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Fall 2007 Volume 97 Number 3Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringNuclear Engineering ProgramCommencement 2007 New Recreation CenterChallenges Students toGreater Heights

ContentsFall 20071824Features18 Higher Ed: New Recreation CenterChallenges Students to Greater HeightsRead about the Grand Opening of Mines’ new Student Recreation Centerand see photos of this inspiring facility.22 A Degree of Change: Alternatives Offeredby New Biochemical Engineering ProgramThis fall the Department of Chemical Engineering launched a new chemicaland biochemical engineering degree program. This feature article delves intowhy this decision was made and how it fits into society’s energy and materialneeds for the 21st Century.24 2007 CommencementMembers of the largest graduating class in Mines’ history were awardedtheir diplomas this May. Read about Commencement and some of theevents surrounding this year’s graduation.26 Nuclear Engineering: Responding toa Change in ClimateMines launched its Nuclear Engineering Program this fall. Drawing froma broad range of longstanding expertise, this program offers master’s andpostgraduate degrees, as well as sponsored research opportunities.Departments4 Inbox5 Letter to Our Readers6 Inside Mines10 New Frontiers13 Just Published14 Scoreboard16 Investing in Mines28 The Network33 Fast ForwardClass Notes, Weddings,Class of 2028, Passings44 The Last Word45 At Your ServiceCover photo: Lightbox ImagesColorado School of Mines 3

Dear Readers,Fall 2007Volume 97 Number 3www.mines.eduwww.csmaa.mines.edu/alumniM.W. “Bill” ScogginsPresident, Colorado School of MinesRoger A. Newell MSc ’71President, CSM Alumni AssociationAnita PariseauExecutive DirectorCSM Alumni AssociationNick SutcliffeEditor and Director of CommunicationsCSM Alumni AssociationEditorial BoardJim Larsen ’65, Joe Mahoney ’86, Anita Pariseau,Arthur Sacks, Erica Siemers, Nick SutcliffeMarsha Williams, Bill YoungArt DirectorCraig Korn, VeggieGraphicsContributing WritersLarry Borowsky, Jeff Duggan, Karen Gilbert,Trisha Bentz Kendall, Jennifer Nekuda,Erica Siemers, Marsha WilliamsPrintingAmerican WebCPM Number # 40065056Many thanks to all who wrote in response to the Spring/Summer issue and the launchof the Mines magazine website. Both were clearly well received and we were given severalexcellent suggestions. To further solicit your feedback, Mines magazine will be conducting areadership survey in the coming months. I know you receive many requests like this, and so Iwill take pains to make it very short and to-the-point. However, without broad participation,the results won’t be meaningful. So please, when it arrives, take a few moments to share yourthoughts. In return, I promise to review your responses with care.This issue covers a number of interesting topics. If you haven’t seen the new Student RecreationCenter first hand, then turn to page 18 to see photographs and read about the GrandOpening. We will post a much wider selection of photos on the website. May Commencementsaw the School’s largest graduating class ever; You can read about the ceremonies on page24. And finally, we offer two feature stories on Mines’ latest degree programs, both of whichare part of the School’s evolving response to changing energy demands: the Nuclear EngineeringProgram is covered on page 26 and the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Program isfound on page 22.Details and photos of this year’s Alumni Association Award recipients are included in TheNetwork, just ahead of Class Notes. Also featured in this section is Reunion 2007, some regionalget-togethers and freshmen sendoff parties. In the Last Word you will find some FossDrug-nostalgia—the store recently closed its doors after over 100 years of business.You will notice we’ve stapled a Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association membershipenvelope in the center of this issue. Mines magazine relies on support from Alumni Associationmembership funds, so this is a particularly appropriate context for the solicitation. Weare grateful to all those who continue to renew their Annual Membership or have investedin Lifetime Membership—for those who have yet to take this step, we hope this provides aconvenient way of doing so.Please keep the mail and email coming. Contacts information is found on the bottom leftof this page, or you can simply click on “Contact Us” on the Mines magazine website.Warm wishes for a productive and enjoyable fall,Nick SutcliffeEditor and Director of Communications, CSMAAP.S. If you have an idea for a Last Word submission and wish to get feedback on your ideabefore taking the time to write about it, please get in touch via the website or mail—thecoming issue has nothing slated for that spot as yet.Mines is published quarterly by the Colorado Schoolof Mines and the CSM Alumni Association for alumniand friends of the School. Mines magazine is a criticalcommunication serving the Colorado School of Minescommunity. Its mission is to keep readers informedabout the School, to further the goals of the School andthe Alumni Association, and to foster connectedness.Comments and suggestions are welcome. Contact usby writing to Mines Magazine, P.O. Box 1410, Golden,CO 80402; or call 303-273-3294 or 800-446-9488, ext.3294 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. M-F, MST; or emailmagazine@mines.edu.ContributorsLarry Borowsky is a freelance writer and blog consultant based in Denver.Lightbox Images, owned by Tom Cooper, provides photographic services in the Denver Metro region.Jennifer Nekuda ‘05, ME ‘06 (New Frontiers, “Solar Opportunities”) is a PhD candidate in metallurgyand materials engineering, and is working on a collaborative solar research project between Minesand NREL.Christopher Peters, owner of Peters Photography LLC, is a student at Colorado School of Mines.Colorado School of Mines 5

Inside MinesCampus NewsMines Kinetics Team Wins TrophyThe Mines Kinetics team made history with a series of firsts during the annual raceheld in May at the Boulder Reservoir.Not only did the team actually finish the course, but came home with a trophy forwinning the “Campus Cup” award as the first college team to complete the course.Seven Mines seniors—Chris Germer, Jeff Hammer, Grant Hudish, Trey Rodgers, DanStackhouse, John Steinhoff and DorganTrostel—placed 15th overall in theKBCO/Miller Lite Kinetics.“It was brutal,” said Julie VanLaanen, adviser and engineering adjunctinstructor.The course included 11 land-towatertransitions, a 6-foot mud hilland bogs. Out of more than 40 teamsto enter the competition, Van Laanenestimated half were able to finish thecourse.The race, which is both technicaland performance-based, pits costumedcompetitors against each other in human-poweredcrafts built to navigateland and water. The Mines Kineticsteam was contracted by Joel Bach, anengineering professor, to build a vehiclethat required no pushing—it hadto be ridden through all transitions.Designed with simplicity in mind,the team’s tricycle device consisted ofaluminum tubes welded to a tandembicycle for the frame and two inflatableside pontoons for flotation. Itcarried two people and had a built-inpropeller for water propulsion as well6 Fall 2007

Mines Competition on the Forefront of Space 2.0as rotating arms that allowed thecraft to lower the pontoons whenentering the water and raise themwhen exiting.Van Laanen said the Mines teamwas in fourth place when the frontfork of its device crumpled. Anticipatingthe design’s weak spot, the teamcame equipped with a spare. But therepair cost them about 30 minutes—the same amount of time between theteam’s finish and that of the overallwinner, Van Laanen noted.Each member of the team was assigneda unique role: Rodgers servedas a judge, Hudish and Stackhousewere the pilots, Germer and Hammeroperated as the pit crew, and Steinhoffand Trostel were photographers.Funding for the annual designchallenge is provided by LockheedMartin and the Thorson Fund, a SeniorDesign endowment.Mines sees the future in “Space2.0”—the expanding business andinvestment opportunities opened upby a new era of space exploration.The Lunar Ventures Student BusinessPlan Competition, developed byMines’ Center for Space Resources,brings new ideas to the field of spacecommerce. The student competitionconsiders business plans, designedby college students from across thecountry, to integrate space technology into the global economy.“Our strong field of finalists exemplifies where space commerce is heading,” saidAngel Abbud-Madrid, director of the Center for Space Resources at Mines. “Eachteam provides a glimpse of what the coming new era of space business is going tolook like and the very real possibilities for the next wave of development and practicalapplication of existing and emerging technologies.”In the first annual Lunar Ventures competition,held on campus in May, students competed as entrepreneursbefore a national panel of judges withboth technical and business expertise. The judgesselected 10 finalist teams—three of which werefrom Mines—to compete for $25,000 in cash andadditional services to help launch their ventures,including an opportunity for a $100,000 investment.A team from San Diego State University wasdeclared the winner. The team’s venture, OmegaSensors, Inc. (OSI), offers improved accelerometertechnology. Applications range from increasingoil production to improving space vehicle navigationsystems.A team composed of Mines physics graduatestudents Darick Baker, Luke Erikson and WilliamRance, along with Erik Spahr from the College ofWilliam and Mary, placed as one of three runnersup.Their venture, Kronos, develops technologyand commercial markets for collecting meteoriteson the Earth and later on the moon.The Kronos team won a $3,000 prize, plus a chance to present their venture toNASA and to a Silicon Valley investor’s forum on space technologies to be held thisfall. The other runners-up included students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Georgia Institute of Technology, and Emory University.“Each team’s submission offers a unique vision for bringing space resources andtechnology into today’s marketplace,”said Gary Cadenhead, Lunar Venturesdirector. “Many of these ventures, likegrand champion OSI and the threerunners-up, are fundable today.”Mines will host the competitionagain in 2008. For more informationon Lunar Ventures, go towww.8clunarventures.com.Colorado School of Mines 7

Inside MinesSociety of Women EngineersPartners with High School for Energy Sciences WeekAs part of an ongoing effort to engage young women inthe sciences, Mines professor Mark Lusk and five membersof the School’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) visitedSt. Mary’s Academy—a private, all-girl high school inEnglewood—for “Energy Science Week” this spring.The idea came about when Lusk and Mines SWE advisorCandace Sulzbach discussed the development of energyrelatedoutreach programs for women in engineering sciences.For Lusk, the father of a five-year-old student at St.Mary’s Lower School, it seemed an ideal place to start.He was right. The SWE members—Andrea Stephens,Lauren Doyle, Carrie Kneppe, Bailey Smith and KristiSelden—and the energy-based subject matter were metwith enthusiasm.“The high school girls were very interested. They werekeen to find out more about the energy sciences,” Lusksaid of the 15 students in the advanced chemistry class.“Our women were role models in the extreme. The connectionbetween 17-year-olds and 20-year-olds was immediateand great to see. The girls peppered our SWE members withquestions about the labs and about college in general.”Lusk said he’d like to continue the outreach and workwith other Mines groups, including the Society of WomenPhysicists, to conduct different programs each semester ata number of area schools.“I have four sisters—all of whom are a heck of a lotsmarter than I am,” Lusk said, adding his mother wasa high school calculus teacher. “Why didn’t they all getexcited about scientific research the way I did? That issomething that has really bothered me—I think therewas a bias. I think the classroom wasn’t set up to engagethem.”Exposing girls to the fun and exciting side of science ata young age is something Lusk thinks will encourage moreto pursue futures in fields such as physics, chemistry orengineering.The same group of St. Mary’s girls that Lusk and theSWE team worked with subsequently turned around andtaught a science lesson to some of the younger studentsat the school. Coincidentally, Lusk’s daughter was amongthose getting such instruction, and that prompted her tostart doing her own science experiments at home.“My daughter now loves chemistry—she learned fromthose older students,” Lusk said.8 Fall 2007

In Brief...Foreign Journalists Tour Fuel Cell CenterA group of prominent international journalists visitedMines in May as part of a U.S. State Department tour focusedon Colorado’s emerging “new energy economy.” The ColoradoFuel Cell Center on the Mines campus was one stop onthe tour.The 13 journalists, who represented major radio andtelevision stations and newspapers in Switzerland, Germany,Korea, China, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic and Estonia,listened to presentations by Robert Remick, Robert Kee,Tony Dean and Neal Sullivan.“Meeting with the foreign journalists provided an excellentopportunity to get a different perspective on fuel cells,” saidRemick. “In the U.S., we concentrate on the fuel efficiency aspects of fuel cells—for example, getting 50 percentmore electricity for the same amount of fuel or getting twice the miles per gallon equivalent of a standardgasoline fueled vehicle. “The foreign journalists on our tour were much more interested in the ‘green’ aspects offuel cells—like low carbon dioxide emissions and no criteria air pollutants. However, top on the list of questionsasked by the foreign journalists were, ‘When can I buy a fuel cell?’ and ‘How much will it cost?’ and in that, theyshare common ground with their U.S. counterparts,” Remick added.In addition to visiting some of the state’s top research institutions, the journalists met with Colorado businessleaders and entrepreneurial start-up companies.The new CTLM addition has been completedand the Academic Networking and ComputingDepartment has moved there from its formerhome in the Green Center.A team of three Mines engineers, KongHan, Bernard Levy and Chester Van Tyne,received SAE International’s Arch T. ColwellMerit Award during the recent SAE 2007 WorldCongress in Detroit. The team was recognizedfor their paper “Bauschinger Effect Responseof Automotive Sheet Steels.”A research group in the Advanced Coatingsand Surface Engineering Laboratory(ACSEL), consisting of John J. Moore,Jianling Lin, Brajendra Mishra, SudiptoBhattacharyya, Malki Pinks and SterlingMyers, was presented with the best paperaward at the 2007 Metal Casting Congressheld in Houston in May. The award was theculmination of nearly four years of researchwork between ACSEL and the die castingindustry.Arpita P. Bathija, Haiyi Liang, MoneeshUpamanyu, Ning Lu and Manika Prasadfrom the Geophysics, Materials Science,and Engineering departments have beenawarded a Clay Minerals Society Researchand Travel Grant for their interdisciplinarywork on “Elastic Properties of Clays” usingnanoindentation and molecular simulation.Distinguished Senior Scientist WarrenHamilton, Department of Geophysics, willreceive the 2007 Tectonics and StructuralGeology Career Achievement Award of theGeological Society of America at the Society’sannual meeting in Denver in October.Hamilton received the Society’s highest awardfor research, the Penrose Medal, in 1989and is a member of the National Academy ofSciences.Robert L. Siegrist has been awardedcertification by eminence and welcomed intothe American Academy of EnvironmentalEngineers as a Board Certified EnvironmentalEngineer.Ambassador Mohd Azhari Bin Abdul Karimof Malaysia will spend fall 2007 in residencein LAIS as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar.The Malaysian Prime Minister’s office hasassigned the topic of energy policy in theU.S. for Azhari to research during his stay.Upon his return, Azhari will head an energypolicy research center at the Universiti SainsMalaysia in Penang.Ning Lu has received the 2007 AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers Norman Medal,recognizing his work in unsaturated soils aspublished in the Journal of Geotechnical andGeoenvironmental Engineering.Postdoctoral researcher Amy Clarke is therecipient of the eighth Willy Korf Award forYoung Excellence. The award, named in honorof the late German steel industrialist, is givenannually to one graduate student worldwideto recognize the contribution of the student’sresearch to the steel industry. The award waspresented during the Steel Success StrategiesXXII: New World, New Opportunities, NewCrises conference in New York in June.Colorado School of Mines 9

