Background
Hardison, Donald Leigh was born on March 23, 1916 in Fillmore, California, United States. Son of Leigh Winter and Myrtle Glenn (Thorpe) Hardison.
Hardison, Donald Leigh was born on March 23, 1916 in Fillmore, California, United States. Son of Leigh Winter and Myrtle Glenn (Thorpe) Hardison.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California-Berkeley, 1938.
Principal, Hardison & Associations, Richmond, California, 1948-1956; partner, Hardison & Komatsu, Richmond, 1956-1964; president, Hardison & Komatsu, San Francisco, 1965-1978; Chairman of the Board, Hardison Komatsu Ivelich & Tucker, San Francisco, 1978-1987.
Member Richmond Planning Commission, 1952-1955. Member California Commission on Housing and Community Development, 1969-1974. Board directors Art Center, Richmond, 1965-1970, honorary member since 1970, Richmond Museum of History, 1990-2003, member emeritus, since 2003.
Fellow American Institute of Architects (board directors 1978-1980, chancellor College Fellows 1985, president East Bay chapter 1954, president California council 1965, California council Distinguished Service citation 1984). Clubs: Commonwealth (San Francisco 1975-1995). Lodges: Rotary (president Richmond, California 1986-1987).
Married Betty Jane Decker, June 14, 1942. Children— Stephen Decker, Janet Leigh Hardison Brown.