Alumni Assembly Hall

Welcome and Introduction
Dean Mike Kelly,
College of Natural Resources

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Assembly Hall

"Managing the Environment: Is Science the Solution or the Problem?"
Paul Gilman
Founding Director, Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies (ORCAS), and Former Assistant Administrator for R&D at EPA

Introduced by Dean Sharron Quisenberry,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Reconvene, Session Remarks
Dean Jerome Niles,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

"Today's Challenges in Environmental Management"
David Paylor,
Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Introduced by Dean Jerome Niles,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Call to Action Panel Discussion: 6 Perspectives
Panelists:
University: Brad Fenwick,
Vice President for Research
Government: David Paylor,
Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Industry: G. Gary Caster,
President/Owner, Carbon Project Services, LLC, and
Former Eco-Assets Manager, American Electric Power
N.G.O.: Linda Crowe,
The Nature Conservancy
Faculty: Nancy G. Love,
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and
Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences
Graduate Student: Kimberly M. Mattson,
Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences

Moderated by Dean Lay Nam Chang,
College of Science

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Reception, Poster Awards
Moderated by Dean Gerhardt G. Schurig,
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
and
Dean Jerome Niles,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Deans' Forum Public Lecture

Welcome by Dean Jack Davis,
College of Architecture and Urban Studies

"Our Environmental Destiny"
Robert Kennedy Jr.

Introduced by: Virginia Tech President Charles Steger