Background
Kurtz, Ford was born on February 23, 1885 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nathaniel Pearson and Hannah (Morgan) Kurtz.
Kurtz, Ford was born on February 23, 1885 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nathaniel Pearson and Hannah (Morgan) Kurtz.
Civil Engineer, Cornell Univercity, 1907.
1 son, Peter. Aide, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1907-1909. Assistant to hydraulic engineer J.G. White & Company, Incorporated., 1910-1912, 1914-1915, hydraulic design engineer, successor firm J. G. White Engineering Corporation, 1920-1922, chief hydraulic design engineer, 1923-1927, hydraulic engineer since 1928, engineering manager 1940-1949, member board of directors, since 1948, vice president in charge engineering, 1949-1953, president, since 1953. Resident engineer Parr Shoals Power Company, Parr, South Carolina., 1913-1914.
Resident engineer Caibarien-Remedios Waterworks Company, Caibarien, Cuba, 1916-1917, director, 1931-1942, secretary 1933-1942.
Designing engineer Langley Field, Hampton, Virginia, 1917-1918. Resident engineer United States Nitrate Plant Northern 2, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 1918-1919.
Executive member United States commission on large dams World Power Conference.
Member United States commission on large dams World Power Conference. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, South.R. Clubs: Cornell (New York).
Married Gladys Chappell, June 28, 1917.