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AE Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2002 |
| Daniel J. Dellovechio, P.E., ’79,
Associate, Leo A. Daly - Planning Architecture Engineering Interiors, Omaha,
NE. Was senior class photographer, and privileged to be a part of the
second-ever class to attend Leeds University on exchange, learning about
English cultural history including the nuances of imbibing on teas (without
lemon), shandies (beer and lemonade) and tepid ales during pub crawls
(including Theakston's 'Old Peculiar' bitter), the social art of darts, eating
bangers and mash, and speaking with a fairly passable British accent, all of
which was occasionally interrupted by other academic bits taught by Drs. John
Bailey, Howton-Evans, Fitzpocketpool, and Lady Chatterly, long since
forgotten. Still remember all the great late night times in Sackett West
studio, including the grilled sticky runs to the Diner at 2:00 a.m., washed
down by the multiple nightly brewed pots of coffee. Fond memories of Profs.
Herb Wheeler, Howard Kingsbury, Tom Brown, and Vinny Pass (who could never
resolve 'the moment' but who looked great in WWI flying ace goggles), and of
course attending, generally incoherently, Lou Geschwindner's Saturday 8:00
a.m. 'bright-and-early' indeterminate analysis classes. Those were the good
ole' days of the typical 13 credit-hour trimesters! The entire time since graduation, believe-it-or-not, I've been with the Leo A. Daly firm (including postings in Manila, Philippines (1.5 yrs.) and Hong Kong (1.5 yrs.) in the early 80's). Even was visited by Herb Wheeler while in Hong Kong! Presently travel quite frequently, serving as both the senior mechanical engineer and a project/client manager with Leo A. Daly, Omaha, NE, corporate headquarters office. Current projects include a multi-phased $30+ Million renovation at General Electric's main Schenectady, NY steam turbine-generator manufacturing plant, a new Hilton Convention Center hotel in Omaha, a replacement central energy plant for the Wayne State College, NE campus, and several ongoing nationwide projects for the US Army Corps of Engineers, entailing military health care facilities upgrades and post 9/11 security/force protection enhancements. Some of my proudest achievements/accomplishments to date include: the JFK International and new Denver International Airport Air Traffic Control Towers as well as several FAA nationally site-adapted prototypical facility designs; DIGEX's main high security web farm, Laurel, MD; helping to start an A/E program at the University of Nebraska; engineering student mentoring via the Society of American Military Engineers; and lately writing/performing original songs as part of an active Christian rock band (Threshold) - CD forthcoming! Still happily married 21 years to loving wife Paulette, with daughters Rachel (rock drummer/artist-matriculating fall ’02 to University of Nebraska-Lincoln, anthropology/paleontology), and Andrea, 12, Minnesota Vikings sports enthusiast. |
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