John Webster Brown

Background

Brown, John Webster was born on July 17, 1926 in Reno. Son of Ernest S. and Edna Louise (Bonner) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University Nevada, 1950.

Career

Bridge design engineer Nevada Department highways, 1950-1951. Civil engineer Kaiser Engineers Corporation, Oakland, California, 1951-1953. Structural designer Her Majesty O'Neil Company, 1953.

President John Webster Brown Civil and Structural Engineers, Reno, since 1953.

Achievements

• John Webster Brown has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Washoe County (Nevada) Public Works Commission, 1961-1966. Member Governor's Highway Safety Committee, 1968-1970. Member cub pack committee Reno council Boy Scouts American, 1967-1968, chairman activities troop committee 1967-1974.

Member Selective Service System, Nevada State Appeals Board, 1969-1976. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member Nevada Society Professional Engineers (university committee 1957-1960, state president 1960-1961, Engineer of Year award 1969), National Society of Professional Engineers (awards committee 1970-1971), American Society of Civil Engineers (president Nevada branch 1961-1962, building code committee 1963-1965), Structural Engineers Association California, American Association Engineering Societies, Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Estella Marie Hicks, December 23, 1949. Children: Ernest C., Curtis Webster, Denise Gail.