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About Melissa Harmon

Congratulations to Josh!

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Josh Antolick has passed his Principals and Practice of Engineering exam. Congratulations Joshua Antolick on earning your PE license!
  • June 2, 2026
  • Announcements

Guest panelist at Johns Hopkins University

Melissa was invited to serve as a guest panelist for her alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, in a geotechnical engineering class taught by Shana Carroll, President of DW Kozera. The... read more →
  • April 8, 2026
  • Community

Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Supreme Court of Maryland

Last week, government officials, designers, and contractors came together on a chilly morning in Annapolis to celebrate the beginning of construction for the new Maryland Supreme Court building.  Chris, Nicole... read more →
  • March 2, 2026
  • Announcements, Community

Towson Hands on Learning with DeWalt

The Towson office enjoyed a fabulous, hands-on lunch-and-learn with Antonio Perez from DeWalt. Each of us had the opportunity to install a variety of DeWalt anchor products into a concrete... read more →
  • January 20, 2026
  • Technical

2025 HFA Holiday Lunch

This year, we mixed things up and kept our holiday celebrations close to home, with both of our offices enjoying a local holiday lunch together. It was a welcome opportunity... read more →
  • December 18, 2025
  • Announcements

HFA Celebrates AISC Steel Day with a Field Trip

On October 24th, Chris, Melissa, and Nicole took a field trip to High Steel Structures in Lancaster PA to take part in Steel Day 2025.  This year’s presentation was particularly... read more →
  • October 24, 2025
  • Community

Client Value with SE2050

Hope Furrer Associates joined the SE2050 program in October of 2022 and has recently received the official 2025 Signatory Badge.  SE2050 is the industry effort to reduce carbon emissions, geared... read more →
  • May 13, 2025
  • Technical

HFA Celebrates the Season at Annual Holiday Luncheon

Each year, the HFA Towson and State College offices come together for a special holiday luncheon, offering a chance to reconnect, reflect, and celebrate the season. This annual gathering is... read more →
  • December 13, 2024
  • Announcements

Crystal Steel Tour

The HFA Towson office visited Crystal Steel Fabricators Federalsburg Maryland plant as part of an early Steel Day event. This event was held jointly with the American Institute of Steel... read more →
  • October 3, 2024
  • Technical

Tour of Chantiers Chibougamau

Melissa and Chris were invited to visit Nordic Structures’ sawmill and manufacturing facilities, Chantiers Chibougamau, in Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada. Nordic (Structures) is the mass timber design assist for Eric and... read more →
  • October 11, 2023
  • Technical

International Mass Timber Conference, March 27-29 2023

Chris Gerding and Melissa Harmon were thrilled to travel to Portland Oregon for the 2023 International Mass Timber Conference, produced by Forest Business Network and WoodWorks. HFA has been working... read more →
  • March 30, 2023
  • Technical

Sustainability Symposium

The environmental impacts of buildings are significant and as designers, we have an important role to play in sustainable development. The concepts and technology to advance sustainability goals continue to... read more →
  • May 6, 2022
  • Technical

Structures Congress IN PERSON!!

Nicole Baer of Hope Furrer Associates finally attended Structures Congress 2022 in person in Atlanta, GA!  This is especially good news for Nicole because she is a member of the... read more →
  • April 23, 2022
  • Technical

Rockbridge Academy Site Tour

Tyler Graybill and Nicole Baer, along with their construction team at Whiting Turner, had a fun opportunity to share their reasons for becoming structural engineers with high school students at... read more →
  • March 10, 2022
  • Community, In the Field

HFA Holiday Luncheon

The covid pandemic has brought its challenges but the HFA team persevered.  The Towson office and the State College office met in Harrisburg for our annual holiday lunch.  This was... read more →
  • December 3, 2021
  • Announcements

Carol Diane Eustis Center for Health Professions Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

In July of 2019, the construction team topped off the steel structure for CCBC’s new health building.  In October of 2020, the campus was happy to officially open the building... read more →
  • October 29, 2021
  • Announcements

Penn State Celebrates Topping Out and Completion of Strong Wall

Whiting Turner held a Topping Out Celebration on October 6 to mark the end of major steel operations for West 2, Penn State College of Engineering’s newest facility for the... read more →
  • October 20, 2021
  • Announcements, In the Field

SEI’s Local Activities Division Gets a New Chair

One year ago, Nicole Baer took the reigns as the chairperson for the Structural Engineering Institute’s Local Activities Division Executive Committee.  This was a distinguished position on a committee that... read more →
  • October 1, 2021
  • Announcements

Port Covington’s Rye Street Market Topped Out

On a humid and rainy day, Tyler Graybill and Nicole Baer visited their latest project, the Rye Street Market, in the Port Covington area of Baltimore City.  The project consists... read more →
  • September 17, 2021
  • Announcements, In the Field

HFA Sponsors Wood Bridge Challenge 2020

With the new year comes new challenges, such as this year’s annual Wood Bridge Challenge for high school students.  The competition held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry was postponed... read more →
  • January 27, 2020
  • Community

