Senior Engineer, Hannah-Reed and Associates Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England
Brenda Shonkwiler Marsh took her skills and training across the pond to the British Isles. She works for Hannah-Reed, an 80-person firm with offices in five cities that provides project management and civil and structural engineering for civil, commercial, and residential construction projects. A native Oregonian, Marsh earned her master’s degree in civil/structural engineering from Cornell University after graduating from Oregon State. She spent professional time at KPFF Consulting Engineers and CH2M-Hill before leaving the United States.“My time at OSU gave me an excellent foundation of engineering knowledge on which I have built my career,” says Marsh. “Projects like the concrete canoe and steel bridge competitions built my enthusiasm for the discipline and inspired me to share that enthusiasm with future engineers.” In 2007, Marsh was named the IStructE Young Engineer of the year for achievements on a high school construction project in England. “I volunteer as a science and engineering ambassador to students of all ages,” says Marsh. “I love facilitating engineering activities with primary school students and encouraging them to consider engineering as a fulfilling career.”
Degrees
- B.S. Civil Engineering, 2001