Background
Bacon, Louis Albert was born on April 10, 1921 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Harrison Waxler and Mabel Mae (Watson) Bacon.
Bacon, Louis Albert was born on April 10, 1921 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Harrison Waxler and Mabel Mae (Watson) Bacon.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1943.
Wing designer, Douglas Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, 1943-1944; structural designer, C.A. Metz Engineering Company, Chicago, 1946-1947; chief structural engineer, Shaw, Metz & Dolio, architects-engineers, Chicago, 1947-1953; chief structural engineer, associate partner, Shaw, Metz & Associations, Chicago, 1953-1966; president, P&W Engineers, Inc., consultant, Chicago, 1966-1974; vice president, head Atlanta division, Stanley Cons., Inc., 1974-1976; vice-president, director engineering division, Heery International, Inc., Atlanta, 1976-1984; director marketing to federal government, Heery International, Inc., Atlanta, 1984-1989; retired.
Member planning committee City of Brookfield, Illinois, 1951-1954, member board local improvements, village trustee, 1954-1959. Member Glen Ellyn (Illinois) Environmental Protection Commission, 1971-1974. President Ridgeview Neighborhood Civic Association, Atlanta, 1980-1982, secretary-treasurer 1991—2003.
Chairman Fulton County Developers Advisory Committee, 1981. Board directors Literacy Volunteers American-Metropolitan Atlanta, 1992-1995, 1996-2002, president, 1993-1994. Commissioner Housing Authority Fulton County, 1995—2003, vice chairman, 1998-1999, chairman, 1999-2003.
Volunteer Habitat for Humanity, Atlanta, 1994-1996, Atlanta Olympics, 1995-1996. Volunteer board directors Cancer Network St. Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, 1995-1999, 2003-2004. Founder, chairman, Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition, 1998-2004.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of America Military Engineers (vice president 1988-1989), National Society of Professional Engineers (life, director 1966-1969, vice president 1969-1971, president-elect 1982-1983, president 1983-1984, division chairman professional engineers in private practice 1971-1972, Chairman's award professional engineers in private practice 1972, PEPP award 1976, Distinguished Service award 1993). Member Illinois Society Professional Engineers (honorary member, president 1964-1965, Illinois award 1968), Georgia Society Professional Engineers (President's award Sandy Springs chapter 1980, Engineer of Year award 1982), Engineers Greater Atlanta (Engineer of Year 1984), University Illinois Civil Engineering Alumni Association (president 1980-1982, Distinguished Alumnus award 1985), University Illinois Alumni Association (Loyalty award 1985, Constituent award 1988), Chi Epsilon.
Married Clara Elizabeth Manny, August 28, 1943. Children: Robert Louis, David Kenneth, William Harrison.