Background
Sowers, George Frederick was born on September 23, 1921 in Cleveland. Son of George Bloomer and Marie (Tyler).
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Sowers, George Frederick was born on September 23, 1921 in Cleveland. Son of George Bloomer and Marie (Tyler).
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, 1942. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Harvard, 1947.
Private practice engineering with G. B. Sowers, Cleveland, 1939-1942. Hydraulic engineer Tennessee Valley Authority, 1942-1944, United States Navy, 1944-1946. Co-founder Law Engineering Inc., Atlanta, 1947-1966.
Consultant engineer, senior vice president Law Companies Group, Inc. Regents professor civil engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, 1966-1988, Regents professor emeritus, 1988-1996. Lecturer in field; consultant Resources Development Center of South East Asia, Roorkee, India, 1959, Agency for International Development, 1966, National Power Company Indonesia, Duke Power Company, Georgia Power Company.
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Fellow Geological Society of America. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary), Seismological Society of America, Earthquake Engineering Institute, United States National Society Soil Mechanics, International Society Soil Mechanics (vice president), Georgia Academy of Sciences, National Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Beta Theta Pi, Tau Kappa Alpha, Theta Tau.
Son of; married Frances Adair Lott, April 29, 1944. Children– Carol Adair, Janet, Nancy, George.
