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Stay up to date with the latest people features from the global tunnelling industry2008 Beavers Award Winners Just over 2,100 Beaver members and guests attended the 53rd Annual Golden Beavers Awards Dinner in Los Angeles, on January 18.
Robert J Jenny (1932-2008) For his entire career, Robert Jenny was dedicated to tunneling. Throughout his career and until just weeks before he died on February 23, at age 76, Bob not only witnessed but contributed towards safer and more cost effective design and excavation of tunnels and underground space.
Robert A Pond (1941-2008) Over the past number of years, there hasn’t been a topic of discussion, point of policy, or trending development within the US tunneling industry that hasn’t felt the guiding influence of Bob Pond. He had that rare gift of being a combining rather than dividing force between players of the industry, qualities that served him well as an experienced arbitrator and member on the Construction Industry Panel for the American Arbitration Association. Be it owners, designers, contractors, suppliers, insurers, unions, committees, associations, tunnelers in general, or the media, Bob was a frequent and willing industry spokes-person and promoter.
Dr Ralph B Peck (1912-2008) A leading authority in the science of geotechnical engineering died on 18 February 2008. Dr. Ralph Peck passed away at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, aged 96.
Denis Mahoney (1947-2007) A well known and much liked British Tunnelling Society member, Denis Mahoney, died suddenly from a heart attack on 16 December, aged 60, following a full and wide-ranging career in many areas of tunnelling and civil engineering construction.
It is announced with sadness that Mike Duggan died suddenly in early August. Mike was a well known personality in the UK tunnelling industry and a tunnelling engineer with a busy career....
At this month’s 33rd
Established construction recruitment company, Coyle Personnel has opened a specialist tunnelling division to focus on staffing the large amount of upcoming work. Coyle is currently one of the...
Leading role
T&TI editor, Tris Thomas, recently spoke to Martin Knights, current ITA vice-President, about his candidacy for the role of ITA President in 2007
Martin Knights, vice president of the
Farewell
Sir Alastair Morton 1938 - 2004
Carlo Grandori
6 June 1911 - 17 September 2002 By Dick Robbins, friend and collaborator
People & Places
Dr Nicola Della Valle after gaining an extensive experience in underground construction with leading general contractors is now starting as a freelance consultant ready to provide services...
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