WSPC00105

• File Number: 8029
• Description: Section D General Correspondence-Colorado Agencies-Alpha not Basin Related
• State: CO
• Date: 12/1/1991
• Author: CWRRI
• Title: CWRRI-Colorado Water Newsletter
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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A BEND IS
THE ROAD

by
NI!i1 S. Grigg

This Fall I changed jobs at
CSU. becoming Head of the
Civil Engineering OepartmenL
This dcparuncnt is a world
leader in water resources
education, and I look forward to
continuing to work with
Colorado's war.er leadership and

with CWRRI in this role. We're fortunate that Roben Ward
has been selected to head CWRRI. Roben has a lot of
experience in water and a deep interest in education and
research. Also. Jull Harper, CSU's Vice President for
Research. is taking an active role in developing CWRRl and
CSU's water programs. Shirley Miller will continue as the key
staff person at CWRRl. I feellhat our team is stronger than
ever; and this is especially important for Colorado's economic
development and environmenlal protection for the future.

So. this is not goodbye; it's just a bend in the road. I look
forward to working with you in the future on Colorado waler
issues and research.

COMMENTS BY THE DIRECTOR u AN INTRODUCTION

b, Robo-I C. Ward

As the new Director of the Colorado Water
Resources Research Institute (CWRRJ). I feel it is
importanl that I introduce myself 10 the Colorado
water community. Such an imroduction will
provide insight into how I hope to navigate
CWRRI in the future.

First. I want to acknowledge the contribution of
Neil Grigg to CWRRJ over the pa~ three yc.w;.
Neil has been Wltiring in his efforts 10 connect the
water research and education needs of Colorado to
the expertise of the research universities in the
state. I greally admiJ't what he has been able to
accomplish in the relatively short time he led CWRRI. I plan
to continue in the directions Neil has charted for CWRRI. We
all are very fonW13te that Neil is going to continue to pIa)' an
active role in the Colorado water scene.

My connection wilh water resources and Water Resources
Research Institutes began during my graduate studies at Nonh
Carolina State University in the late '60s. While pursuing my
Ph.D in Agricultural Engineering, I participated in a water
resources wminorw program operated by the NOM Carolina
Water Resources Research L'lstitUle under the direction of
David Howells. This program. among its many features,
permitted me 10 take graduate courses at the University of
Nonh Carolina at Chapel Hill in areas in which they
specialized, even though I was a student at North Carolina
State University. This program taught me the value of
cooperative building on strengths as well as much about water
resources.

Upon completing my Ph.D, I had job offen from several
universities. As students often do, I asked for advice from
David Howells regarding which offer, professionally, I should
accept:. He said thai. if I wanted to work in water resources, I

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had no choice! Colorado State University was a
premiere institution in the broad field of water
resources.

After 21 very rewarding years on the faculty of
Colorado Stale University, working mainly in the
field of water quality management. I know Ole
advice I received from David Howells was
excellent. I have bcnefined greatly from working
with colleagues who an! world renowned in their
fields. I have been challenged by lhe high-quality
students who are attracted to our graduate
programs. I have enjoyed interacting wiOl
professionals working in Colorado's water windwary."

As Director of CWRRI I hope to repay the Colorado water
community for many of the benefits I have received over the
years. In particular. I welcome the opponunity to increase my
interaction wilh the water professionals in Colorado and help
them bring their research and education ~ to the higher
education community in the state. Also, I look forward 10
assisting faculty in their efforts 10 COMecl with the waler
research and educarion needs facing Colorado.

Water mar:agemcnt in Colorado is an evolutionary process.
CWRRI can playa vital role in the research necessary to
facilitale this process. As Neil has articulated a nwnber of
times over the past three years. CWRRI programs are designed
to,

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Identify and prioritiZt' water problems for research;

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Plan and manage water research projects;

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Transfer new information and technology to users;
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