Background
Tigrak, Mehmet Faut was born on August 26, 1911 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of M. Suleyman and Hediye (Harputlu) Tigrak. came to the United States, 1958. Naturalized.
Tigrak, Mehmet Faut was born on August 26, 1911 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of M. Suleyman and Hediye (Harputlu) Tigrak. came to the United States, 1958. Naturalized.
Diploma, Military College, Habiye-Istanbul, 1932; Diploma Military Engineering, 1934; Certificate, U. Berlin, Germany, 1938; student, Technische Hochschule, Berlin, 1938-1939; Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1942; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1945.
With, Turkish Army Corps Engineers, 1934-1951;
resigned senior major, Turkish Army Corps Engineers, 1951;
technical director, Turk Yapi Ltd. Company, Ankara, 1951. Department head Metcalf, Hamilton, Grove, Kansas City, Missoury, 1951-1953.
Prin.engr. project coordinator Hamilton Company, Kansas City, 1953-1954. Owner, operator Tigrak Cons. Engineering Company, Tigrak Construction Company, Ankara, 1954-1958.
Principal partner, manager Tigrak & Kolbasi, Engineers-Contractors, Ankara,1956-1958. Associate in charge structure Clark, Daily, Dietz & Associations, Urbana, Illinois, 1958-1962. Vice president in charge structure and highway division Clark, Dietz & Associations, Engineers Inc., Urbana, 1962-1966, vice president in charge federal andR.R. projects, from 1966.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (life), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Illinois Association Professions, National, Illinois societies professional engineers, American Concrete Institute, American Railway Engineering Association, Society of America Military Engineers, Chamber Architects and Engineers Turkey, Masons (32 degree), Shriners, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Epsilon.
Married Mary Louise Evans. Children: William M.U., James Armed Forces, Hediye L.