Background
Cotton, Garner was born on November 10, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Cotton, Garner was born on November 10, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Building Engineering, Construction, Lincoln University, 1947. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lincoln University, 1997. Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Drexel University, 1951.
Certified in basic electronics, Edison Technology School, Seattle, 1960. Certified in Naval architecture & metallurgy, Temple University, 1961.
Structural designer, checker, General Industries Engineers, Philadelphia, 1947-1954; structural designer, checker, Philadelphia Water Department, 1954-1956; assistant construction superintendent, Frederick Massiah Concrete Contractor, Philadelphia, 1958-1959; facilities, structural engineer, Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, 1959-1960; senior structural designer, checker, United Engineers & Construction Company, Philadelphia, 1956-1958, 60-62; structural engineer science group, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, 1962-1965; structural engineer, Allstate Engineer & Development Company, Philadelphia, 1965-1967; staff constructor engineer, structural designer, School District Philadelphia, 1967-1988; owner, partner, G. Cotton Engineering Associations, Inc., Lawnside, New Jersey, since 1976.
President Lawnside (New Jersey) Municipal Government Borough Council, 1961-1975. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers. Member National Society of Professional Engineers, Association School Administrators, American Arbitration Association, Professional Engineering Society of Southern New Jersey (president 1983-1984, leadership certified 1984).
Son of DeLeon and Pearl (Little) C. Divorced; children: Garner T. Cotton, Atry S. Cotton.