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50 years of engineering excellence
3121 FAIRWAY DRIVE, ALTOONA, PA 16602
814.943.5214 • www.gdfengineers.com
For more than 50 years, Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. has been
blessed with great success. In terms of professional achievement,
we stand apart and above other engineering firms. We are proud
that we are highly respected and widely known for unfailing
integrity, superb service and topnotch performance.
Through the years, we’ve completed hundreds of diverse projects
and have employed many scientists, engineers and technical
people. Throughout this brochure, some of the more notable
changes, projects and people are highlighted. In particular, we
recognize those, who throughout our first half century of
engineering excellence, have demonstrated true leadership
through their technical knowledge and proficiency and long-term
dedication to the company.
— Mark Glenn, P.E., President
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1955Mill Run Dam,Altoona
LEWIS L. GWIN, P.E.Years Of Service 1954-1997
A 1928 civil engineering graduate of Penn State University, Lew Gwin
began a private engineering practice in 1937. Following service in World
War II, he returned to consulting while also serving as Altoona City
Engineer. He later founded GD&F’s predecessor firm of Lewis L. Gwin,
Consulting Engineers (1954). Gwin also became president and CEO of
Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. Gwin died in 1997 having given over sixty
years of continuous service to the civil engineering profession and the
community at large.
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1955
1956
1957
1958
• Lewis L. Gwin, Consulting Engineers Is Founded With Offices At 1100 13th Avenue
• Construction Of Mill Run Dam, Altoona
• New Partners – James Soyster, Richard Dobson & John Foreman
• Altoona Water System Improvement Project
• Bellefonte Water/Sewer Project
• Offices At 1200 12th Avenue – Rothert Building
Jack Troutwine, P.L.S.Surveyor
Tyrone Screw Lift Pumps Regional Wastewater
Treatment Facility
JOHN W. FOREMAN, P.E.Years Of Service 1956-1985
Jack Foreman joined the firm in 1956 and later became a partner. A 1948
mining engineering graduate of Penn State University, Foreman was head of
the firm’s mineral industry division for 30 years. Considered one of the state’s
foremost mining engineers, he was a pioneer in mine drainage abatement and
land reclamation technology. Foreman retired as Executive Vice-President of
Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. in 1985.
RICHARD T. DOBSON, P.E.Years Of Service 1954-1984
Having served in various executive positions with the firm, Dick
Dobson became president of GD&F in 1971. Specializing in
sanitary engineering, he represented some of GD&F’s largest
clients in Altoona, Bellefonte, Tyrone and Lewistown. He retired
• GD&F Opens Harrisburg Office• Air Products Construction Engineering
• GD&F Is State College Water AuthorityEngineer, Begins $20 Million Project
• Lowe’s Site Development
• Hollidaysburg Veterans Home Central Energy Plant
• GD&F Consolidates Offices In New 13,000 SFOffice Facility At 3121 Fairway Drive
• Jim Balliet Named As GD&F Board Of Directors Secretary
• Lewis L. Gwin, P.E., Founder, Dies
• Opening Of Valley View Home Addition
• Oldfield Point Bridge/Redbank Creek Bridge Completed
• Andy Johnson Named As GD&F Board Of Directors Treasurer
• PA Governors Award For Environmental Excellence
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1993Air Products Construction
Engineering, Ebensburg
1995Hollidaysburg Veterans HomeCentral Energy Plant
1998Redbank Creek Bridge,Jefferson County
1999 PA Governor’s Award For Environmental ExcellenceMark Glenn (L) & Sen. Robert Jubelirer
GERALD S. WAGNER, JR.Years Of Service 1971-1996
Steve Wagner began his GD&F career as an electrical
engineer in 1971. Known for his practical, “hands-on”
troubleshooting abilities, he was proficient in hydraulic
engineering and mechanical systems design. Wagner
later became Secretary-Treasurer in 1991.
JAMES L. BALLIETYears Of Service 1990-Present
In 1990, Jim Balliet started his GD&F career as an environmental
scientist under the tutelage of Jim Butler. Holder of undergraduate and
graduate degrees from Penn State University, he is a recognized expert
in advanced water treatment design, operations and process chemistry.
Balliet joined the GD&F Board of Directors in 1996 as Secretary. He is
also the firm’s facilities planning director and personnel manager.
1994Lowes Site Development,Altoona
1996 GD&F Office Building3121 Fairway Drive
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• Inaugural Season Of Altoona Curve – GD&F Is Blair County Ballpark Civil Engineer
• GD&F Nominated To Blair County Business Hall Of Fame
• Design Starts On City Of Moundsville, WV Ohio River Water Treatment Plant
• Tim Boland Named As GD&F Board Of Directors Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
• $25 Million Lewistown Water System Project
• Nanticoke Geothermal HVAC System
• GD&F To Engineer Berkeley County, WV Potomac River Water Plant
• 50th Year Anniversary Of Continuous Engineering Service
• GD&F Prime Professional For $15 Million Bedford County Courthouse Addition
• Completion Of Oakton/Prospect Storage Reservoirs In Altoona
• $20 Million Muddy Run Regional Wastewater Project, Clearfield County
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2000Blair CountyBallpark
2002Lewistown Water System
Improvements
1994Tipton WaterTreatment Facility
2000Blair County Business Hall Of Fame
ANDREW H. JOHNSON, P.E.Years Of Service 1989-Present
A Penn State electrical engineering graduate, Andy Johnson
worked for Virginia Power before joining GD&F in 1989. He has
designed numerous electrical systems for treatment plants and
large mechanical systems. Johnson is also expert in process
control, instrumentation systems and computer control
software systems. Johnson joined the GD&F Board of Directors
as Treasurer in 1998.
THOMAS E. BOLAND, P.E.Years Of Service 1991-Present
Tim Boland is a 1973 architectural engineering graduate of Penn State
University. After previous experience in construction management, industrial
chimney design and design engineering, he joined GD&F in 1991. His
accomplishments include more than $150 million in water treatment plant
designs and institutional/building projects. Boland joined the Board of Directors
in 2001 as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. He also is the firm’s engineering
manager in charge of all design work.
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2004Oakton Water Storage Tanks
2004Prospect Water Storage Tank
20003121 Fairway DriveCADD Area
50We recognize the following people who through their professional achievementand loyal service, contributed to the growth and respect of Gwin, Dobson &Foreman, Inc. through the years.
Paul Andrews
Lynn Ashley
Bill Beers
Bill Benson
Paul Bilzi, P.E.
Shearld Botteicher
Larry Bowser
Robin Brandt, P.E.
Irv Bullers, P.E.
Irv Cavalet
Dick Chilcote
George Cree, P.L.S.
Vic Delso
Rhoudy “Sonny” Dixon
Jim Anna – 10 Years
Jim Balliet – 15 Years
Bob Beck – 10 Years
Tim Boland – 14 Years
Armour Cribbs – 12 Years
Frank Damico – 32 Years
Leo Drass – 16 Years
Mark Glenn, P.E. – 28 Years
Norm Gosselin –12 Years
Andy Johnson, P.E. – 15 Years
Mary Alice Kaufman – 10 Years
Joyce Lingenfelter –13 Years
Larry Lingenfelter – 14 Years
Richard Quick – 14 Years
John Rice, P.L.S. – 20 Years
Regis Schall – 26 Years
Jim Potopa – 20 Years
Joel Popma – 14 Years
Jeff Sergent – 10 Years
Jeff Spencer – 12 Years
Barb Wilt – 15 Years
Kevin Smith – 11 Years
We also recognize current employees with at least ten years of dedicated serviceto Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc.