Denny A. Lundberg

Mr. Lundberg is employed by the US Army Corp of Engineers, Rock Island District responsible for program management of all engineering activities within the District including civil works and military projects. He oversees the management of the 140 personnel workforce that includes Geotechnical Branch, Hydraulic Branch, Design Branch, Survey Branch, and Cost Engineering Branch. He also serves as the District Dam Safety Officer.

In 2005, through his hard work and dedication, Mr. Lundberg successfully brought to completion the $74 million Upper Mississippi River - Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study. Mr. Lundberg actively engaged a diverse set of collaborators in order to balance stakeholder needs and to provide a vision for the future of navigation and ecosystem restoration on the Mississippi River System (leading to a recommendation for $8 billion worth of investment over 50 years) that will influence public policy and river investments for decades to come.

In 2005, Mr. Lundberg also was the Program Manager for the Task Force responsible for the Unwatering of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The efforts of this task force, along with the coordinated efforts of local governments and private contractors resulted in unwatering the city several weeks ahead of forecasted dates. When asked how this was accomplished, Task Force Commander Col. Duane Gapinski commented that you cannot forecast “grit and determination”. Mr. Lundberg was at the forefront of demonstrating these traits and providing the engineering leadership for everyone involved in the unwatering of the city of New Orleans.

Mr. Lundberg has been an active member of the community involved in numerous activities including: coach for USA Junior Olympic volleyball, coach for YMCA soccer, t-ball, and basketball, and volunteer for Science Fairs.

Mr. Lundberg has held numerous positions with the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), Rock Island Post including his current position of President. In addition, Mr. Lundberg is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) along with being a certified Professional Engineer. In 1992, he was the QCESC Junior Engineer of the Year. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa. Mr. Lundberg lives in Blue Grass, Iowa with his wife Valerie.

Raymond A. Wolf

Mr. Wolf is currently the Science and Operations Officer with the National Weather Service Office in Davenport, Iowa. Mr. Wolf's 20 plus year career with the National Weather Service has focused on applying the latest scientific research and utilizing new technology to improve weather, hydrologic and climate services, and providing environmental education so efforts to fulfill the National Weather Service mission of protecting lives and property is maximized.

Mr. Wolf’s current responsibilities include providing staff training on and implementing new scientific findings and technology upgrades; monitoring the scientific integrity of products and services; leading local research efforts to improve products and services including collaborative research with universities, presentations at scientific conferences, and providing results in peer reviewed publications.

Recent and current research efforts include topics of tornadogenesis in squall lines, flash floods climatology, land surface effects on local moisture budget, and thunder and high winds associated with snowstorms.

Mr. Wolf has written and collaborated on over two dozen papers and publications related to weather and has received numerous other awards including the Isaac Cline Award for leadership in local science programs.

Mr. Wolf has been very active in the community including: local facilitator and co-leader for the past 10 years for American Meteorological Society programs for providing meteorology and hydrology classes for K-12 teachers at no cost. In addition has been a speaker for several Iowa-Illinois Fruit Growers conferences, and Illinois Master Naturalist and Scott County Master Gardener programs. Mr. Wolf has been involved with job shadowing for high school students and teachers for high school and college.

Mr. Wolf is a member of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association along with serving on numerous committees and as a peer reviewer. Mr. Wolf holds a B.S. in Meteorology and a M.S. in Agricultural Climatology from Iowa State University. Mr. Wolf is a resident of Eldridge, Iowa with his wife Cindy and their three children.

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) – Rock Island Post

The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) – Rock Island Post was selected as the QCESC Society of the Year. The SAME local post was established in 1950 and currently has 250 local members. Its mission is to promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sector engineers, and related professionals

The selection of SAME as the Society of Year was based on the excellent service it is providing its local members, its support of engineering and science in the local community, and the on-going support it has provided the Quad City Engineering and Science Council. This includes holding 12 local meetings with an average attendance of 60 people, donating over $16,000 for scholarships, student activities, and training and providing strong on-going support for the QCESC through volunteers. In the last 30 years, 12 of the Chairpersons for the QCESC have been SAME members.

Further information about SAME is available at it’s website @ http://posts.same.org/rockisland/