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Conde B. McCullough
C. B. McCullough, Assistant State
Highway Engineer who was born at
Redfield, South Dakota, May 30, 1887,
died in Salem May 6, 1946. He is sur
vived by his widow, Marie Roddan Mc
Cullough, and his son, John Roddan
McCullough.
He attended Iowa State College, re
ceiving a degree of Bachelor of Science
in Civil Engineering in 1910 and a
professional degree in Civil Engineer
ing in 1917. He studied at Willamette
University, reecived a degree in law,
and was admitted to the bar in 1928.
He joined the staff of the Iowa State
Highway Commission in 1911, advanc
ing to the position of State Highway
Engineer. In 1916 he joined the staff of
Oregon State College as Assistant Pro
fessor and later Professor of Civil E n
gineering. In 1919 he accepted the po
sition of Bridge Engineer with the
Oregon State Highway Commission,
from which he advanced to the position
of Assistant State Highway Engineer.
Conde McCullough gained wide
spread renown in a broad field of tech
nical endeavor; however, his first love
was bridge design. In this specialized
field he brought to the profession not
only a measure of new design and con
struction techniques, but many original
concepts of architectural symmetry
rarely encountered in the purely tech
nical engineer. Here in Oregon there
are many monuments to his achieve
ments. His influence has left an im
print on the profession which is na
tional in scope through widespread con
sulting work and the emulation of his
concepts on the part of others of the
profession.
In addition to his original contribu
tions in the specialized field of bridge
design he was thoroughly "a t home” in
the broad field of engineering endeavor.
His knowledge of law combined with
his technical background afforded a
Conde B. McCullough
combination rarely found, a combina
tion which is strongly evidenced in the
many high calibre technical publica
tions which he has w ritten and which
are in widespread demand as text and
reference material. Just prior to his
passing there was released for distribu
tion a very thorough and comprehen
sive work "Engineer at Law” on which
he had been collaborating for some years
past with his son, John R. McCullough.
"M ac,” as he was known to his asso
ciates, was blessed with that rare ability
for "change of pace” in his personal
contacts. W ith all his accomplishments
in the field of technical endeavor and
association w ith men of comparable cal
ibre, he could adopt his mannerisms and
conversational level to suit the individ
ual or group. When occasion warranted
he could discourse at length on the
sundry techniques which might be most
advantageous in the proper manipula
tion of a number two "m uck stick.”
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