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Vern Ohlman Honored, Delivered In Winter 2005, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Vern Ohlman Honored, delivered in Winter 2005 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Lower Grand River Watershed Management Plan, Fishbeck, Thompson, Car & Huber, Inc.

Watershed Management Plans and Reports

A Watershed Management Plan (WMP) considers many aspects of water usage and functions, and coordinates them into a comprehensive plan for managing the activities that govern how our natural resources are utilized or viewed. A WMP is developed to provide direction and prioritize how resources are used for the management, protection, or restoration of a watershed. A watershed approach is ideal for managing water resources since they cross jurisdictions and political boundaries. Often this fluid nature of water is overlooked or taken for granted. Water flows over the ground and picks up pollutants before reaching a lake, stream, wetland, or …

Built Along The Shores Of Macatawa: The History Of Boat Building In Holland, Michigan, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Built Along the Shores of Macatawa:  The History of Boat Building in Holland, Michigan is an article concerning the history of ship and boat building in the Holland, Michigan area from 1836-2004.

Hail To Our Alma Mater, Delivered For The Seidman School Of Business Alumni On April 14, 2004, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Hail to Our Alma Mater, delivered for the Seidman School of Business Alumni on April 14, 2004 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

100 Years Of Saving Lives, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

100 Years of Saving Lives is an article that concerns the history of the United States Life-Saving Service and United States Coast Guard station at Charlevoix, Michigan, 1898-2004.

Ordeal On The Ice, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Ordeal on the Ice is an article concerning the February 8, 1936 rescue of Clayton Brown by United States Coastguardsman Boatswain's Mate Earl Cunningham (1895-1936) that resulted in his own death and that of Claude Beardsley and the awarding of the Gold Lifesaving Medal to Cunningham posthumously.

In-Situ Apparent Conductivity Measurements And Microbial Population Distribution At A Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Site, Estella A. Atekwana, D. Dale Werkema, Joseph W. Duris, Silvia Rossbach, Eliot A. Atekwana, William A. Sauck, Daniel P. Cassidy, Jay Means, Franklyn D. Legall

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We investigated the bulk electrical conductivity and microbial population distribution in sediments at a site contaminated with light nonaqueous-phase liquid (LNAPL). The bulk conductivity was measured using in-situ vertical resistivity probes; the most probable number method was used to characterize the spatial distribution of aerobic heterotrophic and oil-degrading microbial populations. The purpose of this study was to assess if high conductivity observed at aged LNAPL-impacted sites may be related to microbial degradation of LNAPL. The results show higher bulk conductivity coincident with LNAPL-impacted zones, in contrast to geoelectrical models that predict lower conductivity in such zones. The highest bulk conductivity …

Internal Phosphorus Loading In Spring Lake: Year 1, Dr. Alan Steinman, Dr. Rick Rediske

Scientific Technical Reports

The rate of phosphorus release from sediments, and the degree to which alum reduces phosphorus release from sediments, was investigated in Spring Lake during the summer of 2003. Triplicate cores were sampled from 4 sites in the lake, and exposed to one of four treatments in the laboratory: 1) oxygen/alum; 2) oxygen/ no alum; 3) nitrogen/alum; or 4) nitrogen/no alum. Both soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) and total phosphorus (TP) release rates were virtually undetectable in the alum treatments (both with and without oxygen). Low, but detectable, release rates were measured in the oxygen/no alum treatment. The highest release rates were …

Buck Creek Watershed Management Plan, Annis Water Resources Institute

Watershed Management Plans and Reports

The water quality goals are based on improving or restoring the designated uses of the Watershed and attaining compliance with the E. coli TMDL established in Buck Creek. The following long-term goals for the Watershed have been determined:

● Improve or restore the coldwater and coolwater fisheries
● Improve and protect the safety and enjoyment of fishing, canoeing, and swimming
● Improve or restore the warmwater fishery
● Improve and protect the habitats for other indigenous aquatic life and wildlife
The short-term objectives to reduce sediment in the Watershed are:

● Stabilize stream flows to moderate hydrology and increase base …

Preliminary Watershed Assessment: Mona Lake Watershed, Alan Steinman, Rick Rediske, Xuefeng Chu, Rod Denning, Lori Nemeth, Don Uzarski, Bopi Biddanda, Mark Luttenton

Scientific Technical Reports

The Mona Lake watershed, located in Muskegon and Newaygo Counties in west Michigan, is relatively small in area (~ 200 km2 or 48,000 acres), but faces a large number of environmental challenges. An ecological assessment of the watershed was conducted to provide a new baseline of information, in the hope that this effort would catalyze actions to improve the health of the watershed.

Crime At The Top, Delivered At The Better Business Bureau On October 21, 2003, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Crime at the Top, delivered at the Better Business Bureau on October 21, 2003 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Process And Net Impact Evaluations Of The Focus:Hope Adult Training Programs And Student Loan Fund, Kevin Hollenbeck

Reports

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Minorities' Criminal Involvement In Grand Rapids: Community And Media Dialogue, Rafael E. Castanon

McNair Scholars Journal

This study examines media overrepresentation and its effects on community perception. The research examines the perception of racial/ethnic involvement in violent crimes in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids Police Department arrest reports for violent crime were dichotomized by race/ethnicity and compared to news articles reporting violent crimes found in the Grand Rapids Press to determine if a disparity exists between those data sets. To measure public perceptions, questionnaires were administered concerning racial/ethnic groups and their likelihood to commit violent crimes. The overall intention is to provide a better understanding of root causes of minority disparity within the Criminal Justice System.

