Ivan Viest was a faculty member at University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana who then became Bridge Engineer at the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO). He joined Bethlehem Steel as structural engineer in the new Sales Engineering Division in 1961, where he worked for 21 years, attaining the position of assistant manager in 1974 until his retirement in 1983. Ivan was a recognized expert in the area of composite construction which led to the publication of his first book in 1958. Ivan served as Bethlehem Steel’s representative on the AISI Engineering Subcommittee which initiated significant research in steel structures, particularly for earthquake resistance. He was born in 1922, died in March 2012.