Stewart Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Join Village Earth in the 90th Birthday Gala for Maurice L. (Maury) Albertson, PhD

When: August 23, 2008 from 6 to 11 p.m.

Place: Marriot Hotel Ballroom Map
350 E Horsetooth Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80525

Featuring Keynote Speaker: Bernard Amadei, Founder and President of Engineers Without Borders Engineers Without Borders - Mr. Amdadei is a professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder campus. USA (EWB-USA) is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life. This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while involving and training internationally responsible engineers and engineering students. The activities of EWB-USA range from the construction of sustainable systems that developing communities can own and operate without external assistance, to empowering such communities by enhancing local, technical, managerial, and entrepreneurial skills. These projects are initiated by, and completed with, contributions from the host community working with our project teams.

Music by the local band: After the Fire

About Dr. Maury Albertson

Maury Albertson is co-founder of Village Earth and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. He was also a professor at Colorado State University for over 50 years serving as Director of the Research Foundation, Director of International Programs and Professor of Civil Engineering.

He made a lasting contribution to the establishment of the U.S. Peace Corps when he led the team that wrote the first report on how an international youth corps should be organized. In addition, he has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the UNDP, AID, UNESCO, the Peace Corps and other agencies on projects and programs dealing with the environment, engineering, water resources and village development. His list of honors include: American Society of Civil Engineers, J. C. Stevens Award; Emil Hilgard Prize; Croes Medal; Colo. State Univ. Centennial Professor and Public Service Award; Peshawar Univ. of Pakistan Honorary Doctor of Laws; Asian Institute of Technology Honorary Doctor of Technology; Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Lowell Univ; Colorado Governor’s Award of Merit for Science and Technology; National Society of Professional Engineers Engineer of the Year; and the Iowa State Univ. Professional Achievement Award. Dr. Albertson has published over 200 articles and books.

Help us wish Maury a happy birthday and join us in celebration at his 90th Birthday Gala event!

The Gala will be a fundraising benefit in support of the programs and mission of Village Earth. $25 of the ticket price is tax-deductible. For our bookkeeping purposes, please write 'Birthday Gala' on the memo line of your check.