Background
Yoder, Charles William was born on June 15, 1911 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Clinton Umstead and Lula Augusta (Beadenkopf) Yoder.
Yoder, Charles William was born on June 15, 1911 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Clinton Umstead and Lula Augusta (Beadenkopf) Yoder.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1932.
Draftsman, Philadelphia, 1933-1934; with maintenance department, Keystone Pipe Line Company, 1934; dock superintendent, Pennsylvania Shipping Company, Philadelphia, 1935-1936; field engineer, Bethlehem Steel Company, 1936-1937; field engineer, Empire Construction Company, 1937; junior engineer, United States Soil Conservation Service, 1938-1939; Washington office C.E., United States Soil Conservation Service, 1939-1940; assistant engineer, Office Chief Engineers, 1941-1942; structural engineer, Pennsylvania R.R., Philadelphia, 1942-1945; district structural engineer, Portland Cement Association, Milwaukee, 1945-1953; construction engineering, Charles W. Yoder & Associates, Milwaukee, 1953-1987. Lectr in field.
1st chairman National Construction Industry Council, 1975. Chairman Zoning and Planning Commission Erin Township, Washington County, Wisconsin, 1971-1980. Member Wisconsin Building Code Review Board, 1964-1975.
Supporter Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee Performing Arts Center. Fellow American Society C.E. (president Wisconsin section Wisconsin 1951, chairman district council 1950-1953, district director 1961-1964, zone vice president 1968-1969, national president 1974, life member). Member American Consultant Engineers Council, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Concrete Institute, Construction Specification Institute, Engineers Joint Council (director 1975-1978), Consultant Engineers Council Wisconsin, American Arbitration Association (national panel arbitrators), Chi Epsilon (honorary).
Club: Kiwanian (past director).
Married Josephine Maybelle Wormley, November 4, 1939. Children– C. Neal (deceased), Janica J.