50 Years of Engineering Excellence Brochure

For more than 50 years, Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. has been
blessed with great success. In terms of professional achievement,
we stand apart and above other engineering firms. We are proud
that we are highly respected and widely known for unfailing
integrity, superb service and topnotch performance.
Through the years, we’ve completed hundreds of diverse projects
and have employed many scientists, engineers and technical
people. Throughout this brochure, some of the more notable
changes, projects and people are highlighted. In particular, we
recognize those, who throughout our first half century of
engineering excellence, have demonstrated true leadership
through their technical knowledge and proficiency and long-term
dedication to the company.
— Mark Glenn, P.E., President

1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
• Lewis L. Gwin, Consulting Engineers
Is Founded With Offices At 1100 13th Avenue
• Construction Of Mill Run Dam, Altoona
• New Partners – James Soyster,
Richard Dobson & John Foreman
• Altoona Water System
Improvement Project
• Bellefonte Water/Sewer Project
• Offices At 1200 12th Avenue – Rothert Building
Jack Troutwine, P.L.S.
Surveyor
LEWIS L. GWIN, P.E.
Years Of Service 1954-1997
A 1928 civil engineering graduate of Penn State University, Lew Gwin
began a private engineering practice in 1937. Following service in World
War II, he returned to consulting while also serving as Altoona City
Engineer. He later founded GD&F’s predecessor firm of Lewis L. Gwin,
Consulting Engineers (1954). Gwin also became president and CEO of
Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. Gwin died in 1997 having given over sixty
years of continuous service to the civil engineering profession and the
community at large.
Tyrone Screw Lift Pumps
Regional Wastewater
Treatment Facility
1955
Mill Run Dam,
Altoona
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RICHARD T. DOBSON, P.E.
Years Of Service 1954-1984
Having served in various executive positions with the firm, Dick
Dobson became president of GD&F in 1971. Specializing in
sanitary engineering, he represented some of GD&F’s largest
clients in Altoona, Bellefonte, Tyrone and Lewistown. He retired
from the firm in 1983 after a thirty year career.
JOHN W. FOREMAN, P.E.
Years Of Service 1956-1985
Jack Foreman joined the firm in 1956 and later became a partner. A 1948
mining engineering graduate of Penn State University, Foreman was head of
the firm’s mineral industry division for 30 years. Considered one of the state’s
foremost mining engineers, he was a pioneer in mine drainage abatement and
land reclamation technology. Foreman retired as Executive Vice-President of
Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. in 1985.
Mid-1950s
Rothert Building
Drafting Room
1957
L-R, Lewis Gwin, Dr. Robert Barnhart
(Structural Consultant) & “Snap” Rentz
(Drafting Room Supervisor)
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1960
1963
1964
1966
1967
1968
• Tyrone Sewage Treatment Facility
• Laurel Creek Water Filtration Plant,
Mifflin County
• Offices At 8th Avenue & 12th Street
• Corning Glass Works Pump Station/
20" Transmission Main, Centre County
• Branch Office Opens In Clarion
• Pioneering Moraine State Park Acid Mine
Drainage (AMD) Abatement Project
1968
Remote Deep
Mine Sealing
1963
Laurel Creek Water
Filtration Plant
1964
Lewis L. Gwin
Founder
1968
Jim Soyster & Don Zeigler
Inspecting Mill Run Fabridam
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JAMES L. SOYSTER, P.E.
Years Of Service 1956-1968
Recognizing the virtues of hard work and perseverance, Jim Soyster
graduated as a civil engineer from the International Correspondence
School, became affiliated with the firm and later became partner. A
legendary figure at the company, this former Army combat engineer was
Chief of the Municipal Services Department. His crowning achievement
was as chief designer of the 135-ft. Laurel Creek Dam near Lewistown.
JOHN K. HITE, P.E.
Years Of Service 1965-1984
Jack Hite joined the firm after working as an electrical engineer
for Penelec. A Penn State University graduate, he joined the firm
in the mid-1960’s. Hite was the firm’s representative to Roaring
Spring, Bellwood and Martinsburg Boroughs, and the Altoona City
Authority. He joined the Board of Directors in 1971 and served as
Secretary-Treasurer.
