Past Presidents

Past Presidents/Chairs

HAWAIIAN ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION (founded February - May, 1902)

1902 – February – March (Temporary President) Robert Fricke - Head Luna, Overseer, Oahu Sugar Company

1902- April - Alonzo Gartley Manager, Hawaiian Electric; Pres. Catton, Neill & Co.; VP C. Brewer & Co. (1^st Elected President – 6 month term)

1902- September – W. F. C. Hasson (Territory) Government Electrical Inspector

1903- March - Ernest Kopke Mechanical Engineer - Honolulu Iron Works

1903- September – Robert J. Pratt Electrician (Expert)

1904- March - W. E. Skinner Electrical Engineer – Hawaiian Electric

1904- September Alonzo Gartley Manager, Hawaiian Electric

1905- March Alonzo Gartley Manager, Hawaiian Electric (Officers Re-Elected)

1905- September George Ewart Manager Kilauea Sugar Mill Kauaii (Retired)

1906- March Edward C Brown Manager Dearborn Chemical

1906- September – Edward C Brown Manager Dearborn Chemical (first 1 year term)

1907-08 Gartley, Alonzo Pres. Catton, Neill & Co.; VP C. Brewer & Co.

1908-11 Taylor, James T. Consulting, Civil Engineer

1911-12 Young, John M. Dean Engineering, College of Hawaii

1912-13 Sheedy, J.E. Overseer, Ewa Plantation Co.

1913-15 Hind, R. Renton Consulting Engr. H. Hackfield & Co.

1915-16 Wheeler, A.C. County Engr. Dept. of Public Works

1916-18 Andrews, C.B. Chief Engr. Oahu Railway & Land Co.

1918-19 Young, John M. Prof. of Engineering College of Hawaii

1919-20 Keller, A.R. Chair Civil Engineering College of Hawaii

1920-21 Grainger, Joseph H. Engineer, Manager Machinery, Honolulu Iron Works Co.

HONOLULU CHAPTER - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS

(HEA joined AAE in 1920)

1920-21 Wilson, John H. Mayor, City & County of Honolulu

1921-22 McGrath, Thomas J. Supt. Hawaiian Electric Co.

1922-23 Cain, Louis S. Building Insp. City and County of Honolulu

1923-24 Wilkins, Gardiner B. Construction Engr. U. S. Navy

1924-25 Wright, George F. Surveyor & Civil Engineer - Mayor of Honolulu 1931 to 1938 (Died in Office while sailing on the SS Mariposa)

1925-26 Young, James L. Pres. J.L. Young Engineering Co.

ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII

(reorganized in 1925, resigned from AAE)

1926-27 Collins, George M. Bishop Estate Trustee

1927-28 King, Robert D. Deputy Territorial Surveyor

1928-29 Howell, Hugh Civil Engineer & Contractor

1929-30 Whitehouse, Lewis M. Civil Engineer

1930-31 Ohrt, Frederick Manager, Board of Water Supply

1931-32 Eveleth, Barten H. Engineer

1932-33 Bush, Leroy C. Secty-Asst Mgr. HC&D Co.

1933-34 Hicks, Leslie Chief Engr. Hawaiian Electric Co.

1934-35 Dickey, C.W. Architect

1935-36 Field, Harry F. Elect. Engr. Hawaiian Electric Co.

1936-37 Rush, Benjamin H. Engr. City & County Dept. of Pub. Wks.

1937-38 Young, John Mason Pres. Pacific Engineering Co.

1938-39 Keppler, Herbert K. Office Manager, Bishop Estate

1939-40 Kangeter, John H. Engineer, Public Utilities Commission

1940-41 Kunesh, Joseph F. Director, Territorial Planning Board

1941-42 Wilson, Albert A. Manager, Wahiawa Water Co.

1942-43 Hoyt, Simes T. Engineer, Castle & Cooke

1943-44 Jacobs, Gaskell S. Treasurer, Hawaiian Electric Co.

1944-45 Cox, Joel B. Civil Engineer

1945-46 Austin, Herbert A.R. Consulting Civil & Hydraulic Engineer

1946-47 Ossipoff, Vladimir N. Architect

1947-48 Smith, Ronald Q. Pres & Gen Mgr. PC&F Co.

1948-49 Hefty, Milton R. Engineer, Board of Water Supply

1949-50 Penhallow, Charles F. Plant Engr. Mutual Telephone Co.

1950-51 Towill, Roswell M. Civil Engineer & Surveyor

1951-52 Humme, Charles W. VP. Secty & Treas. Hawaiian Dredging Co.

1952-53 Mullen, Robert L. Dept. Mgr. Honolulu Iron Works

1953-54 Hull, William J. Consulting Civil Engr. Castle & Cook

1954-55 Moody, Max W. Pres. Walker-Moody Construction Co.

1955-56 Brown, Gordon D. Maint. Supt., Board of Water Supply

1956-57 Palmer, Frank A. Chief Engr, Matson Navigation Co.

1957-58 Burgess, Henry C. Salesman, P.S. Pell & Co.

