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WVU ENGINEERING AND MINERAL RESOURCES Volume 2 Issue 2
LARRY D. LUTTRELL is a professor
emeritus of civil engineering at WVU. He
received his bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in civil engineering from the
University of Kentucky. In 1965, as a new
PhD graduate from Cornell University,
he came to WVU. During his 33 years of
teaching at WVU, Luttrell received
several outstanding teaching awards. He
continues to engineer and teach at the
Steel Deck Institute, where he is involved
in testing and design solutions for
structural noise problems associated with
large clear-span buildings.
WILLIAM S. RITCHIE JR., BSCE
’51, began his engineering career with
Boso & Ritchie of Ravenswood, West
Virginia. In 1968, he became
commissioner of highways for the State
of West Virginia, where he was
responsible for the planning, design, and
construction of interstate highways,
service roads, and bridges. In 1977,
Ritchie became the vice president of
operations for Hobet Mining. He became
the president in 1978 and senior vice
president of operations for Ashland Coal
in 1979.
BRYON E. RUTH, PHD ’67, earned
his PhD from WVU after receiving a
master’s degree from Purdue University.
He then became an assistant professor of
civil engineering at WVU. In 1970 he
joined the faculty of the Department of
Civil Engineering at the University of
Florida and retired from there in 2000.
He served on several technical
committees of the Transportation
Research Board, American Society for
Testing and Materials, and American
Society of Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing.
JAMES H. SCHAUB completed his
education in civil engineering at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute (VPI), Harvard, and
Purdue. He began an academic career at
VPI and, in 1960, was named professor
and chairman of the Department of Civil
Engineering at WVU, where he later
Chemical Engineering Academy Inductees and their wives at the group’s banquet in
April: (left to right) Nada Smith, Richard Smith, Jim Laughlin, Eleanor Laughlin.
became associate dean of engineering. In
1969, he became professor and chairman
of civil engineering at the University of
Florida, where he retired as a
distinguished service professor in 1992.
JAMES H. SUTTLE is a former vice
chairman of the Board of Directors for
the Omaha-based engineering and design
firm HDR, an architectural and
engineering firm with 4,000 employees in
115 offices throughout the U.S. At HDR,
he served as executive vice president and
director of corporate development, and
his career greatly expanded the firm’s
national presence in all modes of
transportation, including bridges,
highways, railways, traffic engineering,
airports, and ports.
MAURICE A. WADSWORTH, BSCE
’51, was employed by Gannett Fleming
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for his
entire professional career. He served as
chief computer engineer for the
Transportation Division, chief of the
Harrisburg Highway Section, director of
the Transportation Division, senior vice
president for administration, and
chairman of the board responsible for all
activities of the firm.
INDUCTED LAST YEAR BUT
UNABLE TO ATTEND WERE:
ROBERT ORDERS SR., BSCE ’51,
formed Orders Construction Company
in 1965. As president and general
manager, he grew the business to become
one of the largest and most respected
highway bridge and utility construction
companies in West Virginia. He is a
member of several professional
organizations and is a past president of
the West Virginia Contractors
Association.
WILLIAM C. TURMAN, BSCE ’50,
founded Turman Construction Company
with his brothers in 1957, and was
president, chief engineer, and owner of
the company since 1972. Over his 50-year
career, Turman built more than 200
bridges in West Virginia. He served on
the WVU Civil Engineering Advisory
Committee for a number of years.
William Turman was unable to attend
the banquet due to illness, and passed
away soon after. See In Memoriam.
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