Roger Hansen’s Life History

Personal Information: 

· Name when in high school yearbook:   Roger Dennis Hansen

· High school nickname:  ??

· Legal name today (if different):  N/A  

· What do people call you now? :   Roger

· Address (please provide at least a city and state):  Orem, Utah  

· Email contact:    rhansen@usbr.gov

· Phone number:   801-225-5317 (home)

Current life situation (retired working, volunteering, etc.):  

· Work:  Planning Group Chief, Provo Area Office UT, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Department of Interior  (collateral duties include:  water resource automation team leader, Native American coordinator, and volunteer coordinator)

· Board Member:  Great Salt Lake Professional Chapter, Engineers With Borders

· Work/Volunteer:  Spend 2 months annually working with Navajos for either Reclamation or non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

· Volunteer:  Spend 1-1/2 months annually working in Uganda (Africa) with NGOs

Family history (spouse, children, dogs, etc.) :  

· Married for 45 years

· Children:  Twin boys (42); one daughter (33); all 3 are married

· Grandchildren:  7 granddaughters; 4 grandsons

Current hobbies and interests:   

· Traveling:  30 different countries; currently spending most of my vacation time  in Uganda

· My blog:  “Tired Road Warrior”

Claims to fame (books, awards, etc):   

· Engineer of the Year, 2006, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

· Utah Civil Rights Partner Exemplar Award, 2010, Utah Civil Rights Advisory Committee, Natural Resource Conservation Service

· “Outstanding Service in the Public Sector,” 2012, Utah Section-American Water Resources Association

Anything else you want to share:

My volunteer work is with a local humanitarian organization called SeeeMe (www.SeeeMe.org), whose projects involve improving the quality of drinking water supplies, installing solar power, assisting with irrigation systems, working with women’s groups, and constructing playground equipment in rural schools and orphanages.  If you would like to travel to Africa with us, you are certainly welcome to do so.  Last summer, my 14-year-old granddaughter made the journey to Uganda and had a great time (Uganda has several nice wildlife national parks).  SeeeMe is non-demoninational.

Education, Military Service or Training  After ELHS:

· Michigan State University, 1963-64

· LDS Church Mission, NE France and eastern Belgium, 1964-66

· Brigham Young University, 1967-71, BA History (minor in Chemistry)

· U.S. Coast Guard, 71-74, LT (stationed in Wilmington, NC)

· Utah State University, 74-76, MS Environmental Engineering (minor in Economics)

· Utah State University, 77-79, PhD Civil Engineering (Water Resources and Hydrology)

Work History (dates, company name, location, title/job function):   

· 1979-present, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, various titles and positions related to water resource planning and engineering