Gurbaksh Singh Sanghera

Background

Sanghera, Gurbaksh Singh was born on February 20, 1923 in Ferozepur, Punjab, India. Son of Bhagat Singh and Sarah Kaur (Virk) Sanghera. came to the United States, 1969.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Punjab University, Lahore, 1942. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering with honors, Punjab University, Lahore, 1946.

Career

Assistant engineer, Hirakud Dam, Orissa, 1951-1953; senior engineer, Bhakra Dam, Punjab, 1953-1956; construction engineer, Bhilai Steel Plant, Madhya, 1956-1965; deputy chief engineer, Bokaro Steel Plant, Bihar, 1965-1969; senior engineer, Justin & Courtney, Philadelphia, 1969-1979; senior engineer, Stone & Webster, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1979-1980; senior engineer, C.T. Main, Boston, 1980-1983; project engineer, M-K Engineers, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1983-1989; resident engineer, N.E. Engineers, Plattsburg, New York, 1990.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, walking.

Connections

Married Sarojini Padda Sanghera, September 5, 1948. Children: Anahat, Jagman.

Father:

Bhagat Singh Sanghera

Mother:

Sarah Kaur (Virk) Sanghera

Spouse:

Sarojini Padda Sanghera

child:

Jagman Sanghera

child:

Anahat Sanghera