Background
Hitchcock, Donald Simon was born on May 12, 1929 in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. Son of George Clinton and Teresa Fern (Ridenour) Hitchcock.
architectural engineering company executive
Hitchcock, Donald Simon was born on May 12, 1929 in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. Son of George Clinton and Teresa Fern (Ridenour) Hitchcock.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1951. M.M. in Finance, Northwestern University, 1980.
Senior engineer, Central Foundry division General Motors Corporation, Defiance, Ohio., 1955-1969; executive vice president, Lester B. Knight & Associations, Inc. (architects/engineers), Chicago, 1970-1990; president, chief Executive officer, Knight Architects, Engineers, Planners Inc. (subsidiary Lester B. Knight * Associations Inc.), Chicago, since 1990.
Past president Anthony Wayne School Parent-Teachers Association, Defiance. Past member Traffic Safety Commission, Western Springs, Illinois. Trustee Foundry Education Foundation.
Member industrial advisory board Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1951-1954. Member Foundry Equipment Manufacturers Association (past president), National Society Professional Engineers, American Foundrymen's Society, Western Society Engineers, Illinois Society Professional Engineers, Chicago Building Congress (director), Chicago Academy of Sciences (vice president), Society of America Military Engineers, National Council Engineering Examiners (registered).
Clubs: Chicago Athletic Association, Tavern, Economic (Chicago). La Grange Country.
Married Gwenna F. Hicks, July 4, 1955. Children: Thomas, Michael, James.