… Indiana for one year as a construction clerk in Huron, following his graduation from South Dakota State College. In 1925, he was employed by the bridge department of the State Highway Commission of Indiana. He moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1928 as a design engineer. In 1941, he became assistant city engineer and was named public works director in 1946. For 38 years, he played a key role in building Fort Worth’s streets, bridges and drainage facilities. Under his administration, the Southwest Airport and the Village Creek sewage treatment plant were constructed. Following his retirement, he joined Freese and Nichols, Inc., as a design engineer and project manager. Thelin was a professional engineer registered in the states of Texas and South Dakota. He was named Engineer of the Year for 1963 by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and was awarded the Samuel A. Greeley …
… Charles A. Lundquist 1984 Distinguished EngineerWebsterEngineering Physics 1949 Charles A. Lundquist earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Kansas in 1954 following his graduation from South Dakota State College. He … director for science at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts. While in this position, he was co-editor of the first Smithsonian Standard Earth and played an active role in the telescope (ultra-violet astronomy) project of the first successful Orbiting Astronomical Observatory. During the Apollo Program, he was a member of the …
… Adolph Fejfar 2020 Distinguished EngineerTaborElectrical Engineering 1959 Adolph Fejfar retired in 2018 after a career of more than 50 years in ground and aviation systems, becoming the international expert on a synchronous military communication system now used by 48 countries. He worked full time with the …
… Milo A. Dudden 1980 Distinguished EngineerClear LakeMechanical Engineering 1941 Milo A. Dudden participated in the graduate student program at Westinghouse Manufacturing Co., in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh … and worked as a test engineer, chief engineer and supervisor before starting his own firm, Gas and Mechanical Laboratories, Inc. in Los Angeles in 1958. The primary purpose of his company was to assist manufacturers, inventors and others in the design and development of safe products, particularly those that are gas-fired, electrically powered or solid fuel burning. Dudden served as president of his firm which was recognized throughout the U.S. and the world. The firm had more than 50 regular clients in the U.S. and 15 in foreign countries such as Taiwan, Japan, England, Belgium, France, Denmark, Spain, Austria and Yugoslavia. He was a member of a number of …
… Jerome J. Lohr 1998 Distinguished EngineerRaymondCivil Engineering 1958 Jerome J. Lohr earned an M.S. in civil engineering from Stanford University in 1959 following his graduation from South Dakota State … harvesting, field pressing and ultra filtration. Lohr also developed the process to produce non-alcoholic wine. He served as national chairman of the SDSU Foundation’s successfully completed Visions for the Future, $50 million for SDSU Capital Campaign and was a director of the SDSU Foundation Board of Directors for over 15 years. He was the founder, director and chair of the National Wine …
… Donald J. Edwards 2001 Distinguished EngineerTracy, MinnesotaB.S. Agricultural Engineering M.S. Agricultural Engineering 1960 1961 Donald M. Edwards, P.E., earned his Ph.D. in agricultural engineering from Purdue … of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska. He was instrumental in setting standards for quality education and established accreditation teams for more than 50 engineering and agricultural colleges world-wide. Edwards assisted thousands of students and wrote three text books and over 150 publications on various topics including surveying techniques, water resources and the history of engineering. He was a registered professional engineer in the state of Nebraska and held many national offices in the National Society of Professional Engineers. Following his retirement, he continued to …
… Gregg Stedronsky 2018 Distinguished EngineerWagnerMechanical Engineering 1984 Gregg Stedronsky serves as vice president of engineering, global safety and environment for General Mills. Upon joining General Mills … and focused on reducing project timelines and improving system start-up performance as well as guiding the corporate capital plan of $600-$800 million annually in partnership with the company chief financial officer. In 2010 he assumed responsibility for global safety and environmental programs. Workplace accidents have since been reduced by 50%. Safety performance is now approaching world class levels. In 2014 he added responsibility for global manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement. During this time he …
… John G. Kappenman 2008 Distinguished EngineerSioux FallsElectrical Engineering 1976 John Kappenman joined Minnesota Power (1977-1998) after graduating from South Dakota State University, holding a number of … He was a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Power Engineering Society and was the past chairman of the Transmission and Distribution Committee (1994-1996). He was a member of the American Geophysics Union (AGU) and a member of the Editorial Advisory Committee to the AGU International Journal of Space Weather. He was … two ERPI Innovator Awards. In February 1997, Kappenman provided presentations to the U.S. Presidents’ Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection on the Potential Impact of Geomagnetic Storms on Electric Power System Reliability. Kappenman was one of the Principal Lecturers at the NATO Advanced Science Institute on Space Storms and Space Weather Hazards held …
… Loren B. Wagenaar 2006 Distinguished EngineerVolgaElectrical Engineering 1965 Loren B. Wagenaar’s technical career began as a transformer development engineer at the Sharon, Pennsylvania, plant of Westinghouse … for all aspects of the procurement of power transformers, shunt reactors and instrument transformers, all with voltages ranging to 765 kV. He was involved with technical and commercial specifications, in-house and industry standards, performance evaluations, cost of loss analysis, design reviews, test witnessing and analysis of in-service failures. He then … for transformers. He held eight U.S. patents, co-authored seven technical papers, as well as numerous other industry papers, on high voltage transformers and bushings and was a registered professional engineer in Indiana. inline--right … Loren B. Wagenaar …