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Justin S. Monaghan, P.E., Fund for Geotechnical Engineering
2012 Newsletter The Tipoff Event - December 7, 2011 The first annual 2011 Tipoff Event was a great success. Thank you to all the corporate sponsors and private donors. We were able to raise almost $27,000 for the Justin S. Monaghan, P.E., Fund for Geotechnical Engineering. About 100 attendees came to honor Justin’s memory and enjoyed a meal and the URI basketball game against Virginia Tech. Russ Morgan from GZA thanked everyone on behalf of the family and GZA. Professor George Tsiatas, head of the Civil Engineering Department, thanked everyone on behalf of University of Rhode Island. Professor Chris Baxter presented a plaque that is now posted in the geotechnical laboratory. The plaque describes Justin’s career and service to the geotechnical and engineering community.
Justin’s Mom (middle), Mary Cassidy, next to Justin’s Step-Father, Chris Cassidy, and friends.
From left: Justin’s aunt, Beatrice Simonds, and Justin’s Step-Mom, Donna Monaghan. From left: Justin’s Dad, George Monaghan, with Jim Wheeler, Dino Fiscaletti, and Larry Smith.
From left: Dino Fiscalletti, Ed Summerly, and Patty Steere.
Justin’s relatives watching the basketball game from the South Concourse.
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2011 Use of Funds Some of the things accomplished with the Funds in 2011 and 2012:
The URI geotechnical laboratory was beautified. Old cabinets were removed, and replaced with 3 framed geotechnical engineering photographs (including the photo to the right), along with the Justin S. Monaghan plaque. A civil engineering graduate student was sponsored to attend the ASCE GeoCongress conference in Oakland, California in March, 2012. The student attended with Professor Aaron Bradshaw, and who presented a paper related to their research in foundations for offshore wind. The 2011 Sponsor Board was laminated and featured prominently on the door of the geotechnical laboratory.
Justin working on the Cape Wind Project.
New pictures and plaque for the URI Geotechnical Laboratory.
Support for the URI Geotechnical Laboratory is provided by the Justin S. Monaghan, P.E., Fund for Geotechnical Engineering Justin S. Monaghan, P.E., received his BSCE from URI in 1996. He worked at GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. for 11 years, and was a Project Manager in the Providence office when he passed away in April of 2009 at the age of 35. He was a contributing author to the 1999 RIDOT research publication on mechanically stabilized embankment systems. Justin was active in many professional societies, and served as President of the RI Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in 2007-2008. He was selected as the Young Engineer of the Year by the Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers (RISPE) in 2007. He was a founding member and served on the board of directors of the Rhode Island Section of the Architects and Engineers Emergency Response Task Force (AEERTF). He was also a member of the NCEES civil engineering examination committee, Providence Engineering Society (PES), Geo-Institute, and Association of Dam Safety Officials. Justin continued to support URI by guest lecturing for the civil engineering capstone course and participating in the mock interview program. In addition to his professional dedication, Justin loved the outdoors, and was an avid surfer, sailor, hiker, and snowboarder. Text printed on the Justin Monaghan plaque.
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2012 Newsletter Thank you to our 2011 Corporate Sponsors and Private Donors!
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