Ronald Colman Hirschfeld

Background

Hirschfeld, Ronald Colman was born on November 23, 1930 in Amsterdam, New York, United States. Son of John Anton and Catherine (Schuyler) Hirschfeld.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Union College, 1950; S.M. Entertainment, Harvard University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1958.

Career

Teaching fellow, Harvard University, 1951-1954; instructor soil mechanics, Harvard University, 1958-1960; assistant professor, Harvard University, 1960-1964; associate professor сivil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964-1972; principal, Geotechnical Engineers Inc., Winchester, Massachusetts, 1970-1992; president, Geotechnical Engineers Inc., Winchester, Massachusetts, 1974-1978, 82-86. Member dean's advisory county School Engineering, University Massachusetts, 1978-1995.

Achievements

• Ronald Colman Hirschfeld has been listed as a noteworthy consulting engineering executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Embankment Dam Engineering; Casagrande Volume

Membership

Board directors Winchester A Better Chance Inc., 1979-1984. Chairman governing board Winchester Unitarian Society, 1981-1982. Trustee Engineering Center Education Trust, Boston, 1990-1996, chairman, 1992-1993.

Member American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary, president Massachusetts section 1973-1974, national director 1981-1984), American Consultant Engineers Council (president New England 1982-1983, national director 1983-1984), Association Engineering Geologists (chairman New England section 1971-1973, national director 1972-1973), Geological Society of America.

Connections

Married Erma Lou Jones, August 8, 1964. Children: Amy Karen, Carl Schuyler.

Father:

John Anton Hirschfeld

Mother:

Catherine (Schuyler) Hirschfeld

Spouse:

Erma Lou Jones

child:

Carl Schuyler Hirschfeld

child:

Amy Karen Hirschfeld