September/October 2015 | 19
Paying It Forward
Idea submitted by: Mike Rolband, vice president of operations, WSSI
Design Engineer Margaret McMenamin
and Architect Leslie Bartlebaugh, both
from Wetland Studies and Solutions,
Inc. (WSSI), had the opportunity to
"pay it forward" this spring when
current Shenandoah students visited
the WSSI facility for a tour. "I'm grateful
to you and your staff for making this
experience possible," says Woody
Bousquet, professor of environmental
studies and biology and director of
Shenandoah University's Blue Ridge
Institute for Environmental Studies.
In their course evaluations, students
expressed much appreciation toward
particular topics McMenamin and
Bartlebaugh discussed, such as inter-
viewing, job responsibilities, clients
and needs for field and lab skills on
the job. "You shared perspectives that
undergraduates need to understand but
rarely have a chance to hear presented
so convincingly," Bousquet says.
Allegany College and Pennsylvania State
University Mont Alto forestry students
visit Davey's Chesapeake R/C office in Wye
Mills, Maryland. Davey's Kolby Corrigan,
Paul Herb, Chris Klimas and Craig Ritter
provided a tour of the operations, as
well as hands-on demonstrations with
equipment, such as an aerial, an Intelligent
Powertrain Management (IPM) truck and
a tree spade. The event concluded with a
barbeque lunch for all attendees. "We all
came away with how important safety is
to all of you," says Craig Houghton, forest
technology instructor and program coor-
dinator at Penn State Mont Alto. "You are
all so kind to spend time with our young
group of students who are still trying to
find their interests and focus."
Future Focus
Idea submitted by:
Chris Klimas, operations manager,
Mid-Atlantic region, R/C services
