# David R. Boyd

> David R. Boyd is a civil engineer and Webcor co-founder who helped establish the California commercial builder in 1971 with Ross Edwards, William Wilson III and Miller Ream. A Purdue graduate, he worked at Kiewit and Charles Pankow before founding Webcor, retired from operating leadership in 2000, and subsequently taught younger builders through the Webcor Founders Series.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, Webcor Builders (title documented by Purdue in 2006)
- **Organizations:** Webcor Builders, Peter Kiewit Sons’, Charles Pankow, Inc.
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Purdue University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Webcor in 1971., Helped lead Webcor through its early decades of commercial construction., Co-developed the 15-session Webcor Founders Series with Ross Edwards.

## Career timeline

- **1960** — Graduated from Purdue and joined Peter Kiewit Sons’ as an engineer.
- **1964** — Joined Charles Pankow, Inc. as an engineer, according to Purdue’s award biography.
- **1965** — Project manager at Charles Pankow, Inc., according to Purdue’s award biography.
- **1971-01-19** — Co-founded Webcor in San Mateo with Edwards, Wilson and Ream.
- **1994** — Webcor combined with A. J. Ball Construction.
- **1998** — Received Purdue’s Civil Engineering Alumni Achievement Award.
- **2000** — Retired from Webcor’s operating leadership; Andy Ball took charge.
- **2006** — Recognized as a Purdue Distinguished Engineering Alumnus; described as chairman emeritus.
- **2014-03-01** — Gave an oral history interview in Los Altos for the Charles Pankow Legacy Project.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Webcor in 1971.
- Helped lead Webcor through its early decades of commercial construction.
- Co-developed the 15-session Webcor Founders Series with Ross Edwards.
- Purdue Civil Engineering Alumni Achievement Award, 1998.
- Purdue Distinguished Engineering Alumni recognition, 2006.

## Latest updates

- **2014-03** — Recorded an oral history interview for the Charles Pankow Legacy Project.
- **2021-01** — Webcor’s 50th-anniversary announcement recognized Boyd among its four founders; this was a company retrospective.

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