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STEPHEN D. BECHTEL J R .
Pages 30-35

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... BECHTEL JR. 1925–2021 Elected in 1975 "Leadership of engineers in the design and construction of energy related facilities." BY BARBARA RUSINKO S TEPHEN DAVISON BECHTEL JR., former National ­ cademy of Engineering chair, patriarch of the Bechtel family A and its global group of companies, pioneer in engineering and construction, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and greatgrandfather, and lifelong Boy Scout, died peacefully at his home in San Francisco on March 15, 2021, at the age of 95.
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... It will be infectious to those around you." The Bechtel group built iconic infrastructure on six continents and pioneered new technologies, engineering and construction methods, and socioeconomic development in low-income countries, often working in very difficult logistical situations and remote, forbidding environments. Signature projects of Steve Jr.'s tenure include the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART)
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... He was selected to serve on six presidential commissions for three US presidents: Lyndon Johnson appointed him to the President's Committee on Urban Housing; Richard Nixon named him to the National Industrial Pollution Control Council, the National Commission on Productivity, the Labor Management Advisory Committee, and the National Commission for Industrial Peace; and Gerald Ford asked him to serve on the President's Labor-Management Committee. Steve Jr.
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... Bush, "For his outstanding leadership in the engineering profession with special recognition for his contributions to the development and application of advanced management techniques to world-class industrial projects"; and the NAE Founders Award (1999) , "For decades of exceptional accomplishments in civil engineering, corporate management, and civic, educational and professional development, all of which have been of great benefit to people in the United States and around the world." He also received honorary degrees from Purdue University, the University of Colorado, and the Colorado School of Mines.
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... Steve Jr. is survived by his wife of 75 years, Elizabeth Mead Hogan; their children Riley Bechtel, Gary Bechtel, Shana Johnstone, Lauren Dachs, and Nonie Ramsey; 16 grand­ children; and 30 great-grandchildren.
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