Walt Wolf, president of Wolf-Majeskey-Rapp, Inc., a Spokane, Wash., contractor's bond and insurance brokerage firm, retired from the Pac-10 Football Conference after 32 years as an umpire. Wolf has been involved in the game of football since his youth, first as a player in high school, then as a center and lineman for the University of Oregon, a coach in the Pop Warner football program around Portland, Ore., and ultimately as a referee in the Pac 10.

Over his career, Walt Wolf has officiated some high profile games, including the 1984 Rose the Mirage Bowl in Tokyo, two national championships, two semi-final play-off games, and the first national championship game involving Notre Dame and USC in 1988 in Los Angeles. Perhaps the best-known game in Wolf's officiating career was the blood match between Stanford and the University of California in 1982, noted as one of the top 10 games in collegiate history. In the last moments of the game, Stanford thought it had won the football game, and began the victory celebration. The Stanford band rushed down onto the field. However, California still had the football in play. Five lateral passes, a flattened Stanford trombone player, and a touchdown later, the University of California was declared the winner.

Wolf's last game was the Apple Cup between the University of Washington and Washington State University on November 23. Still tied when the clock ran out, the game went into three overtimes before the officials ruled the U of W as the winner.

The AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter recently lost two vital and active members. Ray Schrader passed away Dec. 10, and George Moore died Dec. 12.

Mr. Schrader, who was 91, founded Schrader Construction Co. in 1950 and had been an AGC member ever since. He served as Oregon-Columbia Chapter president in 1965, was a recipient of one of the chapter's SIR awards in 1978, and served as a life director of the AGC of America. Mr. Schrader was also a founder and long-time supporter of the Oregon State University Construction Education Foundation.

Mr. Schrader's wife Pauline "Polly" Schrader died in 1986. He is survived by his son Charles Schrader of Portland, Ore., and four grandchildren.

A funeral was held Dec. 21st at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Portland.

Remembrances may be made to either the OSU Construction Education Foundation or to the St. Michael's Episcopal Church Memorial Fund.

Mr. Moore died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident December 12th at the age of 85. He was the president of George A. Moore and Associates, a contracting firm, which, among other projects, built Salishan Lodge in Gleneden beach, Ore., and the Japanese Gardens in Portland.

He was AGC chapter president twice, in 1962 and again in 1966.

Mr. Moore resided in Banks, Ore., and is survived by his wife Thelma, sister Mavis Leyrer of Seattle, his sons Peter Moore and Geoffrey Moore, and six grandchildren.

At Mr. Moore's request, there was no funeral.

Structural engineers Jack Wiggins, Dan Fenton, and Jim DeSalvo recently announced the formation of a new Seattle structural engineering firm. Quantum Consulting Engineers focus is on the structural design of new and existing buildings.

Wiggins has 18 years of structural engineering expertise, including designs and renovations for commercial, mixed-use, residential, educational and community buildings. With 23 years of structural design expertise, Fenton specializes in designs and renovations for commercial, institutional, educational and industrial facilities. DeSalvo has 30 years of structural engineering expertise for a wide variety of design, seismic retrofit and investigation-based projects for commercial, institutional, educational, residential and industrial facilities.

The principals are currently working on the design of University of Washington Merrill Hall reconstruction in Seattle, Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, Wash., Skagit Transportation Center in Mount Vernon, Wash., Riverview Church in Kent, Wash., J&M building addition and seismic upgrade in Seattle, and Issaquah Middle School in Issaquah, Wash.

Stephen Spencer has been appointed senior design engineer of GZA GeoEnvironmental of Seattle. The firm, based in Norwood, Mass., is heading the firm's Seattle expansion and will work with the company's Soil Rock Instrumentation division focusing on providing design and construction support services to contractors.

CBG Consulting Engineers (Portland, Ore.) has added Kelly Mamer and Ken Spencer as senior electrical engineers.

Mamer has designed electrical systems including power distribution and lighting for a variety of building types including airport, educational, healthcare, mixed-use, office and governmental facilities. Currently, he is providing electrical design for the new $114 million Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford, Ore.

Spencer has concentrated on the areas of high voltage power systems and control systems for the past 11 years. He has a broad range of experience including office and municipal buildings and healthcare and educational facilities. He is currently providing electrical design for new elementary and high schools in Madras, Ore., and the OHSU Patient Care Facility.

Thomas D. Lulay has been named a senior engineering manager at Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas Inc. of Portland, Ore.

A bridge engineer, Lulay comes to PB after a 31-year career with the Oregon Department of Transportation. He most recently served as deputy director, responsible for implementation of the Oregon Transportation Investment Act, a $500 million program to enhance delivery of transportation projects in the state. He also led the Oregon Bridge Strategy task force aimed at developing solutions to the state's cracked bridge problems.

Veca Electric and Communications (Seattle) recently announced two new positions within the company and celebrated the accomplishments of two other employees.

Shane Rabourn is a senior estimator with Veca, and is responsible for coordinating and managing estimating activities.

Brian Westerlund is Veca's director of business development. His responsibilities include developing, coordinating, and tracking all marketing activities.

Veca employees Keith Conti and Sandy Maus recently qualified for their American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Healthcare Contractor's Certificates through the American Hospital Association. The receipt of the certificates indicates their completion of the ASHE approved course of study.

Conti joined Veca in 1990, and Maus joined the firm in 1998. Both have worked mainly on area hospital construction projects.

Contractors Northwest Inc. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) division manager Bryan Taylor recently received the Inland Pacific Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors' Bo Engstrom Award. The award was created by the ABC chapter as a memorial for Engstrom who was recognized in the construction industry for his exemplary personal and business life. The award is occasionally awarded to ABC members who display a high level of leadership in their personal and business lives. Taylor has been with Contractors Northwest since 1997.