Background
Harpster, Robert Eugene was born on September 25, 1930 in Olney, Illinois, United States. Son of Christian Edward and Margaret (Tatum) Harpster.
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Robert Eugene Harpster
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Bachelor of Science, Beloit College, 1952; Master of Arts, University Texas, 1957.
Career
Petroleum geologist, Geo Svc. Company, Abilene, Texas, 1952;
engineering soil instructor, Corp Engineers, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1952-1954;
project geologist, Bechtel Corporation, Vernon, California, 1956-1957;
senior project engineer geologist department water resources, State California, Sacramento, 1957-1973;
senior project engineer geologist, Woodward-Clyde Cons., San Francisco, 1973-1980;
manager and implementator for international engineering projects, vice president quality assurance/applied science, Woodward-Clyde Cons., San Francisco, 1980-1988;
quality assurance, organizer and implementor, Woodward-Cyde Coms., Las Vegas, Nevada, 1988-1993;
senior quality assurance specialist, design review, MACTEC, CER/Science Applications International Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1993. Member technical review boards United States Governor private industries, San Francisco, since 1972.
Instructor Antelope Community College, Lancaster, California, 1969-1972. Delegate People to People, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Coach swimming Antelope Valley Young Men’s Christian Association, Lancaster, 1969-1972. Sergeant United States Army, 1952-1954. Fellow Geological Society American, Association Engineering Geologist (member chairman, vice president 1961-1963, vice chairman 1959-1962), American Society Civil Engineers, American Society for Quality Control, Earthquake Engineer Research Institute, Interanl Clay Mineral Society.
Connections
Married Carol Ann Dewald, November 25, 1977. Step-children: Larry Britt, Charla Britt.