101 York Road Celebrates Topping Out

Just one year ago, the mixed-use residential complex known as “101 York Road” was not much more than a hole in the ground.  Today, Kinsley Construction welcomed Mosely Architects, Hope... read more →
  • January 10, 2020
  • In the Field

Hope Furrer Honored by Penn State Engineering Alumni Society

On October 1, 2018, the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society held its annual Service Awards ceremony in the Hintz Family Alumni Center.  Dean Justin Schwartz presented Hope Furrer with the... read more →
  • January 4, 2019
  • Announcements, Community

HFA Delegate Represents Structural Engineering Institute at ASCE 2018 MRLC Conference

Stephanie Slocum was honored to be the Central PA Section Structural Engineering Institute representative to the 2018 ASCE Multi-region leadership conference on February 9 and 10 in Buffalo, NY. The... read more →
  • February 10, 2018
  • Technical

SEI-Fellow Recognition for Nicole Baer

The SEI Fellow Review Committee has approved Nicole Baer, P.E.’s application to become an SEI Fellow!  She will be recognized for this distinction at the 2018 Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)... read more →
  • January 31, 2018
  • Announcements

310 Innovation Boulevard Panel Tilt-up Breakfast

Hope Furrer Associates had the privilege to attend a breakfast hosted by contractor Clayco to witness the first wall panels of the 310 Innovation Boulevard project being lifted from their... read more →
  • September 8, 2017
  • In the Field

ASCE Younger Member Leadership Symposium

This August, Mark Bland attended the ASCE Younger Member Leadership Symposium.  49 engineers from all over the country gathered in Reston, Virginia to network, discuss growing issues in the industry... read more →
  • August 6, 2017
  • Technical

Breaking Ground at 310 Innovation Boulevard

June 9, 2017 was a beautiful day in State College, PA for the ground breaking ceremony of 310 Innovation Boulevard at Penn State University’s Innovation Park.  A first for Penn... read more →
  • June 9, 2017
  • Announcements, In the Field

HFA Gives Back at Special Olympics

Hope Furrer Associates' State College Office volunteered at the Pennsylvania Special Olympics Summer Games June 1-3, hosted on Penn State's University Park campus. Stephanie Slocum was HFA's co-venue coordinator for... read more →
  • June 3, 2017
  • Community

SEI Tour of MICA Building

On behalf of the Structural Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Maryland Chapter, Nicole led a construction tour of the MICA Dolphin Building project site.  The project is located on the Maryland Institute... read more →
  • June 1, 2017
  • Technical

Innovation at the 2017 Structures Congress

Stephanie led a presentation/panel discussion on behalf of the Structural Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Business Practice’s Committee during the 2017 Structures Congress in Denver, Colorado. The structures congress is the Structural... read more →
  • April 8, 2017
  • Technical

HFA Attends SCUP 2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Tom Barabas and Melissa Harmon attended the SCUP 2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Princeton, NJ. The event examined, in detail, various aspects of higher education pedagogy, planning, technology and various... read more →
  • April 4, 2017
  • Announcements

Maryland Wood Bridge Challenge

For the 13th year in a row, Nicole Baer, P.E., of Hope Furrer Associates, helped to judge the Maryland Wood Bridge competition held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.  It... read more →
  • February 4, 2017
  • Community

1812 Ashland Avenue – Ribbon Cutting

Hope Furrer Associates is pleased to have designed the structure for 1812 Ashland Avenue in East Baltimore, and is thrilled to have been at the ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday... read more →
  • November 28, 2016
  • Announcements

ACE Presentation

As part of the ACE Mentor Program, Melissa Harmon presented an introduction to structural engineering to the participating Calvert County High School students. The ACE Mentor Program gives high school... read more →
  • November 15, 2016
  • Community

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On!

Nicole Baer, P.E., of Hope Furrer Associates, participated once again in the semi-annual Career Fair sponsored by The Maryland State Highway Administration and the American Society of Civil Engineers, Maryland... read more →
  • November 1, 2016
  • Community

Congratulations to Tyler Graybill!

Hope Furrer Associates is pleased to announce that Tyler Graybill passed the 16-hour Structural Engineering exam in June of this year! He is now a licensed Professional Engineer in the... read more →
  • October 4, 2016
  • Announcements

Steel Day

On Friday September 30, HFA participated in SteelDay, an annual event sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) in which industry members such as steel fabricators, steel mills,... read more →
  • September 30, 2016
  • Community, Technical

HFA Attends Orioles Game

On August 21st, HFA employees, family & friends attended the Baltimore Orioles game at Camden Yards...although we didn't get to see them play! Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and... read more →
  • August 21, 2016
  • Community

HFA to represent ASCE at ELA Conference 2016

Stephanie Slocum is honored to be selected to represent the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at the 2016 Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) Conference. The American Society of Civil Engineers... read more →
  • August 1, 2016
  • Announcements

HFA Welcomes Mark Bland

Hope Furrer Associates would like to welcome Mark Bland to our Towson Maryland office. Mark recently graduated from The Pennsylvania State University Architectural Engineering program with the structural option. Mark... read more →
  • June 1, 2016
  • Announcements
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