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It is hard to believe that another season has passed us by. We spent a busy summer contacting and visiting alumni and industry leaders, informing them about our development efforts in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. It is with deepest gratitude that we thank our alumni and friends who have invested in our department. Your support will create a better future for students, faculty and staff.
Our recent efforts include building support for the Charles G. Salmon Professorship. More than 180 gifts have been received; contributions and pledges total more than $300,000. Our goal is to have the professorship completely funded by 2004. We appreciate your continued help and support.
We are also grateful for Emeritus Professor C.K. Wang's $500,000 contribution to establish the C.K. Wang Professorship of Structural Engineering. Professor Wang had a long and distinguished career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Once Professor Wang's gift is augmented with others, we will create an additional faculty position in the area of structural engineering.
On another note, it is my pleasure to announce the Paul R. Wolf Professorship, which has been underway for the last eight months. Alumni and industry partners will receive a brochure on the professorship in November. This is a very exciting initiative that will enhance our geospatial engineering program. We're also developing professorships in environmental engineering and water resources management.
Two endowed graduate research fellowships were established during the past year: the M.A. Mortenson Fellowship in general building construction, and the Jerry McGinnis (Embassy Construction Company) Fellowship in civil engineering. These fellowships complement the ones established by Arthur Frazier, John Nelson and John Rogers, and bring the department total to five. The UW Graduate School provides matching funds up to $250,000, enabling the CEE department to use these fellowships to compete for the best graduate students in Wisconsin as well as throughout the entire United States.
In the spring 2002 issue of the Conduit, we will unveil the Civil and Environmental Engineering Endowment Campaign in its entirety. We've been working hard to formulate a plan that builds on our rich history and heritage while positioning ourselves to break into the top 10 civil engineering programs in the United States. It's our desire to be at the cutting edge of our profession as we shape the future. In partnership with our alumni and industry friends, we expect to:
- Enhance our national and international visibility and reputation
- Recruit, retain and educate the next generation of industry leaders
- Create frontier knowledge for our grand profession
- Transfer our knowledge into technologies that enhance the world
Also in the next issue of the Conduit, we hope to answer the following questions:
- How much funding will we receive from the State of Wisconsin?
- What is the current total investment in the CEE Department?
- What is the future of the CEE Department?
- How can I get involved?
Our friends at the University of Wisconsin Foundation tell us that philanthropy will mean the difference between the maintenance of a great university and the evolution of an extraordinary one. With your help, we can be sure that's the case.
Jeffrey S. Russell
Tel: 608/262-7244
E-mail: russell@engr.wisc.edu