CAEM Alumnus Inducted Into College of Engineering Hall of Fame

July 1, 2019

After earning his University of Arizona bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1965 and his master’s degree in engineering mechanics in 1968, George E. Shirley spent most of his career at Carollo Engineers. The Phoenix company has been the largest in the nation devoted solely to water-related projects since 1933, and Shirley worked his way up from project engineer to partner and vice president. He and his wife, Dixie Shirley, also support Habitat for Humanity and the global nonprofit Water for People.

For his achievements in water-related projects and his philanthropy, Shirley was inducted into the UA College of Engineering Hall of Fame in spring 2019 – a rare honor, because one of the requirements is that graduates of the college must have spent at least 50 years in the field of engineering.

Shirley joins a number of CAEM luminaries in the Hall of Fame, including:

David G. Areghini, BS civil engineering, 1965
Robert P. Barksdale, BS civil engineering, 1958
Joseph Gervasio, BS civil engineering, 1957
Robert C. Hall, BS civil engineering, 1949
Karl F. Kohlhoff, BS civil engineering, 1956
Rudolf A. Jimenez, BS & MS civil engineering, 1950 & 1952
Delbert R. Lewis, BS civil engineering, 1950
Frances S. Walker, BS civil engineering, 1956