In a photo from 1978, Dr. Paul Mlakar, second from right and currently serving in a liaison position as a distinguished chair in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CME) at West Point, explains ERDC soil testing equipment to a group of cadets including Cadet Steve Ressler, far left. Retired Brig. Gen. Ressler closed his Army career in 2013 as the head of the CME at West Point.