Master Road Scholar Frank Hoye

Master Road Scholar Ron Lavoie

Frank Hoye is the Highway Foreman in Keene. Before joining Keene he was a foreman for a con­crete business and owned his own con­struction company. In 1989 he started working as a Side­walk Construction Foreman in Keene , a position that quickly expanded into Highway Foreman. 

       Frank says that workshops have helped him gain a diverse number of skills that he can apply to his work. He uses them to keep up-to-date with new develop­ments in transportation. Frank has found many of the skills to be extremely useful when applied to his town.

       Selectmen in Keene are proud of Frank’s Mas­ter Road Scholar status. They illustrated their appre­ciation by publicly thanking him and offer­ing him a round of applause.

       Frank and Cindy have been happily married for 25 years. They have three daughters and a son.  Their eldest daughter is graduating from Duke this December. Another attends college in Ohio .  They also have a 10 year old son and a 5 year old daughter. Frank once enjoyed a number of hob­bies, including flying RC Aircraft and spending time outdoors. He now prefers to spend his free time with his family. Their quality time together keeps Frank very happy and optimistic.

       Congratulations to Master Road Scholar Frank Hoye!

       Ron Lavoie is the Supervisor of Athletic Facilities at UNH. He has been at this position for two years, after being the Manager of Grounds and Roads at UNH for 17 years. Before working at UNH, Ron was in the air force at Pease Air Force Base for 11 years as the pavement maintenance specialist. He continued to work at Pease for two years after leaving the service.

       Ron takes classes for the unique experiences and opportunities they offer. He feels that, of everything offered at the University, these classes pertain best to his job and department. He likes how much takes away from just one day in a course, and finds that he benefits most from talking and sharing ideas with his peers. He found the snow removal courses especially helpful because he presented the information to his supervisors to help improve and benefit the University.

       Ron’s supervisors are thrilled that he has achieved Master Road Scholar status. He is the first to do so at the University and is very proud of how hard he has worked to get to the top level. He has enjoyed taking classes that have kept him current in a field that is constantly changing.

       Ron has been married to Terri for 22 years. They live in Dover and have two sons. In his free time, Ron likes to do work around his house and attend sporting events and concerts. He also loves to go camping frequently with his family.

       Congratulations to Master Road Scholar Ron Lavoie!

Master Road Scholar Dennis McCarthy

Master Road Scholar Glen Tuttle

       Dennis McCarthy is the Public Works Direc­tor in Raymond. He has worked for twenty years as the head of Construction Services at Dufrenne-Henry and with other engineering com­panies, including CLD and CDM. He has been the Public Works Director in Raymond for ten years.

       Dennis enjoys taking classes because they allow him to stay current with new advances. He’s found the courses to be very helpful by allowing him to network and share ideas with his peers. Dennis “previews” classes to see if he should send his employees to them. He has learned a lot from the courses and has found the RSMS program to be particularly useful.

       The selectman in Raymond have been very sup­portive of Dennis’s work in the Road Scholar pro­gram. The Town of Raymond also two other Master Road Scholars and two employees on their way to becoming Master Road Scholars. The selectmen like the level of involvement of the department in this program and how much they’ve been able to learn from the classes.

       Dennis and Calista have been married for 27 years. They live in Auburn, where he is the dep­uty fire chief. They have two chil­dren. Erin is an English teacher and John is a graphic artist. Dennis and Calista enjoy traveling, particularly out west, to the Caribbean, and soon to Europe.

       Congratulations to Master Road Scholar Dennis McCarthy!

    Glen Tuttle is the Supervisor of the Public Works Department at the University of New Hampshire. Glen has been at UNH for 28 years.  Before working at UNH he worked for a paving company. 

       Glen takes classes to stay abreast of all of the new information and technology that is continu­ously being generated. He likes to learn different approaches to doing things. He has found that all of the workshops have offered him new and helpful approaches to his work. He also likes to take the opportunity to say ‘hi’ to his col­leagues.

       His supervisors think that it’s a good thing that Glen has worked so hard to achieve Master Road Scholar status. His continuously expanding knowledge allows him to do his job better.

       Glen has been married to Dawn for 28 years.  They have two sons, John and Adam. Glen enjoys spending time outdoors and especially enjoys the summer. He uses his free time to ride his motor­cycle, and to go camping, canoeing, and hunting.

       Congratulations to Master Road Scholar Glen Tuttle!