Opening Session Speakers
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Moderator: AEG President Sarah Kalika
Room: Columbus Ballroom
Time Speaker
8:00 Welcome: Sarah Kalika, Curt Schmidt and Niall Henshaw
8:05 AEG Volunteer Recognition Award: Gerry Stirewalt and Courtney Johnson
8:10 AEG Advocacy Award: John McPhee
8:20 AEG Foundation Awards: Dr. Anna Saindon
9:00 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gale Blackmer, Pennsylvania State Geologist
9:30 Keynote Speaker: David E. Haymes, Assistant Commissioner, Contaminated Site Remediation & Redevelopment,
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
10:00 Morning Break
10:20 OEEG Project Award: Paw Paw Slope Stabilization Project - Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park
- Joseph Reed
11:00 2023/2024 AEG/GSA Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer: Cynthia Palomares
11:30 Introduction of AEG/GSA Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. John Kemeny
Keynote
David E. Haymes, Assistant Commissioner, Contaminated Site Remediation & Redevelopment, New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
2024/2025 AEG/GSA Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
Dr. John Kemeny
Keynote
Dr. Gale Blackmer, Pennsylvania State Geologist
2023/2024 AEG/GSA Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
Cynthia Palomares
AEG Outstanding Environmental & Engineering Project Award
Paw Paw Slope Stabilization Project - Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park - Joseph
Reed