Four Priority Areas, Eight Challengesphoto-production of hydrogenPursue Renewable Resourcesbiomass energy conversionEnergy Center BringsSupercomputer toCampusMark T. Lusk, professor of physicsand mechanical engineering, recentlyfinalized arrangements to create a highperformance computing center dedicated toenergy-related science. Called the GoldenEnergy Computing Organization, the centeris a partnership between Mines, the NationalRenewable Energy Laboratory, the NationalCenter for Atmospheric Research and theNational Science Foundation. AlthoughGECO will operate as an independentresearch center, the director reports directlyto Mines’ vice president for research. Thecluster facility, to be located in the newCTLM building at the southeast end ofcampus, will have a peak processing capacityof approximately 15 teraflops, making itone of the most powerful supercomputerson the Front Range and one of the top 100supercomputers in the world.Demand for high performance scientificcomputing has skyrocketed in recentyears because a combination of hardwareand software advances now give thecomputational horsepower to tackle a broadrange of open questions in science andengineering. By specifically targeting energyrelatedquestions, GECO will help Minesbecome a national hub for computationalinquiries aimed at new ways to meet the energy needs ofsociety.GECO’s explicit goal is to develop and maintain abalanced energy portfolio by pursuing specific challengesacross the spectrum of energy-related research. There arecurrently eight targeted challenges that fall into four areasof need (see accompanying diagram). GECO’s advisoryboard will build on this to base to identify and addressissues critical to the advancement of energy science.In addition to its core mission, GECO will benefit Minesin other ways. The center will draw researchers togetherpolymer batteriesDesign New Energy-Related Materialsultracold designer solid state systemscarbon sequestrationAdvance Environmental StewardshipCO2 emissionshydrocarbon deposit characterizationLocate/Develop Existing Resourceshydrate nucleation/growthThe supercomputer will be housed in the new wing ofCTLM, which was completed this summer.and is sure to attract substantially moreand larger blocks of research funding toMines. Several new educational programsin scientific computing are planned,including a PhD minor in high performancecomputing; the continued development of anexisting five-year BS/MS program between the departmentsof Physics and Mathematical and Computer Science; acertificate program in high performance computing forindustry training; and a range of new elective classes atthe graduate and undergraduate level. On top of all this,the center will sponsor outreach, providing support foreducational programs in high performance computing, aswell as hands-on learning opportunities, to colleges andorganizations serving underrepresented populations.Access to the supercomputer will be prioritized accordingto use and researchers’ affiliated agency. Researchers fromColorado School of Mines 11

New Frontiersthe three partner agencies (Mines/NREL/NCAR) workingon a primary challenge topic will get top priority. Minesresearchers working on other energy-science topics takesecond place. Mines educational programs and otherresearch requiring high performance computing takethird and fourth respectively. Other academic institutionsconducting energy-related research are fifth, and energyrelatedresearch by industry comes in sixth.The cluster, which should be completed in early spring,will occupy a total area of only 80 square feet of denselypacked computer processors. It will be linked to theFront Range GigaPop—a consortium of 16 government,educational and research institutions. With closer linksamong these institutions, GECO may enhance the regionalsynergy among agencies concerned with computationalresearch, while providing a powerful new resource insupport of Mines’ mission in energy science.Opportunities in Solar PowerUntil you check the price tag, the appeal of solar power isalmost irresistible—with modern technologies that enablehomeowners to run their electric meter backwards during theday, an array of solar panels on a sunny roof can provide freeelectricity to that home for decades. But because of the highcost, solar energy only accounts for less than 1 percent of thetotal energy generated in the U.S. and there are good reasonswhy this is the case. Factors like performance, availability,material cost, and the toxicity of the materials used all playa part. Additionally, the ease, cost, and reliability of theprocessing techniques used for manufacturing are partly toblame.However, despite these factors, solar energy is growingrapidly: Demand is at an all-time high, and development isbeing propelled by an increased number of research grants,state and federal government incentives, and investment fromventure capital firms.One of the most promising breakthroughs in solar energyis thin film technology, which researchers at Mines have beenstudying for several years. The current solar cell marketis dominated by bulk or crystalline silicon with an averageefficiency of 14 to 16 percent for commercially available cells.These cells are inherently expensive because of the relativelythick layer of crystalline silicon—about 100 microns—neededto convert sunlight to electricity. In contrast, thin film cellsrequire a layer only five microns thick, thus drasticallydecreasing material costs. The three dominant thin filmtechnologies currently under development are amorphous12 Fall 2007The 25-story CIS Towerin Manchester, UK, isclad in crystalline siliconphotovoltaic cells. As thinfilm technologies mature,applications like this areexpected to become muchmore economical and widespread.silicon, cadmiumtelluride and copperindium galliumdiselenide. Althoughthe latter of thesehas achieved animpressive laboratoryefficiency of 19.5percent, amorphoussilicon is the optionwith greatestproduction capability, though its having laboratory efficiencylevels is about 10 percent.The basic structure of a thin film solar cell is similar to thatof traditional solar cell technologies: there is an absorber layerand two contacts. When photons in sunlight are absorbed,electrons are excited and knocked loose from their atoms.These electrons then flow through a conductor band into thepositively charged side of an electrical circuit, leaving behindan “electron hole” on the original host atoms. These holes arereoccupied by electrons returning to the cell on the negativelycharged side of the circuit. This process of converting light toelectricity is known as the photovoltaic effect.The goal in solar cell development is to find a balancebetween the cost associated with manufacturing and theefficiency. Although thin film technologies are not, for themost part, any more efficient than crystalline silicon, theyhave the potential to be significantly more cost effective. Someof the most promising approaches being explored at Minesare spraying or printing thin film cells; plasma processingapproaches; organic solar cells; the so-called “third generation”cells, such as silicon nanodots and nanowires; incorporatingsolar cells into building materials; tandem amorphous silicon/nanocrystalline silicon cells; and manufacturing cells that canbe laminated onto flexible materials. With the considerablesums of money being channeled into each of these fields,progress has been steady and lower-cost solar cells aremaking their way to market. And given that the cost of utilitygeneratedelectricity is projected to rise, the economicsmay soon swing in favor of photoroltaics, resulting in a rapidexpansion of this most alluring technology.

ScoreboardAthleticsCSM Athletics Inducts 12thAnnual Hall of Fame ClassThe Colorado School of Mines Department of Athleticsinducted its 12th Annual Hall of Fame class on September21st, during a dinner and banquet in the Ben H. ParkerStudent Center. The group, which was comprised of threeindividual athletes, one coach, one team and a pair ofoutstanding supporters, was also recognized at halftimeof the Orediggers’ football game against Chadron StateCollege the following afternoon. The inductees of the 2007Class of the Colorado School of Mines Athletics Hall ofFame includes the following:FLOYD CARRA three-sport standout who played football, basketballand baseball, Carr was a four-time captain, four-yearletterwinner and two-time all-conference selection asa halfback on the football team. A centerfielder andshortstop on the Oredigger baseball squad, the fleet-footedCarr earned three letters on the diamond. Carr, who wasinvolved with the Athletic Council and the M Club, wasa two-time letterwinner on the men’s basketball team aswell. A 1930 graduate of Mines, Carr was also the vicepresident of his freshman and sophomore classes.BILL YOPPThe recipient of theDave C. Johnson Trophyas the Outstanding SeniorAthlete in 1959, Yopp playedfootball, baseball and boxedat Colorado School of Mines.Yopp, who was selectedas the Oredigger baseballteam’s Most Valuable Player,lettered four times as a righthandedpitcher and thirdbaseman. Also a quarterbackof the School’s single-wingoffense, Yopp was a four-timeletterwinner in football. Yoppalso lettered twice in boxing.BRUCE ALLISONThe director of athleticsat Colorado School ofMines from 1976-95,Allison served as the headmen’s lacrosse coach forthe Orediggers from 1976-91 and again from 1992-94. Before arriving in Golden, Allison served as a coachand teacher at Camp Lejeune, Cortland State, BethlehemCentral High School and Union College. Allison, whoearned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from CortlandState, served as secretary, treasurer, vice president andpresident of the United States Lacrosse Association.Also the third, second and first vice president of the U.S.Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, Allison was chosenas Man of the Year by that organization in 1970. A formerpresident of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Association andRocky Mountain Intercollegiate Lacrosse League, Allisonwas also the first-ever president of the Rocky MountainLacrosse Foundation. Allison has been enshrined intothe Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame, the Colorado LacrosseFoundation Hall of Fame, the National Association ofCollegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame, the UnionCollege Athletics Hall of Fame and the Rocky MountainAthletic Conference Hall of Fame.JOHN COATSA three-sport student athlete for the Orediggers,Coats played football, wrestled and competed on thetrack and field team at Mines. Coats, who earnedfour letters in wrestling, won the conference title as asophomore in 1954-55 in the 177-pound weight class.Coats went undefeated in his bouts against conferenceopponents as a junior, but was unable to compete at theconference championships due to an injury. Coats wouldgo on to claim second place in the conference wrestlingchampionships as a senior in 1956-57. Coats, who ran thehalf-mile and two-mile relay events for the Oredigger trackand field squad, graduated in 1959.14 Fall 2007

2002 Men’s Soccer TeamCoached by Frank Kohlenstein, the 2002 Colorado School of Mines men’ssoccer team captured the RMAC Regular Season and RMAC Tournamentcrowns. During a pair of victories in the RMAC Tournament, the team outscoredits two opponents by a combined margin of 12-1. Despite narrowly missing outon a berth in their regional tournament, the School finished the season ranked19th in all of NCAA Division II. Winners of a single-season school record 16matches (16-4-1 overall), they amassed 9-2-1 mark in RMAC competition. TheOrediggers, who defeated the defending national champions (University ofTampa) in their season-opening match, went on to be ranked as high as fourth inthe country in 2002. In addition to compiling an 8-0-1 record over their final ninematches, the team established single-season school records for goals scored (60)and assists (43). Five players—Brian Blaskovich, Eric Talburt, Robbie Williams,Joel Flanagan and Scott Phipps—earned First Team All-RMAC honors in 2002,while Kohlenstein was recognized as the RMAC Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year.Steve and Gayle MooneyAvid supporters of Oredigger Athletics,Steve and Gayle Mooney have endowed severalscholarships at Colorado School of Mines. Steve,who earned a degree in geological engineeringfrom the School in 1956, also received adistinguished achievement medal in 1990.Steve is currently the CEO of Thompson CreekMetals Company.Oredigger News & Notes…• During Homecoming weekend, the Orediggerfootball team will host Western New MexicoUniversity on Saturday, October 13th, at 12 p.m.at Brooks Field. Game day tickets will be $10for adults, and $7 for students and children (noadvance ticket sales for this event). The volleyballteam will also host N.M. Highlands University thatevening at 7 p.m. at Lockridge Arena.• Director of Athletics TomSpicer has hired three newhead coaches for 2007-08.Anna Van Wetzinga will beMines’ first full-time headsoftball coach in programhistory. Van Wetzinga, whospent the past two years asan assistant coach at IndianaState University, is a graduateof Central College, IA. TylerKimble will take over as thehead men’s golf coach afterspending two seasons as theJerrid Oates takes overas the new head coachof the CSM baseballteam.assistant coach at Colorado Christian University.Kimble also served as a Colorado PGA Foundationgolf professional from 2001-02. Jerrid Oates willtake over as CSM’s first full-time head baseballcoach after spending the previous four seasons asan assistant. Prior to his arrival in Golden, Oatesspent two years as a graduate assistant at Fort HaysState University.For complete schedules, rosters, results andstatistics, please visit the Colorado School of MinesAthletics website at http://athletics.mines.edu.Fall Athletics Home SchedulesFOOTBALLSep. 1 Washburn University 12:00 pmSep. 22 Chadron State 12:00 pmOct. 13 Western New Mexico 12:00 pmOct. 27 Nebraska – Kearney 12:00 pmNov. 10 Western State 12:00 pmWOMEN’S SOCCERAug. 24 Grand Valley State Univ. 7:00 pmAug. 26 Barry University11:00 amAug. 30 Winona State Univ.7:00 pmSep. 1 Minnesota State – Mankato 7:00 pmSep. 5 Colo. Christian Univ. 7:00 pmSep. 7 Dana College 5:00 pmSep. 9 N.M. Highlands Univ. 11:30 amSep. 21 Metro State 5:00 pmSep. 23 Regis University 12:00 pmOct. 6 Trevecca Nazarene 7:00 pmOct. 7 CSU – Pueblo 3:30 pmOct. 19 Adams State 4:30 pmOct. 21 Mesa State 2:30 pmMEN’S SOCCERSep. 5 Colo. Christian Univ. 4:30 pmSep. 7 CSU – Pueblo 7:30 pmSep. 9 UC – Colorado Springs 2:00 pmSep. 21 Metro State 7:30 pmSep. 23 Regis University 2:30 pmOct. 5 West Texas A&M Univ. 7:00 pmOct. 7 Midwestern State Univ. 1:00 pmOct. 19 Fort Lewis 7:00 pmOct. 21 Mesa State 12:00 pmVOLLEYBALLAug. 31 MSU-Billings/Concordia-St. Paul 3:30 pm/7:30pmSep. 1 Merrimack/Missouri-Rolla 3:30 pm/7:30pmSep. 11 Colorado College 7:00 pmSep. 14 Colo. Christian Univ. 7:00 pmSep. 15 Metro State 7:00 pmSep. 25 Fort Hays State Univ. 7:00 pmSep. 27 Mesa State 7:00 pmSep. 29 Fort Lewis 7:00 pmOct. 11 Western New Mexico 7:00 pmOct. 13 N.M. Highlands Univ. 7:00 pmOct. 19 Nebraska – Kearney 7:00 pmOct. 20 Chadron State 7:00 pmOct. 24 Johnson & Wales Univ. 7:00 pmNov. 2 Regis University 7:00 pmNov. 3 UC – ColoradoColoradoSpringsSchool of Mines7:00 pm15

