LEHIGH UNIVERSITY PRESENTS DISTINGUISHED CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER AWARD TO CLARKSON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Dr. Anthony G. Collins, president of Clarkson University, was presented the 2006 Lynn S. Beedle Award at Lehigh University's 71st annual Fritz Engineering Research Society (FERS) Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 3. Collins was recognized for his accomplishments in advancing engineering education and as a leader in higher education. He began his academic career at Clarkson University as a professor and researcher in environmental engineering, advanced to department chair, dean of engineering, provost and was appointed the University's president in 2003. Collins earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from Lehigh in 1973 and 1982. He is a board member of Central New York Metropolitan Development Authority (MDA), CITEC Manufacturing & Technology Solutions, and New York Indoor Environmental Quality (NYIEQ) Center, and a board member of the Associated Colleges of St. Lawrence Valley. The Fritz Engineering Research Society is a professional organization headquartered at the Fritz Engineering Research Laboratory at Lehigh University to promote experimental research in all areas of civil engineering. The Lynn S. Beedle Award is named for the late professor of civil engineering at Lehigh University and founder of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The award, endowed by gifts from the Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty at Lehigh University in 2003, is given annually to honor a Lehigh University Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate or faculty member for outstanding achievements in and contributions to the advancement of the field of Civil and Environmental Engineering in education, scholarship, professional leadership, industrial achievement, or a combination of these.

CLARKSON CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPETES IN NEW JERSEY
Clarkson University's Construction Management Team recently competed in the 17th annual competition and job fair sponsored by the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) in Fairfield, N.J. The team is part of the University's SPEED (Student Projects for Engineering Experience and Design) program. The competition was a four-day event in which teams wrote a bid proposal for a real project being built by the sponsoring firm, including detailed cost analysis, schedule, labor requirements and plans. Each team presented their proposals to the sponsoring firm's representatives in a closed discussion forum. Awards were presented on the last day. This year, the project was a bascule bridge pier in Virginia. Each team assumed the role of a concrete subcontractor doing just the pier; the footing and bridge deck were assumed to be completed already. The team submitted RFIs (Request for Information) as they worked and the judges periodically replied with answers to all the team's RFIs. The judges continuously contacted the team with offers from "subcontractors" with prices for certain work. The construction management team members at the competition were Captain James Farese, a senior civil engineering major from Marlborough, Mass.; Assistant Captain Samuel Hawkins, a senior engineering and management major from Bellport, N.Y.; Matthew Potts, a junior civil engineering major from Manchester, Conn.; Jarrod Persun, a sophomore civil engineering major from Erie, Pa.; Jonathan Finner, a junior civil engineering major from New York, N.Y.; and Tom Waite, a freshman engineering studies major from Ilion, N.Y.

CLARKSON UNIVERSITY ARMY ROTC CADET EARNS HIGHEST AWARD
A Clarkson University Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadet was one of four nationally to be awarded the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement, the highest award a cadet can receive. Cadet Battalion Commander Mickala S. Henson of Waverly, N.Y., a senior majoring in aeronautical engineering, was presented with the award in January by 1st. Lt. Justin Michel, A 1-71 CAV, 10th Mountain Division, a combat veteran who recently served in Iraq as a Platoon Leader. Henson has proven herself militarily and academically. She has remained on the Presidential Scholar list at Clarkson since her freshman year. She is ranked first in her military science class and seventh on the National Order of Merit List for 2006. In 2005, she completed her training at the U.S. Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia, earning her silver jump wings. Through competitive selection, Henson also was a member of the Ranger Challenge team in 2005 and 2006. She was chosen for an Aviation Internship held at the University of North Dakota, which she completed last summer. Henson has also received numerous awards, including the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association General Rockwell Scholarship Award, the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association Medal of Honor Scholarship Award, the Society of Military Engineers Scholarship Award, the Reserve Officer Association Award and this year's George C. Marshall Award.