1958-59 Sawyer, Jr., Houghton Mech Engr. Supt. Libby McNeil & Libby

1959-60 Britton, J. Roberts Supt. Hawaiian Electric Co.

1960-61 Vesey, J. Bruce Engr. Hawaiian Electric Co.

1961-62 Tuggle, George B. VP. Honolulu Gas Co,

1962-63 Lepine, Melvin E. Chief, Harbors Div, Dept. of Transportation

1963-64 Finley, Harry C. Dir. DPW of Refuse Collection & Disposal

1964-65 Sunn, Franklin Y.K. Pres. Sunn, Low, Tom & Hara, Consult Engr.

1965-66 Engebretson, Wilbur C. Vice President Austin, Smith & Associates

1966-67 Burk, Jr., Peter W. Civil Engr. Hawaiian Cement Corp.

1967-68 Joy, Paul C. VP Honolulu Gas Co.

1968-69 Minn, Gilbert K. Civil Engr. Board of Water Supply

1969-70 Hanson, Noel S. Training Dir. AMFAC

1970-71 Comer, Morris M. Exec. Sec. State Dept. of Reg. Agencies

1971-72 Chang, Kwan You Civil Engr. State Dept. of Land and Nat. Res.

1972-73 Hess, Jack D. Proj. Engr. Austin Smith & Associates

1973-74 Chapson, Harold B. Agriculture Engineer, Manager, Dillingham Brothers

1974-75 Kam, Philip Y.T. Supervisor, Hawaiian Telephone Co.

1975-76 Osborne, Lloyd B. China Clipper Pilot - Retired

1976-77 Thomas, Ernest H. VP. Putman Financial Services

1977-78 Mitter, Wayne Environmental Consultant, GMP Inc.

1978-79 Vesy, Carl J. Engineer, Carl J. Vesy Associates

1979-80 Bonnet, William A. Treasurer, Austin Tsutsumi & Associates

1980-81 Alleredge, Donald Marine Engineer

1981-82 Lum, Richard W.K. Registered Professional Engineer

1982-83 Krock, Hans J. Director. U of H Look Lab.

1983-84 Preis, Alfred Architect Emeritus – Arizona Memorial Architect

1984-85 Muller, Justus Kaiser Hlth Plan Computer Info Services

1985-86 Frazier, Richard Engineer Irrigation Equipment

1986-87 Yuasa, Ernest Engr. Hawaiian Telephone Company

1987-88 Fujioka, Masanobu Admin Mgr. Dames & Moore

1988-89 Nordyke-Grace, Mary Ellen Civil Engr. Project Manager. Hawaiian Electric Co.

1989-90 Lane, Wallace Watkins Architect & Inventor

1990-91 Atkinson, Jr., William J. Electrical Engineer Hawaiian Electric Co.

1991-92 Sprague, Kenneth Board of Water Supply

engineers and architects of Hawaii (Re-named 1992)

1992-93 Samuel F. Gillie Supervising Mechanical. Engr. GMP Associates

1993-94 Lee A. Mansfield Chemical. Engr. GMP Associates

1994-95 Mark Pilger Mechanical. Engr. GMP Associates

1995-96 Niel Guptl Engr. Hawaiian Cement

1996-97 Ralph Dobson Mechanical. Engr. Hawaiian Electric Co.

1997-98 Neal S. Fukumoto Civil Engr. GMP Associates

1998-99 Richard E. Frey Arch / Struct. Engr. Engineering Solutions Inc.

1999-2000 Lee A. Mansfield Chemical Engr. VP GMP Associates Inc.

2000-01 Kai Andrade Supervising Mechanical Engr. GMP Associates Inc.

2001-02 Victor Russell Mechanical Engr. DSA Engineering

2002-03 Maria L. Tome Energy Analyst Hawaii State Energy Office

2003-04 Martin McMorrow Environmental Engr. EPA Navy Capt.

2004-05 Bob Morrissey Electrical Designer GMP Associates

2005-06 Gary Yamamoto Senior Civil Engineer - EarthTect

2006-07 Travis Hylton Environmental Engineer – Oceanit

2007-08 Ardalan Nikou Civil Engineer - EarthTect

2008-09 Michael Albright Senior Electrical Engineer - American Electric

2009-10 Constantinos S. Papacostas Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering

2010-11 Aaron Erickson Forensic Structural Engineer – Wiss Janney Elstner & Associates

2011-12 Geoffrey Paterson Architect - Paterson and Associates (Retired)

2012-13 Howard Wiig Energy Specialist Hawaii State Energy Office

2013-14 Joe Feind Senior Tech Engineer Hawaiian Electric

2014-15 Bill Brizee Architect, CEO Architects Hawaii

2015-16 Michael Albright Electrical Engineer - Consultant

2016-17 Sam Gillie Senior Tech Engineer, Hawaiian Electric

2017-18 David Martin Senior Environ Scientist, Hawaiian Electric

2018-19 Howard Wiig Energy Specialist Hawaii State Energy Office

2019-20 Howard Wiig Energy Specialist Hawaii State Energy Office

2020-21 Philip Blackman Retired US Army Engineer Corp