Inducted
Degrees
John H. Offenberger received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from West Virginia University in 1950.
He started this engineering career with the West Virginia State Road Commission, working with Dean R. P. Davis at the University, designing the Star City Bridge and teaching structures in the civil engineering department.
In 1953, he began working for Hazelet & Erdal, a consulting engineering firm founded in 1897, and is one of the oldest engineering firms in the United States. In 1981, he became a principal in the firm and manager of their Cincinnati, Ohio, office.
In 1995, he became president of the firm. He worked for the company for almost 50 years.
In 2001, he became president of TOH Bridge, Inc, a firm founded the same year in Huntington.
He provides engineering services to the firm of Palmer Engineering in the state of Ohio.
He is presently a registered Professional Engineer in the states of West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan.
He serves on the WVU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Advisory Board.