Background
Dalrymple, Gordon Bennett was born on December 2, 1924 in Williamsburg, Kentucky, United States. Son of Ira Chase and Carrie Adelaide (Randolph) Dalrymple.
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Gordon Bennett Dalrymple, American former engineering company executive. Registered professional engineer, Georgia. Named Engineer of Year Metropolitan Atlanta, 1971, State of Georgia, 1977; recipient medal of Honor, Georgia Engineering Foundation, 1997; named to Engineering Hall of Fame, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001.
Education
Bachelor of Science in C.E, University Illinois, 1949. Master of Science in C.E, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1967. Graduate advanced management program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Bethany College, West Virginia, 2003.
Career
Junior engineer Engineering Works division, Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1951-1952; with, Law Engineering Testing Company, Atlanta, 1952-1984; beginning as director engineering, successively vice-president and general manager, executive vice president, president and chief Executive officer, Law Engineering Testing Company, 1952-1975; Chairman of the Board, Law Engineering Testing Company, 1975-1984.
Membership
Vice president Heartland Campbell-Stone, Inc. Past Chairman of the Board and elder Sandy Springs Christian Church. Trustee Bethany (West Virginia) College, since 1990.
Past chairman of the board of trustees National Benevolent Association. Chair, board directors Mission for Biblical Literacy, Inc., Athens, since 1987. Member president county University of Illinois, since 1994.
Vice chairman, trustee Disciples of Christ History Society, since 1996. Treasurer, trustee Columbia Comm. Connections, Inc., Atlanta, since 1996.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (life), Georgia Engineering Foundation (life, founding director, past president), Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering (past chairman).
Connections
Son of Ira Chase and Carrie Adelaide (Randolph) D. M. Monalea V. Cooper, December 23, 1950. Children: Aaron Randolph, Gary Bryant, Mark Hamilton, Timothy Chase.
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Named Engineer of Year Metropolitan Atlanta, 1971, State of Georgia, 1977. Recipient medal of Honor, Georgia Engineering Foundation, 1997. Named to Engineering Hall of Fame, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001.Named Engineer of Year Metropolitan Atlanta, 1971, State of Georgia, 1977. Recipient medal of Honor, Georgia Engineering Foundation, 1997. Named to Engineering Hall of Fame, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001.