Background
Truax, Dennis Dale was born on July 25, 1953 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Son of Bernard James and Dorothy Hilda Truax.
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Dennis Dale Truax
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Education
Student Center; student Superior vena cava syndrome. Student Chapter; student service
Career
Registered profile engineer, Mississippi Certified environmental engineer Assistant deputy construction manager Fairfax County, Virginia, 1972-1974. Design engineer, Washington County, Maryland., 1976.
Instructor Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1980-1986, assistant professor сivil engineering, 1986-1991, associate professor, 1991-1996, professor, 1996.
Principal, corporation president ASD, Limited liability company, 1997. Environmental engineering consultant Lay leader Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Starkville, 1982-1985, chairman pastor/parish relations, 1985-1986, chairman county on ministries, 1986-1990, chairman administrative board, 1990-1992, chairman finance committee, 1992-1994, chairman of the board of trustees, 1996-1997.
Adviser Triangle Fraternity, Starkville, Alumni Board Directors treasurer, 1989-1996. Board directors Methodist Student Center, Mississippi State University, 1983-1990, chairman pastor/parish relations, 1984-1986, vice president board, 1986, president, 1987-1989, treasurer, 1990-1991.
Delegate to Annual Conference, Mississippi Conference United Methodist Church, also vice Chairman of Commission on higher education.
Active Starkville district lay county Mississippi State Herrin-Hess Professor,1993-1994, 94-95, 95-96. Recipient Golden Key Outstanding Faculty award Golden Key National Honor Society, 1994, Mississippi Outstanding Civil Engineer of Year American Society of Civil Engineers Mississippi section, 1995. Named Outstanding Young Manitoba American, United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (chair student services committee, 1995-1996, vice chair 1996, advisory student chapter 1981, chair career guidance committee 1991-1992, secretary 1990-1991, Mississippi section president-elect 1990-1991, president 1991-1992, Chairman.student service committee 1995, ), American Water Works Association (Alabama-Mississippi 41 chapter scholarship board directors 1994), Mississippi Engineering Society (president, president-elect, region 3 vice president, board directors, Tombigbee chapter president, chapter president-elect, Engineering educator 1995, Educator of the Year award, 1995), National Society Professional Engineers, Water Environmental Federation (research committee), Sigma Xi (secretary, president-elect, president Mississippi State chapter), Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon.
Connections
Married Jeanie Ann Knable, August 20, 1977.
