John Raymond Vollmar's Legacy

During the 1960s, LTK’s leadership in the rail transit industry was developed by its initial work for PATCO (Port Authority Transit Corporation) also called the Lindenwold Line, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and various agencies in the New York metropolitan area, beginning with the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), the Tri-State Transportation Commission and, later, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).  John R. (Ray) Vollmar’s impact on the firm and the industry is best illustrated by these client relationships, each of which continues to this day.

The John Raymond Vollmar Endowed Scholarship

In August 1997, LTK Engineering Services and the rail transportation industry lost a respected friend and colleague when Ray Vollmar died after a brief illness.  As a lasting tribute to honor Ray’s significant contributions to our firm, as well as the rail transportation industry at large, LTK Engineering Services has established The John Raymond Vollmar Memorial Scholarship Fund at Ray’s alma mater, Drexel University.

Candidate Qualifications:

• sophomore, pre-junior, or junior year of study

• majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or Materials Engineering
• a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• a demonstrated interest in the field of Urban Mass Transit

Scholarship Recipients:

2007  – (L-R) Thomas Golecki (Civil/Architectural and Environmental Engineering), Matthew Sera (Mechanical Engineering) and John Zollers (Civil/Architectural and Environmental Engineering),
presented at Drexel University Annual Honors’ Day, February 21, 2007

2006 – (L-R) John Zollers, Civil Engineering, Nicholas Loberto, Dual Arch/Civil Engineering;
Christian Schegan, Accelerated B.S./M.S.;
Mark McShea, Architectural Engineering (not pictured)

2005 –  (L-R) Jessica B. Hawthorne, Civil Engineering and John K. Zollers, Civil Engineering
with Dr. Selçuk Güçeri, Dean, College of Engineering, Drexel University;
Laura L. Davis, Civil Engineering (not pictured)
 

2004 – (no photo) Pritesh Patel; Joseph B. Saunders; Anthony R. Tofani

2003 –  Shamela Rogers, Architectural Engineering and Patrick Mathias, Electrical Engineering (L)
with Sara Vollmar and Chris Lawlor, CFO, LTK Engineering Services (R);
M. Scott Devlin, Architectural Engineering (not pictured)

2002 – Michael Johnson (2001) and Erin Hill (2002)

2001 –  (no photo) Michael Johnson and Kevin Maynard

2000 –  (no photo) David Rittel

1999 –  (no photo) David Tack

1998 –  (no photo) Richard Delp