Background
Wilbur, Lyman Dwight was born on April 27, 1900 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Curtis Dwight and Olive (Doolittle) Wilbur.
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Lyman Dwight Wilbur
Edit Profileconsulting engineering executive
Lyman Dwight Wilbur, American consulting engineering executive. Recipient Golden Beaver award The Beavers, Los Angeles, 1962, Construction Man of Year award Engineering News Record, New York City, 1966, John Fritz medal Five Founder Engineering Societies, 1973, Moles award The Moles, New York City, 1974, Annual award National Society of Professional Engineers, 1975.
Education
AB, Stanford University, 1921; Doctor of Laws (honorary), College Idaho, 1962; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Idaho, 1967.
Career
Field engineer, Hetch Hetchy Project, City of San Francisco, 1921-1924;
designer, Merced (California) Irrigation District, 1924-1926;
design engineer, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California, 1926-1929;
assistant to chief construction engineering, Middle Asia Water Economy Svc., Tashkent, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1929-1931;
from engineer to district manager, Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc Company Inc., Los Angeles, 1932-1947;
chief engineer, Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc Company Inc., Boise, 1947-1952;
vice president, Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc Company Inc., Boise, 1950-1970. Construction manager Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc-Ford Twaits Companies, Camp Roberts, California, 1939-1940, Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc-Peter Kiewit Companies, Camp White, Oregon, 1942. Resident partner Atlas Constructors, Casablanca, 1952-1954, RMK-BRJ, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam, 1965-1966.
Executive vice president International Engineering Company Inc., San Francisco, 1956-1958, president-chairman, 1958-1970. Private practice construction engineering, Boise, since 1971.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Blue Cross Idaho, Boise, 1977. President Good Samaritan League Inc., Boise, 1982-1991. Trustee College of Idaho, Caldwell, 1981-1992.
Board directors St. Alphonsus Medical Center Foundation, Boise, 1980-1988. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary, chairman executive committee construction division 1960, chairman Pacific Northwest council 1973), Idaho Society Professional Engineers (secretary/treasurer 1972-1974), Society of America Military Engineers, Arid Club, Hillcrest Club, Rotary International.
Interests
Connections
Married Henrietta Shattuck, July 6, 1925 (dec.May 1984). 1 child, Olive Gamble Waugh. Married Pauline Jordan, April 26, 1985 (deceased March 1995).
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Political Party
Republican
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Recipient Golden Beaver award The Beavers, Los Angeles, 1962, Construction Man of Year award Engineering News Record, New York City, 1966, John Fritz medal Five Founder Engineering Societies, 1973, Moles award The Moles, New York City, 1974, Annual award National Society of Professional Engineers, 1975.Recipient Golden Beaver award The Beavers, Los Angeles, 1962, Construction Man of Year award Engineering News Record, New York City, 1966, John Fritz medal Five Founder Engineering Societies, 1973, Moles award The Moles, New York City, 1974, Annual award National Society of Professional Engineers, 1975.