Foster Wilfred Dunwiddie

Background

Dunwiddie, Foster Wilfred was born on January 29, 1925 in Fox Lake, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Walter Rockwood and Ina Catherine (Edgerton) Dunwiddie.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1948;

Bachelor of Architecture, University of Minnesota, 1951;

Master of Architecture, University of Minnesota, 1979.

Career

Project architect, Thorshov & Cerny Inc., Minneapolis, 1950-1959;

architect, vice president, Cerny Associations Inc., Minneapolis, 1959-1963;

architect, president, Miller Dunwiddie Associations, Minneapolis, 1963-1990;

lecturer architecture, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1979-1983;

assistant professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1983-1989.

Achievements

Foster Wilfred Dunwiddie has been listed as a notable Architect, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Minnesota Building Code Handicapped Commission, St. Paul, 1972-1974, Architectural Barriers Commission, St. Paul, 1970-1974, Heritage Preservation Board, Edina, Minnesota, 1976-1985. Architectural representative state review board National Register, St. Paul, 1974-1989. Board directors Preservation Action, Washington, 1978-1984, Preservation Alliance Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1981-1984.

Private first class United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Institute of Architects (chairman barrier free workshop 1969). Member National Trust for History Preservation, Association for Preservation Technology, Minnesota History Society, Minnesota Society American Institute of Architects (corporation).

Connections

Married Shirley June Geilfuss, May 26, 1947. Children: Carolyn Louise, William Foster, Catherine Ina.

Father:: Walter Rockwood Dunwiddie
Mother:: Ina Catherine (Edgerton) Dunwiddie
Spouse:: Shirley June Geilfuss
child:: William Foster Dunwiddie
child:: Catherine Ina Dunwiddie
child:: Carolyn Louise Dunwiddie

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