Charles Kenneth Weidner

Background

Weidner, Charles Kenneth was born on September 25, 1904 in Narcissa, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Leonard and Sarah (MacNair) Weidner.

Education

Educational public schools.

Career

Construction foreman Wills Construction Company and N.P. Railway, superintendent heavy construction, 1925—1931. Designer, engineering department Boeing Aircraft Company, 1931—1934. Instructor physics, superintendent buildings and grounds Whitman College, 1934—1936.

Assistant superintendent buildings and grounds University Washington, 1936—1941. Consultant engineer, professor University Oregon, 1946—1947. Chief engineer charge design and construction Argonne National Nuclear Research Laboratory, University Chicago, 1947—1951.

Professor engineering School Engineering and Architecture, American University Beirut, dean, 1951—1962, emeritus, 1962. General manager African operations Contracting & Trading Company, 1962—1965. President American International Construction Company, 1965—1967, consultant engineer, 1967—1979.

Director Middle East Export Press, 1956—1966. Development consultant Jordan, Syria, Saudia Arabia, 1952—1960, Haiti, 1966—1979. Education and training consultant United States Navy, 1947, Aramco, Bapco, 1952—1960.

Vice president restoration Whitman Historic Sites, Walla Walla, Washington, 1934—1936. Vice president West Surburban Symphony Association, LaGrange, Illinois, 1947—1950. Lieutenant to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946.

Membership

Served from Lieutenant to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (life), Society American Military Engineers (life). Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), National Society Professional Engineers (life), American Society.Naval Engineers (life), United States Naval Institute, Sons of the American Revolution.

Connections

Married Garnett Valentine Leyman, June 22, 1929. Children: Wynn, Sarah Weidner Byrd, Charles Leyman.

Father:

Charles Leonard Weidner

Mother:

Sarah (MacNair) Weidner

Spouse:

Garnett Valentine Leyman

child:

Wynn Weidner

child:

Sarah Weidner Byrd Weidner

child:

Charles Leyman Weidner