Dennis Burkhard:
CLASS OF 1979
Ferndale Junior-Senior High SchoolClass of 1979
Johnstown, PA
Dennis's Story
Life
Graduated from Penn State with a degree in Civil Engineering/Survey Technology. Married Denise Eash May 28, 1983, one son Daniel born June 6, 2000. I'm a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Harrisburg, PA. My life has followed quite a winding road. I started married life in Northern Virginia. When the savings and loans bottomed out, so did the civil survey industry and I found myself moving back to PA. We settled in Central PA in Mechanicsburg. I worked for a medium size engineering firm which had international as well as domestic work. I traveled to Nigeria twice and India once for short term assignments. I now work for a large firm which covers the atlantic seaboard region. I'm the Survey Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region which incompasses MD, NJ, PA, VA, DE and DC.
I was recently elected to the Mechanicsburg Board of School Directors. I return to Johnstown often to visit family and friends. I catch myself people watching at...Expand for more
the mall or other crowded public places hoping to see a familar face. The biggest and best surprise came in the 80's when I walked into a Crestar Bank in Manassas, VA and Beckey Lichtenfelt called to me as I walked through the lobby. She was the loan manager for that branch and it was so great to see her and talk for a brief few moments. I accompanied my wife to her 20th reunion from Westmont and had a great time. I do hope we can get a reunion together for our 30th, but time is not on our side. Let's try and do this people, Folkfest, Thunder in the Valley, a weekend in August that nobody has anything better to do!
The greatest joy I have experienced recently, after the birth of my son, was my first graduation I officiated as a School Board Director. To see the faces of those kids and think back to that June night on Vo-Tech's stage when we all took the biggest step of our young lives. Let's get together and relive that moment, it'll be grand!
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