 
Perhaps no family tree has prospered more from Rose-Hulman's
fertile educational ground than David Hannum (ME, 1981), whose
strong family heritage continues into a fourth generation.
Hannum is chairman and chief executive officer of Garmong
Construction Services, a family-owned business that has evolved
into one of Indiana's premier contractors. He also founded Hannum,
Wagle & Cline Engineering and Garmong Development
Company.
The Garmong family has a proud Rose-Hulman tradition,
starting when the company's founder, Claude H. Garmong, sent his
only son, Karl R. Garmong, to Rose Polytechnic Institute. Karl
became the college's first architectural engineering graduate
(1931) and used his college training to help the business prosper
through the designing and building of commercial projects and
patenting the original wood casement window. Garmong's son-in-law,
Kenneth Hannum (EE, 1956), joined the firm as an industrial
engineer and changed the market to commercial and manufacturing
projects.
In 1989, Kenneth's son, David, joined the firm to continue
Garmong Construction Service's evolution. Under his leadership, the
company has added full-service engineering and architectural design
(Hannum, Wagle
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& Cline Engineering),
design/build capacity of large industrial projects, and financing
and development capabilities of commercial or industrial projects
(Garmong Development). The Garmong-Hannum family heritage also
includes David's uncle Arnold Hannum (CE, 1949), Carl Garmong (ME,
1962), and Ned Hannum (ME, 1962), and two of David's children,
Rachael (BE, 2007) and Eric (ME, 2012).
"Claude (Garmong) thought it was a great measure of success
to send his son to earn a Rose-Hulman degree, and that feeling of
pride continues today> within the family," says David, a member
of Rose-Hulman's Board of Trustees. "Rose-Hulman is a gold mine of
young talent. The college continues to educate
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tomorrow's engineering leaders."
Through those strong family ties and hiring other quality
Rose-Hulman graduates, Garmong/Hannum entities have maintained the
original emphasis of "quality first" and earned statewide
engineering innovation excellence awards. Garmong Construction
Services and HWC have established scholarships to encourage future
Rose-Hulman graduates.
"It has been a mutually beneficial relationship," says
David, who has see the lessons of a Rose-Hulman education firsthand
through Rachael and Eric. Both have started their own engineering
careers. "As a father, alumnus, and trustee, I continue to be proud
that Rose-Hulman is providing strong pathways to success for its
students-past, present, and future."
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