JAMES M. WARD, P.E., P.G.
Years Of Service 1968-1978
A geology graduate of Colorado College, Jim Ward joined GD&F after
working for mining and steel companies throughout the world. He was the
manager of the Clarion office for many years, specializing in mine drainage
abatement/reclamation projects and watershed studies. Ward was
appointed to the Board of Directors in 1971.
1960
Original Tyrone Sewage
Treatment Facility
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1971 • Incorporation Of Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc.;
Richard Dobson President
• Altoona AMD Water Treatment Plant Project Completed
• W. Branch Susquehanna River Mine Drainage Study Begins
1972
1973
1974
1975
• Laurel Creek Dam Completed
• Moshannon Valley, Houtzdale, Central Blair, Pine Creek,
Lock Haven, Bedford Township & Breezewood
Sewerage Projects
• Slippery Rock Creek AMD Project
• AMD Watershed Studies
For Piney Creek, Toby Creek,
Deer Creek & Clarion River
1972
Laurel Creek Dam Construction
1972
Laurel Creek
Dam
1973
Moshannon Valley Regional
Wastewater Treatment Facility
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KENNETH A. YOUNG, P.E.
Years Of Service 1961-1982
A civil engineering graduate from the Indiana Institute of Technology,
Ken Young was a key structural and foundation engineer for the firm. His
design accomplishments included the Tyrone, Philipsburg, Houtzdale
and Altoona treatment plants. Knowledgeable in dam design, he helped
engineer the Laurel Creek and Straight Run dams and upgrade of the
Altoona Horseshoe Curve reservoir complex. Young joined the Board of
Directors in 1974.
ARTHUR P. HARSHBARGER, P.L.S.
Years Of Service 1954-1984
Art Harshbarger was one of the original employees of the firm.
Starting out as an apprentice draftsman and survey party chief,
he progressed from chief-of-surveys to the firm’s administrative
manager. He joined the Board of Directors in 1971.
RICHARD H. BULGER, JR., P.E.
Years Of Service 1965-1982
In 1965, Dick Bulger began work after graduating with a civil
engineering degree from Penn State University. Specializing in sanitary
engineering, he represented numerous municipal clients including the
Moshannon Valley Joint Sewer Authority, Northern Blair County Sewer Authority,
Central Blair County Sanitary Authority, Houtzdale Borough Sewer Authority and
Tyrone Borough Sewer Authority. Bulger joined the GD&F Board of Directors in
1971 and served as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer.
1973
Central Blair County Sanitary Authority
Wastewater Treatment Facility
1971/2001
Horseshoe Curve
Water Treatment Facility
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1976
1978
1979
• GD&F Occupies New Building
At 2900 Fairway Drive
• Completion of Tyrone Regional Wastewater
Treatment Facility
• Systemwide Coal Reserve Study –
Western Maryland/C&O Railroad
• Northern Blair County Regional
Sewer Authority Project
1980
1982
• Tanoma Deep Mine Complex,
Indiana County
• Broad Avenue
Relief Sewer, Altoona
1982
Broad Avenue
Relief Sewer,
Altoona
1976
Tyrone Regional Wastewater
Treatment Facility
1983-2001
Horseshoe Curve
Dam Safety
Improvements
1970s
2900 Fairway Drive
Drafting Room
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DONALD F. CARLIN, P.E.
Years Of Service 1969-1982
A 1960 graduate of West Virginia University, Don Carlin was a
mining engineer for Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc., specializing in
surface mining engineering. He joined the GD&F Board of
Directors in 1978.
DENNIS P. LINGENFELTER, P.E.
Years Of Service 1973-1991
A Penn State University graduate with a master’s degree from Oklahoma State
University (1973), Denny Lingenfelter was a GD&F environmental engineer
specializing in wastewater treatment and process design. He joined the Board of
Directors in 1984 and served as Vice President and President.
JOHN G. FOREMAN, P.G.
Years Of Service 1981-1987
John Foreman joined the Mineral Industries Division in 1981. A geology graduate of
Edinboro University, he specialized in mine drainage abatement, deep mine
closures and specialized hydrogeology projects for clients throughout the United States.
