1964
Earns a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Idaho; Is a military officer in the U.S. Army until 1994.
1970
Achieves a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
1971
Obtains a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
1974
Becomes a professional engineer in the state of Virginia.
1983
Is deputy district engineer for the U.S. Army Engineer District in King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia until 1985.
1986
Is director of the Department of Military Engineering for the U.S. Army Engineer School in Fort Belvoir, VA until 1987.
1987
Is district engineer for the U.S. Army Engineer District in Fort Worth, TX until 1989.
1988
Serves as Fort Worth Post President of the Society of American Military Engineers until 1989.
1989
Is assistant deputy chief of staff, engineer for the U.S. Army in Heidelberg, Germany until 1992.
1992
Is a division engineer for the U.S. Army Engineer Missouri River Division in Omaha, NE until 1994.
1994
Retires from the U.S. Army as Colonel; Teaches as an assistant and assoc. prof. of construction mgmt. at the University of Washington until 2002.
2001
Is named Academic Engineer of the Year by the Puget Sound Engineering Council.
2002
Serves as chairman of the Department of Construction Management at the University of Washington until 2014.
2007
Serves as president of the Washington Society of Professional Engineers until 2008.
2009
Is named Educator of the Year by the Mechanical Contractors Association of America; Is inducted into the National Academy of Construction.
2009
Receives the Brian D. Dunfield Educational Service Award from AACE International.
2012
Serves as dean of the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington until 2019.
2019
Is named dean emeritus; Is a professor in the Department of Construction Management at the University of Washington until 2021.
2021
Is named prof. emeritus and retires from the Univ. of Washington; Receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Associated Schools of Construction.
2022
Receives a Legacy Award from the Engineering News-Record.