Larry Dwon

Background

Dwon, Larry was born on May 2, 1913 in New York City. Son of Lucas and Mary (Woytowich) Dzwonczyk.

Education

Doctor in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1935. Master of Business Administration, New York University, 1954.

Career

Engineer, Diehl Manufacturing Company, Elizabethport, New Jersey, 1935-1937; engineer, Holophane Lighting, Inc., Newark, Ohio., 1937-1938; member technical staff Office Science and Research Development, Harvard Radio Research Laboratory, Bell Telephone laboratories, New York City, 1942-1945; engineer, American Electric Power Svc. Corporation, New York City, 1938-1945; senior engineer, American Electric Power Svc. Corporation, New York City, 1945-1952; operating sponsor (reporting to operating executive vice president), American Electric Power Svc.

Corporation, New York City, 1952-1955; administrative assistant to executive vice president operations, American Electric Power Svc. Corporation, New York City, 1955-1957; manager engineering manpower, American Electric Power Svc. Corporation, New York City, 1957-1978.

Consultant, consultant instructor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1978, North Carolina State University College Engineering, since 1979. Self-employed consultant, Apex, North Carolina, since 1978.

Achievements

• Registered professional engineer, New York, North Carolina.

Works

• book

  • History of Eta Kappa Nu

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman various committees from 1969, United States Activities Board award 1982, Centennial medal 1984, Literature Contributions award 1988). Member American Association Concerned Engineers (board directors), Cornell Engineering Society, Eta Kappa Nu (vice president 1958, president 1959, eminent member 1984, Distinguished Service award 1976).

Interests

• Avocations: classical music, writing, speaking.

Connections

Married Mary Jean Skala, February 14, 1941. Children: Lawrence A. Dwon, Roger R. Dzwonczyk.

Father:

Lucas Dzwonczyk

Mother:

Mary (Woytowich) Dzwonczyk

Spouse:

Mary Jean Skala

child:

Lawrence A. Dwon

child:

Roger R. Dzwonczyk Dwon