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George A. Fox 1920-2001
George A. Fox 1920-2001
Pages 86-91
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He also held a citation from cooper Union for outstanding professional achievement, the equivalent of an honoree doctorate. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi, the National Honorary engineering society, and was a member and former trustee of the Moles, as well as a fellow and life member of the american society of civil engineers (asce)
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for more than 50 years, george was active with the grow company in extensive tunneling work in New york, New Jersey, and elsewhere, specializing in heavy construction, shafts, and tunnels, notably those done using compressed air. He was progressively involved in the engineering, planning, design, cost estimating, and management aspects of construction of major public works projects involving billions of dollars and enormous public benefit.
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His crowning achievement was his engineering and construction work for New york city's third water tunnel -- the largest capital construction project in the city's history and the largest tunneling project in North america. Widely hailed as a modern engineering marvel when the first stage was opened in 1998, construction of the 60-mile water tunnel some 600 feet below New york city began in 1970.
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for his public service, the Building congress established, in 2005, the george a. fox Public service award, which is bestowed annually on building industry professionals who perform exemplary charitable work.
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