T. Roger Peterson, P.E.
District Engineer/Commander, St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Colonel, U.S.A., Ret., Booker Associates, Chairman Emeritus
As Commander of the St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1973-76), Mr. Peterson had engineering /science related responsibilities with significant impact on the greater St. Louis region including: management of flood control and water supply, and recreational lakes in Missouri and Illinois; operation of locks and dams and the maintenance of a nine-foot deep navigation channel on over 400 miles of the Mississippi, Illinois and Kaskaskia rivers; and oversight of Federal environmental policy laws to protect the region’s natural resources within a 28,000 square mile area. In 1979, he joined Booker Associates, Engineers/Architects/Planners and managed several large design projects, including the St. Louis MetroLink Light Rail System.