Foreman joined the Board of Directors in 1985 and served as Secretary-Treasurer.
MARK GLENN, P.E.
Years Of Service 1977-Present
A 1977 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Mark Glenn started his
engineering career in the GD&F Clarion office. He has been president and
CEO since 1985. During his tenure, GD&F broadened its capabilities into
transportation, structural and architectural engineering and construction
management. The firm expanded its regional client base to include large
projects throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. Glenn has
also overseen some of the largest engineering projects in the firm’s history.
1976-1996
GD&F Office Building
2900 Fairway Drive
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1983
1985
1987
1990
1991
1992
• Construction Starts On $25 Million
Altoona Dam Safety Improvements
• Mark Glenn, President/CEO
Of Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc.
• Jim Butler, Executive Vice-President Of GD&F
• Construction Of Saxton 250,000 SF
Manufacturing Facility Expansion
• State College Office Opens
• GD&F Is Clearfield Municipal Authority
Engineer, Begins $10 Million Project
• Construction Starts On $80 Million
Altoona Water Treatment Improvements
• $25 Million Bellefonte Advanced Wastewater
Treatment Facility Begins Operation
• Completion of $85 Million Altoona
Wastewater Treatment/CSO
Improvement Project
• Pathline, Inc., Project Management
Is Incorporated
1992
Pathline Project Management
Subsidiary
1992
Tuckahoe Park
Combined Sewer Overflow
Control Facility,
Altoona
1990
Moose Creek Dam
Modifications, Clearfield
1987
Manufacturing Facility
Expansion, Saxton
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JAMES L. BUTLER
Years Of Service 1968-1996
An expert in industrial waste treatment and process design, Jim
Butler joined the firm in 1968. A 1958 biology graduate of Juniata
College, he is credited with many innovative project solutions
including the pioneering Altoona water and wastewater treatment
facilities. He also performed many stream quality evaluations for acid
mine drainage, CSO and treated effluent discharges. Butler retired
as Executive Vice-President in 1996.
1991
Altoona Water Treatment
Improvements
1992
Westerly Altoona
Wastewater Treatment
Facility
1991
Bellefonte Wastewater
Treatment Facility
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1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
• GD&F Opens Harrisburg Office
• Air Products Construction Engineering
• GD&F Is State College Water Authority
Engineer, Begins $20 Million Project
• Lowe’s Site Development
• Hollidaysburg Veterans Home
Central Energy Plant
• GD&F Consolidates Offices In New 13,000 SF
Office Facility At 3121 Fairway Drive
• Jim Balliet Named As GD&F
Board Of Directors Secretary
• Lewis L. Gwin, P.E., Founder, Dies
• Opening Of Valley View Home Addition
• Oldfield Point Bridge/Redbank
Creek Bridge Completed
• Andy Johnson Named As GD&F
Board Of Directors Treasurer
• PA Governors Award For
Environmental Excellence
1999 PA Governor’s Award
For Environmental Excellence
Mark Glenn (L) & Sen. Robert Jubelirer
1995
Hollidaysburg Veterans Home
Central Energy Plant
1998
Redbank Creek Bridge,
Jefferson County
1993
Air Products Construction
Engineering, Ebensburg
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GERALD S. WAGNER, JR.
Years Of Service 1971-1996
Steve Wagner began his GD&F career as an electrical
engineer in 1971. Known for his practical, “hands-on”
troubleshooting abilities, he was proficient in hydraulic
engineering and mechanical systems design. Wagner
later became Secretary-Treasurer in 1991.
JAMES L. BALLIET
Years Of Service 1990-Present
In 1990, Jim Balliet started his GD&F career as an environmental
scientist under the tutelage of Jim Butler. Holder of undergraduate and
graduate degrees from Penn State University, he is a recognized expert
in advanced water treatment design, operations and process chemistry.
Balliet joined the GD&F Board of Directors in 1996 as Secretary. He is
also the firm’s facilities planning director and personnel manager.