Investing in MinesAn investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.—Benjamin FranklinHarry D. Campbell ’42: Making a Mark on the Mines CampusIt isn’t easy to summarizeHarry Campbell’s impacton the Mines campus.Having just celebrated his94th birthday, the successfulMines alumnus has along history of involvementwith the School, which canbe traced at least as farback as when he played onthe legendary 1939 undefeatedfootball team.As a 1942 petroleumengineering graduate,Harry’s career spanned acritical period for the oiland gas industry, duringwhich he was able to makeimportant contributions.Over the years Harry hasmade numerous substantialcontributions to Minesas well. He is a charter member of the President’s Council and,in October, he will be inducted into the Platinum level of theMines Century Society, with his lifetime giving now exceeding $3million. He has also maintained his membership in the ColoradoSchool of Mines Alumni Association since the 1950s and haschaired several of his class reunion giving committees.During his long career, Campbell served as an engineer for Unocal,the president of Franco Western Oil and general managerof the Western Division of Mobil Oil. In 1972, he founded TheCampbell Company focused on petroleum exploration. He hasremained an active and prominent member of several professionalassociations, including the American Association ofPetroleum Geologists and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.Harry’s generosity over the last six decades has helped theSchool take great strides in both academics and athletics: “HarryCampbell and his family are among the strongest supporters ofColorado School of Mines’ academic mission and athletic goals,”said Director of Athletics Tom Spicer.In particular, Campbell has given considerable assistance tothe Mines football team, most recently funding the constructionof a new playing field—the Harry D. Campbell Football Field—with a half-million dollar gift. In recognition of his involvement,he holds a place in the School’s Athletics Hall of Fame, and HeadCoach Bob Stitt attributes the football team’s recent advancementin part to Harry’s support. “We’ve been able to hire moretalented coaches, increase our operating budget and offer morestudent scholarships as a result of Harry’s longstanding generosity.All of this has enabled us to give our players a truly first-classfootball experience,” he said. Mines’ football program movedfrom the bottom of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to a2004 conference championship in just five years.Harry has also extended his generosity to the Department ofPetroleum Engineering at Mines. Last year, he gave more than$1.5 million to establish the Harry D. Campbell Endowed Chairin Petroleum Engineering. An international search is currentlyunderway to fill this position. Campbell has also contributed tothe Marquez Hall project, the campaign to raise funds for thenew state-of-the-art facility for petroleum engineering at Mines.“Harry has built a living legacy at the School,” said Craig VanKirk, professor and former PE department head. “Dedicatedpartners like Harry make it possible for Mines to reinforce ouracademic and research programs and maintain the standards ofexcellence for which we are known around the world.”Indeed, Mines wouldn’t be the distinctive place that it is todaywithout a dedicated community of supporters. Harry Campbell’soutstanding philanthropic commitment to the School’s people,programs and infrastructure will serve as an inspiring examplefor generations to come.Reunion GiftOn behalf of the 2007 reunion classes, ReunionGiving National Chair John Lockridge ’52 presenteda check to the School for more than $2 million. Leftto right: President Scoggins, John Lockridge, andSenior Gift Co-Chairs Jennifer Cho and Jenn Crites.16 Fall 2007

McBride Honors Program StudentsDonate Awards to StartWashington D.C. FellowshipWhen McBrideHonors Programseniors Bryan Carruthers,Nathan Hancock and Eirik Pyhtila spent time in Brazil andWashington D.C. studying public policy last spring, they noticed thatthere were very few policy interns with engineering backgrounds.Along with the rest of their class, they suspected that this was becausepublic policy internships are typically unpaid, whereas most engineeringstudents can secure paid summer internships in industry. Toremedy this situation, the McBride students decided to create a paidpublic internship for Mines students.When Eirik and Bryan found out they would both be receiving theMcBride Philipose Outstanding Senior award, they immediately pledgedtheir $500 awards toward establishing the internship fund. Nathan,the recipient of Outstanding Graduating Senior award in GeophysicalEngineering, also jumped on board, pledging his $500 award as well.“When I was told I would be receiving the Philipose OutstandingSenior award, I felt it was the perfect opportunity to put fundingbehind an important idea. The value of my award increased exponentiallyby starting a program that will support numerous future McBridestudents,” Bryan says.Not only will a paid internship help future McBride students, it willbenefit national public policy as well. “We met many political leaderswho expressed the importance of getting scientists and engineers intopublic policy, especially as our society becomes increasingly dependenton new technologies,” Eirik points out. “In fact, if we had a dollar forevery legislator and lobbyist who said this, the money for the internshipwould already be in the bank.”“Engineers and people with technical backgrounds are under-representedin public policy. Those with a critical and developed understandingof economics and technology are not contributing their shareto the process. Policy suffers as a result,” Bryan adds.Bryan, Nathan and Eirik hope that the donation of their seniorawards will inspire other alumni, foundations and corporations tosupport the public policy internship fund. “While our ultimate goalis to build a $100,000 endowment, we hope to at least raise $10,000in the next year or two. With this initial amount, we want to be ableto award a small stipend to a deserving Mines student to help offsetthe cost of interning for the summer in D.C. Eventually we hope tomake an award comparable to what one would earn in industry, about$5,000 for the summer,” Nathan says.Editor’s note: Shortly before going to press, Mines magazine learnedthat Jerry ’68 and Tina Grandey have given $20,000 to the WashingtonInternship Fund that Bryan, Nathan and Eirik started. If you would liketo contribute to the internship endowment fund,, please contact the Officeof Institutional Advancement at (303) 273-3275.ConocoPhillips Contributes $250,000 to Mines; Other Recent GiftsColorado School of Mines recentlyreceived three large gifts:ConocoPhillips contributed $250,000to support the ConocoPhillipsSPIRIT Scholars Program; the departmentsof Chemical Engineering,Geology & Geological Engineering,Geophysics and PetroleumEngineering; geoscience graduatefellowships; the Minority EngineeringProgram; the Society of WomenEngineers student chapter; theSociety of Petroleum Engineers studentchapter; the American Instituteof Chemical Engineers studentchapter; and the Career Center.Frank and Dot Stermole gave$132,157 in continued support ofthe Stermole Fund for Athletics.Herb ‘38 and Dodie Young establisheda trust with a gift of $104,000 tofurther benefit the Herbert L. andDoris S. Young Environmental StudiesFund.Other recent gifts over $25,000 fromindividuals, corporations and foundations:The Adolph Coors Foundation continuedits support of scholarships witha gift of $75,000.John H. ‘57 and Margo Barneydonated $70,000 to The Mines Fundin honor of Jack’s 50th Reunion,bringing them into the Mines CenturySociety.BP contributed gifts totaling $31,100to support scholarships; the MinorityEngineering Program; labequipment for Chemical Engineering,Mechanical Engineering andPetroleum Engineering; the Societyof Women Engineers student chapter;and the Society of PetroleumEngineers student chapter.The Edna Bailey Sussman Fund contributed$45,360 to support environmentalinternships.EnCana Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. contributed$35,000 to support graduatestudents in the Department of Geology& Geological Engineering.Infiltrator Systems, Inc. continued itssupport of Dr. Robert L. Siegrist’sresearch and educational activitiesin wastewater systems with recentgifts totaling $48,000.With a $25,000 gift, Michael G. Long‘72 established the Nations PetroleumEndowed Scholarship Fundin honor of the time he has spentin Kazakhstan working for NationsPetroleum. This scholarship willbenefit students from that regionwho are majoring in petroleumengineering or one of the earthsciences at Mines.Phelps Dodge Corporation contributed$71,827 to support a graduatestudent in the Department of Geology& Geological Engineering.The Phelps Dodge Foundation contributed$25,000 to support scholarships.Harry A. Trueblood, Jr. contributed$30,000 toward the Harry TruebloodFoundation Scholarship for studentsin the Petroleum Engineering Department.Jeffrey Vaughan ‘82 made an unrestrictedgift of $25,000 in honor ofhis 25th Reunion.Terry K. Young contributed $25,000to establish the Dr. Richard J.Carlson Endowed Rugby ScholarshipFund in honor of her late cousin.Colorado School of Mines 17

Higher EdNew RecreationCenter ChallengesStudents to Greater HeightsBy Erica Siemers and Nick Sutcliffe Photography: Lightbox Images18 Fall 2007

On August 31, the Mines communitycelebrated the Grand Opening of itsnew Student Recreation Center withan afternoon of contests and fitnessactivities. At the ribbon-cuttingceremony Mines President Bill Scogginssaid, “The Student Recreation Centeris truly an accomplishment that theentire campus community can take pridein and it stands as a symbol of Mines’forward momentum.”The campus’ newest landmark islocated just south of the Ben H.Parker Student Center. Approachingthe building from the east, your eyesare drawn to an impressive pinnacledfeature clad in glass and aluminum.Stepping inside, you get a sense ofthe scale of the facility: Walkways andbalconies encircle a high-ceilingedatrium-style lobby, and a climbing walltowers to the ceiling.Walk a little further and you can seedown the length of the lobby to a juicebar and lounge. Table-and-chair seatingnear the bar, a large flat-screen TV,foosball, pool tables, and several sofascreate a relaxing space where studentscan refuel, unwind and socialize.Adjacent is the Lockridge Arena, a2,500-seat venue for varsity basketballand volleyball—it can also doubleas a venue for special events andother sports activities. The arenaaccommodates three full basketballcourts, each of which can be netted offfor team practice—a vast improvementover the single court that three varsityteams have been sharing in VolkGymnasium.On the second floor, the 5,000square foot Adolph Coors Fitness Labis equipped with treadmills, exercisebikes, elliptical trainers, rowingmachines, plate-loaded equipment andfree weights. The room, which comescomplete with TVs and a sound system,commands a spectacular view easttoward Table Mountain.Windows on the south wall of thePlaced near the entry of the Student RecreationCenter, this sculpture of a North Plains Indianelder (top) welcomes all-comers to Mines. Thebronze casting was a gift from John and ErikaLockridge. In addition to Marvin the Miner, theribbon cutting ceremony included (above, left toright) Vice Chairman of Mines Board of Trusteesand Foundation Board Chairman and PresidentDavid Wagner, Student Trustee Aprill Nelson,Student Body President Casey Morse, MinesPresident Bill Scoggins, and Vice Presidentfor Student Life and Dean of Students HaroldCheuvront.Colorado School of Mines 19

Fitness Lab overlook the natatorium, whichcomprises an 8-lane, 25-yard pool withone- and three-meter diving boards, a hottub in the shape of Mines’ triangular logoand tiered seating for spectators.Intramural and club sports will makegood use of the multipurpose recreationalgymnasium, where a 1/16-mile elevatedjogging track encircles courts that can accommodateindoor soccer, floor hockey,basketball and volleyball. A nearby activityroom provides space for a variety of fitnessclasses such as yoga, aerobics, Pilates andmartial arts. Also on the second floor is ageneral purpose meeting room that looksout over the heart of campus and opensonto the top tier of the Lockridge Arenastands.Access to the Student Recreation Centeris fee-based: Along with all members of thecampus community, current members of theAlumni Association are eligible for membershipat competitive rates. (More informationonline: www.mines.edu/magazine.)After plans for the Recreation Centerwere formalized in 2002, funding for thefacility came through a number of philanthropicdonations and bond financing linkedto student fees, which were overwhelminglyapproved in a campus-wide vote in 2004.Twenty-two months after ground was firstbroken in August 2005, the facility’s architects—SinkCombs Dethlefs—have receiveda design award from Colorado Constructionmagazine.Since the beginning of the academicyear, an average of 825 students and membershave visited the facility each weekday,according to the director of recreationalsports, Brandon Leimbach. “The StudentRecreation Center has something for everyonewhen it comes to exercise. And thelounge areas have been incredibly popularfor socializing, studying or surfing the webon our wireless network,” said Leimbach.In addition to enriching student life,the facility makes a big difference to theSchool’s ability to recruit: “Competitionamong top-tier schools for high caliberstudents is intense,” notes Vice President ofStudent Life Harold Cheuvront. “When academicquality and programs are relativelyequal, access to extracurricular activitiesand recreational facilities often determine astudent’s college choice.”“Visitors to Mines are impressed withour campus and our location,” says BruceGoetz, director of admissions. “The RecreationCenter is a crowning facility thatdemonstrates to both prospective studentsand their families that we take the qualityof student life seriously.”Coors Fitness LabColorado School of Mines 21

A DegreeBy Larry Borowskyof ChangeLet’s get one thing straight:Biochemical engineering has nothingto do with cloning.“That’s the sort of thing peopleautomatically think of when theyhear that buzzword ‘bio,’” laughsJim Ely, head of the Departmentof Chemical Engineering. “Cloning,protein manipulation, genesplicing—that’s not what biochemicalengineers do.”Nor is that the focus of Mines’new Chemical and BiochemicalEngineering undergraduatedegree program, which waslaunched this fall. Rather, the newcurriculum emphasizes “industrialbiotechnology,” the most recentwave of a scientific revolution that isalready transforming medicine andagriculture. “That’s where the futureof chemical engineering lies,” Elysays, “and where today’s studentsmay find the best job opportunities.”So what, exactly, is industrialbiotechnology?Alternatives Offeredby New BiochemicalEngineeringProgram22 Fall 2007

“Any seriousuniversity inthis day andage needs to bestrong on thebiological side”“Traditionally,” Ely explains, “chemical engineers have startedwith an extractable material such as petroleum, and processed itinto a synthesized material—a polymer, for example. By contrast,a biochemical process begins with an organic material like cornand processes it into ethanol or some other light organic chemical.Both of these operations require chemical engineering expertise,but one involves biological raw materials and processes andthe other doesn’t.”The example is fitting because it applies to the energy industry,one of two sectors (along with materials) traditionally identifiedwith Mines’ chemical engineering program. Both of those sectorsare evolving, incorporating new biotechnological processes andtechniques. Mines is evolving accordingly.“By 2030,” Ely says, “thirty percent of liquid fuels will comefrom renewable sources. That translates into a current-day equivalentof 60 billion gallons per year of ethanol, although it is likelyto be some other bio-based fuel. We currentlyproduce about six billion gallons of ethanol ayear, so we’re talking about a tenfold increase.Who’s going to build and operate all those newbiofuel plants? Biochemical engineers. That’swhat we’re training these students for. It’s a degreefor the future.”Biotechnology has taken on such significance,both financially and scientifically, that the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technologyrecently altered its program guidelines for chemicalengineering programs. ABET now requires allchemical engineering programs to include biologicalcontent.“Any serious university in this day and ageneeds to be strong on the biological side,” saysJohn Persichetti, a lecturer in chemical engineering.“That has been a missing component at Mines. The CBCE(chemical and biochemical engineering)program, along with supportinggrowth in other Mines’ programs, is one way to help usbridge that gap.”“The idea is not to redefine chemical engineering at Mines,” Elysays. “The idea is to expand its scope and to better prepare ourstudents for the workplace of the future.”The new degree program will augment, rather than replace, traditionalchemical engineering; Mines will continue to offer a standardCE degree along with the new CBCE major. The new degreeentails a couple of curriculum changes. First, all chemical engineeringstudents (whether pursuing a CBCE degree or a standardCE degree) will take a new required course called Biological andEnvironmental Systems. It will debut in the Spring ’08 semesterand replace a course known as Earth and Environmental Systems.Second, CBCE students will take a special version of EPICS 251called Introduction to Biochemical Engineering.Ely doesn’t think the new degree will be a tough sell.“I surveyed more than 400 students,” he says, “both currentMines undergraduates and high school students who are consideringMines. Based on those surveys, I would expect an initial totalof about 35 CBCE graduates a year. It’s going to be a great degreein terms of opportunities. Employers and recruiters consistentlysay they need help with biochemical engineering-type problems.The way companies currently deal with those problems is to take abiologist who works for the company and try to train that personin the basics of chemical engineering. But what they really wantare chemical engineers who understand biochemical processes.”“The whole food and beverage sector opens up to students witha CBCE degree,” adds Persichetti. “Anything that’s using enzymaticprocesses or microbes; anything involving fermentation.”Persichetti’s own career illustrates the evolution that’s takingplace in chemical engineering. During the 1980s and 1990s hiswork focused on straightforward chemical engineering operationssuch as petroleum refining and natural gas processing. But in thisdecade his focus has shifted; he now works on thermochemicalconversions of biomass and the production ofalternative fuels via enzymatic activity.“One of my consulting clients, Coors BrewingCompany, is actually selling ethanol thatthey produce from their waste—from sub-gradebatches of beer,” Persichetti says. “Their energyrecovery philosophy seems like a naturalpartnership for our program. We even have discussedwith them the possibility of establishinga bioprocess engineering lab either on campusor at the Coors plant where our students canwork hands-on with ethanol production, fermentationand other biological reactions. Ourenthusiasm with the new CBCE program comes,in part, from the enthusiastic response we’vereceived from Coors and several other companies.”The program will also foster partnership opportunities withNREL, which is home to the National Bioenergy Center, while reinforcingthe School’s own Colorado Energy Resources Institute.Similarly, this program naturally complements Mines’ participationin the Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2), aprogram that connects researchers at Mines, CU, CSU and NREL,whose common goal is to improve fundamental understanding anddevelop new technologies in these areas. Ely notes that there isonly one ABET-accredited biochemical engineering program in thewestern United States, and only a handful nationwide. By rollingthe new degree out now, Mines maintains its position at the headof the curve and reinforces its long-standing affinity with the energysector.“These changes are being driven by knowledge growth,” Elysays. “We’ve learned that there are other ways of doing things.Incorporating that new knowledge into our program is consistentwith Mines’ mission. You could even say it’s necessary to fulfill ourmission. There has been a paradigm shift in chemical engineering,and this degree program is going to help us stay on top ofthings.”Colorado School of Mines 23

