Raymond Castle Reese

Background

Reese, Raymond Castle was born on December 22, 1893 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Miles and Minnie Victoria (Castle) Rees.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1920. Postgraduate Harvard University, 1916-1920. Doctor of Science, University Toledo, 1977.

Career

From draftsman to chief draftsman, building department General Electric Company, Pittsfield, 1907-1920. Private practice industrial engineering, Pittsfield, 1920-1922. Chief engineer Building Products Company, Toledo, 1922-1964.

Private practice structural engineering, Toledo, 1922-1980.

Partner, consultant Raymond C. Reese Associates, Toledo, 1960-1973. Lecturer Toledo University, 1924-1952.

Chairman of the Board National Board Accreditation in Concrete Construction, 1973-1980. Member of commission I Recommendations pratiques Comite Europeen du Beton, member of commission III flexion-compression.

Executive Committee committee tall buildings International Association Bridge and Structural Engineers-American Society of Civil Engineers, 1969-1980, group coordinator, 1969-1980.

Past member building research division National Bureau Standards. Past chairman building code requirements for minimum design loads in buildings American National Standards Institute. Past director Toledo Concrete Improvement Board.

Editorial committee codes developing countries United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1963-1964.

Vice president Northwestern Ohio chapter Arthritis Foundation, 1971-1975. Named Manitoba of Year, Engineering News Record, 1966.

Registered profile engineer, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, New York, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.

Achievements

• Raymond Castle Reese has been listed as a noteworthy structural engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of commission I Recommendations pratiques Comite Europeen du Beton. Fellow American Institute Consultant Engineers, British Institution Civil Engineers.

Member Concrete Reinforcing Steel (past chairman engineering practice committee.

Clubs: Toledo, Rotary.

Connections

Married Florence Miller, December 30, 1920. Children: Carolyn Reese Clark, Allen M., Virginia Reese White.

Father:

John Miles Rees

Mother:

Minnie Victoria (Castle) Rees

Spouse:

Florence Miller

child:

Allen M. Reese

child:

Virginia Reese White Reese

child:

Carolyn Reese Clark Reese