CLARKSON COMPLETES WEEKEND SWEEP AT CHEEL
Junior left wing Shawn Weller (South Glens Falls, N.Y.) scored two goals and classmate David Leggio (Williamsville, N.Y.) posted 24 saves as Clarkson University completed its first weekend sweep in ECAC Hockey League play at Cheel Arena this season by defeating Yale 5-1 before 2,572 fans on Saturday night. On Friday, the Golden Knights skated by Brown 5-3. Ranked 10th in the nation, Clarkson won for the third straight game to improve its record to 19-7-4 overall. With four games remaining in the ECACHL schedule, the Knights stand in second place, two points behind conference front-runner St. Lawrence. The Knights host Union and Rensselaer next weekend. For the first time in seven games the Golden Knights opened the scoring as Weller tallied while Clarkson was killing a penalty at 16:14 of the first period. Weller gathered in a loose puck at center ice and broke free of the Yale defense with a couple of nifty moves and then sent a backhand shot past the Bulldogs’ sophomore goaltender Alec Richards for his first career shorthanded marker. After putting just three shots on goal in the opening 20 minutes, Clarkson, benefiting from four power plays, peppered Richards with 15 shots in the middle frame, scoring three times to take a commanding 4-0 lead through two periods. Weller recorded his second goal of the game and 14th of the year, a power-play marker at 7:42, when he one-timed a pass from classmate David Cayer (Longueuil, Que.). Senior Brodie Rutherglen (Trail, B.C.) snapped out of a lengthy slump with his first goal in 13 games to make it 3-0 at 14:36. Rutherglen took a feed from junior captain Nick Dodge (Oakville, Ont.) at the side of the net and snapped in his sixth goal of the season. Junior defenseman Grant Clitsome (Gloucester, Ont.) recorded his second assist of the game to start the play. Less than four minutes later Clarkson’s fourth line connected to make it 4-0. Freshman Jeremiah Crowe (Kenmore, N.Y.) scored from the slot, at 18:27, for his first collegiate goal after linemates senior Max Kolu (Turku, Finland) and freshman Tim Marks (Brownville, N.Y.) worked the puck free from out of the corner. Yale (9-13-3, 6-11-1) spoiled Clarkson’s shutout bid with Michael Karwoski‘s fourth goal of the year at 6:48 of the third period. Sophomore Shea Guthrie (Carleton Place, Ont.) closed out the scoring with Clarkson’s fifth goal and his seventh goal of the season, a power-play marker with under three minutes to play. Sophomore Chris D’Alvise (Mississauga, Ont.) and senior Michael Grenzy (Lockport, N.Y.) assisted. Yale out shot the Knights 25-23. Clarkson was 2-of-9 on the power play, while the Bulldogs were 0-of-8 on the man advantage.

KNIGHTS CLINCH POST-SEASON BERTH WITH 4-2 WIN OVER QUINNIPIAC
A two-goal effort from Ashley Shaidle (Hudson, Ohio) led the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team its third straightECACHL playoff berth as the Golden Knights clinched a post-season spot with a 4-2 win over Quinnipiac College in front of 278 fans Sunday afternoon at Cheel Arena. The Golden Knights won their 16th game of the season, improving to 16-13-3 overall and 8-10-2 in the conference. Quinnipiac dropped to 8-22-2 overall and 5-14-1 in the ECACHL. The Knights will definitely be on the road for the post-season, but their playoff opponent and eventual finish in the standings, anywhere between sixth and eighth place, will not be decided until next weekend when Clarkson visits Rensselaer and Union. Clarkson, which has scored only two goals in its last 200 minutes of hockey entering Sunday's game, got on the scoreboard early with a power-play marker at 10:56 in the first period. Freshman defenseman Carlee Eusepi (Oakville, Ont.) scored her fourth goal of the season when she fired a shot in from the point that made its way through traffic and into the Bobcats' net. Classmates Genevieve Lavoie (St. Laurent, Que.) and Britney Selina (Thornhill, Ont.) each earned assists on the score. Quinnipiac came right back with a power-play goal of its own as senior Ashley Jaffray picked up her eighth goal of the season at 12:14. Natashia Pellatt and Antoinette Maldonado picked up assists on the goal, which was set up by a pass from behind net right to the stick of Jaffray. With the scored tied 1-1 at the conclusion of the first period, the Golden Knights slapped in another power-play goal at 6:21. Shaidle scored her first goal of the game when a pass came down from the circle and was then slid across the crease by Marie-Jo Gaudet (Sherbrooke, Que.) and Amanda Dittmer (Chatham, Ont.). The momentum shifted with that goal as Clarkson came out strong in the third period as well with two goals in the first six minutes of the final frame. Shaidle scored her 50th career goal in the first minute of the third, with assists going to Katie Morrison (Ridgefield, Ct.) and Selina. The fourth goal for the Knights, another power-play score, came at 5:37 of the period when Brooke Beazer (Kingston, Ont.) saw her shot trickle in between the legs of the Quinnipiac goaltender after a shot from the right circle. Selina and Eusepi each assisted on the score. The Bobcats came back with a power-play goal in the final six minutes to cut the advantage, but the Knights held on without too much pressure for the remainder of the contest. Kira Hurley (Pickering, Ont.) finished with 16 saves for the Knights while Laura Brennan made 23 stops for the Bobcats. Clarkson went 3-for-7 on the power play and the Bobcats scored twice in six attempts. The Knights also finished with a 27-18 advantage in shots.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM RETIRES BETH BACON ’89 JERSEY
At halftime of the Clarkson Women’s Basketball game Saturday afternoon, the Golden Knights retired the jersey of Kodak All-America and GTE Academic All-America Beth Bacon ’89. Bacon succumbed to cancer last January.  The retirement of her jersey coincided with the Golden Knights' annual alumni weekend.

