Background
Fondahl, John Walker was born on November 4, 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Edmund and Mary (DeCourcy) Fondahl.
Fondahl, John Walker was born on November 4, 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Edmund and Mary (DeCourcy) Fondahl.
Bachelor of Science, Thayer School Engineering, Dartmouth, 1947. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Thayer School Engineering, Dartmouth, 1948.
Instructor, then assistant professor, U. Hawaii, 1948-1951; construction engineer, Winston Brothers Company, Minneapolis, 1951-1952; project engineer, Nimbus Dam and Powerplant project, Sacramento, 1952-1955; member of faculty, Stanford University, since 1955; professor сivil engineering, Stanford University, 1966-1990; Charles H. Leavell professor сivil engineering, Stanford University, 1977-1990; professor emeritus, Stanford University, since 1990.
Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (Construction Management award 1977, Peurifoy Construction Research award 1990), Project Management Institute (honorary life, Fellow award 1981, Jim O'Brien Lifetime Achievement award 2007). Member National Academy Engineering, National Academy Construction, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Doris Jane Plishker, March 2, 1946. Children: Lauren Valerie, Gail Andrea, Meredith Victoria, Dorian Beth.