John Aston Pickford

Background

Pickford, John Aston was born on December 28, 1924 in London. Son of Aston Charles and Gladys Ethel (May) Pickford.

Education

Bachelor of Science, London University, 1943. Master of Science in Engineering, London University, 1963.

Career

Assistant engineer Borough Sutton & Cheam, Surrey, England, 1947-1949, Borough Southall, Middlesex, England, 1949-1950. Senior assistant engineer Borough Gravesend, Kent, England, 1950-1954. Town engineer Sekondi-Takoradi Municipal Council, Ghana, West Africa, 1954-1960.

Lecturer Loughborough College of Technology, Leicestershire, England, 1960-1963. Senior lecturer Loughborough University of Technology, 1963-1984, professor, since 1984. Consultant Overseas Development Administration Uganda, India, Nigeria, since 1977, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria, 1978-1987, Howard Humphries & Partners, Tanzania, Malaysia, since 1981, The World Bank, India, since 1984.

Achievements

• John Aston Pickford has been listed as a noteworthy physical infrastructure consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with British Army, 1943-1947. Fellow Institution Civil Engineers, Institution Water and Environmental Management (honorary). Member Institution Public Health Engineers (president 1981-1982).

Interests

• Study indian history, gardening.

Connections

Married Daphne Annie Ransom, September 27, 1947. Children: Robert Aston, William John, Ian Charles Pickford Helen Sheard.