Background
Eaves, Elsie was born on May 5, 1898 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Edgar Alfred and Katherine (Elliot) Eaves.
Eaves, Elsie was born on May 5, 1898 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Edgar Alfred and Katherine (Elliot) Eaves.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University Colorado, 1920.
The Idaho Springs, Colorado-born Eaves earned her civil engineering degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1920. In 1926 she started working for McGraw-Hill in New York City for the Engineering News-Record Department. In 1927, she was the first woman admitted to full membership to the American Society of Civil Engineers.
In 1945, she became the manager of Business News.
She was the first woman to be admitted to the American Association of Cost Engineers in 1957. She retired in 1963, but continued practicing as an adviser to the National Commission on Urban Affairs on the subject of housing costs.
She advised the International Executive Service Corps about construction costs in Iran. In 1974, she received the George Norlin Silver Medal, the highest alumni award given by the University of Colorado and, in 1979, she was the first woman to receive an honorary lifetime membership to the American Association of Cost Engineers.
Elsie Eaves died March 27, 1983 in Roslyn, New York, aged 84.
Who"s Who in America, 1978-1979, 1980-1981 Who"s Who of American Women, 1975 - 1979-1980 Who"s Who in Engineering, 1976 EJC Engineers of Distinction, Engineers Joint Council Kay, Sons & Daughters, Limited., Dartmouth, Devon, England Personalities of America, 1978. The Library of Congress, Washington, Doctorate. C., 1976 Video-taped biographical interview, Portuguese Washington, New York Public Library, 1971.
Member women's council New York Public Library., from 1950, committee on retirement policy Governor Harriman's Conference on problems of Aging, Albany, 1955. Delegate Conference on Utilization of Woman Power, Labor Department, Washington, 1955. Regional speakers vice chairman, member national marketing committee Committee Economic Development, New York City, 1943-1946.
Administrative vice president North Shore Science Museum, Plandome Manor, New York, 1970-1972, correspondent secretary, 1974-1976, trustee, from 1976. Member American Assn, Cost Engrs (chairman coordinating committee 1961-1965) interat. cost index committee 1965-1969, award of merit, 1967, honorary life member 1973, New York Society Professional Engineers, Colorado Society Engineers (life), Society Women Engrs, (life, secretary-treasurer board trustees, 1959-1974), public relations chairman 1st International Conference Women Engineers and Scientists, New York,1964, delegate Technology Societies Council New York, director, chairman su-commission on public relations Science and Engineering Career Conference, 1956), Women's Engineering Society Great Britain, Pi BetaPhi, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi. Altrusa (president New York chapter 1940-1942).