<p>Robert P. Elsperman, P.E., of Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, has been appointed to the advisory council for the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. Elsperman will serve a three-year term. The advisory council comprises 24 upper-level executives of civil engineering firms across the United States who are alumni of the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue.</p>
<p>Elsperman also recently was elected to a three-year term to the Board of Directors for St. Andrew&rsquo;s Resources for Seniors and St. Andrew&rsquo;s Resources for Seniors Systems, a faith-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the growing senior population. St. Andrew&rsquo;s sponsors and manages 20 senior communities in Missouri and Illinois that include independent living, assisted living and skilled care, as well as subsidized apartment communities for low-income older adults.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Elsperman has been active in many St. Louis organizations. He served as chairman of the advisory board for the Salvation Army and has been a member of the advisory council for the Hope Center. His other civic affiliations have included the Boy Scouts of America, United Way, Children&rsquo;s Miracle Network and Howard Park Early Childhood Center. In 2000, Elsperman received the &ldquo;Individual of the Year&rdquo; award for general contractors from the Greater Missouri Chapter of the March of Dimes.</p>
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<p>Elsperman was named president of Tarlton in 1972. His father, the late Arthur Elsperman, organized the firm in 1945. In 1999, a new generation of the Elsperman family&mdash;Tracy Elsperman Hart and Dirk G. Elsperman&mdash;became president and chief operating officer/executive vice president, respectively.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>