Leonard Erskine Van Houten

Background

Houten, Leonard Erskine Van was born on December 20, 1924 in Jersey City. Son of Leonard and Margaret Agnes (Molumby) Van Houten.

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1945. Master of Civil Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1947.

Career

Engineer to senior vice president Frederic R. Harris, Incorporated, New York York City, 1947-1965. President, chairman board Van Houten Associates, Inc. and VHA Services, Inc., 1965-1976. With Dravo Corporation Pittsburgh, 1976-1982.

Vice president Dravo Engineers and Constructors. Chairman Dravo Van Houten, Inc., 1982-1986. Senior vice president, director Parsons Brinckerhoff International, Inc.

Also senior vice president Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas, Incorporated, New York York City. Now principal Leonard E. Van Houten P.E. Consulting Engineer, Greenwich, Connecticut, 2007.

Achievements

• Leonard Erskine Van Houten has been listed as a noteworthy Consulting engineering executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors National Waterways Foundation, 1983-1992. With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers.

Member Society of Petroleum Engineers, Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Society American Military Engineers, American Concrete Institute, The Moles.

Connections

Married Marie K. Regan, December 27, 1947. Children: Elizabeth M., Peter J.

Father:

Leonard Houten

Mother:

Margaret Agnes (Molumby) Van Houten

Spouse:

Marie K. Regan

child:

Peter J. Houten

child:

Elizabeth M. Houten