Hensolt Legacy Committee Members
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In 2014, SEAONC received a generous donation from the family of Walter Hensolt. Walter was a dedicated structural engineer for fifty years, where he was a principal at his firm, Chin & Hensolt Engineers. He left his professional legacy in the San Francisco Bay Area with signature projects such as the Transamerica Pyramid building, Candlestick Park, the St. Francis Hotel Tower, One Market Plaza and Marine World-Africa USA.
In honor of Walter’s gift, the Board approved an initiative to create the Hensolt SEAONC Legacy Project. The goal of the Hensolt SEAONC Legacy Project is to celebrate, preserve, share, and learn from the legacies of SEAONC individuals, projects and organizations who have built our profession. To do this, the committee has developed an interactive online database and timeline through the Hensolt website, featuring stories and backgrounds on the engineers, firms, landmarks and events that have shaped structural engineering in Northern California and beyond. This database gives us the opportunity to understand how the structural engineering profession has developed over time and allows us to learn from both our colleagues and predecessors.