EGON MATIJEVIC TOUR CONTINUES IN BOSTON
It was a cold evening in Boston but the Clarkson faithful turned out 140 strong to hear Dr. Matijevic deliver his flawless lecturer at the Ritz –Carlton Hotel.  Our featured writer, Jim Wood ’64, was on hand and was writing away for fear there would be a quiz after the lecture! To read his review of the evening, please click here. The celebration of 50 years of Dr. Matijevic continues on April 25 in New York City.  Details will be sent out to area alumni soon.

ALUMNI ADMISSION TRAINING PROGRAM IN SYRACUSE
Saturday, February 24, marks the first training session for alumni volunteers who are assisting Clarkson in the admissions effort. Dave DiMaggio ’70 will be leading the day’s activities in Syracuse at the Technology Garden beginning at 11 a.m.  If you are able to attend the training program, please call Esi Asare '00 '01 in the Admission Office at 315-268-6480 or e-mail her at asareea@clarkson.edu. If you have already responded, thank you!  If not there is still time and room for more volunteers for the training program.

EARTHRACE:  DAVID PEREZ ’93 JOINS THE TEAM
The Earthrace will be the highest-profile powerboat in the world, as well as one of the greenest. It is a showcase of environmentally friendly technologies such as low-emission engines, non-toxic anti foul and efficient hull design. It is also one of the coolest looking boats ever imagined. David Perez '93 passed along his excitement about his involvement: “We embraced the Earthrace effort for many reasons — Amazing boat and the engineering behind it, amazing dedication of Pete Bethune, an Oil Exploration Engineer with an amazing ability to create possibilities and "defy convention" regardless of the challenges. The other key factor being the promotion of renewable fuels (rather than fossil fuels) like BioDiesel which is made from animal fats and vegetable oils ... my personal vehicle runs on 85% Ethanol. Not to mention the team is an amazing group of talented individuals from New Zealand with a zest for life and genuinely passionate! I designed and had installed Earthrace graphics to help support the effort in NYC where we drove through Manhattan and to Time Square to maximize exposure to the project and offer public tours of the boat. The team appreciated our efforts so much they offered an opportunity:  we requested they make a tour stop in Puerto Rico on the way to Barbados for the race and they committed to adding PR to their tour schedule if we set up all the logistics ... not to mention become members of the crew for the trip! This is going to happen in just a month’s time and the crew will be hosted by my parents or the two days they are in PR. Considering my passion for the effort and my diverse background in engineering, marketing, sales and international business protocol, they also offered me the of role of leading the promotional effort during their European Tour later this year, including crewing the boat for a few months! A very exciting opportunity! I'm also working on a few other projects for the team, coordinating the international travel requirements (both via plane and nautical) for the race crew including Visas, passports and other travel documents required to visit the following countries: Marshal Islands, Koror, Singapore, India, Oman, Suez Canal (Egypt), Malta, Canary Islands.  In addition, I'm developing Custom Earthrace vinyl decals, t-shirts and dog tag pendants to help raise funds for the cause. All looks good for the road trip to Miami on 2-16-07 with the Earthrace Tahoe (I'll be stopping at the Flex Fuel E85 Ethanol stations enroute), then the Miami boat show where the Earthrace boat will be on display for public tours and fund raising, then on the boat with a crew of six to Puerto Rico, a 1,000 nautical mile journey on 2-19-07!”

LACROSSE REFLECTIONS: PART ONE – STICKS BY JAMES WOOD '64
Jim Wood ’64 has provided the first installment on his reflections on Lacrosse. He has also expressed his thanks to those who have provided feedback on his previous writings in this newsletter. To read on, please click here.

KNIGHTS OF NOTE
John Zdanowski ’89 — Recently returned to campus and spent a full day with students, faculty and staff discussing his role as CFO at Linden Labs and the world of Second life: An online society within a 3D world, where users can explore, build, socialize, and participate in their own economy. Thanks John! For further information, please log on to www.secondlife.com.

Elmer Gates ’50 — Recently participated as a key speaker at the BNK Advisory Group annual meeting. BNK Advisory Group Inc. is one of the only firms in the country wholly dedicated to finding solutions for community and regional banks.

Stephanie Moomey ’05 — Recently started a new job with the help and connections of fellow alumni Michael Lynch ’71. “I greatly appreciate the help that Mr. Lynch has given me and hope that all alumni will assist others in networking for careers,” says Stephanie. Thanks for assisting our recent graduates, Mike!

James Gressens, P.E. ’71 — Recently received the Environmental Engineer Award from the New York Water Environment Association. He is currently Principal Engineer and Chairmen of the Board at MRB Group Engineering, Architecture, Surveying, PC in Rochester.

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