This year, a new event took place at the 10^th Annual New Hampshire Agent Road Association Mountain of Demonstrations, at Waterville Estates, Campton, NH. The UNH Technology Transfer Center set up five training stations throughout the mountain. At each station, people participated in training exercises and earned credit towards the Road Scholar Program.

    The five training stations were created around basic elements of the a road workers job. The training stations included: a pre-trip equipment check; sander calibration; use of an eye level to determine the slope of a road and other calculations; determining proper sign placement and road striping; and selecting the proper gravel types for common situations.

    The events were successfully completed with the cooperation of Grappone Industurial, Inc, of Concord NH; Howard Fairfield, Inc, of Concord NH; Pike Sand and Gravel, Hooksett, NH; Waste Inc, Concord, NH; and Worksafe, Inc. Barre VT.

    Civil Engineering Students from UNH, project assistants from the T² Center, and other volunteers (including Master Road Scholars), helped participants walk through the course of activities.

    The challenge allowed participants to receive two hours of Road Scholar Credit. The Road Scholar Program recognizes individuals who have completed a quantity of workshops, covering specified topics. The program established the levels of accomplishment. The highest is the Master Road Scholar which is regarded as evidence of the individual being a professional road manager.