Holly A. Cornell (1914-1997) enrolled at Oregon State College in the fall of 1934. While at OSC, Cornell met then professor of engineering Fred Merryfield, who inspired Cornell to pursue a career in civil engineering. Cornell received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1938 and went on to earn a master's from Yale in 1940. After serving in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, Cornell moved back to Corvallis, and together with his old professor and two friends, founded CH2M. Cornell died in his Wilsonville home in 1997 at the age of 83.
This is interview 3 of 4 conducted by Jennifer Lee for the CH2M Hill, Inc. Oral Histories (OH 019), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.
