Eugene Calvin Swager

Background

Swager, Eugene Calvin was born on September 8, 1924 in Pontiac, Illinois, United States. Son of William Henry and Nellie (Gibson) Swager.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1949.

Career

Architect, Lundeen-Hilfinger, Bloomington, Illinois, 1949-1951; architect, C. Iber & Sons, Peoria, Illinois, 1951-1954; founder (1954), current president, Phillips Swager Association Inc., Peoria.

Achievements

• Eugene CAlvin Swager has been listed as a notable architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman board Peoria Young Men’s Christian Association, 1980-1982. Board directors Peoria United Way, 1984-1987, St. Francis Church, Peoria, 1980-1985, St. Francis Community Clinic. Elder 1st Presbyterian Church Served with Army Air Corps, 1943-1945.

Fellow American Institute of Architects (national board directors 1975-1978, board directors foundation 1979-1984, chairman board American Institute of Architects Research Corporation 1978-1979). Member National Council Architectural Registration. Clubs: Country of Peoria (board directors 1986-1987, 88—).

Lodges: Rotary.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, tennis.

Connections

Married June Armstrong, June 3, 1926 (deceased July 1980). Children: Janice Lee Swager Cheney, Judith Lynn Swager Carpenter. Married Harriett Pearson, March 28, 1981.

Father:

William Henry Swager

Mother:

Nellie (Gibson) Swager

Spouse:

Harriett Pearson

Spouse:

June Armstrong

child:

Judith Lynn Swager Carpenter Swager

child:

Janice Lee Swager Cheney Swager