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Jacobs, Joseph Donovan was born on December 24, 1908 in Motley, Minnesota, United States. Son of Sherman William and Edith Mary (Donovan) Jacobs.
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Joseph Donovan Jacobs, American Engineering firm executive. Inventor in field of mining and tunnel excavation. Recipient Golden Beaver award for engineering, 1980; Non-Member award Moles, 1981. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Institution Engineers Australia; member National Academy Engineering, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, National Society Professional Engineers, Delta Chi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University Minnesota, 1934.
Career
Civil engineer, construction supervisor, Walsh Construction Company. New York City and San Francisco, 1934-1954; chief engineer, Kaiser-Walsh-Perini-Raymond, Australia, 1954-1955; founder, senior officer, Jacobs Associations, San Francisco, since 1955; now Chairman of the Board, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Pasadena, California. Chairman, United States national commission on tunnelling technical National Academy Sciences, 1977.
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Membership
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Institution Engineers Australia. Member National Academy Engineering, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, National Society Professional Engineers, Delta Chi. Clubs: Corinthian Yacht, World Trade, Engineers (San Francisco).
Connections
Married Virginia Mary O'Meara, February 8, 1937. 1 son, John Michael.
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American