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Thomas Christian Kavanagh
Pages 143-148

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... He was a civil engineer, a renowned structural designer, and, long before the term was invented, a systems engineer. He was also a person of great vision, with superior technical ability, great optimism, energy and social consciousness, deeply involved in all phases of his discipline, committed to engineering work, dedicated to engineering causes, a leader in the technology of engineering, and a strong symbol of the best in the profession.
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From page 144...
... He was an aircraft engineer in World War II. After several years as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at New York University, Tom became a Professor at Pennsylvania State University and, in 1948, Head of its Structures Department.
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... , Finance Committee of NAE, Civil Engineering Peer Group of the Committee on Membership of NAE, Metropolitan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , Research Committee of ASCE'S Structural Division, U.S.
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From page 146...
... Howard Award of ASCE for his Contributions to the Advancement of Structural Engineering; the David Steinman Medal for Structural Engineering from the City College of New York; the Gold Medal of the Architectural League; and an Honorary Life Membership in the New York Academy of Sciences. During the 1970's he was most active in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
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From page 147...
... When NAE President Robert C Seamans, fir., resigned that position in 1974 to accept an appointment by the President of the United States to an important Government position, Thomas Kavanagh headed the search committee for a new President of the Academy.
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