George Tso Chih Peng

Background

Peng, George Tso Chih was born on February 25, 1928 in Yushien, Hunan, China. Came to the United States, 1952. Son of Tsu Wen and Hui-Ying (Chen) Peng.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Sun Yat San University, Canton, China, 1950. Master of Architecture, University Illinois, 1954. Doctor of Engineering, Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany, 1961.

Career

Designer Volhees Walker Smith & Smith, New York City, 1954-1955. Architect Gordon Hayes Architects, Buffalo, 1955-1956. Architectural designer P.F. Schneider Architects, Cologne, 1957.

Architect, planner Siegfried Reitz Architects, Aachen, 1959. Chief planner Shenango Valley Regional Planning Commission, Sharon, Pennsylvania, 1960-1962. Planning director Allentown (Pennsylvania) City Planning Commission, 1962-1964.

Professor University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1965-1971. President Urban Rural Planning & Design, Inc., 1971-1975. Professor Texas Tech University, Lubbock, from 1975.

Consultant and visiting professor governments universities, since 1971. Consultant United Nations Development Programme, New York City and Peking, since 1981. Director Institute for Urban Studies International, Lubbock.

Honorary consultant China International Engineering Consultant Corporation, since 1988.

Achievements

• George Tso Chih Peng has been listed as a notable education educator, urban designer, consultant, architect, planner by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founding member World Fellowship, Buffalo, 1955, Lubbock International Culture Center, 1985, Lubbock Black Culture & Heritage Center, 1990. Member American Association of University Professors, International Federation for Housing and Planning, American Institute Certified Planners, American Planning Association.

Connections

Married Marianne Hermine Gerads, November 11, 1960. Children: Georgianna, Sonia, Claudia.

Father:

Tsu Wen Peng

Mother:

Hui-Ying (Chen) Peng

Spouse:

Marianne Hermine Gerads

child:

Georgianna Peng

child:

Claudia Peng

child:

Sonia Peng