Engr. Jes B. Tirol, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and concurrent Director of Planning and Research of the University of Bohol, was formally conferred the title of Specialist in both Geotechnical and Structural Engineering by the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers. Inc.(PICE)- Specialty Division for Geotechnical and Structural Engineering, The formal confirmation was given last June 20, 2008 , at Quezon City Philippines by Engr, Emilio M. Morales, Chair of Specialty Division for Geotechnical Engineering , Engr. Ernesto S. De Castro, Ph.D., Chair, Specialty Division of Structural Engineering, Engr. Efren H. Sison, Past President and Chair, Inter-Specialty Group and PICE National President Engr. Willy T. Go.
A former Dean of the UB College of Engineering , Engr. Jes Tirol finished his Associate in Surveying (With Honors), Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Cum Laude) and AB Major in Mathematics (Cum Laude) at Rafael Palma College. He completed his Masters in Engineering (Major in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering) at the University of the Philippines and his Masters in Business Administration (Cum Laude), Master of Arts in History ( Magna Cum Laude) and Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Benemeritus) at the University of Bohol. In 2007, he finished his doctoral degree in Technological Management (Benemeritus) at CVSCAFT-Tagbilaran.
Engr. Tirol , is a member of the Earthquake Engineers Research Institute, California, USA; American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston. Virginia, USA; and National Center of Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, New York. He is a life-time member of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE), member of Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines (GEP), and Technological Education of the Philippines.
To note, of the almost one hundred thousand civil engineers in the country Engr. Jes Tirol is the 19th specialist in geotechnical and 110th specialist in structural engineering. The “specialist “ recognition of the PICE is equivalent to diplomate for physician.Aside from being a professional engineer, Tirol is an author of various engineering and history books, and a writer-columnist of the Bohol Chronicle, by- line “Sundry Chronicle”: Bohol’s Pride, by-line “Jestory”: and Bohol Express, by-line “Pagtukib sa Binisaya”. He is a protegee of his father, the late Atty. Victoriano D. Tirol, Sr. who is a true blooded LUDABIan.
(By: Leo Armando B. Boncales)
