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February 19, 2007 Editor: Shelly Willingham

Engineering Expo: Bio of Keynote Speaker
Various Contributors
Mr. Marshall is President of Mar-
shall Communications which is a
Systems Integrator specializing in
providing broadband satellite
(Interactive Distance Learning,
broadband IP Content Delivery
via satellite, and Business TV)
and multimedia networking
(streaming video) services to the
Government and Commercial
sectors. Founded in 1991, Mar-
shall Communications Corp.
(formerly Marshall Associates,
Inc.), a $16M company, special-
izes in leveraging MPEG2 DVB
satellite broadcast and IP Multi-
cast technologies to bring end-to-
end turnkey solutions to custom-
ers. He has over 30 years of pro-
fessional experience in the acqui-
sition, engineering, development,
implementation, and operational
management of DoD communi-
cation systems including 25 years
in satellite communications
(UHF, SHF, EHF, NATO, C-
band, and Ku-band). He also has
unique experience at the DOD
level (Joint Staff) in policy and
architecture formulation, Plan-
ning, Programming, and Budget-
ing (POM and Issue cycle) devel-
opment, and providing MILSAT-
COM guidance to the military
departments. Mr. Marshall also
has experience as an Assistant
Professor teaching Electrical En-
gineering (Satellite Communica-
tions) at the graduate level at
George Washington and George
Mason Universities. He was an
Assistant Professor in the EE De-
partment at the Air Force Acad-
emy in Colorado Springs from
1980-82.
Mr. Marshall has directed engi-
neering projects related to DSCS
(Defense Satellite Communica-
tions System), Milstar, and com-
mercial satellites systems. He
has experience with NATO,
Syracuse, SKYNET, Intelsat,
Inmarsat, Telesat (Anik), Arab-
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Eastern Parkway ing around the corner while you

are leapfrogging Eastern any-
By Brandon Shelley more.
For those traveling west-
New Traffic Pattern To Begin Soon bound on the parkway, a new
rd right-turn arrow has been
At 3 Street and Eastern Parkway
added so you won’t get your front end
scrapped off by TARC buses on the Black
If you have recently crossed Eastern Park-
Loop. The upgrade of traffic signals at this
way near 3rd Street you might have noticed the
busy intersection is the first step to a multi-
new poles and stoplights that have been in-
step redevelopment to make Eastern Parkway
stalled. Though they have not been activated
safer for students crossing from Speed to the
yet, these new lights are part of the KYTC/
outside world.
UofL Eastern Parkway project which was an-
nounced back in the fall.
For more information on this project please
visit the official link at: http://
With this new traffic pattern, those traveling
kytcnewsroom.ky.gov/News/8-24-06.htm
northbound on 3rd Street to eastbound Eastern
Parkway will have to STOP when the light is
red, meaning cars cannot legally come barrel-
sat, TDRSS, Geostar, Galaxy, Intelsat and
PanAmSat systems. Marshall Communications
Weekly Recipe
Corp. (MARSHALL) is currently providing sat- By Brandon Shelley
ellite communications support to the Department
of Homeland Security -Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), IRS, Social Security, NASA,
Creamy Cheddar Soup
USDA and several DOD agencies. In addition,
he directed the design, fielding and operations of
the nation’s first-ever, satellite based, IP video,
distance learning network for ICE in October
2004. Mr. Marshall recently served as a Consult-
ant to the Army Science Board.

Prior to founding Marshall Communications, Mr.

Marshall led a distinguished 20-year career with
the U.S. Air Force. He served on the Joint Staff
(J6) and was Deputy Director, Satellite Commu-
nications Engineering Directorate, Defense Com-
munications Engineering Center, Defense Com-
munications Agency when he retired in 1991.
Mr. Marshall holds a BEE degree from the J. B.
Speed School of Engineering (University of Lou-
isville) and a MSEE from the Air Force Institute
of Technology. Mr. Marshall currently serves on
the Industrial Board of Advisors for the J. B.
Speed School of Engineering, University of Lou-
isville.
Ingredients
1 small white onion
3 tablespoons of butter, unsalted
3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
1 and ½ cups of chicken stock
1 and ½ cups of cream
¾ cup to 1 cup of cheddar cheese, grated
½ cup green onions
Salt and Pepper
Directions
Chop white onion until finely diced
Heat skillet with the butter and sauté onion for 5 to 7
minutes
Add flour in gradually to onion/butter mix
Add stock and cream, slowly, while stirring
Cook in skillet until mixture thickens
Add cheese and stir slowly
Chop green onions and add to mixture with a pinch of
salt and pepper
Allow cheese to melt in and turn heat off

A fast and easy hot meal for these recent cold spells!

