B.A. Urban Planning and Sustainable Development

Major: B.A. Urban Planning and Sustainable Development
Minor: Business Administration
Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Program Academic Achievement and Service Award

Major: B.A. Urban Planning and Sustainable Development
Minor and Certificate: Geographic Information Science

Major: B.A. Urban Planning and Sustainable Development
Minors: Environmental Policy, Sustainable Design, and Spanish
Environmental Studies Department Outstanding Senior Award Winner

What does sustainability mean to you?

Sustainability, to me, requires structures and behaviors that don’t exploit certain people or things and that can be continued for generations to come. It’s important to further sustainability because now, as a super senior, I see these freshmen coming into college with the knowledge that has taken me five years to learn. I feel inspired and hopeful to see people already ahead of the curve. Personally, I want to see them continue the work I have to leave behind.

After earning a degree in Urban Planning from Huxley College at Western Washington University in 1975, Mr. Johnsen served as the Planning Manager for the Port of Portland. In 1980, he became the Port's Manager of Planning and Research. In these positions he directed the master planning, facility planning, and market research efforts for the Port's industrial parks, airports, and maritime operations. Mr. Johnsen joined Roger Shiels and Doug Obletz as a firm partner/owner in 1986. From 1996 to 1999, Mr.