2015 Engineers Week Banquet 

You are cordially invited to celebrate Engineers Week 2015 at the E-Week banquet on Friday, February 27, 2015!   Please invite all that may be interested in attending this event.

University of Vermont Provost David Rosowsky will present on:  "Engineering Education in Vermont"

At the University of Vermont, the Provost is responsible for enhancing the University’s intellectual climate, strengthening instruction and scholarship, advancing diversity, creating an outstanding student experience, promoting student access to success, and identifying investments and efficiencies to ensure a sustainable future.  Provost Rosowsky will offer his thoughts on where Engineering Education is heading in Vermont. 

The Reception will be held at the Burlington Sheraton.  The cocktail hour will commence at 5:30 pm, and dinner will be served at 6:30 pm.  Awards and the presentation will follow.  Congressional and state government officials have also been invited to attend.

The cost is $38 per person ($20 for students).  If you wish to only attend the presentation without dinner, the cost is $10.  Also, in the past we have asked the professional societies if they or their members would like to sponsor a student to attend the banquet.  We have found that many students have an interest in attending, but not the budget for it.  This would be a great opportunity for the students to mingle with the engineering community especially if your company is looking to hire.

Please RSVP by February 15th at:

Register Now!or to Amanda Hanaway- Corrente at amanda.hanaway@gmail.com or 802.656.3946.  Make sure to let us know if you will want the vegetarian meal option.  Also, if you would like to send a check ahead of time please make it out to “Engineers Week / Vermont” and mail it to Vermont Engineers Week Committee, c/o Amanda Hanaway-Corrente, UVM Transportation Research Center, 210 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT 05405

Speaker Biography:

David V. Rosowsky was named Provost and Senior Vice President of the University of Vermont effective August 1, 2013. Dr. Rosowsky came to UVM from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he served as Dean of Engineering. Prior to that, he served as Head of the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he also held the A.P. and Florence Wiley Chair in Civil Engineering.  Dr. Rosowsky earned BS and MS degrees in civil engineering from Tufts University, and a PhD in civil engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

A recognized expert in structural reliability, design for natural hazards, stochastic modeling of structural and environmental loads, and probability-based codified design, Dr. Rosowsky has authored or co-authored more than 140 papers in peer-reviewed journals and more than 150 papers appearing in conference proceedings. He has been invited to present his research work around the world including invited lecturers in France, Italy, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. He has supervised more than 20 Masters and Doctoral students. He is the recipient of the ASCE Walter L. Huber Research Prize, the T.K. Hseih Award from the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), and the ASCE Norman Medal.

Dr. Rosowsky currently serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Structural Safety and is a past editorial board member of the ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering and the journal Natural Hazards Review.

Dr. Rosowsky maintains an active research program in wind and earthquake engineering and continues to supervise graduate students and post-doctoral researchers.

He is a registered Professional Engineer, and holds the rank of Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.