El Paso Independent School District celebrated the groundbreaking of its new additions to Coronado High School on Aug. 2, officially beginning construction on the new project…
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2445″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five U.S. adults lives with a mental illness. Those figures increase for…
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Sheri Mullins has been referred to as the inventor of the PSC Project Assistants (PASS) Team responsible for the record of projects for all of PSC….
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Eric West, a trailblazing engineer in the Midland office, has attained that work/life balance that makes him an inspiration to others, said Jay Edwards, chief operating…
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Midland International Air & Space Port took delivery of 2 new FAA Class 4 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Vehicles the week of June 10, 2019….
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Health Survey in 2014, hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition following…
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is based in Austin, Texas. TCEQ determines and enforces regulations for water, wastewater, air and land development projects. Jillian…
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Les Burke, AIA, is a senior associate and studio leader in PSC’s K-12 Sector. He holds a bachelor of architecture degree from Texas Tech University and…
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Our educational and institutional clients focus mostly on the great buildings that PSC can design for them, but often the problems that emerge during design and…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PSC designed the 45-acre evaporation pond at Newman Power Station, which included the removal of the previous 10-mil thickness PVC liner to replace it with 2,113,170 SF…
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Gary Harris championed many small-town projects beginning in 1982 when he joined Parkhill, Smith & Cooper as a project engineer. Maybe that was because he grew…
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For senior associate and engineer, Larry Bell, working for PSC in the Aviation Sector has always encouraged his fascination with airports and incorporated his experience in…
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PSC was selected by the City of El Paso to design new aquatic facilities for City Districts 2, 4 and 7 in El Paso. These water…
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As a principal at PSC and the director of the Higher Education Sector, as well as a member of PSC’s Board of Directors, Dan Hart, FAIA,…
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Ken Buchanan worked 43 years with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper. Before joining PSC, he served as a senior technician in the City of Lubbock Traffic Engineering…
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Two groups of Lubbock high school students and college students from Texas Tech University received an inside look at Parkhill, Smith & Cooper’s Lubbock office on…
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Although Todd Stiggins, PE, traded his focus from agricultural engineering to solid waste engineering, he still has a passion to improve the world and environment around…
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To understand the fascinating value of geographic information system (GIS) technology, think of your smartphone. Although GPS can tell you where you are, GIS is an…
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Liz Morgan, IIDA, Chandler Cooke, AIA, and Aaron Rivera, AIA, presented “The Imposter – The Struggle of the Emerging Professional” at PSC University 2019. Imposter phenomenon…
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What are the biggest threats to a church? The all-too-real possibility of unpredictable violence and unsafe environments has turned the thoughts of many church members and…
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Alpine High School Charette from Parkhill, Smith & Cooper on Vimeo. A bond election was approved by Alpine ISD and the community of Alpine in November…
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Starting in May 1996, the original Midland Airport terminal was serving its last years until construction of a new Midland International Airport terminal was completed. Machinery…
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Women bring a unique perspective and comprehensive skills to engineering. Today, we’re taking a moment to look at our amazing women engineers who build community through…
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Engineering is a field thought to be primarily for male professionals who enjoy math and science. Encouraging women in the engineering community and young girls with…
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Fifteen years before PSC and the Tittle Luther Partnership (TLP) merged under the PSC umbrella, TLP completed the Teague Special Events Center on Abilene Christian University’s…
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Samuel Clarence Cooper started his engineering career in Crosbyton, Texas, in 1924 as a bookkeeper, abstractor and rodman. In 1929 he left Crosbyton to join the…
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”7640″][vc_single_image image=”7641″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]This Throwback Thursday shows Bill Cartwright standing in front of the girder of the Central Church of Christ in Amarillo. His son, Mike…
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Newman Pond – El Paso Electric Pole Install from Parkhill, Smith & Cooper on Vimeo. El Paso Electric Distribution crews upgraded an existing service from 45KVA…
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CANstruction 2018 from Parkhill, Smith & Cooper on Vimeo. CANstruction was organized on December 8 at the Downtown El Paso Public Library to benefit the El…
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High School students from ATEMS High School in Abilene, Texas, recently made the 160-mile drive to Lubbock to get a look at a day in the…
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Juan Martinez, superintendent of Clint Independent School District, said the renovation of Horizon High School was a dream come true. The school board approved additional funding…
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The Robertson Umbenhauer Water Treatment Plant, also known as the Canal Water Treatment Plant, is located between the Rio Grande River and BNSF Railway yard. PSC…
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This week’s #TimeLapseTuesday shows 1.4-million cubic yards of excavation and 20-acres of liner system geosynthetic clay liner overlain by a 60-millimeter HDPE geomembrane. The geocomposite leachate…
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Newman Pond – Wet Well Walls & Piping from Parkhill, Smith & Cooper on Vimeo. This Time-Lapse Tuesday shows the construction of the east and north…
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Parkhill, Smith & Cooper recently completed several pieces of a bond package for Jal Public Schools in Jal, New Mexico. One of these parts included renovations to…
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Small town communities are the backbone of industry, innovation, and life as we know it. PSC prides itself on helping these communities by using the latest…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A high-intensity summer rainstorm on July 10, 2015, flooded the area west of the Franklin Mountains and caused structural damage to an existing channel in the Bear Ridge area….
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Time Lapse Tuesday: Concrete Placement for Wet Well Footings at Newman Pond Project from Parkhill, Smith & Cooper on Vimeo. Over 350 cubic yards of concrete…
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Parkhill, Smith & Cooper recently moved its Amarillo office into a new location downtown — the historic Levine’s Department Store Building. The newly renovated building is…
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As a principal and director of Aviation Services for PSC, Mark Haberer, PE, leads PSC’s Aviation Sector to “build community” with airport clients through enhancement of…
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Pat started his engineering career as a structural engineer before he joined Parkhill, Smith & Cooper. His education includes a master’s and bachelor’s degree in civil…
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Terry Bilderback started his career at PSC in 1973. He worked on a part-time basis prior to his graduation with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering…
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Each year, Lubbock-Cooper students spin the wheel to find out what “house” they will be in and celebrate the initiation with a trip down the slide…
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Bill’s engineering career began at 19 years old. Bill surveyed in oil fields, staking oil locations for former President George Bush Sr. He honed his engineering…
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Daniel B. Knorr started at PSC in 1971. He became the El Paso office manager in 1989 and served on the Board of Directors as Vice…
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