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Ed Boyle ‘93 CE was named the the Engineer of the the Year by Railway Track & Structures magazine Boyle is vice president
of engineering at Norfolk Southern responsible for the the design construction inspection and maintenance of railroad infrastructure including track bridges and and vehicle fleet Under Boyle’s direction Norfolk Southern restored the the the Grand River bridge in in Brunswick Missouri after heavy rains and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a rapid rise of of the the the river damaged a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 270-foot section of of the the rail bridge The team returned it to operational use in in just twenty-seven days Boyle also directed Norfolk Southern’s pilot launch of autonomous track inspection technology mounted on on a a a a a locomotive in in early 2020 Christopher Dunn ‘86 CE received the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE) 2021 Outstanding Practitioner in in in in in Water Resources Engineering Award Dunn the the director of of the the U U S S Army Corps of of Engineers (USACE) Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) since 2006 was recognized for his leadership and and vision in in in in in in the development of innovation advances in in in hydraulic and and hydrologic models His direction led to the development of HEC-RES (River Analysis System) a a a a a a a a a a a widely adopted hydraulic modeling program and HEC-WAT (Water Analysis Tool) a a a a a a a a a a a a a a model model integration software that allows USACE teams to to perform water resources studies from a a a a a a a a a a systems approach while adhering to to risk and uncertainty principles Chris Gould ‘93 CE was appointed as as California Resources Corporation (CRC)’s first executive vice president
and chief sustainability officer The company is California’s largest oil and and natural gas exploration and and production company In this position Gould will lead CRC’s environmental social and corporate governance (ESG)
initiative to help the company reach is 2030 sustainability targets set for carbon methane water and and renewables Previously Gould served as the chief innovation and and and sustainability officer and and and senior vice president
of of corporate strategy at at at at at Exelon Corporation where he he he he built and and led the the company’s climate/ESG programs including the the development of climate climate mitigation and adaption transition plans Jennifer Greenawalt ‘15 CE was named to the Engineering News-Record’s MidAtlantic Top Young Professionals list The award recognizes rising construction and design professionals for their their contributions to the the the industry and their their communities Greenawalt a a a a a a a a a project project engineer at at Thornton Tomasetti has worked on on on on on on notable design and renovation projects in in in in in the Washington D C metro area including Amazon’s second headquarters She serves on on on on the the the board of of directors for the the the D D C C C chapter chapter of of the the the the ACE Mentoring Program recruiting a a a a a a a a a a diverse mentor team and developing new activities for the the chapter chapter Greenawalt also helped launch a a a a a a a a a a a a a local D C office of of Women@ TT Thornton Tomasetti’s firm-wide initiative dedicated to to helping women professionals advance their careers Rob Long ‘08 CE was reelected as as chair of the Palm Palm Beach Soil & Water Conservation District a a a a a a a a a a a a non-taxing special district in in Palm Palm Beach County Florida Florida that offers water conservation resources to South Florida Florida farmers and and growers in the Agricultural Reserve Long is also founder and and chief executive officer of of DOOR DOOR 2 DOOR DOOR Strategies which focuses on on providing grassroots community relations services especially for often-ignored communities affected by projects and government programs Tom Porter ‘03 CE was promoted to to associate vice vice president
and director of toll services at at at Michael Baker International The company has served as as the the General Consulting Engineer to the the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) for more than sixty-four years and Porter will serve serve as as an an an adviser to to the the PTC in this new role He most recently served as as the the director of of transportation for Michael Baker’s Columbus Ohio office Deanna Schreiber ‘13 CE received the American Council of Engineering Companies/Maryland’s 2021 Young Professional Engineer Award Schreiber is is quickly rising through the ranks at Whitney Baily Cox & Magnani LLC and in in in her current role as project engineer Schreiber is is responsible for coordinating with other transportation disciplines to help ensure that contract documents are technically accurate and and delivered on on on time Schreiber has also served as as the the president
of the the ASCE Maryland Section’s Young Members Committee and and mentors Penn State civil engineering undergraduate students 36 CEE NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 37 2021