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Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of the Speakers
Pages 38-43

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From page 38...
... He currently heads the Mack-Blackwell National Rural Transportation Study Center at the University of Arkansas Department of Civil Engineering, where he is responsible for directing studies by professors and students to improve life in rural America through improvements in transportation systems. RADM Buffington served for 34 years with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
From page 39...
... In this position, Dr. Goodman is responsible for directing the department's privatization and outsourcing initiatives; developing policies and programs affecting the defense industrial base; responding to industry restructuring, mergers, and acquisitions; and managing the department's infrastructure budget and policies, including housing base closure and reuse, and economic development.
From page 40...
... Mr. Howard is also a member of the Constructor Certification Committee of the American Institute of Constructors, the National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee of the American Arbitration Association, the National Council for Civil Engineering Research, and the American National Standards Institute A-10 Construction Safety Committee.
From page 41...
... RADM Nash has a Distinguished Service Medal, two Legion of Merit Awards, a Defense Meritorious Service Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Navy Commendation Medals including one with a "V" for valor, and several other individual and unit awards.
From page 42...
... After leaving government service, he held a variety of positions in the private sector, including that of president of Essex Corporation, Vice President of the Center for Naval Analyses, and Vice President of the Institute for Defense Analyses. He also directed the Chief of Naval Operations' Strategic Studies Group from 1989to 1992.
From page 43...
... Ms. Brandt Wood has been involved in SPE, AICHE, API Committee 75, an industry standard for offshore safety, The Business Roundtable's Construction Committee, leading the task group on workforce availability, and is a member of the board for the Armand Bayou Nature Center.


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