Background
IV, John Francis McDermott, was born on March 10, 1926 in St. Louis. Son of John Francis III and Mary Stephanie (Kendrick) McD.
IV, John Francis McDermott, was born on March 10, 1926 in St. Louis. Son of John Francis III and Mary Stephanie (Kendrick) McD.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1947. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, University Pittsburgh, 1972.
Design engineer, project engineer, Richardson, Gordon and Associations, Cons. Engineers, Pittsburgh, 1947-1957; chief structural engineer, Michigan Associations, Cons. Engineers, Lansing, 1957-1960; various research positions, United States Steel Research Laboratory, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, 1960-1991; senior research consultant, United States Steel Research Laboratory, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, 1991-1993; part-time permanent research consultant, United States Steel Research Laboratory, Monroeville, since 1993.
Member, vice-chair, chair Monroeville Zoning Hearing Board, 1970-1974. Corporal United States Army, 1944-1946. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (life member, vice-chair structural plastics research council, 1980-1990, subcommittee chair reinforced concrete research council since 1970) American Concrete Institute (committee chair, 1968-1974, 86-92, Bloem Distinguished Service award 1994).
Married Virginia Marie Vogt, August 14, 1948. Children: John Francis V, Anne Marie, Martin Kendrick.