Alex Theo Visser

Background

Visser, Alex Theo was born on July 6, 1946 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Arie and Anna Maria (Vogel) Visser. arrived in South Africa, 1951.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Cape Town University, South Afric, 1967. Bachelor in Communications, University South Africa, 1972. Master of Science in Engineering, University Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1974.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1981.

Career

Assistant engineer, Cape Roads Department, Cape Town, 1969-1970; research engineer, Council Science and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 1971-1975; international counterpart, World Bank Study, Brazil, 1975-1979; senior researcher, program manager, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1981-1989; professor, U. Pretoria (South Africa), since 1989. Board directors Annual Transportation Convention, South Africa Conference on Asphalt Pavement in Southern Africa. Member South African Rds.

Board, 1996-1998.

Achievements

• Alex Theo Visser has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Committee member Transportation Research Board, since 1982. Lieutenant South African Engineering Corps, 1968. Fellow South Africa Institute Civil Engineers (president 1997, member executive committee, council member 1982-2000, committee chairman 1990-1995), Society for Asphalt Technology (council member 1994-1996, 1998-2001), South Africa Academy of Sciences and Arts, South African Academy Engineering.

Interests

• Tennis, stamp collecting/philately.

Connections

Married Trippie Schutte, November 11, 1972. Children: Linda, Andre.

Father:

Arie Visser

Mother:

Anna Maria (Vogel) Visser

Spouse:

Trippie Schutte

child:

Linda Visser

child:

Andre Visser