Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

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After graduation in 1958 I stayed on as an Instructor and earned my MSCE in 1961 while also serving as ski team coach. Following my MS, I worked at Boeing in Renton doing stress analysis for the 727. It was during that exciting time that I realized that there was a whole lot more I needed to know about structural engineering. So back to the U of I as Associate Professor for eight years, on and off, while simultaneously earning my PhD degree - aided by a NSF Science Faculty Fellowship - from the U of Colorado in 1967. Then four years at Battelle Memorial Institute in Richland. I joined Fluor Engineers and Constructors in 1973 and a great 27-year career there on a string of unmatched projects starting with the Trans Alaska Pipeline, working my way up to General Manager of Engineering. During this period I was granted a two-year sabbatical with RAND in Washington, DC engaged in science and technology policy work. In 2000 I took a program management position at the National Science Foundation overseeing construction of the NEES experimental earthquake engineering equipment upgrades at 15 universities across the country. In 2003 I retired again, finally. And I still love to ski the black diamonds. And I fondly remember our creation of the turtle races and helping to improve study habits of all house members that got us off the PDT scholastic black list. And, of course, the panty raids at the Kappa House across the street.