Meet the Faculty
Ken Flesher
associate professor of civil technology
Ken Flesher has taught for 14 years at the Thomspon School. An Autodesk training specialist in mapping and GIS applications, Ken has been recognized as one of the top ATC Instructors in the nation. Prior to joining the faculty at UNH in 1990, Ken spent 5 years in civil survey, and continues to consult for services to municipalities and private engineering firms.
After school:
An avid traveler, Ken is also a Toyota afficianado and amateur mechanic who has watched the odometer click over 200,000 miles on several trucks.
Guy Petty
professor of civil technology & chair
A teaching veteran of the Thompson School, Guy Petty is a registered architect, who worked in large and small architectural offices until he opened his own practice in Portsmouth, N.H. He brings his 30 plus years of experience to the classroom as the core professor of the architectural technology specialization. Guy takes a problem-based approach to teaching, encouraging his students to learn by tackling a real world problem. Under his guidance, architecture students concentrate on a project that serves as the basis of a portfolio after graduation.
Education:
B.S. Architecture, Pennsylvania State University, 1969
After school:
Guy has lived and worked in Central America and Europe as well as the U.S. He likes to be engaged with his community, having served on his town's Zoning Board of Appeals, the Restoration Advisory Board for Superfund ToxicWwaste Sites, a museum board of directors, the Kittery Port Authority, and as trustee of a local art association. For fun, he is a commercial lobsterman and enjoys activities such as boat building and fishing.
Advice for first-year students:
Take responsibility for your own learning process and capitalize on all the opportunities the university has to offer that interest you.
Read Guy’s Faculty Excellence profile.
Bob Moynihan
professor civil technology and adjunct professor of civil engineering
Bob Moynihan left industry to teach more than 25 years ago because of two things: "I love to learn and I love to share that knowledge with others and to help them advance in their careers and lives." Since he left industry, a great deal has changed. Bob keeps abreast by maintaining his license as a registered professional engineer, a licensed land surveyor, and a licensed septic system designer. He takes satisfaction in helping students share in the excitement, challenges, and the satisfaction of working in the fields of architecture, engineering, construction, and surveying today.
Education:
M.B.A. Akron University, 1973
B.S.C.E. University of New Hampshire, 1968
After school:
Bob is an avid reader of anything to do with history and the "woods."
Advice for first-year students:
I try to teach my students three things: be a lifelong learner; be thorough and correct in your work, and appreciate the proper place for family, friends and work in your life.
