ServiceEvridge, Joshua R. Fall 2007 Sundt Construction, Inc.Farrar, Charles J. Spring 2008 Self-Employed (Construction)Foley, Brent A. Spring 2008 Blahnik ConstructionFox, Ryan J. Fall 2007 Baker ConcreteGabbert, Morgan D. Spring 2008 Haselden Constructio, LLCGeorge, Shelby D. Fall 2007 Barnard ConstructionGilreath, Brian D. Fall 2007 Big Sky Sprinklers & LandscapingGrigg, Luke J. Fall 2007 UnknownHaggerty, Benjamin T. Fall 2007 Goodfellow BrothersJacobs, Nathaniel G. Spring 2008 McCarthy Bldg. ConstructionKidd, Bryce T. Fall 2007 Alaska Construction FirmKruse, Michael T. Fall 2007 Kruse, Enterprises Inc.Link, Daniel V. Spring 2008 Barnard ConstructionLivingston, Stefan J. Spring 2008 DH Blattner & SonsLyner, Timothy J. Fall 2007 Graduate School/MSUMcCord Diaz Guemes, Richard Summer 2007 ApplebeesMcEnroe, Jamie L. Fall 2007 Hensel PhelpsNeil, Travis T. Fall 2007 Dick Anderson ConstructionOdegard, Brandon S. Spring 2008 HK ContractorsOstendorf, Steven T. Fall 2007 UnknownPaskey, Robert K. Fall 2007 Nevada Construction CompanySilvestri, Joseph P. Fall 2007 Barnard ConstructionStevenson, James L. Spring 2008 MDTThibault, Adam P. Spring 2008 Sundt ConstructionThompson, Dirk R. Fall 2007 WWC EngineeringVan Voast, Robert D. Fall 2007 Barnard ConstructionWalker, Benjamin E. Fall 2007 UnknownWalters, Michael T. Spring 2008 Precision Fence Systems, Inc.Welborn, Chad E. Spring 2008 MDTWeldon, Annie C. Fall 2007 Walsh ConstructionWonsick, Justin B. Fall 2007 Montana Air Nat’l Guard

d. Degrees Granted 2007-2008

B.S. Civil Engineering 47B.S. Civil Engineering – Bio-Resources Engineering Option 16B.S. Construction Engineering Technology 46M. Construction Engineering Management 0M.S. Civil Engineering 8M.S. Environmental Engineering 5

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Ph.D. Engineering – Environmental Option 1Ph.D. Engineering – Applied Mechanics Option 0Ph.D. Engineering – Civil Engineering Option 1

e. Student Enrollment*

Undergraduate CurriculumsCivil Engineering 322Civil Engineering – Bio-Resources Engineering Option 51Construction Engineering Technology 288

Graduate CurriculumsCivil Engineering (M.S.) 20Construction Engineering Management (Master’s) 4Engineering (Ph.D.) – Applied Mechanics Option 3Engineering (Ph.D.) – Environmental Engineering Option 1Engineering (Ph.D.) – Civil Engineering Option 2Engineering (Ph.D.) 0Environmental Engineering (M.S.) 4

*Enrollment numbers are for Fall Semester 2007.

f. Completed Graduate Degrees

Student (Adviser) Thesis/Project Career PlacementApplebury, Kyle R. Structural Investigation of Cheever Hall Coughlin, Porter, LundeenMSCE (Larsson)

Ba, Sidy Breakthrough of Indicator Organisms Institute Polytechnique MSENVE (Jones) from Slow Sand Filters as Part of a Rural de Katibougou (Africa)

Drinking Water Production System forSub-Saharan Africa

Blank, Mathew D. Advanced Studies of Fish Passage Through WTIPhDENGR (CE Opt.) Culverts 1-D and 3-D Hydraulic Modeling of(Cahoon) Velocity, Fish Energy Expenditure, and a New

Barrier Assessment Method

Brooks, Heather M. Axial Capacity of Piles Supported on Alaska GeoMSCE (Mokwa) Intermediate Geomaterials

El-Ferradi, Nabil Weather-Responsive Traffic Signal Control Traffic Tech GroupMSCE (Al-Kaisy) Systems Draft Concept of Operations

Grabinski, Kevin J. Pathogen Transport and Capture in a Porous WWC EngineeringMSENVE (Jones) Media Biofilm Reactor

