“The CH2M Hill Alumni Center is a very special place on the OSU campus. I remember going to events here as a student and being amazed by the beauty of the building.  It brings together generations of Beavers through so many wonderful events such as alumni gatherings, career fairs, new student welcomes, tailgaters, conferences, staff events, and community events. We are fortunate to have this great building and I’m grateful for all the memories it helps to create.” Yuliya Dennis, OSUAA Career Services Director

After several years of discussions, we are delighted to have reached an agreement to create a CH2M HILL Alumni Association digital kiosk in the CH2M HILL Alumni Center at Oregon State University! This kiosk is envisioned as a terrific way to gain external exposure for our organization, and further nurture our synergistic relationship with Oregon State University dating back in the 1940s.

“CH2M HILL Alumni Center” is prominently displayed on the face of this 45,000 sq. ft. activity center in the heart of the OSU campus. However, few people recognize our quirky name, nor have any idea of our contributions in creating this center.  Nor do many people appreciate the immense role that OSU played in fostering the creation of our firm and educating and professionally nurturing many individuals who were at the heart of the early, formative years of our growth.

The kiosk will consist of a pedestal-mounted, touch-screen computer providing direct and simple access to our CHAA web site, coupled to a larger, wall-mounted flat panel monitor. The kiosk will be strategically located at one of the main entrances to the Center. It will foremost provide the opportunity for people to explore the extraordinary content of our web site.  The kiosk will also include flexibility to continuously display fixed or rotating images on the large monitor.  These images could include portraits of iconic individuals (Founding Fathers and beyond) who were both OSU grads and CH2M HILL employees, and pictures of benchmark projects which we delivered far beyond our origins. 

The original plan was to broadly solicit donations from CHAA membership to provide funding for this kiosk.  Fortuitously, a few or our alumni involved in the creation or endorsement of this endeavor have already collectively donated nearly $5,000 which is ample to cover the costs.  The generosity of the following alumni is gratefully acknowledged:  Bob Chapman, Gordon Koblitz, Mike Schweizer, Don Marske, Mark Lasswell, Anne Kernkamp, Terry Sheldon, Rick Luebbers, Mark Alpert, Dick Crim, Jory Abrams, and Terry Sheldon. 

More information about the alumni center and CH2M HILL’s contributions to its creation are available through the following link: https://ch2mhillalumni.org/ch2m-hill-alumni-center-at-oregon-state-university-celebrates-20th-anniversary/

This kiosk also builds on other notable endeavors with Oregon State University which collectively serve to sustain our legacy.

  • In early 2021, commitments were secured whereby Oregon State University Libraries will archive our website in perpetuity when and if our alumni association can no longer do so.
  • In 2009, reconstruction was completed of the building which is the home for OSU’s civil and construction engineering program (Apperson Hall, now Kearney Hall).  The ground floor features a 200-seat lecture hall, the CH2M HILL Auditorium.   More recently, iconic CH2M HILL plexiglass logos were rescued from our closing SCO office, and now are beautifully displayed as wall art in this auditorium.

There are two OSU Beavers who have been tremendously supportive of our interactive endeavors over many years.  We gratefully acknowledge their efforts and friendship. 

Marnie Noble
Senior Director of Development, Leadership Gifts

In her student years, Marnie worked one summer in the catalogue library of our old office on Western Avenue. Her dad was an early client as Director of Public Works for the City of Corvallis.

Scott Ashford
Dean of the OSU College of Engineering.

Scott is a member of our Alumni Association. His earlier life included working for CH2M HILL in our Emeryville California office as a Geotech engineer.