Harold Nicholas Scherer

Background

Scherer, Harold Nicholas was born on April 5, 1929 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Harold Nicholas and Nora (McDonough) Scherer.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Yale University, 1951; Master of Business Administration, Rutgers University, 1955.

Career

Various engineering positions, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Newark, 1951-1963; various engineering positions, American Electric Power Service Corporation, New York City, 1963-1968; assistant chief electrical engineer, American Electric Power Service Corporation, New York City, 1968-1969; chief electrical engineer, American Electric Power Service Corporation, New York City, 1969-1973; vice president electrical engineer, American Electric Power Service Corporation, New York City, 1973-1982; senior vice president electrical engineering, American Electric Power Service Corporation, Columbus, Ohio., 1982-1990; also director, American Electric Power Service Corporation, until 1990; president, Commonwealth Electric Company, Wareham, Massachusetts, 1990-1993; president, Cambridge Electric Light Company president, Canal Electric Company president, Com/Steam Company, 1990-1993. Board directors Commonwealth Electric Company, Cambridge Electric Light Company, Com/Steam Company, Commonwealth Superior vena cava syndrome Company, Canal Electric Company. Consultant utility management and engineering, since 1993.

Member joint United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics working group on power transmission, 1975-1981, joint United States-Italy working group on power transmission, 1979-1988. Vice-chairman American National Studies, New York City, 1985-1987. V.p.U.S. National Committee, 1985-1993, president, 1993-1999, chairman United States technical committee International Conference on Large High Voltage Electric Sys., 1985-1991, international administrative county, 1988-1999, international Executive Committee, 1993-1999.

Member engring.rev. board Bonneville Power Administration, 1984-1994. Chairman electrical system and equipment committee Edison Electric Institute, 1989-1990, president power engineering education foundation, 1992-1996. Chairman blue-ribbon panel Pacific Coast Blackouts, Bonneville-Power Administration, 1996-1997.

Board directors New York State Indiana Sys.Operators, since 1998.

Achievements

• Harold Nicholas Scherer has been listed as a noteworthy Electric utility company executive, engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President New Jersey Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1960-1961. Councilman City of Plainfield, 1963-1965. Member Watchung (New Jersey) Hills Regional H.S. Board Education, 1970-1972.

President Woods at Josephinum Civic Association, Worthington, Ohio, 1983-1984. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (vice president power engineering society 1988-1989, president 1990-1991, WilliamHabirshaw award for transmission and distribution engineering 1986, Disting.Mem. award International Conference on Large High Voltage Electric Systems 1996). Member National Academy of Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, Beta Gamma Sigma.

Connections

Married Jane Neely, September 6, 1952 (divorced). Children— Anne Scherer McConnell, Peter. Married Patricia Condon, May 4, 1974.

Stepchildren: James, John, Joseph, Jeffery Ludwig, Jean Ludwig Ransdell.

Father:

Harold Nicholas Scherer

Mother:

Nora (McDonough) Scherer

Spouse:

Patricia Condon

Spouse:

Jane Neely

child:

Jean Ludwig Ransdell Scherer

child:

Jeffery Ludwig Scherer

child:

Joseph Scherer

child:

James Scherer

child:

John Scherer