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Appendix B Speaker Biographies
Appendix B Speaker Biographies
Pages 57-62
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He holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in civil engineering from the University of Virginia and Georgia Tech, respectively, a Master of Science in business administration from Boston University, and professional engineer registration in two states. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vice Chairman of the Federal Facilities Council, and former Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Construction Industry Institute.
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He has been a frequent speaker and published extensively on the subjects of alternative dispute resolution and dispute avoidance, partnering, water resources, water quality, environment, government procurement and "Pride in Public Service." G Edward Gibson, Jr., is a professor of civil engineering and the Austin Industries Endowed Faculty Fellow in the Construction Engineering and Project Management program at the University of Texas at Austin.
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and has received numerous construction industry and dispute resolution awards including the Engineering News-Record Medal of Excellence, two CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution awards for practical achievement in dispute resolution, the American Arbitration Association's Whitney North Seymour Sr. Arbitration Medal, and honorary membership in The American Institute of Architects.
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Since entering the legal profession in 1964, his practice has been limited to construction matters, particularly the resolution of complex construction disputes. He has authored two texts and numerous chapters and papers and has lectured for the American Bar Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, Practicing Law Institute and other societies and universities on construction contract documents, construction claims, surety law, professional liability, alternative dispute resolution, and government contract law.
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Inn of Court, and an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. He is a frequent speaker on dispute resolution topics and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, The American Bar Association Journal, Trial, Corporate Legal Times, The China Daily, and many other print and online publications.
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While at Cape Town, Vorster established an executive level construction management program, which provided inspiration and input for similar operations at Stanford, Texas A&M, and Virginia Tech. His teaching and research interests focus on construction equipment, contract administration, and contract dispute resolution.
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