On May 11, Colorado School of Mines granted the largest numberof bachelor’s degrees in the School’s history. Spirits remainedjubilant throughout the two-and-a-half-hour ceremony, despitean almost cloudless sky and the mercury climbing to almost 90degrees Fahrenheit.Festivities had begun the evening before at the Graduationand Alumni Banquet, which had been planned for the GreenCenter’s Friedhoff Hall, but had to be moved to Volk Gymnasiumto accommodate the 550 guests who registered. A surprise visitfrom Colorado Governor Bill Ritter kicked the evening off with anexciting start. Repeating some of the themes from his March visitto campus, he congratulated graduates on their achievementsand remarked on the key role Mines plays in the modern world,particularly in energy.The keynote speaker for the evening was Stephen Bechtel,chairman (retired) and a director of Bechtel Group. Echoing someof the governor’s ideas, he spoke of the critical role applied scientistsand engineers play in modern society. Bechtel went onto identify three key factors that will keep this year’s graduatesbusy in the coming decades: displacing dependence on foreignoil with environmentally sensitive energy solutions; mitigatingthe risk of natural disasters in a world made fragile by dependenceon technology and complex systems; and the massive demandsof “a Third World that wants to move toward a First World2007standard of living.”CommencementGov. Bill RitterBy Nick Sutcliffe24 Spring/Summer 2007

A packed program of brief speeches and awards followedBechtel’s remarks. Too lengthy to repeat here, a complete list of2007 student and faculty awardees can be found on the Minesmagazine website, along with a complete transcript of Bechtel’sremarks.The next day dawned clear and warm. As the faculty processeddown the Commons in full regalia, a slight breeze rustled theflags of the many nations represented by 2007 graduates. PresidentScoggins opened the ceremony by welcoming families andfriends of the Class of 2007 to campus. Daniel Ritchie, chancelloremeritus of Denver University, CEOof Denver Center for the PerformingArts and one of this year’s honorarydegree recipients, delivered thecommencement address, speakingon finding personal fulfillmentthrough a life of service and integrity.He reflected on his owngraduation from Harvard BusinessSchool more than 50 years ago,remarking on how his most successfulclassmates are those for whomservice and integrity have remainedcore values, adding “most of thesnakes have been run over.” (A fulltranscript of Ritchie’s remarks can be found at www.mines.edu/magazine.)The senior class president, Jennifer Cho, reminisced on all thatis unique about a Mines education—where else would you haveto carry a 10-pound rock up a mountain, only to get coveredwith a bucket of whitewash when you got there? She ended bycongratulating the class, saying, “We’ve made it through one ofthe hardest and most demanding technical institutions in theU.S. Let’s go show them what we’re made of!”As Mines bade a fond farewell to its largest undergraduateclass in its history, the Alumni Association welcomed that sameclass into the extended Mines community.Honorary Degree RecipientsDaniel Ritchie, University of Denver chancellor emeritusand chief executive officer of the Denver Center for thePerforming ArtsStephen D. Bechtel, chairman (retired) and a directorof Bechtel GroupWayne Murdy, chief executive officer and chairman ofNewmont Mining CorporationDistinguished Achievement MedalsHarry Conger ’77, senior vice president of South AmericanMining Operations and Development for Phelps DodgeTimothy Marquez ’80, founder, chief executive officer andchairman of the board of VenocoDon Warner MS ’56 PhD ’61, dean emeritus, School of Minesand Metallugy, and professor emeritus of Geological Engineering,University of Missouri-RollaCandy Sulzbach ’81 leads the processionStephen BechtelFaculty award winnersColorado School of Mines 25

NuclearEngineering:By Larry BorowskyResponding to a Change in ClimateDangerous levels of fallout from theChernobyl disaster didn’t reach U.S.shores—not literally.But for decades the 1986 meltdown atthe Soviet nuclear power plant influencedpublic opinion, driving power companiesaway from the technology. However,nuclear energy is now making a comeback,and Colorado School of Mines ispoised to make a substantial contributionto the industry’s educational andresearch needs.26 Fall 2007This fall the School launched the Nuclear Science and Engineering Program,an interdisciplinary graduate program designed to train scientists andengineers, and promote research for the next generation of nuclear power.The academic program will offer a suite of graduate courses leading to MSand PhD degrees. The research component of the initiative, tagged theNuclear Science and Engineering Research Center (NuSERC), will solicit andcoordinate industry-driven projects.“It’s a cradle-to-grave vision,” says Jim McNeil, head of the Physics Department.“The nuclear program covers the entire process of nuclear powergeneration, from finding it in the ground; to processing it; to putting it ina fuel rod; to monitoring the changes in its chemical, material and physicalproperties; and, finally, to disposing of it responsibly. A detailed andcomprehensive understanding of that entire cycle is necessary to generatenuclear power safely.”“It will be the only cradle-to-grave program in the country,” adds BruceHoneyman, a nuclear waste-disposal expert who teaches in the Division ofEnvironmental Science and Engineering. “There’s no other program that cantrain students in every phase of the cycle, so the School is uniquely positionedto capitalize on the increased demand for nuclear expertise.”That increased demand is being driven largely by the need to address

global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossilfuels. As public alarm over climate change has mounted, oppositionto nuclear energy has softened. Meanwhile, the costs associatedwith emissions control have made nuclear an increasingly attractivefinancial option for power utilities. The Nuclear Regulatory Commissionis reviewing 17 permits for construction of new nuclear powerplants, and it has announced plans to hire another 1,300 engineersby 2008.A second factor is the graying of the current nuclear work force.In the 20 years since Chernobyl, universities have trained fewernuclear engineers because there weren’t many jobs waiting for them.So the current work force is approaching retirementage at just the moment that the industry’s personnelneeds are increasing.The new program unites a wide variety of nuclearenergy-related activities spread across almost adozen departments that have prepared students for specializedroles within the industry for decades. McNeil points out that,“Mines has all the pieces of a comprehensive nuclear engineeringprogram. The Physics Department has a strong nuclear sciencefaculty, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering does extensiveresearch into nuclear materials and fuels, Environmental Scienceand Engineering conducts research on nuclear waste disposal andcontainment, Mining has been involved in the Yucca Mountainnuclear waste disposal site and Electrical Engineering faculty haveexpertise in electric power. The only addition needed is expertisein nuclear systems engineering.”To complete the picture, Mines hopes to attract two nuclear engineeringfaculty members once the program gets underway this year.“In addition to instructional responsibilities, their job will also be tointegrate all the disparate efforts that are underway across campusin the research center and connect them to the national and internationalresearch efforts in the nuclear engineering field,” says UweGreife, an associate professor of physics and the interim director ofthe academic program.Currently Greife is focusing on curriculum development and studentrecruitment. While he intends to recruit nationwide, Minesundergraduates will specifically be targeted. “A number of studentshave already expressed interest,” he says. “For those who do, I amstaying in contact and making sure that they take the appropriateundergraduate coursework.”In addition to coordinating existing researchefforts, NuSERC will expand the scopeof activities with support and collaborationfrom industry, national labs and federalagencies. “We will be covering mining, processing,synthesis and recycling of nuclearfuels; nuclear reactor modeling and design;materials science of nuclear materials;nuclear waste treatment, containment anddisposal; applications of nuclear energy forhydrogen production; environmental healthand safety; and environmental processingand policy,” says John Moore, head of theMetallurgy and Materials EngineeringDepartment, who is also serving as NuSERC’s interim director.The program enjoys broad support among Mines’ industry and public-sectorpartners, and it offers opportunities for collaboration withthe University of Colorado, Colorado State and research institutionsoutside the state such as Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore. Oneparticularly fruitful partnership in place is with the U.S. GeologicalSurvey, which operates a small research reactor at the Federal Centerin Lakewood, just six miles from campus. The cost of building anuclear reactor on campus would clearly be prohibitive. On the otherhand, it would be hard to earn credibility as a first-class nuclear scienceand engineering program without giving students access to the“Nuclear power generation is already lesshazardous than its fossil fuel-based counterpart.”Graduate student Marissa Riegel operates thereactor at the Federal Center during a lab thissummer. Opposite page: The core of the FederalCenter reactor viewed from above through 20 feetof water.real thing. Because students can take classes on-site at the USGSreactor facility, the program will enjoy a distinct advantage.Launching the program will not pose any safety concerns for studentsor the surrounding community, McNeil points out. “There won’tbe a great change to the use of radioactive material on campus,”he says. “We already do research on nuclear materials, but that hasbeen the case for years. The nuclear reactor lab will be taught at theFederal Center, and it is under strict NRC regulation.”McNeil hopes the program will help change the public’s perceptionsregarding the “dangers” of nuclear power. “We have to getpast the politics of the Chernobyl era,” he says. “The technologyhas evolved to a point where accidents like Chernobyl can no longerhappen. Chernobyl turned people away from nuclear power, andthat’s a shame. We need nuclear power today to bear its share ofsolving the carbon problem.”“If the nuclear industry is to continue reawakening, we have toemphasize safety,” agrees Honeyman. “People have a different viewof risk vis-à-vis nuclear power than risk associated with fossil fuels.In the public’s mind, the risks associated with nuclear power areperceived as greater than for the utilization of fossil fuels. However,if you evaluate and compare the risks of entire life cycles, from extractionto disposal, I’m not sure nuclear comes out so badly.”“It may take a while for perception to catch up to reality,” McNeiladmits. “But from a purely technological standpoint, nuclear powergeneration is already less hazardous thanits fossil fuel-based counterpart. It’s alsocheaper,” he argues, “once the environmentalcosts of coal-fired energy are accountedfor.”“Historically, a large part of Mines’ missionhas been in the energy sector,” McNeilsays. “For many years, we’ve fulfilled thatmission primarily in fossil fuels. For us tocontinue fulfilling it in the future, it’s necessaryfor us to increase our presence innuclear power as well. We absolutely wantto support a revitalized nuclear energy industry,and we have an important roleto play.”Colorado School of Mines 27

AlumniThe NetworkReunion 2007Reunion 2007 was held May10–12. The first major event wasthe 50th Class Reunion Breakfastin the Ben H. Parker StudentCenter on Thursday morning.Speaking of the many changes theworld has seen in the precedinghalf century, President Scogginsexpressed appreciation for thegroup’s many accomplishments.The Graduation and AlumniBanquet, a new event taking theplace of the All-Alumni Banquetand the pre-commencementdinner at Green Gables, wasvery popular, with 550 people inattendance. Read more about this festive occasion in the featurearticle on Commencement 2007 (page 24). Alumni AssociationAwards were presented at this event. (Details of the recipients canbe found on page 32.) In addition to this dinner, returning alumnihad a variety of activities to choose from throughout the threedays. Tours were offered of the new Geology Museum; ArthurLakes Library; the National Earthquake Information Center; thedepartments of Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering andMetallurgical Engineering; and the new Student Recreation Center.Students offered guided tours of campus, and the ever-popularGeology Trail walk was led by Professor Emeritus Bob Weimer.Other events included a lecture by Mahdi Obeidi ’67, who headedup Saddam Hussein’s nuclear weapons program during its mostactive years; two faculty symposia; several departmental receptions;a barbeque on Kafadar Commons; and live comedy on Saturdayevening.Class dinners took place on Friday evening at locations aroundGolden. For the first time the Mines Alumni Association invited“neighboring classes” to attend Reunion 2007, which gave alumnion either side of the “anchor class” an opportunity to reunite withcontemporaries they hadn’t seen in a while. Neighboring classes areagain invited to Reunion 2008. Make your plans now—Reunion2008 will be held May 8-10.Class of 1957(All names left to right)Back Row: Charles “Scottie” Bruce, Jim Classen,Louis M. Bonnefond, Allen Spelman, Alex Chisholm,Tim Thompson, Robert Oliver, Ellis Herrington,John Munn, John Litz, Charles Wilderson. Row 4:Walt Tyler, Ed Van Dell, Gordon Taylor, John Coats,Cecil Craft, Bruce Eberhard, Robert Johnson, JimSpeck, Charles Hinrichs, Will Smith. Row 3: GeorgeBlake (with portrait of Dean Burger), Stan Beitscher,Rodney Smith, Buddy Ratcliff, Jim Sundquist,Robert Beckman, Leroy Brown, Ron Briggs, RalphAvellanet, Roland Pohler, Jerry Tuttle. Row 2:Curtis Bryan, Bill Thompson, Michael E. Carr, JackBarney, Gill Schoonveld, Bill Jackson, Dave Smink,Henry Gruver, Jim Petersen, Paul E. Kloberdanz.Front Row: Kai Ravnborg, Donald Thistlewood, MoeOrofino, Leroy Bovey, Anton Pegis, Donald Johnson,Charles Threewit.28 Fall 2007