1996
GD&F Office Building
3121 Fairway Drive
1994
Lowes
Site Development,
Altoona
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
• Inaugural Season Of Altoona Curve –
GD&F Is Blair County Ballpark Civil Engineer
• GD&F Nominated To Blair County
Business Hall Of Fame
• Design Starts On City Of Moundsville, WV
Ohio River Water Treatment Plant
• Tim Boland Named As GD&F Board
Of Directors Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
• $25 Million Lewistown Water System Project
• Nanticoke Geothermal HVAC System
• GD&F To Engineer Berkeley County, WV
Potomac River Water Plant
• 50th Year Anniversary Of Continuous
Engineering Service
• GD&F Prime Professional
For $15 Million Bedford County
Courthouse Addition
• Completion Of Oakton/Prospect
Storage Reservoirs In Altoona
• $20 Million Muddy Run Regional
Wastewater Project, Clearfield County
2000
Blair County
Business Hall Of Fame
1994
Tipton Water
Treatment Facility
2000
Blair County
Ballpark
2002
Lewistown Water System
Improvements
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ANDREW H. JOHNSON, P.E.
Years Of Service 1989-Present
A Penn State electrical engineering graduate, Andy Johnson
worked for Virginia Power before joining GD&F in 1989. He has
designed numerous electrical systems for treatment plants and
large mechanical systems. Johnson is also expert in process
control, instrumentation systems and computer control
software systems. Johnson joined the GD&F Board of Directors
as Treasurer in 1998.
THOMAS E. BOLAND, P.E.
Years Of Service 1991-Present
Tim Boland is a 1973 architectural engineering graduate of Penn State
University. After previous experience in construction management, industrial
chimney design and design engineering, he joined GD&F in 1991. His
accomplishments include more than $150 million in water treatment plant
designs and institutional/building projects. Boland joined the Board of Directors
in 2001 as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. He also is the firm’s engineering
manager in charge of all design work.
2000
3121 Fairway Drive
CADD Area
2004
Oakton Water
Storage Tanks
2004
Prospect Water Storage Tank
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We recognize the following people who through their professional achievement
50 years of engineering excellence
and loyal service, contributed to the growth and respect of Gwin, Dobson &
Foreman, Inc. through the years.
Paul Andrews
Lynn Ashley
Bill Beers
Bill Benson
Paul Bilzi, P.E.
Shearld Botteicher
Larry Bowser
Robin Brandt, P.E.
Irv Bullers, P.E.
Irv Cavalet
Dick Chilcote
George Cree, P.L.S.
Vic Delso
Rhoudy “Sonny” Dixon
Steve Dukes, P.E.
Bob Everhart
Sandy Fry, P.E.
Amos Ferguson
“Red” Garrity
Jim Gehret
Joe Gillette
George Johnstone, P.E.
Gary Harrity
Helen Kepner
Russ Noel
Mike Moore, P.G.
John O’Brien, P.E.
Becky Kaylor Potopa
Harry Scholl
Diana Sheesley, P.E.
Dave Sisler
Jack Stewart, P.L.S.
Earl Tarr
Jack Troutwine, P.L.S.
Bill Walker
Carroll White, P.E.
Bob Wygant
Karen Aurandt Walker
Don Ziegler, P.L.S.
Harry Zimmerman
We also recognize current employees with at least ten years of dedicated service
to Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc.
Jim Anna – 10 Years
Jim Balliet – 15 Years
Bob Beck – 10 Years
Tim Boland – 14 Years
Armour Cribbs – 12 Years
Frank Damico – 32 Years
Leo Drass – 16 Years
Mark Glenn, P.E. – 28 Years
Norm Gosselin –12 Years
Andy Johnson, P.E. – 15 Years
Mary Alice Kaufman – 10 Years
Joyce Lingenfelter –13 Years
Larry Lingenfelter – 14 Years
Richard Quick – 14 Years
John Rice, P.L.S. – 20 Years
Regis Schall – 26 Years
Jim Potopa – 20 Years
Joel Popma – 14 Years
Jeff Sergent – 10 Years
Jeff Spencer – 12 Years
Barb Wilt – 15 Years
Kevin Smith – 11 Years
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