Background
Mavis, Frederic Theodore was born on February 7, 1901 in Crocketts Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Son of Martin John and Hinda (Cassens) Mewes.
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Frederic Theodore Mavis
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Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1922; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1926; Civil Engineering degree, University of Illinois, 1932; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1935; postgraduate, Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany, 1927-1928.
Career
From junior engineer to assistant engineer, Kelker, DeLeuw & Company, Chicago, 1922-1925;
office engineer in charge, Kelker, DeLeuw & Company, 1926-1927;
research assistant commission on concrete, reinforced concrete arches, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1925-1926;
Freeman traveling fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1927-1928;
from assistant professor Mechanics and hydraulics to professor and head department, State University Iowa
associate director in charge laboratory to construction engineering, Iowa Institute Hydraulic Research, 1928-1939;
professor, head department сivil engineering, Carnegie Institute Technology, Pittsburgh, 1944-1957;
professor, dean College Engineering, University Maryland., 1957-1965;
professor mechanic engineering, U. Maryland., 1965-1967;
construction engineering, U. Maryland., 1967-1983. Chairman panel R & D Board, 1947-1948. Member, member-at-large Division Engineering andIndsl.
Research National Research Council, 1955-1964.
Membership
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, Society of America Military Engineers, American Water Works Association, International Association Hydraulic Research, Rotary (Paul Harris fellow), Sigma Xi, Pi Kappa Phi, Theta Tau, Chi Epsilon, Gamma Alpha, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Tau Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon, Kappa Alpha Museum.
Connections
Married Edith Frances Foley, June 7, 1930.
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Born
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November 2, 1983 (aged 82) -
Resting place
Macomb, Illinois, United States -
Nationality
American