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a day smoker since high school, he quit and began running a mile a day. By the end of the class, he was running three miles daily. By 1982, he was running 1,000 miles a year; that year, he ran his first Boilermaker. “The excitement hooked me into running,” he says. He’s run 10 marathons and in 1997, he became president of the Utica Roadrunners. After a knee injury in 2001, Ingalls cut back: he now runs 700 miles a year, often on a fivemile route through Clinton back roads three or four times a week, often before dawn. He also scuba dives, rides a motorcycle, swims, plays golf three days a week, roller blades and cross country skis. From 1990 through 1999, Ingalls held various positions in the Oneida County Executive’s office: administrative analyst, STOP-DWI coordinator, 911 Program Coordinator and Executive Assistant: “The ultimate administrative job,” Ingalls says. In 2001, when Reed asked the recently retired Ingalls to become race director, he was delighted. “I was looking for something else. This was perfect,” he says. Ingalls currently holds two paid positions. Three hours a month, he serves on the Oneida County parole board; 40 hours a month, he’s a consultant to the county’s child fatality review team. As race director, he usually works half days. From March through July, his work day expands to seven hours. Many law enforcement skills prove useful in race management. Most important: people skills. “Listening to people is more important than talking,” he says. As volunteer race director, he oversees 5,400 volunteers, plus 125 coordinators and directors. “I stand aside and let them Bob Ingalls shows a visitor one of the exhibits at the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in Utica, N.Y. do their work.” He also maintains sponsors, speaks to the media and spends time “tweaking” matters. For example, next year runners will no longer need verification cards, making race registration simpler. Eventually, Ingalls, 62, hopes the entire race registration process will occur online. He also wants the race to receive national television coverage. “I’ll plug away at it,” he says cheerfully. If anyone can get network TV exposure for the Boilermaker, goaloriented, tireless Bob Ingalls is the person to do it. Meet Old Friends and New at an Alumni Event! Saturday, January 24, 2004 Sunday, February 29, 2004 Friday, March 19, 2004 Alumni Basketball Game at SUNYIT Ski Day, 30% discount, Gore Mountain Happy Hour & Hockey Game (Syracuse Crunch vs. Manitoba Moose) Armory Square, Syracuse To Register: Call 315-792-7113 Friends and family are welcome too! For more information: Check www.sunyit.edu/alumni/events for updates on these and other upcoming SUNYIT alumni events. The Bridge 3
Digging Up the Past by Ellie Fidler Faculty member’s research unearths original Erie Canal When he was growing up, Andy Wolfe sometimes went to work with his mother, an archaeologist. Going on digs with her was his first experience with what he calls “continuous discovery and learning.” This semester, Dr. Andrew Wolfe brought his lifelong love of history and engineering to SUNYIT. As an assistant professor of civil engineering technology in the School of Information Systems & Engineering Technology (ISET), he will continue the work he began at his previous institution, Union College. “I especially look forward to teaching here at SUNYIT because it is near my most recent research interest, the Erie Canal,” Dr. Wolfe said. His most recent research experience helped a community preserve its history: his team uncovered Lock 1 of the original Erie Canal in Albany. The find prevented a marina from being built on the site, which would have destroyed the artifact and the rich history surrounding it.The discovery received widespread media attention, including an Associated Press feature article which appeared in newspapers across the state, on msnbc.com, and in the New York Times. Dr. Wolfe began his work on the Erie Canal when Union College celebrated the 175th anniversary of the historic engineering marvel. He directed four groups of students that created models of the lock systems; he and his students researched archives and original maps of the first locks in the canal. While there are many locks still in use on the canal, Dr. Wolfe’s research focuses on the earlier locks that have been covered up in the many years since their use. His goals as a teacher focus on encouraging students to think about design and use history to determine the best engineering designs for the future. Examples of this include his volunteer work in the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Walkathon in Albany. He and his students spent time directing traffic at the event. Afterward, he assigned his students to create traffic designs that would improve the flow of traffic and pedestrians. The plans were implemented the following year. He regards “building camaraderie with his students” and “helping them develop and progress as individuals, as well as engineers” as important aspects of his teaching. Dr. Wolfe is a motivated and energetic man who loves to explore many avenues of his field and become involved in multiple projects. He says it all stems from a “need to do things...to explore the links between history and engineering.” 4 The Bridge
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