Background
Swets, Donald Henry was born on March 16, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry A. and Elizabeth (Jonker) Swets.
Swets, Donald Henry was born on March 16, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry A. and Elizabeth (Jonker) Swets.
Business and Community Engagement, University Illinois, 1946. Master of Civil Engineering, University Minnesota, 1956.
Civil engineer Greely & Hansen Engineers, Chicago, 1947-1950, sanitary engineer, 1951-1952, Toltz, King & Day Engineers, St. Paul, 1950-1951. Sanitary engineer Department of Public Works City of Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1952-1956, assistant city engineer, 1956-1960, city engineer, director public works, 1960-1982, director utilities, 1982-1983. Director utlities City of Coral Springs, Florida, 1983-1985.
Director public works Department of Public Works City of Coral Springs, from 1985. Member Broward County Northern District Regional Wastewater Advisory board, Broward County Water Supply Advisory board. Member United States Environmental Protection Agency Technology Advisory Group for Municipal Wastewater programs, 1972-1976.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1947. Member American Public Works Association (life, board directors region V 1977-1982, Top Ten Men of Year 1976), Institute Municipal Engineering (executive council 1983-1989, president 1987-1988), Institute for Water Resources (executive council 1971-1982, fellow 1985), American Academy Environmental Engineers (diplomate), Water Pollution Control Federation, American Water Works Association (life), International Federation Municipal Engineers (executive council since 1982).
Married Joy Vander Ploeg, May 14, 1948. Children: Robert Donald, Kathleen Anne Ekema.