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Award Year
1998
Department
Civil and Construction Engineering
Biography
A civil engineer from Stanford University, for 36 years Ed Lynch served as executive vice president for Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc., the premier highway and bridge building company in this country. As president of Kiewit Pacific, Mr. Lynch oversaw all Kiewit construction jobs on the west coast, including Hawaii, western Canada and Alaska. Very active with his wife in philanthropic service, they were the first couple to receive the First Citizens of Southwest Washington Award in 1992. Mr. Lynch has been a member of the OSU Construction Education Foundation for 28 years and served as chair for four years. His generosity toward our broad society in general and OSU in particular has greatly enhanced our educational programs.