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Henry L. Michel 1924-2001
Henry L. Michel 1924-2001
Pages 306-313
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it was the 1930s, and the flushing High school in Queens, New york, was so crowded that students attended classes only in the morning or afternoon. so for a half-day, Henry watched the construction of Whitestone Bridge from an excellent vantage point on long island sound as the bridge was rushed to completion for the 1939 World's fair.
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Henry often told younger staff members that his relocation package on this move consisted of one one-way airline ticket. Henry started as a resident engineer on upgrading royal air force stations to NaTo standards, and seven years later he was named project director for the total raf program.
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for his efforts he was elected chairman and chief executive officer of Parsons Brinckerhoff. Henry then led the effort to set up an employee stock ownership program that dramatically expanded ownership of the company among senior managers and technical personnel.
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during Henry's period of international leadership, PB operations grew to 100 offices on six continents and PB staff grew from 500 to more than 4,000. During his tenure as chief executive officer and later as chairman, Henry continued a very active role on projects as chairman of joint venture boards or as the primary PB contact at the senior client level.
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Henry was also a prolific writer, speaker, teacher, and advisor. His articles appeared in such publications as Construction Business Review, World Highways, Automotive News, Public Works, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Modern Construction, National Development, Worldwide Projects, and the Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book, to mention a few.
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Michel scholarship at the columbia University school of engineering for the study of civil engineering. This endowment enables two selected civil engineering students each year to continue their civil engineering studies at columbia without incurring student loans.
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The rains opened up just at dinnertime, but dad was ready to eat, so he rolled up his pant legs and we waded to the dining building, propped our feet up on chairs in the flooded room, and were able to dine. at home on sundays, he would often cook a fabulous stew, carefully adding neat piles of meat, potatoes and vegetables, one after the other, culminating with seasoning the whole pot with a bottle of beer.
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