Hayward Baker?s John Wolosick Wins 2008 Kapp Foundation Engineering Award from ASCE

Odenton, Md. (Vocus) July 9, 2008

John R. Wolosick, P.E., M.ASCE, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award. The Geo-Institute Board of Governors of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) selected Wolosick for this award, noting his valuable contributions to micropile design and development, slope stabilization and retaining wall repairs.

The award citation presented to Wolosick cited his work for ?novel and innovative design and construction applications for micropiling, earth retention, slope and dam stabilization works and the dissemination of this experience through publications, presentations, seminars and tireless promotion of new technology for acceptance in industry and government.?

Wolosick is Director of Engineering for Hayward Baker Inc.?s office in Atlanta, Ga., where he covers projects nationwide and specializes in micropiling and underpinning, anchors, earth retention and landslide stabilization, plus all types of grouting. Active in the geotechnical field for more than 25 years, he has been instrumental in the development and implementation of high capacity micropiles. Wolosick has also worked extensively on ground anchorage, soil nailing and landslide stabilization projects.

As part of his ongoing involvement and commitment to the field, Wolosick has contributed to task forces that have produced Code documents for the International Building Code (IBC) and AASHTO and practice guidelines for ASCE. He has also written Guide Specifications for micropiles and soil nailing for the Deep Foundations Institute.

Wolosick is a frequent speaker at universities and industry seminars. He is also an instructor for ASCE on earth retention, and at the National Highway Institute (NHI) for micropiles and earth retaining structures. He is the author of more than 30 technical papers.

Wolosick is a Trustee of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and the former Co-Chair of the ADSC/DFI Micropile committee (2004-2007). He serves also as a member of the ASCE Earth Retaining Structures committee and is Past-Chair of the ASCE Georgia Section Geotechnical Committee (2003-2005).

Commenting on Wolosick winning the 2008 Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award, George Grisham, president of Hayward Baker, stated, ?We are very pleased that John has been recognized for his many years of service to the field. His willingness to contribute time and talent is testament not only to his abiding interest in the profession, but also of his willingness to promote knowledge and adoption of the latest technological advancements in the geotechnical field.?

Wolosick holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Hayward Baker in 1996, Mr. Wolosick worked for Law Engineering and Nicholson Construction Company.

About Hayward Baker Inc.

Hayward Baker Inc. is North America?s largest geotechnical contractor. Ranked by ENR magazine as the #1 Foundation Contractor, the company is the industry leader in applying ground modification technologies to site improvement and remedial work, with a 60-year record of experience. Many technologies are employed in providing foundation support and rehabilitation services as well as settlement control, structural support, site improvement, soil and slope stabilization, underpinning, excavation shoring, earth retention, seismic stabilization, and groundwater control.

Every service provided by Hayward Baker is designed to be the most effective, cost-efficient solution, based on a proven track record of performance in the field. Services are provided through a network of more than 20 company-owned offices and equipment yards across the North American continent. Web site address: http://www.haywardbaker.com .

Hayward Baker Inc. is part of the Keller Group of companies, a multinational organization providing geotechnical construction services throughout the world. Web site address: http://www.keller.co.uk/klr/ .

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Multidisciplinary Performance and Media Artist Robert Lepage 2012 Recipient of the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT

Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) October 27, 2011

The Council for the Arts at MIT is pleased to announce that Robert Lepage is the recipient of the 2012 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, which includes an $ 80,000 cash prize and a campus residency. Renowned as a director, filmmaker, playwright, and actor, Lepage is currently directing Wagner?s Der Ring des Niebelungen at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He also has created two Cirque du Soleil productions and The Image Mill?, a spectacular architectural illumination and urban projection. The award celebrates innovative talents in all arts disciplines and is one of the most generous cultural honors in the U.S. The official announcement will be made at the Council?s 39th annual meeting at MIT on October 27.

Lepage?s diverse and expansive body of work defies categorization. He and his creative team Ex Machina have made dazzlingly original contributions to theatre, opera, film, stagecraft, circus performance, and public art. In his most recent work, Lepage transformed Wagner?s Ring cycle with an adventurous and technically sophisticated set in a groundbreaking production, the most ambitious the Metropolitan Opera has ever attempted. Its centerpiece is a monumental platform for digital projections and scenic effects dubbed ?The Machine,? whose planks rise, fall, ripple, or splay around a central axis to create dramatic simulations of Wagner?s imaginary cosmos. Das Rheingold and Die Walk?re were presented last season. Siegfried will be performed October 27, November 1 and 5, 2011, and Die G?tterd?mmerung on January 27 and 31 as well as on February 3, 7 and 11, 2012.

