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Howard P. Grant was an African American civil engineer. [1]
Early life and education
Grant moved to Los Angeles, California after serving in the Air Force with his family. [1] He was the first African American graduate with a bachelor of science in engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 1948. [2] Another accomplishment in the year of 1948 included him becoming the first black member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. [2]
Career
After college, Grant worked as the first African American civil engineer for many departments including the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Water Department until 1984. [2] He became the second black man to obtain a civil engineer license by the State of California. [2] He also served the California Society of Professional Engineers as the President and Treasurer. [2] In addition to his accomplishments, he was one of the founders and President of North California Council of Black Professional Engineers, also known as NCCBPE, from 1970 to 1973. [3] [2] This group's mission is to catalyze the careers of African Americans adults and youth within the engineer career field through community education about science and engineering. [2] These accomplishments led to his reputation of being an inspiration and mentor for the state of California and the nation. [2] Grant also served as a board member of the Engineering Societies Committee for Manpower Training, Big Brothers, Hunter's Point's Boy's Club, and Urban League's scholarship committee for San Francisco. [4]
References
- ^ a b Cross, Kelly J. (2014). "The Impact of African American Engineers on Contemporary Life: Remembering Who We Are". Black History Bulletin. 77 (2): 22–27. ISSN 1938-6656. JSTOR 10.5323/blachistbull.77.2.0022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Howard P. Grant | Hensolt SEAONC Legacy Project". Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Farrar, Lauren (2016-02-22). "Celebrating Bay Area Black Engineers | KQED". KQED. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "ASCE Celebrates Black History Month - Notable Black Engineers in History". ASCE OR. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
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Howard P. Grant was an African American civil engineer. [1]
Early life and education
Grant moved to Los Angeles, California after serving in the Air Force with his family. [1] He was the first African American graduate with a bachelor of science in engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 1948. [2] Another accomplishment in the year of 1948 included him becoming the first black member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. [2]
Career
After college, Grant worked as the first African American civil engineer for many departments including the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Water Department until 1984. [2] He became the second black man to obtain a civil engineer license by the State of California. [2] He also served the California Society of Professional Engineers as the President and Treasurer. [2] In addition to his accomplishments, he was one of the founders and President of North California Council of Black Professional Engineers, also known as NCCBPE, from 1970 to 1973. [3] [2] This group's mission is to catalyze the careers of African Americans adults and youth within the engineer career field through community education about science and engineering. [2] These accomplishments led to his reputation of being an inspiration and mentor for the state of California and the nation. [2] Grant also served as a board member of the Engineering Societies Committee for Manpower Training, Big Brothers, Hunter's Point's Boy's Club, and Urban League's scholarship committee for San Francisco. [4]
References
- ^ a b Cross, Kelly J. (2014). "The Impact of African American Engineers on Contemporary Life: Remembering Who We Are". Black History Bulletin. 77 (2): 22–27. ISSN 1938-6656. JSTOR 10.5323/blachistbull.77.2.0022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Howard P. Grant | Hensolt SEAONC Legacy Project". Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Farrar, Lauren (2016-02-22). "Celebrating Bay Area Black Engineers | KQED". KQED. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "ASCE Celebrates Black History Month - Notable Black Engineers in History". ASCE OR. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
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