CEE 25@100

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CEE 25@100

CEE 25@100

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department celebrates its twenty-fifth graduating class May 2024 while Rowan University celebrates its one-hundredth year, hence 'CEE 25@100'. We have gathered memories from long-term faculty who arrived at Rowan between 1996 and 2002 and students who graduated every year from 2000 to 2024. The students were interviewed by Jess W. Everett, a CEE professor who arrived at Rowan in 1998 when the first cohort was in its Junior year and who plans to retire May 2025. The faculty answered a survey containing the student interview questions plus a few more. Professor Everett turned the interviews and surveys into short articles, which are arranged below in chronological order by year the professor arrived at Rowan or year the student graduated. Most of the interviews and surveys were completed in February and March of 2024. We hope you enjoy the memories. The 25@100 questions were adapted from Bill Carrigan's Project 100 in which he interviewed 100+ faculty and alumni associated with the History Department. Check it out, it is great!

For any viewers considering a career in Civil and Environmental Engineering, we have indicated general and primary specific work or research areas. The general areas are Structures, Environmental, Transportation, Water Resources, and Geotechnical.

Clay Emerson

Clay Emerson, 2000

Water Resources - Floodplain & Stormwater

Clay remembers being a part of the first Civil & Environmental Engineering class at Rowan

David Thatcher

David Thatcher, 2000

Transportation - Bus and Light Rail Rapid Transit, Traffic Operation and Corridor Studies, Roadway Design

David remembers Engineering Clinic

Brad Summerville

Brad Summerville, 2001

Environmental - Remediation

Brad is the ASCE Region 1 Governor for New Jersey

Doug Gabauer

Doug Gabauer, 2001

Professor - Transportation - Accidents

Doug reflects on multidisciplinary research at Rowan

Margaret Hunter

Margaret Hunter, 2002

Environmental/Water Resources - Water & Wastewater

 

Margaret is all about water efficiency

Joe Michiels

Joe Michiels, 2003

Structural/Water Resources - Land Development & Public Infrastructure

Joe always wanted to be a Civil Engineer

Crystal Leavey

Crystal Leavey, 2004

Environmental - Remediation

Crystal became a Civil & Environmental Engineer because engineering needs strong women

Walt Walker

Walt Walker, 2005

Environmental - Water Equity

Walt remembers traveling to Bangladesh as a Rowan student

Caitlin E. Terry

Caitlin E. Terry, 2005

Water Resources/Environmental - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Caitlin remembers Engineering Clinic 

Matt DeNafo

Matt DeNafo, 2006

Environmental - Solid Waste Management and Wastewater Treatment

Matt still remembers that one Surveying class with Professor Mehta

Vittorio Anepete

Vittorio Anepete, 2006

Transportation - Highway Design

Vittorio shares the importance of ASCE

Danielle Scoleri

Danielle Scoleri, 2007

Planning Board Engineer

Danielle remembers the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

Matt Pavlechak

Matt Pavlechak, 2008

Structures - Diagnostic and Forensic Engineering

Matt shares his experiences in the Honors Program

Keicha Muriel

Keicha Muriel, 2009

Energy Sector Project Management

Keicha started her own company

Chris Moore

Chris Moore, 2009

Facility Management for Energy, Water and Emissions

Chris lives in Sweden

Nicole Stellaccio

Nicole Stellaccio, 2010

Environmental - Water Supply

Nicole remembers a “Mythbuster” Engineering Clinic

Darren Reger

Darren Reger, 2011

Data Scientist

Darren became a Data Scientist at Pinterest

Diane Ashcraft

Diane Ashcraft, 2011

Structures - Weapons Effects Modeling

Diane shares her love of Statics

Nicole Parker

Nicole Parker, 2012

Energy Sector - Gas Distribution System Planning

Nicole remembers the Steel Bridge Engineering Clinic

Miken Shah

Miken Shah, 2013

Transportation - Bridge and Roadway Projects

Miken remembers designing a landfill for Senior Design

Tiffany Szelles

Tiffany Szelles, 2014

Structures - Diagnostic and Forensic Engineering

Tiffany remembers the hands-on learning at Rowan

Joseph Diorio

Joseph Diorio, 2015

Patent Law

Joseph remembers Rowan's Influence on his KoffieStraw Entrepreneurship

Shelby Brevogel

Shelby Brevogel, 2016

Energy Sector - Financial Analysis

Shelby found her job through the Rowan Engineering Outreach Office

Katelin Barone

Katelin Barone, 2017

Transportation - Highway Design and Inspection

Katelin is working to make her mark on the Transportation Engineering world

Tri Nguyen

Tri Nguyen, 2018

Structures - Community Development

Tri appreciated the hands on learning at Rowan

Amanda Basantis

Amanda Basantis, 2019

Structures - Coast Guard Project Engineer

Amanda is an engineer at the Jersey shore

Hannah Gamba

Hannah Gamba, 2020

Structures - Residential

Hannah remembers that “Rowan just felt right”

Taylor Repko

Taylor Repko, 2021

Naval Engineering - Project Manager

Taylor remembers Professor Cleary’s Reinforced Concrete class

Cedric Jankowski

Cedric Jankowski, 2022

Structures - Building Information Modeling

Cedric Jankowski liked Rowan so much he stayed for a Masters

Corrine Parisi

Corrine Parisi, 2023

Environmental - Site Assessment

Corrine Parisi went back to college

Ember Hubbs

Ember Hubbs, 2024

Transportation - Highway Design

Ember remembers an independent study with Professor Lomboy

Agatha Julie Seretni uchi

Agatha Julie Seretni uchi, 2024

Transportation - Highway and Airport Design

Agatha remembers working in Professor Lomboy’s Concrete Lab

Ralph Dusseau

Professor Ralph Dusseau, 1996

Structures - Modeling Bridges, etc.

Professor Dusseau shares what it was like to start a new program

Kauser Jahan

Professor Kauser Jahan, 1996

Environmental - Engineering Pedagogy

Professor Jahan remembers the first Rowan Engineering Commencement ceremony

Professor Jess W. Everett

Professor Jess W. Everett, 1998

Environmental - Solid Waste Management, Site Remediation, Sustainable Facilities

Professor Everett reflects on 25 years at Rowan

Professor Douglas Cleary

Professor Douglas Cleary, 1998

Structures - Concrete

Professor Cleary reflects on 25 years at Rowan

Professor Yusuf Mehta

Professor Yusuf Mehta, 2001

Transportation - Pavement

Professor Mehta remembers 23 years at Rowan