Andrew Rose, Associate Professor and Department Head of the Civil Engineering Technology Dept. at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Dr. Rose will use the Thornburgh Archive to research the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act which was enacted following the 1977 Johnstown flood. This law became effective on July 1, 1979, less than six months after Thornburgh began serving as Governor. Research will be done on how Governor Thornburgh and his administration took responsibility for implementing the law, supported the agencies tasked with enforcing the law, and supported dam safety and rehabilitation within the Commonwealth. The materials from this research will be incorporated into a 4-credit required course taken in the Junior or Senior year by Civil Engineering Technology majors on the Johnstown campus.
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