Background
Mickel, Ernest Preston was born on January 31, 1910 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of William Ernest and Jennie (Hayford) Mickel.
Mickel, Ernest Preston was born on January 31, 1910 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of William Ernest and Jennie (Hayford) Mickel.
Student, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, 1930.
Corresponding Des Moines Register and Tribune, 1931-1943. With F.W. Dodge Corporation (merged into McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1963), since 1946. Washington editor Dodge Daily Newspapers, since 1946, Architectural Record magazine, 1970-1975.
Washington correspondent twice-monthly newsletter Legal Briefs for Construction Industry. Director public relations Coe College, 1937-1942. Editorial consultant Building Research Advisory Board, Building Research Institute, since 1970.
Industry adviser Construction Specifications Institute, 1963, 69.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member National Press Club, Construction Writers Association (director), American International Assurance (honorary).
Married Muriel Lorraine Fairbanks, August 16, 1947. Children: Thomas Dean, Steven Hayford, Alan Ernest.