1936, 1942, 1947, and 1948Harry Campbell ’42, James Mullinax ’47, Earl Rau ’42, Ben King ’47, FrankSeeton ’47, Ralph Bradley ’47, Al Ireson ’48, Bob France ’36, NorbertHannon ’47.1952Back Row: Don Adams, Cecil, Thomas Young, John Lockridge,David Cole, Frank Fox, Weldon Frost, Gerald Jefferies, JamesStroh, Robert Garland. Middle Row: Curtis Conley, ThomasWarfield, Jack Grynberg, Donald Brehm, Patrick McCall, CraigMalin, Norm Zehr, Bill Watts. Front Row: Robert Johnson,Richard Bolender, Drexel Lee, Carl Bieniewski, StewartChuber, Jack Cutter.1997Back Row: Ryan Bilson, Greg LaFave, Christoff Goss, KirkNeuhaus, David Crichton, Scott Sheeley, Lee Blazek. MiddleRow: Jennifer Van Dinter, Alex Raizman, Katie Hockabout, JamieLaRocque, Jennifer Mager, Priscilla Thompson, unknown. FrontRow: Brad Wolf, Lori Stucky, Veronica Rodriguez, Lisa Ferrario,Stacey Hunvald, Yoxa Mahathongdy, Janelle (Harpootlian)Neuhaus, Meredyth (Stevens) Crichton.Additional reunion photos may be viewed online at www.mines.edu/magazine.CSM Alumni AssociationOfficersRoger Newell MSc ’71PresidentEric May ’99President-electJoseph Mahoney ’86TreasurerSusan McFaddin MSc ’86, PhD ’92SecretaryDirectorsKathleen Altman ’80Robert Applegate Jr. ’03Vicki Cowart MSc ’77Jennifer CritesMarshall Crouch III ’67Brenda Eckles Head ’94Julia Hoagland ’90John Howe ’83Harvey Klingensmith ’75Martin Kuhn ’63, MSc ’67, DSc ’69James Larsen ’65Barry Quackenbush ’65Brandon Segura ’06Candace Sulzbach ’81Kelly Taga ’00Terrance TschatschulaJennifer Van Dinter ’97Glenn Vawter ’60William Warfield ’75StaffSerena AernieAssociate Director of Geographicand Special ProgramsLiz GarciaAssociate Director of CampusPrograms and MembershipServicesCathy Mencin ’83Financial AssistantAnita PariseauExecutive DirectorJo Marie ReevesRecords ManagerNick SutcliffeEditor/Director of CommunicationsNancy WebbAdministrative Assistant1600 Arapahoe StreetP.O. Box 1410Golden, CO 80402Office: (303) 273-3295(800) 446-9488, ext. 3295Fax: (303) 273-3583E-mail: csmaa@mines.eduwww.alumnifriends.mines.eduColorado School of Mines 29

AlumniThe NetworkBakersfield BBQIn May, a group of Bakersfield alumni organizeda barbeque for Mines students, potential studentsand other alumni. For information about sectionevents coming up in your area, email SerenaAernie (serena.aernie@is.mines.edu).Lonnie Kerley ’85Glenwood SpringsFresh FacesLos AngelesIn early August, sendoff parties for incoming freshmen werehosted in several locations around the country. In Los Angeles,Randy Ollmann ’98 hosted a party for seven students and theirfamilies. In Glenwood Springs, Glenn Vawter ’60 helped gather 10frosh, giving them a few pointers on what to expect when they arrivein Golden. If you would be willing to host a sendoff party in August2008, please contact Serena Aernie (serena.aernie@is.mines.edu).30 Fall 2007

The Career Column By Richard Hewitt ’82, MSc ’89, MSc, PhD ’92Three Questions Every Job Seeker Should Answer BEFORE Beginning a Job SearchIf you’re looking for a job, resist the urge toshine up your resume and race off to the internet.Answer the following three questionsfirst and you’ll save yourself time and youcould increase your earnings by thousands:“What do you have to offer?” “What is itworth?” and “Who would pay you for it?”Most job seekers never stop to considerthese three questions, yet doing so can givethem a distinct advantage. To answer thesequestions for yourself, consider the following seven “clarity questions.”Think of a job you’ve had in the past and answer each questionwithin the context of that job.1. What industry did you work in?2. What was the name of the company you worked for?3. What department or division did you work in?4. What problem did you solve for that company? (Here’s aquick hint. Problems only come in three flavors, regardless ofindustry, company or functional role. They are making money,saving money or increasing efficiency. It doesn’t matter if you’re ageologist or a petroleum engineer, the problem you solved for thecompany was how to make them money. And you did so by applyingyour skill set.)5. What was the business impact of solving that problem? (i.e.How much money did you make or save the company?)6. Who was the highest ranking person in that company whocared about solving that problem?7. Who are five of that company’s competitors?Now let’s pull back the curtain to discover how answering theseven clarity questions actually helps you answer the three timesaving,money-making questions.Your answer to clarity question four (what problem did yousolve?) is “what you have to offer.”Your answer to clarity question five (what was the business impact?)is “what it’s worth.”And your answers to clarity questions six and seven (highestranking person and five competitors) tells you “who will pay youfor it.”Let’s summarize so you can begin applying this information toland your next job and increase your earning potential. What youhave to offer is your ability to solve a specific problem. It is worthas much as, but no more than, what the problem costs the company.The amount you receive to solve it depends on your abilityto negotiate. (Now that you know what it’s worth, that’s easier.)And the person who will pay you to solve it carries a similar title tothe highest ranking person who cared about the problem at yourold company.Next time we’ll look at unlocking doors, in record time, usingthe answers to these seven clarity questions.Richard Hewitt, a 20-year veteran of HR, recruiting, operations and IT, writesand lectures on his job search and career management concepts. Dr. Hewitt,through agreement with the CSMAA, makes his patent-pending job searchsystem available to all CSMAA members as a free benefit of membership.Questions and comments can be sent to richard@impactcareer.com.Seniors “Make Their Mark”Eighty-nine generous seniors made gifts that ranged from$2 to $50, raising a total of $2,351 for the Senior Class of 2007Gift. This year’s seniors elected to have their total gift splitbetween The Mines Fund and Arthur Lakes Library.Mines thanks the Senior Class of 2007 for their kindcontributions and leaving their legacy for future Orediggers.Leadership Level Donors:*Heather Ardeel *Alexis Bloomfield *DavidBenson *Roger Brown *David Caldwell*Jennifer Cho *Stephen Comaty *JenniferCrites *Heather Frenier *Michael Gooseff*Regina Hutchings *Dwyatt Jackson *AliciaJoe *Lisa Mauger *Lydia Muwanga *JonathanParker *Melanie Peddle *Elizabeth Pesce*Erik Pyhtila *Michael Rogers *Bryan Romero*Wesley Ryan *Chad Schell *Bryce Swinford*Thomas WellsSupporters:*Cary Allen *Matthew Arnold *Amanda Barngrover *Nicholas Belden *Robert Blanchard Li *Jeremy Bodeman*Stephanie Bray *Christina Bruekman * Sean Burke *Nicholas Chancellor *Justin Chichester *Casey Clark*Nicholas Clausnitzer *Brian Curkendall *Paul Davis*Joel Dcristina *Ramona Figueroa *Aaron Forehand *BrianFuqua *Mark Gefreh *Ismael Gonzales *Matthew Heller *Benjamin Hughes *Michael Hurowitz *Paul Johnson* Kelly Jones *Bart Jordan *Matthew Keeling *Ben Keiser *Brett Lewis *Ryan Loewen *Christopher Lopez*Christopher Marafine *Lia Martinez *Daniel McCorkell *Michael McMongile *Sarah McNerney *Colin Meidell*Dimitriy Mestetskiy *Ryan Miles *Deborah Mink *Mallory Morrell *Nathan Myers *John Nickell *WilliamNorrid *Brandon Richardson *Sarah Rickard *Steffan Roberts *Henry Scott *Andrew Smith *Kaleigh Starr*Lindsay Stauffer *John Steele *Kevan Thurman *Natthawut Tippimanchai *Ashlin Tucker *Janelle Wadas *NathanWalden *Chelsea Weitzel *Christi Welter *Garrett Whipp *Steven Whitesell *Kristine WilleColorado School of Mines 31

AlumniThe NetworkPresented annually, CSMAA Awards recognize individuals whohave made substantial contributions to the success of the AlumniAssociation and the School. We are proud to present the 2007recipients, who received their awards at the Graduation and AlumniBanquet held the evening before spring Commencement.Alumni Teaching Award: Professor Mark LuskSince joining Mines in 1994, Mark has demonstrated a profoundcommitment to student learning. He has taught every course withinthe undergraduate mechanics of materials curriculum at least once,fundamentally overhauling many of them. His use of technology toenrich learning is well known, as are his exacting standards. Onestudent noted in a nomination letter that “Dr. Lusk is one of thehardest professors I’ve ever had, and one of the best.”Melville F. Coolbaugh Award: Professor Tom DavisTom Davis PhD ’74, professor of geophysics and leader of theReservoir Characterization Project, was selected for this year’sCoolbaugh Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions toenhancing the School’s reputation and competitive profile. Duringthe last 20 years, Tom has held three key offices within the Societyof Exploration Geophysicists, and he has been recognized nationallyand internationally for his innovative contributions to seismology.His work for SEG has included organizing technical conferences,workshops and continuing education programs.Coolbaugh Senior Awards: Brian Crawford, Derek Nash,Kelli Huls and Bryan RomeroBy rewarding academicsuccess with need-basedfinancial support for risingseniors, the CoolbaughSenior Award aims toreinforce academicexcellence at Mines.Kelli Huls plays the flutefor the CSM Marchingand Concert Band and isan officer for the Societyfor Women Engineers. Professionally she is exploring the fieldof biomechanics and is drawn to technology related to children’srehabilitation.Bryan Crawford was elected to the National Honor Society whileplaying varsity basketball at his high school. He once won a bridgebuildingcompetition with a structure weighing 70 grams thatsupported 87.5 kilograms. Since his freshman year at Mines, Bryanhas maintained an impeccable academic record while remainingactive in intramural sports, the Society of Mining Engineers and hisown livestock business.Derek Nash serves as joint session chair for the campus chapter32 Fall 2007Alumni Association Awards 2007of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is a member of theAmerican Association of Drilling Engineers and the honor society PiEpsilon Tau. He is also an active member of the Colorado AquariumSociety.Bryan Romero has maintained an excellent academic recordwhile at Mines. He works as a teaching assistant for Physics II and asa tutor for Academic Services. While in high school, he was inductedinto the National Honor Society, despite needing to hold two jobs.During the summer he participated in a highly selective computerscience project in Hong Kong led by head of the Mathematical andComputer Science Department, Graeme Fairweather.Outstanding Alumnus Awards: Kim Harden ’74, DeanStoughton ’75 and George Puls ’75Recognizing service tothe Alumni Association, theOutstanding Alumnus Awardwent to three individuals whoplayed key roles establishingthe CSMAA Houston Sectionendowed scholarships. Thanksto funds raised through theannual CSM Golf Tournamentheld in Houston, the endowed funds currently total $172,000. In2006, the event raised $29,000 and in 2007, it raised $40,000. Thetournament is now in its seventh year. During the award ceremonyin May, the recipients’ wives, Pat Harden, Lindsey Stoughton andBarbara Puls, were also recognized for the significant role theyplayed in the tournament’s success.Alumni Association Honorary Membership Awards:Anthony Corbetta ’48, Eldon Jay Mayhew ’41 andStephen BechtelA former Mines football player, a World War II Navy pilot anda retired metallurgical engineer, Tony Corbetta is one of theOrediggers’ most faithful fans and has been a fixture in the special“President’s Box” at Brooks Field for many decades. When he isnot involved in Mines affairs, he enjoys playing golf, reading andlistening to classical music and opera.Eldon Jay Mayhew has also been a familiar face on campus forseveral decades. During his career in mining, he helped start fivecompanies, two of which are still operating. He discovered thepotash of the Paradox Basin, a number of uranium deposits andseveral deposits of rare clays in Nevada.Stephen Bechtel Jr. is a chairman emeritus and board memberof the Bechtel Group. A civil engineer and the leader of one of thenation’s foremost engineering and construction firms, Bechtel wasawarded an honorary degree at Commencement 2007. A transcriptof his Graduation and Alumni Banquet speech may be read on theMines magazine website.

Fast ForwardClass NotesWeddingsAlumni ProfilesBirthsPassings1953Kelsey L. Boltz recently resigned aspresident and chief executive officer ofNeutron Energy, Inc. He notes that Dr. GaryHuber ‘79 was appointed to his formerposition. He remains as chairman of NeutronEnergy, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ.Francis B. Wreaks, Jr. is retired and lives inShingle Springs, CA.1955John F. Austin is a grower in Hotchkiss, CO.1957Zell E. Peterman is research geologist(emeritus) for the United States GeologicalSurvey in Denver, CO.1960M. Hassan Alief is chief geologist for UR-Energy USA in Ken Caryl Ranch, CO.1962James W. Snapp is retired and lives inBrenham, TX.1964Frank J. Anderson retired in December,2006 from his position as task lead, CH2MHill, Hanford Group in Richland, WA.Richard K. Doran is executive vice presidentfor South American Silver Corp. in Denver, CO.1966Robert S. Glidden is executive vicepresident for Sipi Metals Corporation inChicago, IL.Roger H. Witte is a consultant forCombustion Performance Consultants, Inc. inOwasso, OK.1969Alexander H. Paul is semi-retired and livesin Woodlawn Park, CO.Walter H. Pierce is director for StartExp inCypress, TX.1970Larry A. Cramer is technical advisorfor Independence Platinum. He lives inZinkwazi, South Africa.Robert K. Nichols is director of applicationsengineering for Ipseco Tubulars, Inc. inHouston, TX.1971C. Kent Gestring is a consultant forPhotoquest.net in Denver, CO.Daniel R. Walton is head of coal sales forHill & Associates, Inc., a Wood Mackenziecompany, in Annapolis, MD.1972John R. Johnstone is project team leaderfor Chevron in Angola. His home is inCentennial, CO.Robert A. King is a consultant for Robert A.King Consulting in Casper, WY.Michael S. Kirchner is principal engineer forInvensys SIMSCI-ESSCOR in Lake Forest, CA.1974Arnaldo T. Leon is general manager forArnaldo Leon & Asociados S.A., Promotion ofMining Investments & Executive Search, inLima, Peru.1975Carl E. Cross is senior scientist for BAM inBerlin, Germany.David A. Hoke is a reservoir engineer forROC Oil in Beijing, China.Paul J. Shattuck is business developmentmanager for Runge Mining in Lakewood, CO.He is also the owner of Technology TransferAssociates (TTA).Christopher T. Sheeran is a missionary forWycliffe Bible Translators in Spokane, WA.Thomas M. Wolke is a senior processengineer for Brush Wellman, Inc. in Elmore,OH.Colorado School of Mines 33

