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Dear Members: In our recent Winter 2024 Newsletter we included [...]
Newsletter Quarterback
A quarterback is needed for the CHAA Newsletter that is [...]
Treasurer
CHAA is seeking a new Treasurer, as an officer and [...]
Gordon Koblitz Obituary
Early morning on November 3, 2022, Gordon experienced a [...]
CHAA 2022 National Alumni Reunion Enjoyed in Atlanta
The latest CHAA national reunion was finally held in [...]
CH2M HILL Alumni Center at Oregon State University Celebrates 20th Anniversary
On October 28th, 2017, the Oregon State University Alumni Association [...]
Arlen Borgen Reflects at Retirement…April 25, 1997
Arlen, circa 1970 I hold fond memories of [...]
CH2M HILL Family and Friends Remember Ralph Peterson, 1944-2009
With sadness, we note the passing of Ralph Peterson, former [...]
Insights from George Gunn
My early reflections regarding CH2M HILL began in 1965. After graduating [...]
Insights From Joe Patton
I followed a rather circuitous route to get to CH2M [...]
Why CH2M HILL Has Been Successful: The Rest of the Story
I take no exception to Jim Howland’s remarks in the [...]
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Insights from Tom Gibbs
Recent articles in Reflections noted the able assistance CH2M HILL provided [...]
Recollections by Bunny (Whiteman) Scott
What a joy it has been to work for two [...]
My Retirement
It was April 2014 when Mike Tilchin and Lisa Forrest [...]
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Shango, the Gorilla, and Jerry Wilson during Construction of the Oceanside Treatment Plant, 1988-1989
Editor’s Notes by Dave Evans: The original for this article [...]
Little Blue Book
The Little Blue Book or, Living by the Guiding Principles [...]
“My Last Job..”
I joined CH2M HILL in May of 1979 and retired from [...]
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CH2M Early Marketing Brochures
The following seven CH2M marketing brochures were found bound together [...]
Alexandria, Egypt
The Alexandria Project In 1979, Les Wierson, ever alert for [...]
An Alumni Family Treasure Found
SURPRISE! An Alumni Family Treasure Found One of the features [...]
“And then there was CH2M …”
In November of 1965 the firm finalized the legal and [...]
Brightwater Story
Introduction By Dave Evans The Brightwater Treatment Plant project is [...]
CH2M HILL Laboratory Program
Prepared by: Mark Boedigheimer, with contributions from: Steve Gelman, Earl [...]
The Clean Water Act
The first meaningful federal legislation mandating clean up of our [...]
The Denver Foothills Project
Following is a foreword for a 10-minute video produced in [...]
Geotechnical Engineering at CH2M HILL – 1946 to 2011
As recalled by Roger Lindquist, August 2011 And edited by [...]
A Topical Outline – The Global Years 2000 to 2009
The challenge facing the authors of this overview of the [...]
Growth of CH2M HILL
Summary Over a period of 66 years (1945 to 2011), [...]
CH2M HILL International
How CH2M HILL Went Global--The History of CH2M HILL International [...]
International
Prior to 1974 anyone in CH2M could go anywhere if [...]
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The Lake Tahoe Project
It is generally recognized that CH2M HILL's bootstrap project was [...]
Little Yellow Book
Living by the Little (Red) Yellow Book The Little Yellow [...]
Matrix Organization
The Matrix System (Excerpts From "Organization for Impact" Memo Dated [...]
Middle East Beginnings
Saudi Arabia Our Middle East involvement began in 1975 in [...]
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Top Environmental Firm in 2012 and 2013
Over a period of 66 years (1945 to 2011), CH2M [...]
UOSA Story
Introduction to the UOSA Story In 2011, CH2M HILL completed [...]
Vision Versus Reality – 1965 to 1975
Summarized by Dave Evans, February 2013 INTRODUCTION For the first [...]
Insights from Sid Lasswell
Editor’s Note: The following was published in the CH2M HILL [...]
Memories of the Court Street Office
Introduction by Jacque Hinman Recently, Gerald Vogt, a 30-year CH2M [...]
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Recollections After the Loss of CH2M
"Jacobs Blends the CH2M Family Spirit into Its Own." Thanks, [...]
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Always and Never Reflections of Rick Luebbers, 2014
You may have noticed the message from Terry Ruhl regarding [...]
Being Married to a Travelin’ Man
Being the wife of a "My-bags-are-packed-'n-l'm-ready-to-go!" engineer has had its [...]
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Birth of a Notion
Preface to "Birth of a Notion" Sadly, the man to [...]
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CH2M HILL – Denver Office
It was about 1973; the Denver Office had been open [...]
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CH2M HILL is All About its People
From its very inception, first as Cornell Howland Hayes and [...]
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It’s Damned Hard to be a Pro
CH2M HILL is an amazing organization. It has the finite [...]
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Early CH2M HILL Reflections of Dave Evans
My early reflections of Cornell, Howland, Hayes, and Merryfield, beginning [...]
The Early Years
The early years were indeed very important and special for [...]
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Holly A. Cornell – Memories by James
Holy Cornell and I worked together in CH2M for over [...]
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Ken Bielman’s 90th Birthday Celebration
For his 90th birthday, Ken prepared a PowerPoint presentation summarizing [...]
Memoirs of “Bud” Smith and Founding Partners
In 1982, Jim Howland initiated and supported a project to [...]
My Top 20 Good Times With Jim Howland
Jim Howland was my best mentor and supervisor and his [...]
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Proving We Could Deliver the “Goods”
Prior to the opening of our DEN office, we became [...]
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Recollections
Corvallis (CVO) Spring Term 1958, Professor Merryfield called me into [...]
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Memories of CH2M HILL
Residuals by Rep or Don't get me Started Thoughts from [...]
Reflections from Ted King
PAs retirement approaches, and I think back thru the years, [...]
SEA Projects and Other Recollections
Projects: The Normandy Park sewerage was one of SEA's first [...]
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The Last CH2M Fishing Trip
By Mac Stuart, 1992 The Last CH2M Firm-Sponsored Fishing Trip [...]
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The Never Built, “Best Designed” Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
Here is a special picture and the "rest of [...]
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The “New Guy” On The Block
I can only attribute my original contact with CH2M to [...]
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