ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, hiː wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə skˈuːl ʌv sˈɪvəl ænd ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ æt dʒˈɔːɹdʒə tˈɛk.
In 1991, he was nominated director of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech.