Willenbrock, J H and Thomas, H R (2007) History of construction, engineering, and management in the department of civil and environmental engineering at penn state. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(9), pp. 644-651. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
At Penn State, the credit for broadening the Civil Engineering Department's longstanding academic focus on analysis and design to include the construction phase must go to Dr. Harmer A. Weeden and his longtime associate Dr. Thomas D. Larson. Jack H. Willenbrock joined the Department as an Instructor in June 1968 and grew the construction program so that today about a fourth to a third of the civil undergraduates obtain employment in the construction industry. The program has awarded about 250 postbaccalaureate degrees.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction management; engineering education; history; Pennsylvania |
| Index terms: | instructor, history, program, engineering education, environmental engineering, employment, construction industry, construction phase, undergraduate |
| Subjects: | environmental engineering, industry analysis, professional education, software systems, management, project delivery, architectural and construction history, curriculum development, practitioner |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Roles and Professions, Project Management, Research Practice, Education, Human Resources, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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