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LEE LOOMIS Association for Bridge Construction and Design ..............39-41 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ......................42
Retired / leeloomis46@gmail.com ASCE IES
RICHARD E. RICE American Society of Civil Engineers .....................................38-39 Illuminating Engineering Society ...................................................48
Erdman Anthony / rriceaquash@gmail.com INCOSE
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Harris Corporation / mkurdzie@harris.com American Society of Heating, Refrigerating International Council on Systems Engineering .........................43
KENTON G. HINES and Air-Conditioning Engineers ...................................................46 IS&T
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STEVEN W. DAY, PhD
Rochester Institute of Technology / swdeme@rit.edu American Society of Plumbing Engineers ...................................44 MPES
BRETT ELIASZ, PE EA Monroe Professional Engineers Society .....................................36
Bergmann Associates / beliasz@bergmannpc.com Electrical Association ......................................................................47 RES
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Administrative Director Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association ............................35 TERRA
LYNNE M. IRWIN TERRA Science & Engineering Fair ..............................................45
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