Allen Biehler

Allen D. Biehler was Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, a position he held between 2003 and 2011.^[1] Barry Schoch was designated as his successor by Governor Tom Corbett.

Career

Previously he was interim CEO of the Port Authority of Allegheny County in 1996-1997. After his service as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Biehler was appointed a Distinguished Service Professor of Transportation Systems and Policy at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University and Executive Director of CMU’s University Transportation Center. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department in the Carnegie Institute of Technology at Carnegie Mellon University.

Education

Biehler received his B.S. in Civil Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and his Certificate in Highway Transportation at Yale University.^[2]

Personal information

Allen Biehler was a Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department Transportation for eight years. He is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania. He was an advocate for highway funding, which led to him becoming head of an organization that was in charge of highway systems and it also "administered one of the nation’s largest grant programs for mass transit, rail freight, and aviation." He also developed and named a program named "Smart Transportation", which did the following:

streamlined and stabilized the Commonwealth’s transit program
accelerated PennDOT’s highway project delivery processes
ensured that highway projects became assets for the surrounding community.^[2]

Awards

Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Pittsburgh Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.
William Metcalf Award for Outstanding Engineering Achievement, Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, 2004.
Transportation Person of the Year, The Traffic Club of Philadelphia, 2009.
Friend of Pennsylvania Award, 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, 2010.
Service to Humanity Award, March of Dimes of Pennsylvania, 2010.
Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1967 and a Certificate in Highway Transportation (Masters equivalent), Yale University, New Haven CT 1968^[2]

References

↑ "Allen D. Biehler - Secretary of Transportation". Governor's Cabinet Officials. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
1 2 3 "Allen D. Biehler Distinguished Service Professor of Transportation Systems and Policy". Heinz College. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

Preceded by William Millar	Port Authority of Allegheny County CEO 1996 – 1997	Succeeded by Paul Skoutelas

Cabinet of Governor Ed Rendell (2003–2011)

Cabinet
Secretary of Community and Economic Development	Dennis Yablonsky (2003–2008) George Cornelius (2009–2011)
Secretary of Aging	Nora Dowd Eisenhower (2003–2008) John Michael Hall (2009–2011)
Insurance Commissioner	Diane Koken (2003–2007) Joel Ario (2007–2011)
Secretary of Corrections	Jeffrey A. Beard (2003–2011)
Secretary of Transportation	Allen Biehler (2003–2011)
Secretary of the Commonwealth	Pedro Cortés (2003–2010) Basil L. Merenda (2010–2011)
Secretary of General Services	Don Cunningham (2003–2005) James Creedon (2005–2011)
Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources	Michael DiBerardinis (2003–2009)
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director	David Sanko (2003–2004) Adrian R. King (2005) James R. Joseph (2005–2007) Robert P. French (2007–2011)
Secretary of Health	Calvin B. Johnson (2003–2008) Everette James (2008–2011)
Secretary of Banking	A. William Schenck (2003–2006) Steven Kaplan (2007–2011)
Secretary of Environmental Protection	Kathleen McGinty (2003–2008) John Hanger (2009–2011)
State Police Commissioner	Jeffrey B. Miller (2003–2008) Frank Pawlowski (2008–2011)
Secretary of Public Welfare	Estelle Richman (2003–2011)
Secretary of Labor & Industry	Stephen Schmerin (2003–2008) Sandi Vito (2009–2011)
Secretary of Agriculture	Dennis C. Wolff (2003–2009) Russell Redding (2009–2011)
Secretary of Revenue	Gregory Fajt (2003–2007) Tom Wolf (2007–2008) Stephen Stetler (2009)
Adjutant General of Military & Veterans Affairs	William B. Lynch (2003–2004) Jessica Wright (2004–2011)
Secretary of Administration	Robert S. Barnett (2003–2004) Michael Masch (2004–2005) Joe Martz (2005–2007) Naomi Wyatt (2007–2010) Christian Soura (2010–2011)
Secretary of Education	Vicki Phillips (2003–2004) Francis Barnes (2004–2005) Gerald Zahorchak (2006–2011)

Executive Officers
Chief of Staff	John Estey (2003–2007) Gregory Fajt (2007–2009) Steve Crawford (2009–2011)
Director of the Office of Health Care Reform	Rosemarie Greco (2003–2008) Ann Torregrossa (2009–2011)
Secretary of Planning & Policy	Donna Cooper (2004–2010) Ian Rosenblum (2010–2011)
Secretary of Legislative Affairs	Steve Crawford (2003–2009) Colleen Kopp (2009–2011)
Secretary of the Budget	Michael Masch (2003–2008) Mary Soderberg (2008–2011)
Inspector General	Donald Patterson (2003–2011)
General Counsel	Leslie Anne Miller (2003–2005) Barbara Adams (2005–2011)

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