Background
Vance, Carl Bruce was born on April 12, 1915 in Bagnell, Missouri, United States. Son of Homer Benton and Hattie Fugitt (Hallar) Vance.
Vance, Carl Bruce was born on April 12, 1915 in Bagnell, Missouri, United States. Son of Homer Benton and Hattie Fugitt (Hallar) Vance.
Bachelor of Science inMech. Engineering, University Oklahoma, 1936. Postgraduate, University Michigan, 1960.
Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1961. Postgraduate, American Management Association Senior Management Program, 1977.
Sales-service engineer Bailey Meter Company, Cleveland, St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, 1936-1939. Test engineer General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1940. Senior engineer production department Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, 1940-1942.
Mechanical engineer, superintendent power and distribution Military Chemical Works, Jayhawk Ordnance Works, Pittsburg, Kansas, 1942-1945. With Indianapolis Power & Light Company, 1945-1980, mechanical engineer, superintendent power production, 1957-1962, assistant vice president power production, 1962, vice president power production, 1963-1975, senior vice president operations, 1975-1978, executive vice president operations, 1978-1980, retired, 1980, consultant and director, member executive committee, 1980-1985.
Chairman City of Indianapolis Air Pollution Advisory Committee, 1966-1967. Chairman City of Indianapolis Air Pollution Control Board, 1968-1970, member board, 1968-1976. Technical consultant State of Indiana Air Pollution Control Board, 1968-1970, member Board, 1969-1970.
Member Environmental Quality Control Air Committee, 1972-1980. Board directors Indianapolis Science and Engineering Foundation, 1971-1974, member nominating committee, 1973-1976. Member Mayor's Solid Waste Task Force, 1976-1980.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (vice chairman air pollution standards committee 1964-1968, chairman executive committee air pollution controls division 1967-1968). Member Indiana Society Professional Engineers, Edison Electric Institute (chairman prime movers committee 1963-1965, member executive committee engineering and operating division 1965-1970, chairman air and water problems subcommittee 1967-1970), Association Edison Illuminating Companies (power generation committee 1965-1980), East Central Area Reliability Group (chairman generation advisory panel 1967-1969), Indiana Electric Association (chairman environmental policy committee 1969-1972, 76-77), Engineers Joint Council (commissioner National Engineers Commission on Air Resources 1970-1971), Electric League Indiana, Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: Meridian Hills Country.
Married Ruth Brenneman, March 11, 1939. Children– Janet Vance Smith, Julia Vance Keller, Carl Bruce.