2002 ISPE Awards

2002 Young Engineer of the Year

Doug Camenisch, PE was awarded the ISPE Young Engineer of the Year Award at the Annual Banquet in Boise on May 10. Doug received his Bachelor of Science Degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is in progress to receive his Masters of Engineering in Transportation in Fall 2002 from the University of Idaho. He is a project manager at CH2M HILL in Boise where he is the lead Civil Engineer on several Transportation Projects. His resume includes work at various local consulting firms and he has been involved in the Curtis and Ustick Road Extensions and the West Park Center River Crossing, both in Boise. He is active in ISPE, ASCE, and the Bentley Users Group. His civic and humanitarian activities include participation in the Cole Elementary Career Day and presentations for Cub Scouts. Doug will vie for the National Young Engineer of the Year competition next year. Congratulations Doug!

 

Two distinguished Idaho engineers, Keith Anderson of Boise and George Russell of Moscow, were presented with plaques commemorating their induction into the Idaho Engineering Hall of Fame at the 2002 ISPE Convention Awards Banquet in Boise. The two were nominated by their peers for their outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and/or for nationally- or internationally-recognized achievement in the practice of engineering.

Keith Anderson's engineering career spans some 60 years. He spent the early part of his career working with state and federal governments, including the Bureau of Reclamation in Boise. He founded Anderson & Kelly Consulting Engineers and served as president; he later served as vice-president of James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers. He is still active as a Senior Consultant to Montgomery Watson Harza in Boise. A few of Mr. Anderson's many technical and professional achievements include: large-scale development of geothermal energy for space heating in Boise; project manager for the water supply construction of the Clearwater National Fish Hatchery north of Orofino; and designer of the Bell Rapids Mutual Irrigation Company that supplied water to 25,000 acres of undeveloped federal land in one of the first "high-lift" irrigation projects along the Snake River in Southern Idaho. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Mr. Anderson served the public as a member of the Boise City Council and as Chairman of the Snake River Technical Advisory Committee, to which he was appointed by Gov. John Evans. He currently serves on the Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of the Boise Philharmonic Association.

George Russell's engineering career extends over 55 years, most of which was in service to the College of Engineering at the University of Idaho in Moscow. As

professor of civil engineering, he exerted a major positive influence upon several generations of engineers as a mentor and role model and actively promoted ethics, professionalism, and licensure. In 1967 he became assistant dean of the College of Engineering and then served as associate dean from 1980 until his retirement in 1985. Since then he has served as professor emeritus and engineering ambassador. His service to the profession has been exemplary, having served as president and national director of ISPE, vice president of NSPE and chair of the Professional Engineers in Education (PEE) Practice Division. He was appointed to two four-year terms on the Idaho State Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, twice serving as Chair. His public service is equally impressive: member and director of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce, member of the Moscow Economic Development Council, elected member of the Moscow City Council, and Acting Mayor of Moscow. Mr. Russell's honors and awards include: Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988 ISPE Engineer of the Year, 1989 NSPE Distinguished Service Award, and 1989 National Council of Examiners of Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Distinguished Service Award.

Congratulations to both of these outstanding and accomplished Idaho engineers.

 

Keith E. Anderson, PE, 2002 Idaho Engineering Hall of Fame recipient, May 10, 2002, Boise, Idaho.

 

John Bennion, PE, ISPE Past President, presents George R. Russell, PE, with his 2002 Idaho Engineering Hall of Fame award during the ISPE Annual Meeting banquet in Boise.