Marvin Leroy Granstrom

Background

Granstrom, Marvin Leroy was born on September 25, 1920 in Anaconda, Montana, United States. Son of Carl August and Alida Sophia (Eckstrom) Granstrom.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Morningside College, 1942. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Iowa State College, 1943. Master of Science in Sanitary Engineering, Harvard, 1947.

Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1955.

Career

Engineering aide, Soil Conservation Service, Whiting, Iowa., 1939; construction engineering, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1946; instructor civil and sanitary engineering, Case Institute Technology, 1947-1949; associate professor sanitary engineering, U. North Carolina, 1949-1958; professor сivil engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1958-1983, professor emeritus, 1983; research participant, Oak Ridge National laboratories, 1954; consultant, National Engineering School, Lima, Peru, 1955-1957; consultant, World Health Organization, since 1966. Consultant in hydrology, since 1970.

Achievements

• Marvin Leroy Granstrom has been listed as a noteworthy civil and sanitary engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Chemical Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, American Water Resources Association, American Academy Environmental Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Delta Omega, Chi Epsilon.

Connections

Married Ruth Maybelle Olsen, January 1, 1944. Children— David Marvin, Kay Ruth, Chris Carl.

Father:

Carl August Granstrom

Mother:

Alida Sophia (Eckstrom) Granstrom

Spouse:

Ruth Maybelle Olsen

child:

David Marvin Granstrom

child:

Chris Carl Granstrom

child:

Kay Ruth Granstrom