Background
Katz, Kurt was born on August 1, 1932 in Kassel, Germany. Arrived in United States, 1938, naturalized, 1948. Son of Siegfried and Blanche (Lowenstein) Katz.
Katz, Kurt was born on August 1, 1932 in Kassel, Germany. Arrived in United States, 1938, naturalized, 1948. Son of Siegfried and Blanche (Lowenstein) Katz.
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1954. Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, New York University, 1955. Postgraduate, University Pitts, 1955—1960.
With Westinghouse Electric Company, Pittsburgh, 1958—1973. General manager water quality control. division, 1968—1973. Vice president, director Peabody International Corporation, Darien, Connecticut, 1973—1982.
Executive vice president, chief operating officer, since 1982. President, chief operating officer water/fluids group, since 1974. President Pittsburgh Parent-Teachers Association, 1965—1967.
Board directors Hillel Academy, Pittsburgh, 1968, Torah Academy, New Haven, 1977—1979.
Member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, Water Pollution Control Federation, American Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Chemical Society.
Married Helen E. Grau, June 10, 1956. Children: Beverly, Mark, Rachel, Brenda.