The complete cycle will be presented beginning in April 2012 in New York, coinciding with Lepage's residency at MIT. On Thursday, April 26, 2012, Lepage will be honored in Cambridge with the McDermott Award during a public ceremony that will include a discussion of his work with Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera.

From Robert Lepage:

?The survival of the art of theatre depends on its capacity to reinvent itself by embracing new tools and new languages. In a way, innovators in both arts and sciences walk on parallel paths: they have to keep their minds constantly open to new possibilities as their imagination is the best instrument to expand the limits of their fields. I am thus deeply honored to be recognized by MIT, an institution committed to facing the challenges of our era and imagining a better future.?

From MIT Associate Provost and Ford International Professor of History Philip S. Khoury:

?MIT recognizes in Lepage an exemplary commitment to experimentation, risk-taking, and technical innovation in the service of artistic production. Lepage?s collaborative approach to artistic creation and embrace of unscripted encounters between scientists and playwrights will resonate in MIT?s culture, and we look forward to stimulating interactions with faculty, students, and researchers during his visit to MIT next April.?

About Robert Lepage

Ex Machina, the multidisciplinary production company that Lepage founded in 1994, became a turning point in his career. In that year, he made his first feature file, Le Confessional, followed in 2000 by Possible Worlds, his first feature film written in English, and a film adaptation of his successful play The Far Side of the Moon, in 2003. In 1997, he opened La Caserne, an avant-garde production center in Quebec City devoted to the premise that new artistic forms will emerge from a comingling of the performing arts (dance, opera, theatre) with the recording arts (film, video, and multimedia).

http://lacaserne.net/index2.php/robertlepage/

About the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT

Established in 1974 by the Council for the Arts at MIT, the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT is bestowed upon individuals whose artistic trajectory and body of work indicate that they will achieve the highest distinction in their fields. The award, which recognizes Eugene McDermott, cofounder of Texas Instruments and longtime friend and benefactor of MIT, reflects MIT?s commitment to risk-taking, problem solving, and the idea of connecting creative minds across disciplines.

http://arts.mit.edu/mcdermott; Leila Kinney - lwkinney(at)mit(dot)edu

http://arts.mit.edu/about/council/; Susan Cohen - cohen(at)media(dot)mit(dot)edu

http://www.lacaserne.net; Sylvie Isabelle - sisabelle(at)exmachina(dot)qu(dot)ca

ROBERT LEPAGE AT MIT

http://arts.mit.edu/mcdermott

RESIDENCY AT MIT:

April 24 ? 26, 2012

Thursday, April 26, 2012, 5pm

Robert Lepage, in dialogue with

Peter Gelb, General Manager,

Metropolitan Opera

Free and open to the public

Kresge Auditorium

48 Massachusetts Avenue,

Cambridge, MA 02139

Further details about the residency will

be announced in February 2012.

Related Event:

The Andersen Project

Ex Machina/Robert Lepage

ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage

Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston

March 24 to April 1, 2012

http://www.artsemerson.org

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Archaeological Mystery Novelist Mary Anna Evans Receives 2011 Mississippi Author Award

Jackson, MS (PRWEB) October 14, 2011

Mary Anna Evans has been named the 2011 recipient of the Mississippi Author Award, an annual award given by the Mississippi Library Association. The award is given to living authors who are Mississippi natives or who have lived in the state for five or more consecutive years. Previous recipients include Eudora Welty, John Grisham, and Willie Morris, as well as Charlaine Harris, author of the books on which the Emmy-winning HBO series True Blood is based.

Ms. Evans, a seventh-generation Mississippian, is the author of the Faye Longchamp archaeological mystery novels, which has received recognitions including the Benjamin Franklin Award, the Florida Literature Award, and a Florida Book Awards bronze medal. A current resident of Gainesville, Florida, she says, "I'm so honored to receive this award from some of my favorite people--Mississippians and librarians--and to be in the company of such fine writers. Ellen Douglas was the professor for the writing class I took when I was an engineering grad student at Ole Miss, way back in the 1980s, and Charlaine Harris is a friend, an inspiration, and a wonderful writer. I can't wait to go home for the awards banquet."

The awardwinning book, Floodgates, received a starred review from Booklist, praising its treatment of New Orleans and its history. A previous installment in the series, Effigies, was a nominee for ForeWord Book of the Year for its portrait of Mississippi at the turn of the 21st century.

Ms. Evans will accept the award at the Mississippi Library Association's annual conference. More information on her work is available on her website. High-resolution downloadable photos, are available on her website.

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