INNOVATION July-August 2014

founda t io n Bursary Honours Geological Engineer and APEGBC Volunteer John J. Clague, P.Geo., Vice President, APEGBC Jon Kroon, P.Geo., Chair, DEGIRS

Frank Baumann, P.Eng., passed away after a single-vehicle accident north of Pemberton on October 24, 2013. This tragedy shocked and saddened everyone who knew Frank. Frank was a man of boundless energy—an outdoors enthusiast and a leading expert and consultant in geological engineering. He specialized in the evaluation and management of terrain issues and slope hazards, and was a noted avalanche hazard assessment expert. He was vocal in his opposition to development of Cheekye Fan north of Squamish and supported construc- tion of the Fitzsimmons Creek debris barrier in Whistler. As a registered member of APEGBC and the Division of Engineers and Geoscientists in the Resource Sector (DEGIRS), Frank was generous with his time and energy, having contributed professional development opportu- nities through presentations, workshops and field trips; he was an energetic and entertaining field tour leader. Frank also aided in the development of practice guidelines, contributing his knowledge and opinion to resource road deactivation and snow avalanche assessments. Frank founded Baumann Engineering in the early 90s and developed avalanche safety plans for numerous resource industry clients. He taught at

Howe Sound Secondary School and BCIT and was loved by his students for his enthusiasm and passion. He was an accom- plished mountaineer; a member of the Whistler Volunteer Ski Patrol and BC Mountaineering Club; and taught free ava- lanche courses through Mountain Equipment Co-op. Frank was also an active volunteer and served as Chair of the board for Kawkawa Camp and Retreat, a Christian youth camp in Hope. The APEG Foundation has established the Frank Baumann Bursary in honour of Frank Baumann. It is seeking to raise $50,000 to create the capital base for the bursary, which will allow the Foundation to award, in perpetuity, a $1,500 bursary

to a deserving third- or fourth-year undergraduate geological engineering or environmental geoscience student. The Foundation has secured $35,000 from generous donors, but still requires $15,000 to reach its goal. The Foundation appeals to APEGBC members to contribute to the endow- ment for the bursary. Donations are tax-deductible; for each contribution, a receipt will be issued. The Foundation will also administer the bursary. You can make a donation online at the APEGBC website or mail a cheque to: APEG Foundation Association of Professional Engineers Please make cheques out to the APEG Foundation with a memo indicating the donation is for the Frank Baumann Bursary. For those that choose to donate online, please fill out the form on the website at apeg.bc.ca/ Foundation and submit to Louise Leung at lleung@apeg.bc.ca. v and Geoscientists of BC 200-4010 Regent Street Burnaby, BC, V5C 6N2

Congratulations to our 2014 Geoscience BC scholarship recipients

Duncan Mackay UVIC

Laura Pisiak UVIC

Lucia Theny SFU Rameses D’Souza UVIC

Natalie Cook UBC

Stephen Mak UBC Nader Mostaghimi UBC Geoscience BC scholarships are awarded annually to earth science post-graduate students working on a project relevant to mineral or oil & gas exploration or development in British Columbia.

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