| 1946 |
Fell and Wheeler, Consulting
Engineers, started practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| 1961 |
Frank S. Brusso and Robert O.
Bruton became associates of the firm. |
| 1963 |
William J. Fell and Associates
with William J. Fell as sole owner was organized and continued until
1966. |
| 1966 |
Frank S. Brusso and Robert O.
Bruton became partners in the firm. |
| 1969 |
The firm name changed to Fell-Brusso-Bruton.
Until late 1969 this firm was
primarily operated as a consulting engineering firm handling all phases
of civil and electrical engineering projects, including planning studies
and reports.
In late 1969, Billy C. Knowles, an
experienced architect, was added to the staff and the range of services
offered to the clients was expanded. |
| 1971 |
In January 1971
Billy C. Knowles, AIA Architect, and Otis C. Courtright, P.E. became partners in
the firm. |
| 1976 |
In January 1976 another change in partners took place and the
firm became known as Fell Brusso Bruton & Knowles, Inc. |
| 1977 |
Kim Reeve with a degree in Architecture
is hired to provide drafting services and gain experience to become an
Architect and later a principal in the firm. |
| 1978 |
A dramatic change in
the company was the deaths of two of the partners, Frank S. Brusso
passed away March 3, 1978, and William J. Fell passed away July 17, 1978. |
| 1978 |
In October the company acquired Cantrell Surveying Company.
November -
Fell Brusso Bruton & Knowles, Inc. merged with Love Engineering Company.
|
| 1982 |
The name of the Company was
changed to Bruton, Knowles & Love, Inc |
| 1987 |
Early in 1987 George Rochelle, PE, joins
the company with 11 years of previous experience in civil engineering.
In the fall of 1987 Stacy Loeffler a recent Civil Engineering graduate
joins the firm in order to gain experience and become a structural
engineer. Both George and Stacy will later become principals in
the firm. |
| 1997 |
Wayne Love left the company. |
| 1998 |
Kim Reeve, George Rochelle, and
Stacy Loeffler purchased the company from Mr. Bruton and Mr. Knowles.
Mr. Reeve is President of BKL, Mr. Rochelle is the Vice-President and
Ms. Loeffler is Secretary/Treasurer. Mr. James Bond is a minority
shareholder in the firm. |
| 2004 to Current |
Mr. Bruton retired from BKL, Inc. on
December 31, 2004. Mr. Knowles continues to work full-time as
Architectural Project Manager and promotes the company throughout the State
of Oklahoma. The new owners of the company, Kim Reeve, George
Rochelle, and Stacy Loeffler, continue to work to
grow the company by working on a wide variety of projects and continuing
to provide excellent professional services. |
| 2008 |
On December 8, 2008 BKL, Inc. relocated
to the renovated TulOil Building at 1623 E. 6th Street in Tulsa (that's
just one block west of Utica on the north side of 6th Street). BKL
renovated this building in 2008 converting it from an old warehouse to
an office building. |