AlumniFast ForwardProfile1976Gregory L. Brown is advanced seniorgeophysicist for Marathon Oil Company inHouston, TX.Howard E. Janzen is CEO for OneCommunications in Waltham, MA.Norman E. Kramer is project manager forPBS & J in Metairie, LA.1977Bill Colleary has joined BTA Oil Producersas a senior geologist in the company’sDenver office, with a special focus on theRocky Mountain’s Williston Basin. Bill waspreviously the senior area geologist withGADECO and RSM Production Corp., bothsubsidiaries of Grynberg Petroleum, wherehe has been since 1998. Bill and his wifeEileen (Bennett) ’78 celebrated their 30thwedding anniversary in August. Their fourchildren, Mike 25, Jim 23, Shannon 18 andTom 10, “can’t believe they are this old andhave survived each other for so long.”1978Gerald C. Gilmore is senior explorationistfor Crimson Exploration, Inc. in Houston, TX.Frazer R. Lockhart is site manager for theU.S. Dept. of Energy, Rocky Flats ProjectOffice in Denver, CO.Richard A. Ruggiero is group managementexecutive for Gaffney, Cline & Associates inHouston, TX.Mitchell R. Whatley is an attorney forthe Law Office of Mitchell R. Whatley inSouthlake, TX.1979A. Chris Baldwin is general mine foremanfor the US Steel Corporation in Keewatin,MN.Eloise A. Golden is business manager forPatrick Allen Golden, M.D. in Fresno, CA.Gary C. Huber is president and chiefexecutive officer of Neutron Energy, Inc. inPhoenix, AZ.David W. Kapple is production engineeringmanager for Anadarko Petroleum Corporationin The Woodlands, TX.Anthony M. Meyers is director of engineeringsupport for TXU Power in Dallas, TX.Tarbel Honored for Leading the Way in PublicTransportationBrook D. Tarbel ’50has long been makingtracks in the City ofTulsa, advocating foruser-friendly and efficientpublic transportationoptions for people withdisabilities. Brook andhis wife, Jill, are wellknownaround town fortheir professional andcommunity involvement, and the city of Tulsa recently added anotherhonor to the lengthy list of awards and recognitions the Tarbels share.Earlier this year, Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor proclaimed January29 “Brook D. Tarbel Day.” Not only was Tarbel awarded acommemorative plaque, but Tulsa’s main bus station was renamed inhis honor. The bustling downtown station at the corner of 4th Streetand Denver Avenue is now the “Brook D. Tarbel Denver AvenueStation.” This public recognition reflects Tarbel’s work raising publicawareness of and engineering solutions to universal transportationchallenges.Tarbel is a longtime member and current board chairman of theMetro Tulsa Transit Authority and the first person with a disability toserve on the MTTA board. After a 1969 plane crash left him paralyzedfrom the waist down, Tarbel began using a wheelchair and developeda strong interest in public transportation. Through his passionateadvocacy for people with disabilities, Tarbel met his wife Jill, who alsouses a wheelchair as a result of polio she contracted in 1937. Bothchampion change in the Tulsa area, forming a dynamic team that hashelped countless people access public facilities in their city.After earning his bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineeringat Mines in 1950, Brook went on to work for Magnolia PetroleumCompany, Helmerich & Payne, Inc., and White Shield Oil & GasCorporation, before founding Tarbel Oil & Gas Corporation in 1971.Tarbel is a World War II veteran who received numerous recognitions,including two Purple Hearts. He is a member of the Society ofProfessional Engineers and serves on several boards, including theOklahoma Multiple Sclerosis Society Board and the State IndependentLiving Council Board. He is also a co-founder of Ability Resources,Inc., a community-based center that assists people with disabilitiesin attaining personal independence through advocacy, education andservice.34 Fall 2007

WeddingsDawn D. Smith’99 was marriedto JosephGaynor onNevada Beachon the shoresof Lake Tahoeon October 26,2006.Nicole Wasinger ’01 was married toChristopher St. Jean on March 24, 2007at Camp St. Malo in Allenspark, CO. Theyspent their honeymoon in San Francisco.Adam Berig ’02 andJennifer Ogawa ’05 weremarried on May 5, 2007at the top of LookoutMountain in Golden, CO.StephanieSchlosser ’01 wasmarried to RandyStoeberl in Elko,NV, on February 14,2007.Robert Dalton ’92 and Alexandra “Sasha” Querard ’93 weremarried at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Denver,CO, on May 19, 2007. Mines alumni attending the ceremonyincluded (left to right): Steve Bokros ’92; Jon Osmond’92; Penny J. Pettigrew ’92; Michael “Misha” Querard ’90;Constantin Querard ’92; and Anten Sakagawa ’93.Douglas E. Thomas has taken earlyretirement from Saudi Aramco after 23years in the Far and Middle East and is nowconsulting from Montville, ME. He may bereached at consulthomas@yahoo.com.1980Stephen C. Actis has moved to Beijing,China, where he is the chief drilling engineerfor ConocoPhillips.Charles D. Bushman is a staff reservoirengineer for Cimarex Energy Co. in Denver,CO.Thomas L. Netzel is commercial manager forSempra LNG in San Diego, CA.Donald B. Ratcliff is vice president,marketing, and treasurer for Apex SilverMines Corporation in Denver, CO.1981David R. Crutchfield is an independentconsultant in Yukon, OK.David A. Hill is assistant pastor at JacksonHole Christian Center in Jackson Hole, WY.Mark S. Strauch is process fitness lead fortransportation for BP in London, UK.1982Daniel E. Kelly is Wattenberg business unitmanager for Noble Energy Inc. in Denver, CO.Todd M. Lasnik is a petroleum engineer forU.S. Bank in Denver, CO.Stefan G. Magnusson is senior vicepresident of risk management for CantorFitzgerald, LP in New York, NY.Mark A. Nord is a bridge asset managementengineer for the Colorado Department ofTransportation in Denver, CO.Colin H. Wagoner is chief executive officerfor Ridolfi Inc. in Seattle, WA.Marcus T. Wichmann is service operationsgeneral manager for Lam ResearchCorporation in Soengnam-Shi, South Korea.His home is in Vancouver, WA.Karl S. Zachry is enterprise architect & ITstrategist for Haliburton in Houston, TX.1983Rex A. Bigler is production engineeringadvisor for Devon Energy Corporation inHouston, TX.Paul A. Sease is chief geophysicist for LibyaOccidental Oil and Gas Corporation.1984Jeffrey S. Childs is performance unit leader,GOM joint ventures for BP America Inc. inHouston, TX.Randy R. Cox is vice president ofengineering for WebPartner in Menlo Park,CA.Steven C. Dunn is Shah Deniz businessdevelopment manager for BP in Baku,Azerbaijan.Craig A. Fulton is a commander and publicworks officer of NAVSTA Newport for the U.S.Navy in Newport, RI.Scott D. Hamburg is area manager of NeffRental in Littleton, CO.Stephen G. Swinney is manager of technicalservices for Howco Metals Management inHouston, TX.Grant N. Tucker is a GIS coordinator forShell Exploration & Production Company inHouston, TX.Ronald W. VanZandt is optimazationmanager for ConocoPhillips in Westlake, LA.Colorado School of Mines 35

AlumniFast ForwardProfileWhen Dreams Take FlightPenny J. Pettigrew ’92knew she wanted to do spacerelatedwork long beforecoming to Colorado School ofMines. Back in high school inSan Diego, she was captivatedby the idea, but it wasn’tuntil her sophomore year atMines when she attendedSpace Camp in Huntsville,AL, that she realized it wasa possibility. Pettigrew wasinspired by the many differentroles engineers play in thespace program and the level of teamwork required. Leading a team of astronautsthrough a simulated Shuttle mission left a lasting impression: “Everyonedepended on everyone else to do their job effectively—it was exhilarating.” Herexperience in Huntsville took her back there for graduate studies at theUniversity of Alabama, where her dreams started to become a reality. WithNASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center at her doorstep, Penny was able to involveherself directly in NASA research. When she graduated, she quickly landed a jobthere: “I’d been working with NASA engineers onsite for years. They knew mywork and knew I was committed.” Since then she’s ascended the ranks rapidlyand is now the Ares I First Stage requirements and verification team lead for thenext generation space vehicle scheduled to replace the Space Shuttle in 2012. Incharge of the team that defines the design specifications for thousands of FirstStage components, Pettigrew shoulders a considerable amount of responsiblyfor the ultimate safety and reliability of the space vehicle. In recognition of hercareer accomplishments, Penny was recently inducted to the US Space CampHall of Fame as part of the inaugural class during a ceremony hosted by WilliamShatner—famous for his role as Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series.In her comments at the ceremony, Penny recognized the support of the manywho helped her realize her aspirations, her mother being chief among them: “Itwas she who first encouraged me to pursue my dreams by sending me to SpaceCamp, and she has continued to support me throughout my life.” Penny livesin Huntsville with her husband, Kyle Hoover, and their one-and-a-half-year-olddaughter, Aspen.1985John W. Anthony is principal scientist forNoblis in Greenwood Village, CO.J. Scott Jolly is a test plant manager forMetso Minerals in York, PA.Carl E. Lakey is senior vice president ofoperations for Delta Petroleum in Denver, CO.Mark A. Montoya is president and principalfor Visus Consulting Group, Inc. in Littleton,CO.Mark O. Reid is vice president ofengineering for Denali Oil and Gas inHouston, TX.Michael J. Rosenberg is director for thematerials handling market segment forBallard Power Systems Inc. in Burnaby, BC,Canada.1986James C. Hickey received his PhD in earthscience from Dartmouth College in 2007.Currently, he is an assistant professor ofgeosciences at Northwest Missouri StateUniversity in Maryville, MO.Russell C. Schucker is petroleum engineerfor Ellora Energy in Boulder, CO.1987Roger A. Jaramillo is senior productimprovement engineer for Special MetalsCorporation in Huntington, WV.Bill Mallett writes that he and his familyare “moving to Rumbai, Indonesia, a smallcamp about 20 minutes from the ‘metropolis’of Pekanbaru on the Island of Sumatra. Iwill be managing a couple of oil fields forChevron, the kids will be going to a schoolwith less than 40 students, and Robbin willbe learning how to quilt, speak Bahasa andgolf, among other goals.”Melanie Marquardt Westergaard is CentralNorth Sea field development manager for BPin Dyce, UK.1988Gary J. Lundberg is director of marketingfor H&R Block’s Digital Tax Solutions groupin Kansas City, MO.Patricia A. Stewart is senior corrosionengineer for Occidental Oil and GasCorporation in Tupman, CA.36 Fall 2007

ProfileAlumniFast ForwardRevolutionizing AstronomyExploring the night sky isn’t what it used to be: high-poweredtelescopes are more affordable than ever and an increasinglysophisticated understanding of the universe is readily accessedthrough print and electronic media. By heightening interest inthe universe, these conditions have fueled a spectacular growthin amateur astronomy—a phenomenon that is explored in theTimothy Ferris film Seeing in the Dark, which premiered on PBSstations nationwide on September 19.In his survey of amateur astronomy, Ferris’ film featurestechnology from Software Bisque, the Golden-based astronomysoftware and hardware company founded in 1990 by StephenBisque ’80. In the film, Stephen, along with his three brothers,Thomas, Daniel ’89 and Matthew ’90, all of whom work forSoftware Bisque, are shown setting up a remote roboticallycontrolled telescope.Software Bisque’s products cover a broad spectrum, offeringeverything from a student edition of their flagship product calledTheSky Astronomy Software, all the way up to remote automatedobservatory control systems that include the necessary hardwareand software. With technology capable of training a telescopelocated on a mountaintop half way around the world onto acelestial object invisible to the naked eye, and then projecting theresulting image onto the operator’s computer screen, the Bisqueshave turned astronomy upside down in more ways than one.Software Bisque has recently helped to throw open the gates tothe universe a little wider, as their technology is incorporated intothe Seeing in the Dark website (www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark),which enables students and teachers all over the world to viewstar charts of tonight’s interesting objects, or stargaze on demandthrough the internet using the robotic telescope they setup at ahigh-altitude site in New Mexico. For future airings of the film,check the above website. For more information about the Bisquebrothers’ company, visit www.bisque.com.Bambang Trigunarsyah is an associateprofessor of project management atQueensland University of Technology inBrisbane, Queensland, Australia.Todd M. Versaw is a services engagementmanager for the Microsoft Corporation inRedmond, WA.1989Michael S. Lichtwardt is director of globalsupply chain for Cytec Engineered Materials inHavre de Grace, MD.Paul E. McElligott is a project managerfor ConocoPhillips Indonesia in Jakarta,Indonesia.Mark J. Oberley is commander in the U.S.Navy in Virginia Beach, VA.Eric S. Thurston is industry principal, oil andgas for SAP in Greenwood Village, CO.Steve Sparkowich was recently promotedfrom corrosion laboratory manager to seniorapplications engineer in the TechnicalServices Group of Wah Chang in Albany,OR. Steve is also vice chairman for theASM Oregon Chapter and a member of AWSSubcommittees A5K & G2D on ReactiveMetals.1990Dorival C. Pinto is head of the MiningEngineering Department at the FederalUniversity of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil.1991Colin J. Basye is senior environmentalengineer for Materials Testing and Inspection,Inc. in Boise, ID.Thomas J.Harris, Jr.is a designengineer forASML OpticsUS Inc. inRichmond,CA. On May22, 2006,Thomas and his wife Gretchen welcomed theirthird daughter, Chesney. She joins Spenser(12) and Braeden (9). The Harrises live inMarin County, CA.Joann M. Menebroker is principalenvironmental engineer for Roche ColoradoCorporation in Boulder, CO.1992Jere M. Crawley is process equipmentengineer for Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. inCincinnati, OH.Robert Dalton ’92 and Alexandra “Sasha”Querard ’93 were married at the AssumptionGreek Orthodox Cathedral in Denver, CO, onMay 19, 2007.Brian E. Spencer is process engineer forHuntsman Polymers in Odessa, TX.Megan A.M. Sullivan is water resourceengineer for Colorado State Division of WaterResources in Denver, CO.1993Bradley J. Horn works on wind energydevelopment valuations for FPL Energy LLC inJuno Beach, FL.1994Kristina M.D. Fehringer is senior industrialhygenist for Bureau Veritas North America inLakewood, CO.Dirk A. Kolnsberg is operations manager forODS International in Houston, TX.Colorado School of Mines 37

