FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18 , 2001:

SCS Engineers President and CEO Elected to
Secretary-Treasurer of Research and Education Foundation

Washington, D.C. - Robert P. Stearns, P.E., DEE, was elected in January 2001 to Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF), based in Washington, DC.

Mr. Stearns was a co-founder of SCS Engineers in 1970 and currently serves as the firm’s President and CEO.

Mr. Stearns' election to secretary-treasurer is for a 1-year term. He is a diplomat of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Los Angeles Section. Mr. Stearns has served as a board and committee member of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA).

He is a graduate of the University of Iowa, receiving a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS in Engineering Management from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is a registered professional engineer in the states of California, Virginia and Ohio.

SCS Engineers, founded in 1970 and headquartered in Long Beach, California, has been providing a wide range of environmental services to the public and private sectors since 1970. Their primary areas of practice include solid waste and hazardous waste management, remediation, landfills, recycling, and environmental assessments.

EREF is a non-profit organization that funds the development of environmental solutions through research and education. Its endowment provides the financial base for a sustainable series of significant projects and scholarships.

Contact:    Anne M. Brauer, Director of Development and Communications
                    703.299.5139 or abrauer@erefdn.org

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