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Edward Cohen, 96, Led Ammann & Whitney

Nadine M. Post

February 14, 2017

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Structural engineer Edward Cohen, CEO of Ammann & Whitney from 1977 to 1996, died Jan. 28, at age 96.

Tudor Van Hampton, ENR’s managing editor

Editor Emphasized Helping Others

Janice L. Tuchman

February 8, 2017

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Tudor Van Hampton, ENR’s managing editor who died on Feb. 4, meant so much to so many.

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Tudor Van Hampton, ENR Managing Editor for the Digital Age, Dies at 39

A master of many skills, Van Hampton combined them with a passion for construction

Debra K. Rubin

February 5, 2017

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In a career cut short by illness, Van Hampton mastered reporting, editing and multimedia skills to showcase what worked in construction—and what didn't.

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Prominent Structural Engineer Peter Petkoff Dies at 98

Blair Kamin

January 13, 2017

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The Detroit-based structural engineer helped realize the design visions of famed architects Eero Saarinen and Minoru Yamasaki.

Innovator Vincent DeSimone Succumbs to Cancer Battle

Nadine M. Post

November 22, 2016

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Structural engineer Vincent J. DeSimone—an innovator with an outsize personality known for his ability to creatively support his architect-clients as they curved, twisted and stretched their building envelopes—died on Nov. 16, just two weeks shy of his 79th birthday.

Quake Expert Vitelmo Bertero Dies

Nadine M. Post

November 2, 2016

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The pioneer in earthquake engineering research and specialist in post-quake damage investigation, died on Oct. 24 at age 93.

AECOM Exec Is Atkins Unit CEO; Quake Expert Ray Clough Dies

October 19, 2016

U.K.-based design firm Atkins names industry veteran George Nash to run its North America unit, replacing exec who resigned; U. of California-Berkeley academic taught and researched for multiple decades.

Ellis Island Makeover Guru John Belle Dies; Sweco Names Holland Chief

Debra K. Rubin

September 14, 2016

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Eugene Grüter has joined Swedish design firm Sweco as president of its Netherlands-based unit.

Cohousing Developer Robert S. Dick Dies at 67

Denver-based developer was an advocate for affordable housing

Nadine M. Post

August 31, 2016

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Denver-based Dick, long an advocate for affordable housing, succumbed to cancer.

Obituary: Susan Baer, 65, Charted Her Own Course In Aviation Management

Debra K. Rubin

August 29, 2016

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Susan M. Baer, 65, an aviation-sector pioneer who was the first person to manage all three major New York City-area airports and the first woman aviation director at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, died on Aug. 9 in Upper Montclair, N.J.