Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow David Bernhardt to visit campus April 6
Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow David Bernhardt, Maine’s Commissioner of Transportation, will visit the University of Maine on Wednesday, April 6.
Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are prominent individuals with a past or current career as a policymaker in the state. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center brings its fellows to campus for a day to teach an undergraduate class, engage faculty about research and public policy, and meet with UMaine administration and graduate students.
Bernhardt was appointed as Maine’s Commissioner of Transportation by Gov. Paul LePage and was sworn into office in February 2011. Bernhardt’s career with the Maine Department of Transportation began in 1984. Before becoming commissioner, he served as MDOT’s director of engineering and operations.
Bernhardt will be honored with a reception from 4–5:30 p.m. at the University Club in Fogler Library. All are welcome to attend the event, no RSVP is required.
The event is co-sponsored by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.