Environmental Engineering Advisory Board

ENVE Industry Advisory Board Members

The Environmental Engineering Industry Advisory Board, which meets approximately twice each year, seeks to provide guidance to the Environmental Engineering program through review of strategic plans, review of curriculum, and oversight of budget, expenditures, and personnel hires.

We are grateful to the following individuals who currently serve on the OSU ENVE Industry Advisory Board:

• Darry Callahan, Chevron Company, San Francisco, California
• Jo Danko, CH2M Hill, Corvallis, Oregon
• Dick Pederson, ODEQ, Portland, Oregon
• George Redden, INL, Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Don Whitehead, David Evans and Associates, Portland, Oregon

What is the ENVE IndustryAdvisory Board?

The OSU ENVE Industry Advisory Board comprises a group of dedicated industry representatives—many of them Oregon State alums—who serve in an advisory role in school-related planning and decision making. We seek the board's input on the ENVE program design, and we look to the board for assistance in strengthening our partnerships with industry.

It's a Two-Way Relationship

Key contributions from ENVE Industry Advisory Board members and their organizations include the following:

• Input on programmatic decisions (e.g., software to use in courses) and development of strategic documents (e.g., CBEE mission statement, program education objectives).

• Evaluation of achievement of the ENVE program educational objectives.

• Sponsorship of senior design projects and graduate research. 

• Enrichment of the ENVE program, by giving lectures in undergraduate courses and seminars to the student club.

• Employment of our students as interns and our graduates as full-time employees.

• Financial support of the ENVE program, through monetary contributions and donations of equipment. 

• Strategies and Support for increasing participation of underrepresented groups in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering. 

• Participation in academic and social functions (e.g., senior seminar program, research presentation, student design competitions, annual school awards and picnic, ENVE commencement). 

• Nomination of additional aAdvisory board members.

Benefits of board membership include:

• Access to our best students, through screened student recruiting and company internships

• Invitations to participate in engineering career fairs and other recruiting events

• Opportunities to attend department, college-, and university-wide functions and collaboration with CBEE faculty

• Inexpensive research support for your company’s projects, through senior design projects and graduate student sponsorships

• Opportunities for close association with ENVE faculty, for example through teaching and research collaborations

• Networking opportunities with other board members

What is the Time Commitment for ENVE Industry Advisory Board Membership?

The ENVE Advisory Board are expected to attend meetings approximately twice a year.  Further involvement in ENVE program activities (such as sponsorship of senior design projects) is welcomed.

How Can You Get Involved?

If you have vision, commitment, and a desire to partner with Oregon State School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering —and to join our drive toward top national ranking for the OSU College of Engineering—consider serving on the OSU ENVE Industry Advisory Board.

We welcome your interest and would be happy to answer any questions you might have about board participation. Please contact Mark Dolan, mark.dolan@oregonstate.edu ENVE Corporate Relations, at or 541.737.3862.