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10/18/95 0 :54 FA% 2089327793 Fraser, Inc. <br />. ~ • ~ ~ 007 <br />The University of Colorado at Denver <br />Becomes A Major Player in the ~Eco(onomics Vision <br />IOE WEI,COIr1ES NEW ECOI.01vObIICS >vtASTERS DEGREE STU~EN'TS AT tiCA IN FALL OF '95 <br />Dennis w"eavts and Dr. Peter JenkittS, Dean of the College of Engneeriag and .applied Scirnce at dtt university of Colorado, share <br />a vision and together have created a MasurofEngituYr'n_ Degree Feugtam in Fsolonomics az the linive[sity of Colorado. This is causing <br />Breit excitement in'rhe field of education and in Dtaver; Here's how it came m.be and. what's happenin_ [his fall. <br />Dr. Jenkins heads The [ntematiomJ Technology Transfer Program and three years ago !te was ~:~oricin2 with L'ktainian scic.t[ists on a <br />nett ceramic techaolo_y. A tnunial friend of Dr. Jenkins and Dennis got them COgether at a meeting about ceramic technologies held in <br />_ Denver. During the meeting, Dr. Jenkins noticed that he and Dennis were ttrakiag similar commentaand asking dre same type of <br />questions! They spoke sfterward and Dennis shattd his vision of environmental economics and his interest in nearing educational <br />progtartu. Ac that time, Dennis andBob Saimnaa Itadalteady establishedIOE. Dr. Jenkiassuggcsted a program where~taduau:student, <br />could zvaluatt ztivironmental reeh- <br />nologies at IJCD- Coincidearally, Dr_ <br />Jenkins had already proposed a Mas- <br />tzr of End neetins Degree which <br />combines business and engineering in <br />rn intadlscipliaary degree, is was a <br />good mazch with Ecolonomia. <br />~Vltat has impressed Dr. Jrnkins is <br />the quali[y ofstudenrs a[otacud [o the <br />pro~*=m- Otu Ecolanomics studen[ <br />already haz a Bachziors is Chemical <br />En~°itteerins: and. an MBA- Another <br />one holds a degce is Chemistry. "It. s <br />vetyexcitingand~ra[ifyingtolOEto . <br />x'elcome these excellent smdrnss_ <br />They will cerminly establish a tre- . <br />mendous repucuion for Ecolonornics <br />with industry." Dr..Ieakins says, <br />''Getting ,good people like chase on <br />From Ri~tc Dctmis Wcavrr, Dr. Peter Jatkins, Dean ofthe Collzge.of &~gin-~.rc~g and Applied Sc~mec <br />board ~ is s tremeadotu asset far all of ~ ~ at UC-Denver, and Bob SaI®an <br />us who share in cItts vision." <br />Dennis and Dr. Jettkias want to support the smdcns in all possiblz ways. They beeztt by ce[ling the txtmmucicy about Ernlonomics <br />and dte Univeairy Masters De~tee Program at a l'lck-oil luncheon at the W estin Hote[ in downtown Denver on Jantrasy 27, ] 995. fifty <br />ro one hundred people wen: eac_tucted. Wien over three hundred showed up, they eou[dn'e fir them all in the doors. Dr. Jenkins said <br />`W a wet= packed in, bat the energy ltwel at than mtz[in¢'tvas ineredihle!" There wets numerous speakers, moldy CEO's of successful <br />fit:rts, talkie; abota the various aspects of environmental technologies and how [o arm the inm profitable businesses. As Dr. Jenkins <br />pars it,' ZVt wanted executives m standup and talk about how they'ddone it and the mesnirig ofwhac.they bad done for the envimnmem <br />sad forpeopla_ As a result, the proz^rant tot tremendous reviews' <br />Tht momentum hs continued ro baild The Ecolonon•,ia Program had a loaned executive hero one of the largest mvironmcntai <br />engineering companies in thz world m helo get «re program started. Dr. Jenkins has also formed an Ecolanomics C0b50RinL1 of <br />companies chat will join together rn help genetart suppon for the graduate smdrnt pro°cam at the Uaivenity. Four major Deaver <br />companies, have already agreed to join rho Consortium aad several mate are considetirt~ iC Dr_.Jenkins is a remarkable man of action <br />and he and Dennis are °leading the charge." By this winter, [trey re hoping co have tm companies signtd up io btgin the Consortitmn <br />2ctititieswiththesmdencs. OpMarch30,Dr_Jenkinsheld his ficstFcolonomiaSuninaron dteUniversityProgramand how[tinteracccd <br />with IOE. - lCoarinued on Page Si <br />~~ri= <br />Dennis Weaver wanted to create a name that stood for both ecology and economics, <br />so lte took the first four letters in the word "eco ogy" <br />and the last six letters in "economics" and trademarked a new term: Ecolonomics~. <br />Proliounced ee-call-ah-nahm-iks, the word symbolizes that ecology and. economics <br />must be intrinsically linked if we are to create a sustainable Future. <br />