Mr. Steve Dunbar
2004 Distinguished Alumni
Mechanical Engineering
Class of 1972
Steve Dunbar has been a member of the Dunbar team since 1966. He started as a truck
driver and held a wide variety of positions until assuming the role of president in
September of 1986 and Chief Executive Officer in January of 2000. Over the years Steve's
initial role with the company has expanded, and he has enjoyed extensive experience
serving as Design/Build Engineer, Vice President of Design/Build, Vice President of
Operations and President.
Through Steve's knowledge of the operational aspects of the mechanical contracting
industry, coupled with his diverse knowledge of the area's work force, Dunbar Mechanical
has grown to be northwest Ohio's pre-eminent mechanical contractor, not only in size
but in the wide variety of capabilities that qualify Dunbar as a full-service mechanical
contractor. In addition to Dunbar Mechanical, Steve also has regional responsibility
for two other mechanical related construction firms in Cincinnati.
Steve was born in 1947 and is married with two children. He is an active member of
the Toledo Rotary, and Toledo Country Club. Steve has chaired ASHRAE, Toledo Organization
for Management, the Young Presidents Organization and the local chapter of the Mechanical
Contractors' Association. He is a past instructor for the Institute of Project Management
at the University of Texas. Steve has served on the board of the University of Toledo's
Alumni Association as well as past Chairman of the UT Hole-In-One Event. He presently
serves on the St. Luke's Hospital Board of Trustees, on the Local 50 Health and Welfare
Board of Trustees, and a board member of the Northwest Ohio MCA.