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ERNEST T. SMERDON
Pages 300-305

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From page 301...
... BREEN ERNEST THOMAS SMERDON, Engineering Dean Emeritus of the University of Arizona and a visionary leader in engineering education as well as in water resource conservation, died on August 11, 2014, at the age of 84. Ernest, or Ernie as he was generally called, was born in a farm home on January 19, 1930, in Ritchey, a very small village in the Missouri Ozarks.
From page 302...
... When he left the Air Force in 1955, he returned to the University of Missouri for graduate school with a major in agricultural engineering and a minor in civil engineering. He conducted extensive laboratory studies in hydraulics and hydrology, receiving an MS in 1956 and a PhD in 1959 with emphasis in water resources and irrigation engineering.
From page 303...
... Ernie's emergence as a leading contributor in hydrology and water resources was recognized by the American Geophysical Union, which sponsored his hydrology lectures at 15 prominent universities, and by a number of consultancies for the US Agency for International Development, advising roles for developing nations, and participation in NRC panels on environmental issues. In 1982 he received the Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering.
From page 304...
... The University of Arizona named the Ernest T Smerdon Engineering Academic Center in his honor.


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