John Edward Pekruhn

Background

Pekruhn, John Edward was born on May 19, 1915 in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. Son of William Frederick and Grace (Phillipson) Pekruhn.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, 1938. Postgraduate, Harvard Graduate School Design, 1940.

Career

Designer-draftsman, Shreve, Anderson & Walker, Charlestown, Indiana, 1941-1942; designer-draftsman, Giffels & Vallet, Texarkana, Texas, 1942-1943; research group jet turbine, Westinghouse Electric corporation, South Philadelphia, 1944-1945; designer, William Lescaze, New York City, 1946; designer, head architecture, Norman Bel Geddes & Company. New York City, 1947; architect, John Pekruhn, Pittsburgh, 1947-1967; architect, John Pekruhn & Associates, Pittsburgh, 1967-1981; retired, 1981; professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1947-1979; professor emeritus, Carnegie Mellon U., since 1979.

Achievements

• John Edward Pekruhn has been listed as a notable architect, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Pittsburgh City Planning Commission, 1965-1970. Fellow American Institute of Architects.

Connections

Married Nancy Ingram McMahon, August 1, 1942. Children– Susan (Mistress Earl Glotfelty), John Phillipson.

Father:

William Frederick Pekruhn

Mother:

Grace (Phillipson) Pekruhn

Spouse:

Nancy Ingram McMahon

child:

Susan Pekruhn (Mistress Earl Glotfelty)

child:

John Phillipson Pekruhn