Academy of Distinguished Civil & Environmental Engineer

Jimmie Schindewolf, P.E.,R.P.L.S., received his BSCE in 1967. Mr. Schindewolf is general manager of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority. Prior to joining the Water Authority, he was the Owner's Representative for Reliant Stadium and Minute Maid Park. Mr. Schindewolf spent the majority of the 1990s as Mayor Bob Lanier's Chief of Staff and Director of Public Works and Engineering. He co-founded and was president of Beyer-Schindewolf Construction from 1983 to 1992. Mr. Schindewolf served as Director of Public Works for the City under Mayors Fred Hofheinz, Jim McConn and Kathy Whitmire. He accepted awards as a National Top-Ten Public Works Official and the Houston-area TSPE Engineer of the Year. He received the U of H Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award in 1992. A Scholarship bears his name at the School of Engineering. The Klein School District dedicated Schindewolf Intermediate in 2002. Mr. Schindewolf resides in the Klein-area with his wife Carrie.