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By George R. Koerner
GSI's Annual Landreth " Steward
of the Environment " Award
he Robert and Mitchell Landreth " Steward of the Environment " award was established
in 2021. It is in honor of Robert Landreth (1939-2021) and his wife, Mitchell. The
annual award is bestowed by the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) in recognition of " distinguished
engineering achievement related to the environment " by a college faculty member,
graduate student or post doctorate working with geosynthetics.
Robert E. Landreth rose to the rank of captain in the U.S. Department of Public Health.
As the research director at the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), he advocated
for research funding that made it possible to spearhead efforts in geosynthetics during
the 1980s and 1990s. The pioneering research that transpired changed regulations and
the way that waste is managed throughout the world. Landreth's guidance, determination
and hard work are a testament to the very best of our nation's public servants. His critical
leadership role at the EPA improved the environment by incorporating geosynthetics into
waste containment systems.
To be eligible for this $10K award, applicants must be:
* A matriculated graduate student, post doctorate or young assistant professor in
good standing and registered as a full-time student during the award period at an
accredited U.S. university
George R. Koerner, Ph.D.,
P.E., CQA, is the director of
the Geosynthetic Institute
in Folsom, Pa.
* U.S. citizens majoring in engineering or science degrees
* Working on original environmental research projects; those related to geosynthetics
are preferred
The first award recipient (2021) was Dr. Joseph Scalia IV. He is an assistant professor
in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department in the Walter
Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU). Scalia specializes in
geoenvironmental and geotechnical engineering. His research and teaching centers on
the convergences of soil mechanics with contaminant hydrology, geology, environmental
engineering, hydrology, mechanical engineering and hydraulics. Prior to joining CSU,
Scalia was a senior associate at Exponent (formerly Failure Analysis Associates) in the
Environmental and Earth Sciences Practice in Bellevue, Wash., and Natick, Mass. Scalia
received his BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Bucknell University and
his MS and Ph.D. in Geological Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
We are pleased to announce that Theresa Andrejack Loux, Ph.D., P.E., has been
selected as the 2022 Landreth award winner. She is chief technical officer of Aero
Aggregates of North America LLC in Eddystone, Pa., and an adjunct professor of Civil
and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J. Loux has been
involved in and managed a variety of civil, geotechnical and geoenvironmental projects.
She is also very active in our " GEO " community outreach, which includes the American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Delaware Valley Geo-Institute (DVGI), Girls Exploring
Tomorrow's Technology (GETT), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM),
International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) and Engineers without Borders. Loux is an
engaging instructor with a central goal of communicating course material in a clear,

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