Ronald
M. Krump, Class of '57
Mr. Ron Krump came to Michigan Tech from Plymouth, Michigan
and earned his baccalaureate in civil engineering in 1957.
During his student years, he served three years on the Student
Council, and chaired Winter Carnival. In addition, he was
President of the Kappa Delta Psi Fraternity, President of
the Inter-fraternity Council, and President of the Blue Key
National Honor Fraternity.
Following graduation, he served with the Corps of Engineers
as Chief of the Planning Division in the Post Engineer's Office
at Fort Leonard Wood. Later, he spent two years in construction
project management and sales with Champion Inc. in Iron Mountain,
Michigan. He then moved to Reno and worked three years for
Meredith Steel where he was responsible for design and construction
of steel buildings. He started Krump Construction in 1967.
Since then, Krump Construction has grown to be one of the
largest and most successful construction firms in Nevada.
Ron served as President of the Associated General Contractors
of Nevada in 1982 and 1983 and chaired the AGC National Ethics
Committee. He served as President of the Executives Association
of Reno, President of the Economic Development Authority of
Western Nevada, as well as on several other civic organizations.
Ron is a member of the Michigan Tech President's Club and
served on the Century II Campaign Task Force and on the Executive
Council for the Civil and Environmental Engineering "Partnering
with the Future Campaign". He was recently presented
with the Michigan Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering
"Golden Transit Award". Ron and his wife, Susan,
have three children and reside in Reno.
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