Perttu Hannes Virtanen

Background

Virtanen, Perttu Hannes was born on May 22, 1935 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Perttu Hannes and Sophie Louise (Hiegert) Virtanen.

Education

Bachelor, Rice University, 1957. Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Rice University, 1959. Master of Architecture, University Manitoba, Canada, 1962.

Career

Planning director City of Irving, Texas, 1962-1963. Community planner State of North Carolina, Raleigh, 1963-1965. Planning director, assistant planning director Guilford County, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1965-1973.

Vice president, planning manager Clarke-Frates Corporation, Dallas, 1973-1979. Development manager United States Lend Lease, Inc., 1979-1982. Director planning Cook Consultant, Inc., 1982-1987, William H. Gordon Associates, Inc., Reston, Virginia, 1987-1989.

Independent consultant and contract services Dallas, 1989-1993. Contract planning services City of Mesquite, Texas, since 1993. Member steering committee County Soil Conservation District, United States Department of Agriculture, Greensboro, 1972.

Achievements

• Perttu Hannes Virtanen has been listed as a noteworthy Urban planner, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member City of Dallas History Landmark Committee, 1978. Board directors Rockwall (Texas) Chamber of Commerce, 1978. Member industrial development committee Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, 1972.

With United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1959-1961. Member American Institute Certified Planners (Texas chapter North Control Texas section dir.1978). M C.

Connections

Married Carol Elizabeth Headrick, September 28, 1963 (divorced September 1977). Children: Meri Elizabeth, Elsa Kaarina Virtanen Jordan, Anna Kristiina. Married Gerrene Marie Izzo, January 18, 1978.

Father:

Perttu Hannes Virtanen

Mother:

Sophie Louise (Hiegert) Virtanen

Spouse:

Carol Elizabeth Headrick

Spouse:

Gerrene Marie Izzo

child:

Anna Kristiina Virtanen

child:

Meri Elizabeth Virtanen

child:

Elsa Kaarina Virtanen Jordan Virtanen