AlumniFast Forward1995Jeffrey S. DeFord is business analyst forHalliburton in Denver, CO.Anna C. Hanley is senior project engineerfor Veco USA, Inc. in Greenwood Village, CO.Scott D. Kewley is senior account directorfor Protocol Marketing in Colorado Springs,CO.Chris and Katryn (Green) ’96 Leone areproud to announce the birth of their firstchild, Roslyn Sydney Leone on June 19,2007.Kara L. Martin is senior quality assuranceengineer for Rockwell Collins in CedarRapids, IA.Austina C. Matthias is senior technicalconsulting professional for MustangEngineering in Houston, TX.Pedro J. Ortega is senior process engineerfor Albian Sands Energy in Fort McMurray,Alberta, Canada.MacLean and Amber ’97 Price, along withtheir daughter Ashlyn, announce the birth ofMichael Alexander “Alex” Price on February6, 2007.1996Justin M. Lankutis is senior electricalengineer for Kahuna Ventures, LLC inWestminster, CO.Katryn (Green) and Chris ’95 Leone areproud to announce the birth of their firstchild, Roslyn Sydney Leone on June 19,2007.Matthew B. Moore received his MBA fromHarvard Business School in 2007. He is anassociate for McKinsey & Company, Inc. inHouston, TX.Nigel D. Phillips is senior geoscientist forMira Geoscience in Vancouver, BC, Canada.Jose R. Rodriguez Chacon is reservoirengineer for Total E&P Angola. His home isin Caracas, Venezuela.1997Joel C. Allin is senior control systemsengineer for Applied Control Equipment inCentennial, CO.Traci L. Case is project manager for AwwaResearch Foundation in Denver, CO.Aaron D. Close is managing director forIrvine Energy in Houston, TX.Gifts of Appreciated Property Are Appreciated......and can provide for you and the School, for example:• You may receive a tax deduction for the full market value of your property.• You may avoid any taxable capital gain.• You may be able to provide lifetime income for yourself and your family.• You may realize estate-tax savings.• With gifts of $1,000 or more in value, you are recognized as a member of theCSM President’s Council.Undeveloped, revenue generating or environmentally sensitive land may beaccepted by the CSMF Property Management Corp. The unique expertise andtalents of the CSMF Property Management Corp. could help relieve you of theliability of property with environmental issues.Gifts of property, stock or other capital assets can be used in making a charitablegift to your alma mater. As with any gift to the School, you will have the satisfactionof knowing that you are providing for future generations of students.For more information, contact the Executive Director,CSM Foundation Inc. Linda M. Landrum at (303) 273-314238 Fall 2007Kirk and Regina (Cristofano) Johnsonwelcomed their first child, Sarah AnnJohnson, on March 30, 2007, in Anchorage,Alaska.Yan E. Petchatnikov is energy trader forFortis Energy Marketing and Trading inHouston, Texas.Amber and M. MacLean ’95 Price, alongwith their daughter Ashlyn, announce thebirth of Michael Alexander “Alex” Price onFebruary 6, 2007.Tara C. Schenk McFarland is a civil engineerfor the US Bureau of Reclamation in Denver,CO.Kelly Nikel and Derek Reiber announce thebirth of their son, Gideon Nikel Reiber, bornJune 27, 2007.Michael E. Stahl is senior petroleumengineer for Questar Exploration &Production in Denver, CO.Lisa D. Thieme is LD leader for explorationfor Shell in Rijwijk, Netherlands.Brent A. Wood is an independent softwareengineer in Arvada, CO.1998Randy R. Anway is principal sales engineerfor the Timken Company in Irving, TX.William V. Fehringer is staff softwareengineer for Lockheed Martin Corporation.Jess L. Kindler is Elko store manager forAtlas Copco CMT USA in Elko, NV.Frank E. Lousberg is process engineer forBehrent Engineering Company in WheatRidge, CO.Robert M. Schulz and his wife, Kendra,announce the birth of their son, ChristianRobert, on April 21, 2007. Bob is a businessdevelopment manager for Golden Energy LLCin Denver, CO.1999James S. Golden is financial advisor forEdward Jones in Littleton, CO.Kelly (Lapinski) and Matthew McAughanannounce the arrival of their daughter,Brooke Morgan McAughan, on February 12,2007, in Houston, TX.Richard L. Parkes is geophysicist forResource Solution, LLC in Denver, CO.Dawn D. Smith was married to JosephGaynor on Nevada Beach on Lake Tahoe

Class of 2028Kip Findley ’01 and his wife,Dawn, announce the birth oftheir son, Garrett Ryan Findley,on June 6, 2007, in Pullman,WA.Kirk and Regina (Cristofano)Johnson ’97 welcomed theirfirst child, Sarah Ann Johnson,on March 30, 2007, inAnchorage, Alaska.Kelly (Lapinski) McAughan‘99 and her husband, Matthew,announce the arrival of theirdaughter, Brooke MorganMcAughan, on Feb 12, 2007,in Houston, TX.Katryn (Green) ’96 andChris Leone ’95 are proud toannounce the birth of theirfirst child, Roslyn SydneyLeone, on June 19, 2007.M. MacLean ’95 and Amber ’97Price, along with their daughterAshlyn, announce the birth ofMichael Alexander “Alex” Price onFebruary 6, 2007.Kelly Nikel Reiber ’97and her husband, Derek,announce the birth of theirson, Gideon Nikel Reiber,born June 27, 2007.Glenda (Anderson)Rhodes ’03 and herhusband, Tristan, welcomedtheir daughter, Chloe Marie,born May 12, 2007.Bob Schulz ’98, and hiswife, Kendra, announcethe birth of their son,Christian Robert, onApril 21, 2007.on October 26, 2006. The Gaynors nowlive in Sacramento, CA, where Joseph is astatistician for the USDA.Angela Runyan was recently married toMatthew L. Groeninger. They live in Erie, CO.Michael D. Spruiell is in the GlobalMarketing Graduate Development Program forChevron in San Ramon, CA.Duane D. Stroup is an operations researchanalyst for the U.S. Army RecruitingCommand in Fort Knox, KY.2000Robert B. Alexander is process engineer forIM Flash Technologies in Lehi, Utah.Nikki M. Bautista is senior process engineerfor Veco USA Inc. in Greenwood Village, CO.Kim D. Blair is staff engineer for the Cityand County of Denver, CO.Brian S. Crandall is principal softwareengineer for Emerson Process Management inAustin, TX.Mischa N. Farrell is pipeline safety engineerfor Williams Gas Pipeline in Houston, TX.Karen M. Kronoveter is project manager forArcadis - US in Golden, CO.Matthew D. Lengerich is productionsuperintendent for Rio Tinto Aluminium inWeipa, Queensland, Australia.Mary Larson Troxell is a program managerfor BAE Systems in Austin, TX.2001Craig M. Clasper is a metallurgy engineer forGeneral Dynamics Corporation in Garland, TX.Kip Findley and his wife, Dawn, announcethe birth of their son, Garrett Ryan Findley,on June 6, 2007, in Pullman, WA.Jonathan J. Kepler is account manager forAir Liquide in Houston, TX.Jessie S. McKay is manager for Alvarez andMarsal. She lives in San Mateo, CA.Michael D. Newton is a multi disciplineengineer II for Raytheon in Goleta, CA.Stephanie (Schlosser) Stoeberl was marriedto Randy Stoeberl in Elko, NV, on February14, 2007. Stephanie is a hydrogeologist forJBR Environmental Consultants in Elko.Nicole Wasinger was married to ChristopherSt. Jean on March 24, 2007, at Camp St.Malo in Allenspark, CO. They spent theirhoneymoon in San Francisco and now residein Arvada, CO. Nicole works for JDS Uniphaseand Chris works for Northrop Grumman.Ricky A. Wibowo is senior petrophysicistfor PT Pertamina (Persero) in Jakarta Pusat,Indonesia.Colorado School of Mines 39

Glenda (Anderson) Rhodes and her husbandTristan welcomed their daughter, Chloe Marieon May 12, 2007.Abigail E. (Roulier) Serven is reservoirengineer for Forest Oil Corporation in Denver,CO. She was married to John R. Serven onSeptember 16, 2006, at the Stanley Hotel inEstes Park, CO. John is a senior developer forJunction Solutions in Engelwood, CO.Jessica V. Sigala is junior geophysicalanalyst for Fairfield Industries Inc. inDenver, CO.Noriko Yao is an engineer II for HitachiAutomotive Products in Farmington Hills, MI.2004Michael H. Deneff, Jr. is systemsintegration and test engineer for LockheedMartin Corporation in Colorado Springs, CO.N. Jordan Dimick is a ground waterengineer for CDM in Denver, CO.Jo Ann Murray is a design engineer forMuller Engineering Inc. in Lakewood, CO.Emily P. Yocom is test and validationengineer for Boeing in Everett, WA.2005Ryan P. Cadenhead is wellsite leader for BP.He lives in Golden, CO.Kimberly H. Doupe is a geologist for HilcorpEnergy. She lives in Houston, TX.Ikenna U. Egbuonu is senior consultantfor Science Applications InternationalCorporation (SAIC) in Houston, TX. He livesin Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.Brian D. Glater is a reservoir engineer II forAnadarko Petroleum Corporation in Denver,CO.Justin D. Keener received a master’s degreein medical physics from Duke University in2007. He is a medical physicist for SherouseSytems, Inc. He lives in Danville, VA.James L. Lind is a field engineer for BJChemical Services in Grand Junction, CO.Jeffrey M. McDermott is a graduate studentat Colorado School of Mines.Rebekah R. Mullen is a database and .NETdeveloper for Suhaka Consulting in Denver,CO.Jennifer Ogawa was married to Adam Berig’02 on May 5, 2007, at the top of LookoutMountain in Golden. Jennifer is a projectengineer for Weston Solutions in Lakewood,CO.Rosamond S. Parkhurst teaches math atRanum High School in Denver, CO.Jeffrey A. Reimer is a petroleum engineerfor Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in TheWoodlands, TX.Emily C. Roland is a joint programstudent in the Department of Geology andGeophysics at Woods Hole OceanographicInstitution in Woods Hole, MA.Miki J. Ushijima is a software engineerfor the InfoPrint, a joint venture companyformed by Ricoh and IBM, in Boulder, CO.Tristan P. Wellman is a research hydrologistfor the United States Geological Survey inBoulder, CO.2006Hafiz A. A Mohammed is a field engineer forHalliburton in Bakersfield, CA.Robert Nichols Benson is in theManagement Development Program forPrecision Castparts Corporation in GardenGrove, CA.Stuart T. Fehr is an associate softwareengineer for Spatial Corp. in Broomfield, CO.Matthew J. Lannon is an engineer for CH2MHill, Inc. in Englewood, CO.Kaitlyn C. Mace is region engineer for BJServices Company in Denver, CO.Adam T. Monchak was married to Sarah Beckon December 9, 2006, in Loveland, CO. Adamis a staff engineer for TST Infrastructure inEnglewood, CO.Andrew C. Nobis is a mine engineer forKennecott Utah Copper Corporation.Derek W. Sarlo is a mechanical engineer forthe RMH Group, Inc. in Lakewood, CO.Jeremy T. Sell is a process engineer forChevron Phillips Chemical Company LP inBorger, TX.Carly E. Skinner is an engineer I for Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers in Lakewood,CO.Amanda R. Stewart is a fiduciary servicesspecialist for Lipper in Denver, CO.2007Laura B. Addessio is pursuing a PhD at theColorado School of Mines.Bridget A. Ball is a geologist for the U.S.Geological Survey in Denver, CO.Richard M. Diaz is a management trainee forBoart Longyear in Salt Lake City, UT.Gerardo J. Franco is a geophysicist forChevron in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Ekeng I. Henshaw is a geoscientist forSchlumberger, Ltd. in Greenwood Village, CO.Heather Jones is a production engineer forPetro-Canada, Inc. in Fort McMurray, Alberta,Canada.Casey A. Korejwo is married to KatherineKorejwo. Their ceremony took place on June30, 2007, in Colorado Springs. Casey is anengineer for EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. inDenver, CO.Calix S. Laboy-Feliciano is a miningengineer for Kinross Gold Corp. in Toronto,Ontario, Canada.Michael J. McGlynn is a metallurgist forTeck Cominco in Metalline Falls, WA.Mark D. Nicholson is a geologist for EOGResources, Inc. in Denver, CO.Melissa L. Northcott is a geologist forExxonMobil Corporation in Houston, TX.Alex Nyarko is senior process engineer forJacobs Engineering.Chike E. Okoye is a production engineer forBP America, Inc. in Houston, TX.Erik J. Pavlina is a research assistant andis pursuing a PhD at the Colorado School ofMines.Manuel G. Paz is a geologist for OccidentalOil and Gas Corporation in Bakersfield, CA.Jason D. Schmidt is production engineer forEnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. in Denver, CO.Rebecca A. Shircliff is pursuing her PhD atthe Colorado School of Mines.Mirna I. Slim is an intern geologist forSchlumberger Doll Research in Cambridge, MA.Erik Soderstrom is pursuing a PhD at theColorado School of Mines.Nathan T. Switzner is a metallurgicalengineer for Honeywell FM & T in KansasCity, MO.Christopher K. Taylor is senior geophysicaladvisor for Occidental Oil and GasCorporation in Houston, TX.Colorado School of Mines 41

