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investigation and remediation projects to Alliance with over 23 years in the field. He has completed hundreds of projects across the United States, Brazil, and Azerbaijan for clients ranging from small commercial facilities to major international firms. Felix replaces Jacob Butterworth, who is no longer with Alliance.
With Mr. Perriello on staff, Alliance will have a stronger presence in assess- ment and remediation of environmen- tal releases in both Connecticut and Massachusetts. In addition, Felix adds his technical capabilities in determining the most appropriate methods of both assessment and remediation of releases in a wide range of environmental situ- ations
Charles Dimmick Recognized for 40 Years of Service on Wetlands Panel
Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Program
The Award
Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) awards are given for “excep- tional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the pre-college level.” Any teacher or other K-12 educator who covers a significant amount of earth science content with their students is eligible. Ten national finalists are selected, one from each NAGT regional section. Some sections also recognize state winners. Individuals may apply themselves or nominate a col- league for the award.
The Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Awards program was adopted by NAGT in 1971. Devised to honor pre-college teachers of earth science, the program has the following specific objectives:
Identify excellence in teaching
Appropriately recognize and reward excellence in teaching
Stimulate higher levels of teaching performance
Establish NAGT as a strong support organization for pre-college educa- tion, and
AIPG’s Charles Dimmick, CPG- 3886, was recently recognized by The Cheshire Citizen (December 1, 2104) for his 40 years’ work as a volunteer for the Cheshire Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission. Through Charles’ efforts the town first estab- lished its IWWC in 1974, and Charles has been an active member ever since. Charles received a certificate of appre- ciation from the Cheshire Town Council in October 2014.
Charles is also an emeritus profes- sor of geology at Central Connecticut State University, retiring after a 40-year academic career in 2005. He has been a professional wetlands consultant for 38 years, representing developers and citizens’ groups. Charles regularly vol- unteers at AIPG’s annual meetings as the teller during matters involving for- mal votes at the executive committee meetings.
Photo by Dave Zajac/Cheshir Citzen.
Via active statewide and sectional pro- grams, build a solid state, regional, and national liaison with adminis- trators of pre-college earth science education.
The American Institute of Professional Geologists provides a one-year subscrip- tion to The Professional Geologist to the OEST winners. The following list are the winners for 2014. For information on the winners bios, refer to
http://nagt.org/ nagt/awards/
oest.html#recipients
Section Winners Central Section: Ella Bowling Eastern Section: Victoria Gorman New England Section: Rita Chang
Pacific Northwest Section: Dale Lehman
Southeastern Section: Lisha Hylton Texas Section: Lawrence Witt
State Winners Alabama: Wendy Bramlett Alaska: Darren Kellerby Georgia: Donna Governor Illinois: Keni Rienks Indiana: Martha Hoyt New Jersey: James Miller New York: Mark Percy North Carolina: Mark Townley Ohio: Paul Genzman Oregon: Laura Orr Pennsylvania: Michael Baer South Carolina: Lisha Hylton Washington: Randy Taylor Wisconsin: Beth Spear
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