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Huffield, Alexander J. Moment and Shear Analysis for Beams with Stelling Engineers, Inc.MSCE (Stephens) 100% Fly Ash, 100% Glass Aggregate

Concrete

Jenni, Scott W. Use of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bridger EngineersMSCE (Larsson) (GFRP) Rebar in Columns

Klayman, Benjamin J. A Quantitative Description of Multiple Scales Black & VeatchPhDENGR (ENVE Opt.) of Observation of Accumulation & Displacement(Camper) Patterns in Single & Dual-Species Biofilms

McGee, Matthew R. Bridger Bowl Inc.: Wastewater Treatment Thomas, Dean & HoskinsMSENVE (Jones) System

Peebles, Cole Triaxial Testing of High-Density Allied EngineeringMSCE (Mokwa) Sintered Snow

Scarr, Kyle L. Axial Capacity of Piles Founded in Permafrost: Thomas, Dean & HoskinsMSCE (Mokwa) A Case Study on the Applicability of Modern

Pile Design

Schultz, Rickey L. Jr. Influence of Pollutant Loading Rate on Seasonal HDR EngineeringMSENVE (Stein) Performances of Model Constructed Wetlands

Sutton, Michael P. Quantifying the Viscoelastic Properties of AnadarkoMSENVE (Jones) Treated and Untreated Pseudomonas aeruginosa

And Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms Using a Rheological Creep Analysis

Trimble, Nicholas R. Experimental Assessment of Aggregates for Use ENSR AECOM ConsultingMSCE (Mokwa) in Highway Construction

Wendt, Geoffrey T. 100% Fly Ash, 100% Glass Aggregate Concrete Nishikan-Monks EngineeringMSCE (Larsson) For Use in Beam Applications

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X. ASSESSMENT

a. FE Exam Results. See following pages.

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b. CQE Level 1 Results. See attached pages.

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c. Senior Exit Interviews

2007-2008 Senior Exit Interview Summary

Senior exit interviews occurred on two occasions during the year. Civil Engineering students in the CE458 capstone course were interviewed in December of 2007 and May of 2008. The interviews were conducted by the department head and emphasized the total four year experience. During the interview, students were first asked to introduce themselves, and then tell where they were from and where they were going after graduation. A summary of where the graduating students were going is included the table below.

Senior Exit Interview Placement Information

Semester Work - Consulting Engineers

Work - Contractor

Work- Other

Offers –None Accepted

ActivelyLookingNo Offer

Not Actively Looking

Graduate School

Fall 07(25)

9 3 1 3 4 5

Spring 06(35)

20 5 1 6 3

Total(60)

29 3 6 1 9 4 8

Next, students were asked to provide input regarding their experiences at MSU in two ways. First, they were asked to provide comments regarding program strengths/commendations. Next they were asked to provide comments regarding program weaknesses/recommendations. The following bullet list summarizes these comments.

Strengths/Commendations

Structure Lab Engineering mechanics courses Well prepared for FE exam Hydraulics classes Faculty (4) Academic advising (3) Tait lab, when available

Weaknesses/Recommendations

Availability of professional electives CE 308 (18) – too much duplication with senior design – return work promptly

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CE 457 – too many things vague or contrived (12) Senior designs course too much work for 2 credit class (6) BUS 201 ME 115-116 – CAD preparation (16) Expanded Tait computer lab hours Heavy Construction/Senior Design schedule conflict Lack of Organic chemistry in BREN LRES 444 – too much overlap with BREN classes Heavy end-of-semester work loads Formally scheduling evening exams Lose the tough attitude – confidence killing environment – promote success not failure Don’t like no textbook classes Some faculty too interested in research Lab component in BREN classes is needed I&ME 325, estimating and scheduling topics could be in one course (4) Some academic advisors are poor (3) ENGR 310 – a waste of time

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Faculty Activity Survey

The Department’s annual faculty review information; the COE’s annual report information; and the campus Delaware study information are collected through the Faculty Activity Survey (FAS). Individual faculty reviews have been archived in the Department Head’s annual review folder.

The FAS contain information about each faculty member’s activities including:

Activities related to Teaching Activities related to Scholarship Activities related to Service Awards Outreach Other Information

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Documents

2007-2008 Annual Report