Background
Hazen, Richard was born on August 5, 1911 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Son of Allen and Elizabeth (McConway) Hazen.
Engineering consulting company executive
Hazen, Richard was born on August 5, 1911 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States. Son of Allen and Elizabeth (McConway) Hazen.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1932; Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Columbia University, 1934; Master of Science in Sanitary Engineering, Harvard University, 1937.
Assistant engineer, Westvaco Corporation, 1934-1936; assistant engineer, Malcolm Pirnie (Engineers), 1937-1940; associate engineer, Malcolm Pirnie (Engineers), 1940-1942; partner, Malcolm Pirnie (Engineers), 1946-1951; co-founder, partner, Hazen and Sawyer, New York City, 1951-1981. Visiting professor U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968. Consultant planning and design of water supply and waste disposal to government and industry.
Board directors Children's Village, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1952. Board directors Dobbs Ferry Board Education, 1946-1952, president, 1948-1951. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Member National Academy Engineering, American Institute Consultant Engineers (president 1968), American Society of Civil Engineers (director 1966-1969, honorary member 1983), American Water Works Association (honorary member, director 1951-1956), American Academy Environmental Engineering, Water Pollution Control Federation, Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry, New England Water Works Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Elizabeth Shute, June 19, 1937 (deceased). Children: Richard (deceased), Annah Putnam Hazen Gorman, Mary Vanderlyn Hazen Gillam.