March 3, 2007
The fun starts at 11:30
with the keynote ad-
dress!

Writers: Ben Gerstle and Brandon Shelley

 Announcements Sports
By Brandon Shelley
May 2007 Commencement Information
CARDINAL ATHLETICS
If you are graduating in May, you can now or-
der your cap and gown on-line. Visit
www.louisville.edu/commencement or go to
the UofL homepage and select Current Stu-
dents, then Academics, and then Commence-
ment.

To participate in the May commencement, you

must graduate in May, apply on-line for your
www.uoflsports.cstv.com
degree, and order your cap and gown on-line.
TUESDAY 2/20
The deadline for ordering your cap and gown is Baseball vs. Murray State
March 31, 2007. 2:00pm J. PATT STADIUM

Women’s Tennis vs. Kentucky

If you have any questions about the Speed 7:00pm BASS RUDD TC
School convocation ceremony following the
University commencement program, see Dr. Woman’s Basketball vs. St. John’s
Harris in JB Speed Building room 8:00pm FREEDOM HALL
216. Commencement is Saturday, May 12th.
WEDNESDAY 2/21
Men’s Basketball vs. St. John’s
7:00pm FREEDOM HALL

FRIDAY 2/23
Women’s Tennis vs. Auburn
1:00pm BASS RUDD TC

Softball vs. Kansas

The Ekstrom Library will have an exhibit 4:00pm ULMER STADIUM
on display during E-Expo. The topic of
the exhibit will be " Bioinformatics " It SATURDAY 2/24
Softball vs. Kent State
will be on the lower level across from the 3:00pm ULMER STADIUM
Chao Auditorium and will consists of Fa-
SUNDAY 2/25
mous engineers, scientists, and local fac- Softball vs. Iowa
ulty members who are doing research in 10:30am ULMER STADIUM
this subject area. Books and journals will
Women’s Tennis vs. Ohio State
be displayed in the glass case. 1:00pm BASS RUDD TC

MONDAY 2/26
Women’s Basketball vs. W. Virginia
7:00pm FREEDOM HALL

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Announcements

Will you be an MEng student in Speed School in
2007-2008? Scholarship of the Week

Do you have at least a 3.0 GPA?

Are you a US citizen or permanent resident? Who:

Are you interested in improving science and math United States Achievement Academy Scholar-
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Can you work with middle school kids and their
teachers? Criteria:
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fall semesters Extracurricular Activities
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Then maybe the GEMS program is something you
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might consider.
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GEMS is an innovative educational project that partners
mathematics and science faculty and graduate students with Contact:
STEM specialist and math or science teachers in our local See Matt Bergman in the admissions office for
middle schools. more information

Fellows receive a stipend of $30,000 for 12-months, plus

up to $10,500 for tuition, textbooks, conference travel, and
related education expenses.

GEMS Fellows are expected to attend 2 weeks of summer.

During the school year, Fellows will work at a JCPS mid-
dle school for an 15 hours per week.
What:
What IEEE student meeting
Want to learn more about the GEMS Program?
Go to http://www.math.louisville.edu/gems or contact Dr.
Where:
Where WS002
Jim Watters in the Chemical Engineering Department,
Ernst Hall room 106, phone 852-0802 or e-mail
When:
When February 21, 2007 from
jcwatt01@louisville.edu . noon-1pm
Applications, which include a 750-1000 word essay, tran-
Topics: FREE Gift cards!
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How could a baby fall out of a twenty-story building onto the ground and live?
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February 19 2007 Editor: Shelly Willingham

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