This fall semester the College of Health Sciences’ Department of Community and Environmental Health sent nine students from Environmental and Occupational Health to the Pacific Northwest Air & Waste Management Association’s Environmental Challenge Competition held in Portland Oregon from Nov. 7-9.
Out of a total of eight teams representing five universities throughout the Pacific Northwest and Canada, the Boise State University team calling itself “Vantucky Stumptown Bridge Coalition” earned third-place honors – and spoils totaling $500. Their technical proposal addressed the environmental, socioeconomic, and technical aspects associated with the construction of a river crossing between the states of Oregon and Washington. The findings identified in their proposal were presented in front of a mock panel representing the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.
College of Health Sciences’ Lecturer, Mr. Tom Turco, served as the faculty mentor to all three Boise State teams participating in the competition. “Tom continues to show immense dedication to student success in our college” said Dale Stephenson, chair of Community and Environmental Health. “I am very proud to have him as a fellow faculty member in our department.”
Nine Environmental and Occupational Health students participated in the Pacific Northwest Air and Waste Management Association’s Environmental Challenge Competition, held in Portland, Ore. on Nov. 7-9. Out of a total of eight teams representing five universities throughout the Pacific Northwest and Canada, the Boise State University team calling itself “Vantucky Stumptown Bridge Coalition” earned third-place honors – and spoils totaling $500. Their technical proposal addressed the environmental, socioeconomic, and technical aspects associated with the construction of a river crossing between the states of Oregon and Washington.