Achievements & Recognition

Byron Bullert worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. As a civil engineer, he received numerous awards for his work from the Corps of Engineers. He retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1968 after thirty years of distinguished service.

During his career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Byron worked on two of America's most iconic infrastructure projects: the Hoover Dam and the Grand Coulee Dam.

After retiring in 1968, Byron continued to contribute his expertise internationally. He served as a consultant on the Salto Grande Dam in Uruguay and as chief concrete engineer on Pakistan's Tarbela Dam — considered to be the world's largest earth and rock-filled man-made dam.

Virginia "Ginny" Jean Johnson was a star ballerina with the San Francisco Ballet. She is connected to the Bullert family through allied family lines.

Virginia Johnson performed with the San Francisco Ballet, appearing in celebrated productions including Lew Christensen's Nutcracker, where she danced the role of the Queen of the Snow alongside David Coll as King of the Snow (1967).

The photograph of Virginia Johnson and David Coll is courtesy of the Museum of Performance & Design.