Arthur C.S. Choo

Background

Choo, Arthur C.S. was born on October 19, 1927 in Singapore. Son of Choo Siew Hong and Tham Sook Chee.

Education

Student, University Oregon, 1948—1949. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Oregon State University, 1952. Master of Science in Structural Engineering, Yale University, 1954.

Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1956.

Career

Soil tester Ewart & Company, Singapore, 1947—1948. Draftsman Cornell, Howland, Hayes & Merryfield, Corvalis, Oregon, 1952—1953. Designer Cleverdon, Varney & Pike, Boston, 1953—1956.

Engineer Linenthal and Becker, 1956—1958, Hoyle, Doran & Berry, 1958—1960. Senior engineer LeMessurier Associates, 1960—1964. Private practice, since 1964.

Trustee Boston (Massachusetts) Evening Medical Center, since 1980, Arthur Choo Realty Trust, Keng Realty Trust, VAC Realty Trust, American Institute Steel Construction, Construction Specification Institute.

Achievements

• Arthur Christian Science Choo has been listed as a noteworthy structural engineer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director, trustee Boston (Massachusetts) Evening Clinic Foundation, since 1985, Young Men’s Christian Association, South Cove, since 1985. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute Steel Construction, American Concrete Institute.

Connections

Married Setsuko Tamashiro Choo, 1954 (divorced). Children: Arthur Junior, Victor.

Father:

Choo Siew Hong

Mother:

Tham Sook Chee

Spouse:

Setsuko Tamashiro Choo

child:

Victor Choo

child:

Arthur Junior Choo