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- About the Gould Lecture Series
- 1992 Inagural William R. Gould
- 1993 Thomas E. Everhart
- 1994 Alan C. Ashton
- 1996 Dr. Edward C. Stone
- 1997 Wayne R. Gould
- 1998 David Chapman
- 1999 Thomas Parke Hughes
- 2000 Christopher R. Johnson
- 2001 Mark Fuller
- 2002 David W. Eckhoff
- 2003 William A. Wulf, Ph.D.
- 2004 David K. Owens
- 2005 Clayton M. Christensen
- 2006 Dr. Raymond F. Gesteland
- 2009 Peter Wilhelm
- 2010 Dr. Yoky Matsuoka
- 2011 David D. Freudenthal
1995 John Neerhout, Jr.
The Making of the Channel Tunnel – A Modern Day Wonder
John Neerhout,
Jr. is an executive vice president, director, and senior partner of
Bechtel Group, Inc. (BGI), and a member of its executive committee.
The Bechtel Organization provides engineering, procurement, and
construction services in some 135 nations spread across seven
continents. In February 1990, Neerhout served in the United Kingdom
as project chief executive for Eurotunnel, owner of the Channel
Tunnel - the largest private construction project on record.
Neerhout returned to Bechtel's San Francisco office in February
1993.
Neerhout received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1953. Neerhout is a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and currently serves as director of the Homestake Mining Company. He is also a member of the American Petroleum Institute, the United States Committee on Large Dams, and a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (U.K.).
Neerhout was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in Washington D.C. in 1992 and elected a Foreign Member of The Royal Academy of Engineering (U.K.) in 1995.
