Background
Hargis, Andrew Broadus was born on August 1, 1889 in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Son of Review William Iverson and Laura Adeline (Adair) Hargis.
Hargis, Andrew Broadus was born on August 1, 1889 in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Son of Review William Iverson and Laura Adeline (Adair) Hargis.
Bachelor of Engineering, University of Mississippi, 1910. Civil Engineer, 1919.
Civil engineering student, University of Mississippi, 1910. Resident construction engineer on municipal works, Texas and Tennessee, 1910-1912. Assistant engineer City of Birmingham, Alabama, 1912-1915, special engineer, 1915-1917.
Office division engineer, deputy chief engineer and chief engineer, construction of Camp McClellan, Alabama, 1917-1919.
Senior assistant and project engineer Morris Knowles, Incorporated., Pittsburgh, 1919-1921. City engineer and superintendent waterworks Jellico, Tennessee, private consulting business, 1921-1932.
Acting dean, professor civic engineering, University of Mississippi, 1932-1934, dean and professor сivil engineering, 1934-1937, supervising engineer physical plant and professor сivil engineering, 1937-1947, professor сivil engineering (1947-1951). Chairman disaster committee, local American Red Cross, member local employment committee, Jellico, Tennessee, 1923-1925.
Member American Society for Engineering Education, American Road Builders Association (educational division, faculty representative), Mississippi Society Professional Engineers (past president), Chi Epsilon (faculty adviser).
Baptists can be referred to as the ‘people of the Book’, because the Bible gives time proven principles of living for every area of life, including marriage, child rearing, family, relationships, finances, and spiritual living.
Member American Society for Engineering Education, American Road Builders Association (educational division, faculty representative), Mississippi Society Professional Engineers (past president), Chi Epsilon (faculty adviser). Clubs: Faculty (past president), Kiwanis (past president). Counsellor Eno Foundation.
Married Alma Mae Newman, December 14, 1913. Children: Annie Laurie (Mistress Thos.