LISI graduates 1975
SPbGASU held a meeting of graduates of the Faculty of Road Construction of the Leningrad Civil Engineering Institute (LISI, now SPbGASU) of 1975 in the specialty "Roads".
The main organizer of the anniversary meeting was the former head of the group, and now Professor at the Department of Transport Systems and Road and Bridge Construction of our university, Aleksandr Solodkiy.
"Many of my coursemates have achieved great professional success: they worked in leading construction and design organizations in the road industry and in executive authorities managing the road sector, became founders and heads of companies, were awarded the title of "Honorary Road Builder of Russia" and other awards. Thus, Vladimir Valentinovich Kalinin heads the ABZ-1 group of companies, Igor Anatolyevich Pichugov heads the Dorservis group of enterprises. For nine years, I have headed the Department of Transport Systems at SPbGASU, and I have a Doctor of Science degree. Another Doctor of Science was Evgeny Nikolaevich Barinov, who worked at the Department of Highways at LISI. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us," said Aleksandr Solodkiy.
Aleksandr Ivanovich emphasized that graduates do not lose touch with their alma mater. Thus, Vladimir Kalinin has been the chairman of the state examination commission for the training profile "Roads" for many years. The small innovative enterprise OOO "SPbGASU-Dorservis" is successfully operating.
The alumni were happy to see their home university and meet each other. The meeting began with a photo session on the balustrade and continued in the board of trustees' meeting room, where the guests were greeted on behalf of the management by the Vice-Rector for Youth Policy Marina Malyutina. Marina Viktorovna spoke about the modern development vectors of SPbGASU. In order to instill an entrepreneurial spirit in young people, the university is implementing the Startup as a Diploma project. To increase practical orientation, an elective is planned to be launched next year, which will allow students to work on project tasks together with professionals. Marina Viktorovna noted that the university expects tasks for project-based learning from industry practitioners, and called on the alimni to convey this information to enterprises.
The guests viewed the exposition of the university history museum. LISI graduate Lyudmila Nikolaevna Yakovleva presented the museum with the newspaper "For Construction Personnel" from March 17, 1971. The conversation continued at the Faculty of Automobile and Road Building.
We asked the alumni to tell us about their professional paths.
“I consider myself a professionally accomplished person”
In 1970, Nadezhda Fedosova entered the Leningrad Civil Engineering Institute, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Highways, to study in the specialty of "Roads". She completed her studies at the Faculty of Road Construction, which was created as a result of the reform of education. Five years of study alternated with industrial practices in Leningrad and trips to student construction squads. In 1972, the student summer was spent in a construction squad in the Komi ASSR in the city of Mikun, on the route of the Siyanie Severa gas pipeline, and in 1973 - at the All-Union shock construction site of the Phosphorit nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer plant. During the time spent in student construction squads and during practice, we had to do all types of road work. In addition, everyone worked on clean-up days during the major repairs of the main building of the institute.
After graduation, Nadezhda Vasilyevna worked at the Vsevolozhsk DRSU "Lenavtodor", which she is very happy about, because there she received professional skills in both construction issues and road maintenance.
Since 2001, Nadezhda Vasilyevna has been working at JSC VAD as an expert in design and estimate documentation and has been assisting SPbGASU students who come for practical training in preparing their diploma theses. Nadezhda Fedosova has been awarded certificates of honor, the medal "In Memory of the 300th Anniversary of St Petersburg", and the title of "Honorary Road Builder of Russia".
"I am grateful to fate that I did not make a mistake in choosing my profession. I am proud of it, I consider myself a professionally accomplished person thanks to our teachers, whose lecture notes I looked at even after my studies," said Nadezhda Vasilyevna.
“The knowledge I gained at the institute helped me to realize myself as an engineer”
Evgeny Medres entered LISI following in the footsteps of his older brother, who worked fruitfully at Lenavtodor and advised him to enter here. Evgeny Petrovich never regretted following this advice for a minute in his life. His student life was vivid: Evgeny Medres played in a basketball team and a musical ensemble. He remembered his work in construction squads: in 1972, at the construction of the Siyanie Severa gas pipeline, and in 1973, at the construction site of the Phosphorit nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer plant. After graduating from LISI, Evgeny Medres worked as a foreman in Construction Department No. 5 of the Lendorstroy trust. He was a foreman, site manager, and built street and road network facilities. From 1979 to 1993, he worked at the Leningrad branch of GiprodorNII. Since 1993 has been First Deputy General Director and Chief Engineer of JSC Petersburg-Dorservice.
Under his leadership, projects for the construction, reconstruction and major repairs of more than 700 transport infrastructure facilities in various regions of Russia were developed, including the St Petersburg ring road, the M-11 "Neva" Moscow - St Petersburg highway, and the Kurortny Prospekt understudy in Sochi. Evgeny Petrovich was awarded the titles of "Honored Worker of Transport of Russia", "Honored Road Builder of Russia", and was awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the 2nd degree.
Together with SPbGASU, Evgeny Petrovich is actively involved in research work, is the chairman of the State Examination Commission in the direction of "Land Transport and Technological Means", and heads the basic department of the Faculty of Automobile and Road Building at JSC "Petersburg-Dorservis". "The knowledge I received at the institute helped me realize myself as an engineer," he is confident.
"Loyalty to the cause"
Aleksandr Petrov was involved in road cycling in his senior years. "I saw and felt the condition of the roads. I thought that studying at LISI on the "roads" was an opportunity to change the situation for the better. Our coach also graduated from LISI and supported my choice. There were about five of us cyclists who applied in 1970. We could have put together a full-fledged sports team, but I was the only one who got enrolled," Aleksandr Vasilyevich said.
Aleksandr Vasilyevich remembered the following practices: geodetic at the base in Peterhof, hydrological in Daimishche, geological in Sablinsky caves, as well as competition evenings of faculties, a construction squad in Kingisepp at Phosphorite.
After graduating from the institute, Aleksandr Petrov worked as a foreman at DSU-6 of the Lenavtodor association for the reconstruction and major repairs of highways, rising from a foreman to the director of the Russian-American enterprise. Then he worked at the Leningrad Region Road Committee, where he rose to the rank of department head. He was awarded the titles of Honorary Transport Worker and Honorary Road Builder of Russia.
"I am proud of my coursemates who, from their first working days until their well-deserved rest (although many continue to work), dedicated themselves to the profession they received at LISI. Deep knowledge, an excellent faculty, and a kind attitude towards students instilled in us loyalty to the cause we dedicated ourselves to in our youth. Over 50 years in the road industry, we can trace the positive changes in this area that have occurred thanks to our activities and education," noted Aleksandr Vasilyevich.
