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To Thank Wallace Cameron Giffen for the Outstanding Public Service he has Given Over the Course of his Career to the City of Columbus.
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WHEREAS, Wallace Giffen graduated from Westminster College in 1958 with a Bachelor’s of Science and went on to attend Syracuse University, earning a Masters of Science in Physics in 1964 and a Ph.D in Physics in 1970; and
WHEREAS, Wally would also go on to study additional coursework in various engineering topics at The Ohio State University from 1970-2011; and
WHEREAS, Wallace Cameron Giffen has been a Registered Professional Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical) in the State of Ohio since 1982 and a Certified Energy Manager with The Association of Energy Engineers since 2004; and
WHEREAS, Wally began his career lecturing at Gordon College in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in 1958, and from there went on to teach at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, After teaching, Wally began work consulting in codes and standards for hospital facilities and then was a Director at the Ohio Hospital Association until he began work at The Ohio State University in 1983 as a Technical Director of Energy Management. He retired from Ohio State in 2009 as the Energy Programs Manager; and
WHEREAS, Wallace Giffen has served on the Columbus Sewer and Water Advisory Board for over 15 years, chairing the Board for over 10 years; and WHEREAS, Wallace Giffen has served on the Columbus Sewer and Water Advisory Board for over a decade, chairing the Board for a number of years; and
WHEREAS, Wallace Cameron Giffen has led the Board through two OEPA consent decrees with the State of Ohio, and has been a tireless advocate for adequate funding for water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure to address those agreements and aging utility infrastructure, presiding over annual revenue and rate setting needs; now and therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby declare that Wallace “Wally” Cameron Giffen should be honored for the service he has given to the City of Columbus over the years, and we thank him.