Facility Design Project of the Month

Each month, FE&S spotlights a project worth talking about, with in-depth coverage from concept through completion including a kitchen equipment floor plan.

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Pollock Dining Commons Renovation at Penn State University in University Park, Pa.

Key Players

  • Director of Residential Dining: Lisa Wandel
  • Assistant Director of Pollock Dining Commons: Jim Hopey
  • Manager of Pollock Dining Commons: Karen Henderson
  • Project Manager at Penn State, Office of Physical Plant: Mike Leakey
  • Architect and Interior Design: Mesher Shing McNutt, Seattle, Wash.; Bob Mesher, AIA, and Shannon McNutt, interior designer
  • Foodservice Consultant and Designer: Albin Khouw, senior vice president, Porter Khouw Consulting Inc., Crofton, Md.
  • Equipment Dealer; Millwork/Casework: E. B. Endres, Huntingdon, Pa.; Richard Endres, Jr., principal; Todd Speck, vice president; Don Diven, mill operations manager
  • Equipment Subcontractor: Johnson-Lancaster and Associates Inc., Ohio; Kurt Zabel
  • General Contractor: Benchmark Construction, Brownstown, Pa.