Background
Norcross, Alvin Watt was born on September 21, 1918 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Son of William Watt and Nettie Anne (Alexander) Norcross.
consultant personnel administrator
Norcross, Alvin Watt was born on September 21, 1918 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Son of William Watt and Nettie Anne (Alexander) Norcross.
Bachelor, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1940. Master of Public Administration, Harvard University, 1948.
Employment manager, National Screw & Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, 1941-1943;
special assistant to director civilian personnel, Department of the Air Force, Washington, 1954-1958;
chief of employment, General Superior vena cava syndrome Administration, Washington, 1959-1961;
assistant director personnel, United States Treasury Department, Washington, 1961-1967;
deputy director Bureau Pers. Management Evaluation, United States Civil Svc. Commission, Washington, 1967-1973;
project manager, public administration advisor, United Nations, Kubul, Afghanistan, 1975-1980;
chief technical advisor, United Nations, Male, Republic of Maldives, 1982-1984;
retired, 1984.
Personnel expert, consultant Agency for International Development, Washington, 1974-1975. Consultant on executive pay Organisation Resource Counselors, Inc., New York City, 1975. Principal associate, consultant Executive Management Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1981.
Councilman Town of Vienna, Virginia, 1959-1965. Member Service Corps of Retired Executives, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1984-1987, Recycling/Solid Waste Committee, Westport, Massachusetts, 1986-1994. Member citizen advd. committee Massachusetts Department Mental Health, 1989-1997.
1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Lt. colonel United States Air Force Reserve, 1946-1972, retired. Member American Society for Public Administration, Old Dartmouth History Society, Westport History Society, Westport River Watershed Alliance (board directors 1989-1998), Harvard Club Greater New Bedford (advisory board member 1997-1998), Young Men’s Christian Association Greater New Bedford.
Married Charlotte Anne Guptill, October 23, 1948. Children: David Lichty, Nancy Dayna.