Values
Our actions will be driven by these values:
- Ethical dealings at all levels based on the standards of our professions and the principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, candor and respect
- Protection of the health, safety and welfare of the public
- Delivery of excellence and exceptional value to our clients
- Active support of our professions
- Innovation
- Protection and enhancement of the environment
- Commitment to continuous improvement in technological skills and quality of our services
- Participation in and service to our communities
- Support of our employees and their families
Growth
Halff Associates has experienced strong and sustained growth in the past decade, fueled by client demand and implemented primarily by promotion from within the company. We have been ranked in the SMU Cox "Dallas-100" fastest growing firms list six times in the last eight years. We have added or expanded offices in Austin, Frisco, San Antonio, McAllen, Houston, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Dallas and Richardson.
Our 2012 Plan is to grow significantly as a regional firm in the United States. We intend to achieve this growth while maintaining Halff's culture. We intend to be recognized by our clients as a preferred consultant, and by our people as the best firm to work for in the industry.
Vision
Halff Associates' Vision is to grow and excel as a practice-centered business, with an emphasis on professional practice and great projects rather than strictly financial performance. Our belief is that if we focus first on delivering excellence and value to clients, the firm will be successful and this success will result in financial rewards.
Legacy
Dr. Albert H. Halff, P.E., Ph.D.
Albert Henry Halff was born in Midland, Texas on 20 August 1915. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1937 from Southern Methodist University (SMU), and his Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 1942 from Illinois Institute of Technology. He married Lee Benson in Chicago on 24 August 1940. In World War II, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. After the war, he became an associate professor of civil engineering at SMU. In 1950, he earned his Doctorate of Engineering degree from Johns Hopkins University.
On 4 December 1950, Dr. Halff founded "Albert H. Halff Consulting, Sanitary Engineers" in a one-room office in Snyder Plaza, near SMU in Dallas. In 1953, Dr. Halff and his partner Allen Hundley each contributed $1,000 to form "Handley and Halff". In 1960, Dr. Halff amicably split with Hundley, and formed "Albert H. Halff Associates" in Dallas. Under Dr. Halff's leadership, the firm became a pioneer in hydraulics, hydrology and floodplain management, and grew to be one of the largest independently-owned consulting engineering firms in Texas.
Dr. Halff has a legacy of distinguished service to his profession. In 1981, he was named by Texas Society of Professional Engineers as "Texas Engineer of the Year". He is a Fellow and Honorary Member of Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and, in 1984, was awarded the "Award of Honor", the highest award of the ASCE Texas Section. On 27 February 2004, Dr. Halff was awarded the School of Engineering "Hall of Leaders" Award from his beloved SMU. Dr. Halff holds thirteen patents on engineering advances, including innovations in desalinization, water treatment, industrial-waste treatment and ion exchange.
