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THEODORE C. KENNEDY
Pages 144-147

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... Ted was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on May 26, 1930, to Theodore Keith Kennedy and Catherine Gratzer Kennedy. His father was an ironworker with Rust Engineering Company and as a young boy Ted worked alongside his father as "water boy." Ted attended high school in Front Royal, Virginia, and graduated from Duke University in 1952 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering.
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From page 146...
... In 1981 and 1989, Engineering News-Record magazine recognized Ted as a "Man Who Made His Mark," and again in 1999 they recognized him as "one of the top 125 industry leaders within the past 125 years." He served as national president of Associated Builders and Contractors in 1980 and on the Contractor's Advisory Committee for the Business Roundtable for 14 years, and was chairman of the Construction Industry Institute in 1988. His honors and awards include Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1981; the First Crystal Vision Award from the National Association of Women in Construction for his role in the promotion of women in construction; Finnish Decoration of the Knight, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland for his work as the Honorary Consul of Finland in Alabama from 1993 to 2003; the Carroll H
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... In education, he served on the Alabama Commission on School Performance and Accountability; as a member of the Board of Directors of the A+ Education Foundation; as chairman of the National Board of Directors for INROADS, Inc., a national career development organization for minority youth; and as chair of the A+ College Ready board, a statewide initiative to establish advanced placement programs in Alabama's public schools. He was also known for his work with the Children's Hospital of Alabama and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
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