Past Meetings
Vermont Section 2009/2010 Meeting Schedule
Date
Topic
Speaker
Location
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
Jason Lisai, Vice President of Planning and Development for Sugarbush Resort
Sugarbush Resort, Warren, VT
February 19, 2010
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)
Dr. Bruce Bowman
Crawford Hall, Norwich University, Northfield, VT
November 6, 2008
Jackie Richter-Menge, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CRREL
Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT
February 20, 2009
St. Johnsbury Academy Students and Professor
Sheraton in Burlington, Vermont
March 26, 2009
Steve O'Malley, Efficiency Vermont and Harold Garabedian, VT DEC
UVM, Waterman Manor, Burlington, VT
April 30, 2009
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
Mike Barsotti, CWD’s Director of Water Quality and Production
Ice House, Burlington, VT
Vermont Section 2007/2008 Meeting Schedule
Date
Topic
Speaker
Location
October 17, 2007
Dr. Jean-Guy Béliveau, Nathan Maille, Peter Larson
Coach Barn,Shelburne Farms, Shelburne VT
November 15, 2007
Diana Galusha
Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT
January 24, 2008
Ken Pidgeon
Peking Duck, Winooski, VT
February 22, 2008
Matthys P. Levy
Sheraton in Burlington, Vermont
March 18, 2008
Henry Albro and Dennis Garan, F.R. Mahony, and Robert Moll, Environment One Corporation
Milano Ballroom,Norwich University, Northfield, VT
April 24, 2008
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
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
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
Gerald Coogan and Steve Keech
Jesse's Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
February 23, 2007
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Hampton Inn and Conference Center, Colchester, VT
April 26, 2007
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
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
Jim Merkel
Jesse's Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
January 25, 2006
David Marshall and David Bowers
Peking Duck, Winooski, VT
February 24, 2006
Jeannie Satink and Lucas Jenson
Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington, VT
Vermont Section 2004/2005 Meeting Schedule
Date
Topic
Speaker
Location
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
Nicole Labrecque and Matt Martin
Montpelier, VT
March 16, 2005
Charles Goodling and Russ Rohloff
Three Stallion Inn, Randolph, VT
May 18, 2005
John Day and Scott Tierney
Chow! Bella, St. Albans, VT
Vermont Section 2003/2004 Meeting Schedule
Date
Topic
Speaker
Location
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
Robert Beach
Basin Harbor Club, Vergnennes, 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
Bob Cummings
Quarry Hill Club, Burlington, VT
Vermont Section 2001/2002 Meeting Schedule
Date
Topic
Speaker
Location
September 20, 2001
Maritime Museum
Basin Harbor Club, Vergnennes, VT
October 17, 2001
Gordon Bjorkman
Crawford Hall, Northfield,VT
November 14, 2001
Rick Nothnagel and Jeff Goodrick
Jesse's Steakhouse, Hanover, NH
January 23, 2002
Scott Brown
Mona's, Burlington, VT
February 22, 2002
David Bowles
Marsh Dining Hall, 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
Colonel Alan Nye
Crawford Hall, Northfield,VT
January 17, 2001
Scott Johnstone
Perry's, South Burlington, VT
February 23, 2001
Neil Poulin
Crawford Hall, Northfield,VT
March 14, 2001
Michael Lewis
Waterman Manor, UVM, Burlington, VT
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