Thomas Burke Hayes (1912-2007) enrolled at Oregon State College in 1930 to study general engineering, though his schooling was cut short with the onset of the Great Depression. Hayes returned to OSC in 1936, this time to study electrical engineering. Hayes became friends with James Howland during this time, and they continued their friendship as they both continued their education at MIT. Following a stint in the Navy during World War II, Howland and Hayes began considering starting a business. In 1946 they joined with Holly Cornell, their former classmate at OSC, and Fred Merryfield, an OSC engineering professor, to form CH2M. Hayes retired in 1980, and passed away in 2007 at the age of 95.
This is interview 4 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.
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