On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems & Septage Management For Individual Homes And Small Communities, James R. Hegarty

Watershed Management Plans and Reports

The purpose of this paper is two-fold:

To identify alternatives and/or improvements to conventional septic systems for residential sewage collection and treatment for small communities and residential developments.

To research existing ordinances that require on-going management of residential and community septic systems, disposal of septage, and develop a model septic system and septage management ordinance that can apply to Kent County communities.

It is hoped that this study’s recommendations will be adopted in Kent County. Eventually, Kent County’s model program can be used to effect statewide implementation of responsible environmental policies that will improve our environment and public health. The …

Septage Disposal Ordinance For Kent County, Annis Water Resources Institute

Environmental Guidebooks and Model Ordinances

Septage Disposal Ordinance for Kent County

A Background History Of Directional Drilling In Michigan, Christine A. Klein

UF Law Faculty Publications

Why should we care about directional drilling? A lot of people care, both at the federal and state levels. Many politicans have weighed in on this issue of whether or not directional drilling should be permitted. Beyond state politics, an interesting legal debate has begun over whether the federal or state government has primary regulatory authority over this amphibious sort of drilling, which starts on the land but ends up under the Great Lakes.

Proposed Model Storm Water Ordinance For Kent County Townships And Municipalities, Annis Water Resources Institute

Environmental Guidebooks and Model Ordinances

AN ORDINANCE to provide for the regulation and control of storm water runoff; to provide for storm water permits and the procedures and standards for the issuance thereof; to provide for payment or reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred by the Township/Municipality associated with storm water permits and the consideration thereof; to establish standards and requirements for the protection of floodways and for the control of soil erosion and sedimentation; to adopt other provisions for the establishing, maintaining and protection of drains and drainageways; to provide regulations for the inspection, sampling and monitoring of storm water and other discharges; to …

Documentation For The 2001 Rank Ordering Of Michigan's Cte Programs, Kristine Heffel

Reports

No abstract provided.

2001 Revisions To The Rank List Of Michigan's Career And Technical Education Programs: Final Report, Kevin Hollenbeck, Kristine Heffel

Reports

No abstract provided.

Holland Chamber Of Commerce Speech, Delivered At Hope College On May 1, 2001, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Holland Chamber of Commerce Speech, delivered at Hope College on May 1, 2001 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Economic Club Farewell Address, Delivered At The Amway Grand Plaza On April 30, 2001, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Economic Club Farewell Address, delivered at the Amway Grand Plaza on April 30, 2001 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Principles For Successful Presidential Administration, Delivered At The Grand Haven Rotary Club On April 9, 2001, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Principles for Successful Presidential Administration, delivered at the Grand Haven Rotary Club on April 9, 2001 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Principles For Successful Presidential Administration, Delivered At The Grand Forum On February 22, 2001, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Principles for Successful Presidential Administration, delivered at the Grand Forum on February 22, 2001 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Nps Assessment Model: An Example Of Agnps Application For Watershed Erosion And Phosphorus Sedimentation

Journal of Spatial Hydrology

AGNPS, which is an agricultural non-point source pollution model, was used in combination with GIS tools to assess the feasibility of water quality effluent trading for phosphorus, in Morrow Lake sub-watershed, Kalamazoo, MI. GIS software packages (Arc/Info and ArcView) are used to prepare data input for the model and post process the results. The sensitivity of AGNPS parameters was evaluated to determine which most influenced phosphorus sediment loading. Evaluations were conducted to determine whether calculation processes could be simplified for rapid pollution forecasts. The results showed that pollution could be predicted by varying temporary model data (i.e. precipitation etc.) in …

High Flying To Tailspin: Otto E. Szekely And His Troubled Aircraft And Engine Company, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Otto E. Szekely and His Troubled Aircraft and Engine Company is an article concering Hungarian native Otto E. Szekely and his short success as a builder of Flying Dutchman aircraft and Szekely aicraft engines in Holland, Michigan, from the 1920s to the 1930s.

Rogue River Watershed Project / Rogue River Watershed Management Plan, Annis Water Resources Institute

Watershed Management Plans and Reports

The Rogue River is located in west central lower Michigan and is a major tributary of the Grand River. The Rogue River Watershed refers to all the land that is drained by the Rogue River. This area is 167,625 acres and includes portions of Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Ottawa counties. The City of Rockford and Cedar Springs, and the villages of Sparta, Kent City, Sand Lake, and Casnovia are within the Rogue River Watershed boundaries. The Rogue River is fed by wetlands, county drains, lakes, and both warm and cool-cold water tributaries. The cool-cold water tributaries help to sustain …

Rotary Club Speech, Delivered At The Devos Center's Exhibition Hall On September 28, 2000, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Rotary Club Speech, delivered at the DeVos Center's Exhibition Hall on September 28, 2000 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Address To The Campus Community, Delivered On September 11, 2000, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Address to the Campus Community, delivered on September 11, 2000 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Remarks, Delivered At The Devos Center Dedication On September 7, 2000, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Remarks, delivered at the DeVos Center Dedication on September 7, 2000 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Career Aspirations And Knowledge About Career And Technical Education Of Kalamazoo County 8th And 9th Grade Students, Kevin Hollenbeck

Reports

No abstract provided.