Background
Karn, Richard Wendall was born on July 19, 1927 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of William Nathan and Agnes Pauline (Langren) Karn.
Karn, Richard Wendall was born on July 19, 1927 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of William Nathan and Agnes Pauline (Langren) Karn.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University California-Berkeley, 1950.
From assistant civil engineer to engineering manager, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Hayward, California, 1950-1966; partner, then president, Bissell & Karn, Inc., San Leandro, California, 1966-1990; executive vice president, Greiner Inc. Pacificdba Bissell & Karn, Pleasanton, California, 1990-1992; senior vice president, Greiner Engineering Inc., Pleasanton, California, 1992-1994.
Board directors Californians for Better Transportation, Sacramento, Civil Engineering Research Foundation, Washington. President Classical Philharmonic, San Leandro. President Coalition for Project Delivery, Sacramento.
Member Hayward Environmental Quality Commission, 1975. With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946, PTO. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (life, president-elect 1984, president 1985), Institution Civil Engineers United Kingdom (honorary). Member Bay Counties Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors Association (president 1977), American Association Engineering Society (chairman 1987, Kenneth Andrew Roe award 1990).
Married Margaret Jean Britto, August 28, 1949. Children: Pamela Joyce, Robert Alan.