Ken Wilson

Degrees Received

• M.A. in Theological Studies, 1984, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
• M.S. in Structural Engineering, 1980, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1979, Cornell University

Disciplines/Field of Instruction

• Structural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Christian Ethics

Courses Taught

• EGR 101 – Introduction to Engineering Design
• EGR 211 – Solid Mechanics
• EGR 401 – Christian Ethics and Engineering
• CIE 231 – Structural Analysis

Books Published

• Written on Our Hearts (The Boy and the Signmaker), published by Elk Lake Publishing, 2021.
• Loved More Than You Know, published by Elk Lake Publishing, 2020.
• Where No One Has Heard (The Life of J. Christy Wilson, Jr.), published by William Carey Library, 2016.
• Too Amazing to Keep to Yourself (Bringing Your Friends to Christ – and Keeping Them as Friends), published by CLC Publications, 2014.
• Finding God in the Bible (A Beginner’s Guide to Knowing God), published by Moody Publishers, 2005.

Technical Publications

• Wilson, Kenneth E., Oguzhan Bayrak, and Frank M. Russo. Strut-and-Tie Modeling (STM) for Concrete Structures, Instructor Guide, Participant Workbook, and Design Examples, Federal Highway Administration, November 2017.
• Wilson, Kenneth E., Frank M. Russo, Dennis R. Mertz, and Karl H. Frank. Design and Evaluation of Steel Bridges for Fatigue and Fracture, Instructor Guide, Participant Workbook, and Reference Manual, Federal Highway Administration, January 2017.
• Wilson, Kenneth E., Rachel A. Sharp, William Edberg, and Wes Kellogg. Influence Line Based Load Ratings for Oklahoma DOT Truck Routing and Permitting. Published in the Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2013.
• Wilson, Kenneth E., et al. Bridge Aesthetics Sourcebook, 1st Edition, AASHTO, 2010.
• Wilson, Kenneth E., et al. Analysis and Design of Skewed and Curved Steel Bridges with LRFD, Instructor’s Guide, Participant Workbook, and Reference Manual, Federal Highway Administration, December 2010.
• Wilson, Kenneth E., et al. Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Highway Bridge Superstructures Design Manual, Federal Highway Administration, April 2007.
• Wilson, Kenneth E., et al. LRFD for Highway Bridge Substructures and Earth Retaining Structures Reference Manual, Federal Highway Administration, January 2007.
• Wilson, Kenneth E. "Bearing Pressures for Rectangular Footings with Biaxial Uplift," American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Bridge Engineering, Volume 2, Number 1, February 1997.
• Wilson, Kenneth E., Jeffrey J. Campbell, Mark Mlynarski, R. Scott Christie, and Hasmukh M. Lathia. "LRFD/Metric Bridge Software." Published in the Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1995.
• Wilson, Kenneth E., Raymond A. Hartle, Dennis R. Baughman, William J. Amrhein, and John J. Tkacs. Bridge Inspector's Training Manual 90, Federal Highway Administration, 1992.
• Wilson, Kenneth E., James B. Williams, Kurt R. Lambert, and Mark M. Pilwallis. "Need for 3-D Analysis for Highly Skewed and Wide Simple Span Steel Box Girder Bridges." Published in the Proceedings of the 9th Annual International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1992.
• Wilson, Kenneth E. "Spreadsheet Topics: Reinforcing Steel Design Based on Load Factor Design." Concrete International, January 1990.

Current Projects

• The Navigators, Associate Staff with collegiate ministry
• Completing draft of a new book entitled Ministering … Without Being in the Ministry
• Healthy Communities Unlimited (Christian education mission in Uganda), Board Member and former Secretary
• Passavant Community Gathering, Zelienople, PA, speaker at worship services

Awards & Distinctions Received

• Excellence in Part-Time Teaching award, Geneva College, 2023
• Denman Evangelism Award, 1993

Professional Certification

• Registered Structural Engineer – State of Illinois
• Registered Professional Engineer – Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Work Experience

• Michael Baker International, Project Manager, 1988-2019
• Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff, Structural Engineer, 1984-1988
• Whitman & Howard Inc., Engineering Intern, 1983
• Modjeski & Masters, Engineer-In-Training, 1980-1982

Personal Information

• Married with two children (one who is a Geneva alumnus) and four grandchildren
• Hobbies – tennis and pickleball, guitar and piano, writing books and songs, half-marathons and sprint triathlons
• New Community Church (worship band, worship choir, co-teacher of evangelism at NCC University)