Background
Fey, Russell Conwell was born on March 12, 1926 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Harold Edward and Golda Esper (Conwell) Fey.
urban and regional planning educator
Fey, Russell Conwell was born on March 12, 1926 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Harold Edward and Golda Esper (Conwell) Fey.
AB, Hiram College, 1948; postgraduate, University of Illinois, 1951, 52; M of City Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 1958; Master of Arts, University of California, Riverside, 1982.
Association planner planning department, City Tacoma, Washington, 1954-1955;
associate redevelopment planner, Richmond (California) Redevelopment Agency, 1955-1956;
land use planner, Fresno (California)-Clovis Area Planning Commission, 1956, 57;
senior planner, Planning Department, Modesto, California, 1958-1961;
planning director, Planning Department, Modesto, 1962-1969;
lecturer, University of California Extension, 1962-1963;
professor urban and regional planning, California State University, Fresno, 1969-1994;
department chairman urban and regional planning, California State University, Fresno, 1975-1978, 82;
emeritus, California State University, Fresno, 1995-1996. Consultant City of Sanger, California, 1958, City of Riverbank, California, 1960, City of Orange Cove, California, 1972. President planning department League California.Cities, 1968-1969.
Consultant historic preservation inventory City of Reedley, California, 1984, City of Tulare, California, 1987, California Department Transportation,1992.
Moderator College Community Congregational Church, 1976-1978. Member Planning Commission, Fresno, 1977-1979. Chairman Historic Preservation Commission, Fresno, 1990-1991, 94-95.
Board directors California Preservation Foundation, 1988-1989, Self Help Housing, Inc., Visalia, California, 1984-1990, Habitat for Humanity, Fresno, 1985-1987, Fresno City-County History Society, 1986-1993. Member, vice chairman Fresno County History Landmarks Commission, 1986-1994. Member tower district specific plan committee, Fresno, 1990-1991, Fulton-Lowell specific plan committee, Fresno, 1994-1996.
Sergeant United States Army, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Planning Association (member-at-large California chapter 1962-1963, vice president California chapter 1964-1965, director central section California chapter 1967-1968), Central California Photographers Guild (president 1986-1988).
Married Patricia Marian Baker, August 23, 1952. Children: Sarah, David, Ellen.