Skip to main content
HomeHensolt Legacy

Hensolt Legacy

ABOUT

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.


WEBSITE: https://legacy.seaonc.org

COMMITTEE CHARGES

  1. Build on the Hensolt SEAONC Legacy Project website through research and interviews.
  2. Engage the SEAONC community to celebrate and share the stories of our engineers and projects.
  3. Make information about the structural engineering profession readily available to others in our community.
  4. Develop the program for a yearly SEAONC Legacy Event at an association dinner meeting.

GET INVOLVED

Interested in joining the Hensolt Legacy Project or the mailing list? Email legacy@seaonc.org.


COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Chair

Sydney Gallion

Members:

  • Charles Scawthorn
  • Peter Lee
  • Grace Kang
  • Reinhard Ludke

MEETINGS

Meetings are held virtually on the second Thursday of every month, from 4:30 to 5:30pm.

Structural Engineers Association

of Northern California


Managed by Paragon Events

7999 N Federal Hwy, Suite 400

Boca Raton, FL 33487

Phone: 415.974.5147

Email: office@seaonc.org