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Lea Nurkse
Lea Nurkse (1904-1960) was a respected Estonian educator and author of many children's books. Some of her books were original stories and some were translations from other languages and other cultures. In 1954 she graduated from the university at Leningrad with a degree in education and worked toward achieving quality education throughout Estonia. She is now honored in Estonia both for her numerous children's books and for her work as an elementary school educator during the Soviet era.
James G. Smith, PE, DEE
President of Envirosmith Engineering, Atlanta GA
James G. Smith (1939- ) is the president of Envirosmith, an international consulting firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. Envirosmith specializes in water and wastewater projects in developing countries, especially in the post Soviet republics in Asia. Prior to forming this firm, he worked for many years with Brown and Caldwell, one of the largest environmental consulting firms in the world.
Dr. P. Aarne Vesilind, PE
Emeritus Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Bucknell University
P. Aarne Vesilind (1939- ) has a civil engineering degree from Lehigh University and a PhD in environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina. He was for many years a professor of engineering at both Duke University and Bucknell University. He is the author of over 20 books and more than 120 professional papers and articles. He is the recipient of numerous teaching awards as well as the Collingwood Prize from ASCE.