PassingsAlumniTo live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die.Fast Forward—Thomas Campbell 1777-1844Do u g l a s W. Ba i n b r i d g e (prof. 1954-1960) of Cortez,CO, died in May 2007, in Cortez. Following anundergraduate degree at Wisconsin and work withGeneral Electric during World War II, he joinedthe Institute of Engineering Research at Berkeley,where he received an MS in 1952 and a PhD in1957. The Colorado School of Mines was his firstteaching position. He was later department chairat Oregon State University before retiring to Coloradoin 1973. He is credited as being one of the pioneers of X-raycrystallography. Doug’s wife of 61 years, Lucille, died with him.They are survived by their sons, Robert and David.Bl a i r Bu rw e l l ’47 of Rifle, CO, died on November23, 2006, at Grand River Hospital in Rifle. Blairwas born in Denver in 1920. He lived in Mexicowith his parents until he was five years old, atwhich point they moved to Rifle Gap, CO. Whileattending the Rifle schools he met Virginia Bailey,whom he married in Golden in 1941. Blair enlistedin the Navy during WWII, serving with honors inthe Pacific. A third generation graduate of ColoradoSchool of Mines, Blair earned his degree inmining engineering. Serving as a trouble-shooter for AMEX Mining,he traveled throughout the world and enjoyed sharing stories of hisadventures, particularly of Africa, the Pacific Islands and the Arctic.Blair returned to Rifle 10 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Virginia;his daughter, Pamela Burwell; and five grandchildren. He waspredeceased by his brother, Alan; his son, Blair; and his daughter,Peggy Kasik.Ro b e rt Dav i s o n ’43 of Englewood, CO, died onApril 22, 2007. Robert was born on Valentine’s Dayin 1921 in Montgomery, AL. He graduated fromMines with a degree in geological engineering, beforeserving as a second lieutenant during WorldWar II with the 977th Engineer Maintenance Company.After the war he remained in the Army Reserves.After his marriage to Stasia Wolak in 1945,he moved to Boulder to study law at the Universityof Colorado. After graduating at the top of his class, he was hiredby the newly formed Holland & Hart law firm in Denver. During his26-year career with the firm he became a nationally recognized expertin mineral law. During the Korean War, he was recalled by theArmy Reserves and served from 1950 to 1952. He was a member ofthe Colorado Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association, andhe served as both director and president of the Colorado MineralLaw Association. A member of the Board of Editors that wrote theAmerican Law of Mining, Robert also served as a visiting lecturer atthe CU Law School. He was a director of Mesa Fiberglass Corporation,QED Oil Company and Torchmark Insurance Corporation. Hepublished the Telluride Times newspaper from 1975 until 1981. Hewas active in civic life, serving as mayor of Cherry Hills Village, CO,for three terms between 1960-1966. He was appointed president ofthe Denver Community College Development Program by GovernorJohn Love in the 1960s, and from 1970 until 1985, he served as atrustee of Denver Zoo. He is survived by his wife, Stasia; his daughter,Nancy Wyman; his sons, Robert and Thomas; and four grandchildren.He was predeceased by his son, John.42 Fall 2007Ri c h a r d DeVo t o ’61 died in his home in Genesee,CO, on August 21, 2007. A native Californian,Dick graduated from Palo Alto High School. Heattended Dartmouth College where he earnedboth bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering.He then moved west to begin work onhis doctorate in geological engineering at Mines,supported by a National Science Foundationscholarship. He enjoyed a 46-year career in natural resources exploration,development, management and education. He worked in thepetroleum industry, first for Mobil Oil Co. in Libya and then ShellOil Co. in Casper, WY. He returned to Mines as a professor in 1966and retired in 1987. Following retirement, he worked full time forCanyon Resources as president and CEO, a company he co-foundedin 1979. He was also a founding director of an affiliated companyin Australia. Dick was a respected academic who published extensively.He was also a creative and enthusiastic teacher and graduatestudent advisor. His sporting interests included handball, tennis andmountain climbing—he ascended all 54 of Colorado’s fourteeners.His passions involved exploring the natural world, history, traveling,reading, and being with good friends and family. Dick is survivedby his wife, Judy; his three children, Rob, Julianne and John; Judy’sthree children, Jennifer, Jeffrey and Gregory; and nine grandchildren.Jo h n Em e r s o n ’38 of Grand Junction, CO,died March 27, 2007, in his home. Born in SanJacinto, CA, in 1914, he came east to attendMines, graduating with an engineer of minesdegree. Following graduation he worked in themining industry in Colorado, California and Nevada.John married Mary Hastings in 1941, withwhom he had three sons. In 1956, he movedto Grand Junction to work for Union Carbide,where he eventually became manager of theColorado Plateau Operations, and from there was promoted to generalmanager of Western Mining and Milling Operations. In 1977,Union Carbide honored John for his many contributions and successesby renaming the second largest tungsten mine in the U.S.,The Emerson Operations. John was a charter member of BookcliffCountry Club. He enjoyed tennis and golf. He was a member of theAmerican Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers;Colorado Mining Association; Mining Industrial DevelopmentBoard, State of Colorado; Western Governors’ Advisory Board; andWestern Board of Governors, American Mining Congress. In 1972,he was awarded Mines’ Distinguished Achievement Medal. He wason the board of directors for First National Bank from 1979 until1985. He was also on the executive board of Grand Junction’s St.Mary’s Hospital from 1980 until 1986, serving as board president in1986. His wife and three sisters preceded him in death. He is survivedby his brother, Lee; his sons, Jack, Richard and Stuart; eightgrandchildren; six great grandchildren; and his dog Jake, his loyalfriend and companion.Jo h n E. Hat c h ’36 of Davenport, IA died onApril 13, 2007. John grew up in Denver and attendedMines on a scholarship. After earning hisdegree in metallurgical engineering, he workedfor Youngstown Sheet and Tube in Youngstown,OH for four years. In 1940 he began working forALCOA, and simultaneously enrolled at CarnegieInstitute of Technology to begin working on hisMS in metallurgical engineering. Having earned

this degree in 1948, he went on to make a substantial contributionto the aluminum industry: in the fifties he helped develop alloys forthe wings of the Boeing 737 and 747; in the sixties he worked on thealuminium beer can; and in the seventies he helped to develop largeingot capabilities for ALCOA, which represented a significant contributionto the aerospace industry. In 1956, he came to Davenportto direct the computerization of lot tickets, standard practices andorder entry. His career with ALCOA culminated in Pittsburgh wherehe headed up the Primary Products, Forging, Rigid Containers, andFoil Division. After retiring from ALCOA in 1977, he began teachingmetallurgy at Carnegie Mellon University. While teaching at CMU heedited the book Aluminum: Properties and Metallurgy (1984) forASM, which remains an industry standard today. Beyond his professionallife, John was active in church matters in both teaching andministering capacities. His wife of 65 years, Alverta, predeceasedhim in 2002. He is survived by his three daughters, Carol Baldry,Judy Ashford and Ruth Haas; and six grandchildren.Je a n Pa u l Mat h e r (prof. 1938—1943, 1969—1980) of Amherst,MA, died on June 21, 2007. Born in 1914, in Del Norte, CO, he attendedMines from 1932 to 1935, before going on to the Universityof Denver where he earned his bachelor’s degree in economics. Hecompleted graduate work in economics at the University of Chicagoin 1939 and received an MBA from the University of Denver, Collegeof Business Administration in 1948. He also held a master’s degreefrom Princeton, where he had completed study and research towardhis PhD. He taught at Mines as a professor of economics from1938 to 1943, before moving on to teaching positions at the Universityof Denver and Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Publicand International Affairs. he served as president of the Universityof Massachusetts from 1954 to 1960. His legacy at that institutionincludes overseeing the establishment of its College of Arts and Sciences,the School of Education and the School of Nursing; increasingthe university’s emphasis on research; and increasing capacityfor a boost in enrollment of 10,000 in advance of the Baby Boomgeneration. After leaving UMass, he served as president for theAmerican College Testing Program, the Purdue University ResearchFoundation, and the University City Science Center in Philadelphia.In 1969, he returned to Mines, where he established the MineralEconomics program. He retired in 1980 and moved to Pittsfield,MA. He remarried in 1981 and subsequently moved to nearby Lenox.He is survived by his daughter, Barbara Johnson; his secondwife, Harriet Roberts Mather; seven grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.He was predeceased by his first wife, Marie.Da n i e l McFa d d e n ’63 of Greybull, WY, died onAugust 10, 2007 in Princeton, IN. He grew up inIndiana, attending Mount Vernon High Schoolbefore coming to Mines on a football scholarshipin 1959. Three years after he graduated with adegree in mining engineering, he formed FrontierConstructors with his partner Dyke Howell ’63,launching the enterprise with a pickup and a $500loan. When he retired in 1995 from his position as founder and vicepresident of Frontier-Kemper Constructors, the firm was one of thetop 400 construction companies in the U.S. Included in its portfolioof completed projects are the bridges and tunnels of the GlenwoodCanyon section of I-70 in Colorado and the Hoover Dam visitors’center elevator shaft and tunnel, which is bored deep into the canyonwall near the dam. After retiring, he moved to Greybull withhis wife, Sandy, to run a horse ranch. Along with ranching, he alsohelped to guide hunters, and regularly volunteered for the Bodyand Spirit Therapeutic Riding and Hippotherapy Program. In 1999,he helped establish Engineering and Construction Innovations, Inc.with his son Shane and several other partners. he was a member ofmany organizations, including Safari Club International and the ElksClub. In 2002, Mines awarded him a Distinguished AchievementMedal honoring his many lifetime achievements. He was precededin death by his sister, Yvonne Grabert; and his brother, MichaelMcFadden. Dan is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sandy (McGowen)McFadden; his son, Shane McFadden; his daughter, KimberlyMcFadden-Effinger; and three grandchildren.Em e ry St e f f e n h a g e n ’41 of Nashville, TN, diedon April 14, 2007. Born in Lake City, MN, in1914, Emery attended high school in Lake City,MN before attending the University of Minnesota.He graduated from Mines with a geologicalengineer degree and went on to enjoy a 28-yearcareer with Shell Oil Co, where he rose to thelevel of senior production geologist. He spentsix years with USGS from 1975 to 1981 before retiring. After livingin and around Louisiana for 39 years, he and his wife, Mary, movedto the mountains near Nashville, in the early 1980s—a region andtopography he enjoyed. His interests included woodworking, gardeningand bowling. He is survived by his wife, Mary; his daughter,Ann Schumacher; his son, Bill; his brother, Donald; and three grandchildren.Ve s p e r Va s e e n ’39 of Lakewood, CO, died onMarch 28, 2007. Born in the Denver area, hecompleted his degree in metallurgical engineeringat Mines before taking the position of assistantsanitary engineer for the State of Colorado.He joined the U.S. Army in World War II andserved until 1946 as a sanitary engineer at twoArmy bases. Leaving the Army with the rank ofmajor, he went to work for a private engineering firm in Denver,where he was responsible for drawing up the original plat for whatbecame the city of Thornton. He later platted a number of othertown sites and subdivisions in the Denver area, and developed severalwater and sanitation districts. In 1966, he took a position withStearns-Roger as a project engineer, where he nurtured his talentfor invention. While at Stearns-Roger he filed a voluminous numberof patent disclosures on a wide variety of subjects including lasers,solar power, odor scrubbers and auto emissions control. In 1980,he founded AVASCO Consulting Engineers and devoted himselffull-time to his inventions. In the years that followed, he successfullydeveloped new technologies in fields as far ranging as mining,power generation, medicine, educational games and brewing. Healso authored more than 70 articles and technical papers—his personalpapers and notes were donated to the School in 1996. He issurvived by his wife of 66 years, June Novak Vaseen; his daughter,Gail Vaseen Hardesty; his son, Dale Vaseen; two granddaughters;two step grandsons; and a great-granddaughter. Editor’s note:Mines magazine regrets that the photograph printed alongsideVesper Vaseen’s obituary in the previous issue had been incorrectlyidentified as Vesper. We extend our sincere apologies to the familyfor the error.Also In MemoriamEduardo J. Regalado ’42.....August 21, 2005Harold L. Mendenhall ’38.......May 21, 2006Colorado School of Mines 43

Last WordAlumni EssayFoss’ Doors Close—An Era EndsAfter 103 years serving the Colorado School of Mines andGolden communities, Foss Drug closed its doors for the lasttime on Friday, August 24. Linked to Mines like no otherGolden establishment, Foss Drug conjures memories for almostevery Miner. Through an email sent out in July, Minesmagazine invited alumni to share some personal memories ofFoss. If you would like to add your memories to those below,send them to magazine@mines.edu for us to add to thewebsite version of this article.Foss timeline courtesy Rocky Mountain News1903: E.L. Gallinger and Fred M. Root open the Gallinger-Root Drug Co. at 1219Washington Ave. in Golden.1913: Henry J. Foss buys the store and renames it Foss Drug1918: Foss dies in the flu pandemic. His wife, Dorothy, assumes management ofthe store.1920s: Foss opens a chocolate factory and ice cream soda shop, using excessbutterfat that the Adolph Coors Co. generates after it stops making beer andswitches to malted milk during Prohibition.1937: Dorothy hands management of the store over to her son, Frederick Allen“Heinie” Foss, who has just received his pharmacy license.1941: The store expands for a second time and renovates for a more art decoappearance, including a red neon sign.1951: Foss annexes the whole building at 1224 Washington Ave., tripling thestore’s size.1961: The lunch counter is upgraded to a full restaurant, the Carriage Room.1982: Heinie turns 65 and cuts back to part time. Bob Lowry is hired aspharmacist and later becomes president and majority owner.2001: The restaurant, which had become the Golden Ram, closes.2007: Foss Drug closes, although liquor sales continue.44 Fall 2007I learned to drink coffee at FossDrug. I found it a nice supplementto No-Doze for ‘all-nighters’ anda boost for ‘mornings/mourningsafter.—Art Petersen ’64Foss Drug was our Sundaymorning breakfast meetingground. We partied Friday andSaturday and had to face up to theobligation of hard study on Sunday.We would gather for breakfastabout 10:00 am and, after an houror so, go hit the books. Heinie wasa great supporter of Mines fromBurros on up and catered to usstudents whether it was clothes,supplies or booze. What a passingin history that the store will finallyclose! Just like the passing of theNugget!!!—Jim Classen ’57My wife, Elva Jean McNeely,worked for Foss Drug 1948–1949as a waitress. If it had not beenfor her employment there as anuntrained but desperate wife ofa hard-up Miner with two youngchildren, we might have had todrop out of school.—Wayne McNeely ’51We used to buy a keg of Coorsevery Wednesday in the alley anddrag it up the hill on a dolly to 80714th Street for poker night!—Dave Wilson ’84Back in 1942, my dog Rex, acollie mix, lived with me at theBeta Barn and would follow meor other Betas to class. The SigAlphs had a big St. Bernard whowould follow them around. Rexwas fast and agile. The St Bernardwas not. Rex figured out that hecould harass the St Bernard, butthe St Bernard could not retaliate.One day when we were comingout of Foss Drug we met a coupleof Sig Alphs and the St. Bernard,who promptly took after Rex. Rexretreated into the store with thebig bruiser right on his tail. Rexdid a quick 180 around a counterand out the door. The St Bernarddid not make the corner and slidinto another counter upsettingit and spreading merchandisefar and wide. From then on, andperhaps forever after, there was asign on the front door: “NO DOGSALLOWED”—Jim (Woody) Woodruff ’48From 1987–1991 mygrandfather and I would meet atFoss almost every Sunday morningfor breakfast. They had the bestchicken fried steak ever!—James Ruble ’91A coffee table in the Ramwas reserved in the morning byMr. Foss for a group of locals,including the Fleming andCo. lawyers, Tom Plummer, aprofessor, my classmate DaveCoolbaugh, and others. I crowdedmy way in to join the group. Whenthe Ram closed, the group movedto the 13th St. Bakery, where somemembers still meet. Mr. Foss rarelyshows up, but when he does, healways has a friendly greeting.—Roland B. Fischer ’42

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Save The Plate!Thank you for the strong response to the advertisement in the previous edition of Mines. We are nowcloser to the goal of 3,000 plates on the road in 2008, but we still have a long way to go. Going tothe webpage below is the first step toward getting your Mines plate. The second step is taking yourvoucher to DMV—it won’t count toward the total unless DMV issues your plate by March 31, 2008.Order Your Set Today—Only $50!Online: https://www.oia.mines.edu/forms/license_plates/license_plates.htmOn the phone: 303-273-3295.Colorado School of MinesAlumni AssociationP.O. Box 1410Golden CO 80402-1410non-ProfitOrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDGolden, COPermit No. 98