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Department Resources

Mark Haselton Passes Away

apr 17, 2016

ARCE Alumnus (1963) Mark Haselton passed away on Sunday, April 17th at the age of 75.  Mark was best known to the ARCE department for his concrete blade structures in Poly Canyon and his sponsorship of the Haselton Design Laboratory.  Mark also received the CAED Honored Alumni recognition in 2007.  Despite living in Georgia, Mark and his wife Pam were frequent visitors to Cal Poly and the ARCE program.
 
Department Head Al Estes was able to attend the memorial service for Mark on April 29th in Big Canoe, Georgia.  Former CAED Associate Dean Dick Zweifel, who was a long-time friend of Mark and Pam, spoke at the service.  Mark was also eulogized by General Frank Serio, his commanding officer in Viet Nam; Alois and Estonia Ruf, founder of Ruf Automobiles; and his daughters Martie Haselton and Jodie Niznik.  The service was followed by a reception in the Big Canoe Clubhouse.
 
Mark was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1940.  He was raised in California and proudly attended Cal Poly where he graduated in 1963 with a degree in Architectural Engineering.  Mark was also the Top Cadet in his ROTC class.  Upon graduation, Mark accepted a regular Army Commission and served overseas in Germany from 1963-1966 and then in Vietnam from 1966-1967.  He was awarded the silver star for gallantry in action during the Vietnam War.
 
After his military career, Mark began his engineering work with Western Concrete.  He eventually started his own company and founded Continental Concrete Structures in 1979.  Continental became a well-respected and successful firm that built many buildings throughout the country including the 62 story SunTrust Plaza in Atlanta, the 52 story Place St. Charles in New Orleans, the 46 story Southern Bell Building in Atlanta, The Pinnacle Building in Atlanta, the St. Regis Hotel in Atlanta, and the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta among many others. A tribute to Mark’s career can be found on the walls of the Haselton Lab in the ARCE department.
 
Mark was a generous supporter and good friend of this program.  We will all miss him.

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