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Lake Zurich High School grad completes engineering assignment in Africa
Lake Zurich High School graduate John Gage recently completed an internship at Greeley and Hansen, an environmental engineering firm in Chicago. | Photo courtesy of Greeley and Hansen GRID: profile
Updated: November 13, 2012 2:02PM
LAKE ZURICH — Lake Zurich High School graduate John Gage completed a 12-week internship over the summer at Greeley and Hansen, a civil engineering firm in Chicago. Earlier this fall, Gage returned to classes at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana with professional engineering experience from working on a diverse range of projects and assignments. During the internship, Gage spent time abroad in Sierra Leone, where he helped build a clean water well for a village. Greeley and Hansen specialize in practical engineering, architectural and management solutions for water and infrastructure challenges. Gage, who graduated from LZHS in 2008, is on pace to graduate with a master’s degree from the University of Illinois next May.
Q: What about Lake Zurich makes you proud?
A: I loved it. The community was awesome.”
Q: If you were mayor for the day, what would you do?
A: Institute an awareness day to promote and raise money for nonprofit organizations.
Q: What inspired you to go into civil engineering?
A: I didn’t know what I wanted to do but I knew I wanted to help people.
Q: What got you interested in engineering?
A: Seeing countries affected by water crises. I wanted to do something about it.
Q: What are your future career or volunteering goals?
A: I want to spend a couple months working with a nonprofit. Then, I plan on working at a consulting firm.
Q: What is your proudest moment or greatest achievement?
A: I was on a champion football team at Lake Zurich High School. It was cool to be able to see a whole town rally around the team.
Q: What are you reading?
A: “The Pleasures of God” by John Piper
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: “Shawshank Redemption”
Q: What’s on your iPod?
A: A little bit of everything, but I tend to stay away from folk and metal.
Q: What’s your favorite vacation destination?
A: A log cabin in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Q: Are you a summer or winter person?
A: I’ve been slowly changing from a winter to a summer person.
Q: What is your favorite Chicago sports team?
A: The Bears
