John A. Martin, Sr. "Jack" (CE BS '43) founder of John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. passed away on Dec. 3. He was 92.
Jack Martin was the CEO of the Martin Associates Group of affiliated structural and engineering firms. He is a past President of the Structural Engineers Association of California, an organization dedicated to upgrading codes to meet the changing needs of building design. He is also a recipient of the Alfred E. Lindau Award from the American Concrete Institute for his many years of leadership in the seismic design of reinforced concrete structures.
Jack Martin was a long time friend of CEE at Berkeley. Most notably, he made a generous donation to the department for the creation of its executive conference room, The John A. Martin Conference Room.
See obituary in the Los Angeles Times.
He will be greatly missed.