Loyd Winer has worked on engineering projects around the world, started his own company, and served as an expert witness in building failure and liability cases.
Winer graduated from what was then Grand Rapids Junior College in 1949. He then went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Michigan State University.
After serving in the Navy on the USS Ticonderoga, he joined J. & G. Daverman Co. His engineering work took him across the United States and many countries. One of his most memorable projects was designing the original runways and taxiways for Gerald R. Ford International Airport – he checks up on them every time he flies out of the airport.
In 1969, he co-founded Grand Rapids Testing Service and Newhof and Winer Inc. He helped design buildings for Herman Miller and Amway and foundries in Newaygo, Ionia and Mexico. After selling his share in the businesses to his partner, Paul Newhof, he worked for insurance agencies, reviewing building liabilities and often testifying in court.
Winer and his wife, Suzanne, who passed away in 2018, established the Loyd and Suzanne Winer Scholarship through the GRCC Foundation. The fund targets students enrolled in STEM programs – science, technology, engineering and math – at GRCC. Loyd Winer has also served on boards for the Salvation Army, Pilgrim Manor, IKUS and the Dwelling Place.
