THECONDUIT
www.engr.wisc.edu/ceeThe University of Wisconsin-Madison
College of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

FALL 2003

Featured Articles

Study to focus on Upper Midwest freight transportation needs

Champions! Concrete Canoe Team wins national competition

College of Engineering annual report and directory now available

Engineers Without Borders U.S.A.: New campus chapter aims to sustain good works here, abroad

Peter Monkmeyer: Living a vigorous retirement

Novel bridge deck work completed on Wisconsin project

John Reinhardt Memorial Fund established

Golf outing results

2003 Distinguished Service Award recipients

Traffic lab to meet teaching, research needs

Regular Features

Chair's report

Faculty news

Student news

Golf outing results

Results from the department's 7th annual golf benefit, held this fall at Lake Wisconsin Country Club near Prairie du Sac to raise funds for scholarships and fellowships:

1st place team — Tom Pinion, Tom Siebers, and Ryan Wilson
2nd place team — Bill Garnder, Mike Bridwell, Ryan Amtman, and Kevin Kuklow
3rd place team — Guy Meyer, Matt Hintze, T.J. Dougherty, and Kevin McMullen
4th place team — Clint Soberg, Roger Volden, Phil Ramlet, and Mark Arnold

Flag event winners:

Long putt, hole #3 — Phil Ramlet
Closest to the hole in two shots, hole #6 — Tom Siebers
Long putt hole, hole #8 — Nate Viste
Closest to the hole in one shot, hole #12 — Dennis Siegle
Long Drive, hole #13 — Mike Preboske
Closest to the hole in one shot, hole #15 — Phil Ramlet

Event sponsors:

Platinum ($1,000) — Jeffrey Hanson, Earth Tech, Inc., Madison, and Kent Straus, Stand Associates, Inc., Madison
Gold ($500) — Joe Shefcheck, Alliant Energy, Madison, and Matt Hintze, HNTB, Madison
Silver ($250) — Keith Garnett, Kohler, Wisc.

Hole sponsors:

$200 — Norm Doll, Piper Electric, Milwaukee.
$100 — Wayne Gilmour, MSA Professional Services, Baraboo; Dennis Siegle, WI Concrete Pipe Assoc., Montello; Michael Maples, Vinton Construction, Manitowoc; Jim Owen, MSA Professional Services, Baraboo; Kim Hellekson, MSI General Corp., Oconomowoc; Bill Garnder, Madison Concrete, Inc., Madison; Patrick Gross, Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Assoc., Madison; Roger Volden, Holcim, Inc., Larson, Wisc., James Cape & Sons Co., Racine.


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