Background
Prawel, Sherwood P. was born on January 17, 1932 in Buffalo. Son of Sherwood Peter and Janet (Telfair) Prawel.
Prawel, Sherwood P. was born on January 17, 1932 in Buffalo. Son of Sherwood Peter and Janet (Telfair) Prawel.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1953. Master of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Waterloo, 1971.
Field engineer, Bethlehem Steel Company, various cities, 1956-1958; assistant professor сivil engineering, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1958-1963; associate professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1963-1975; associate professor сivil engineering and architecture, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1975-1980; associate professor сivil engineering and earthquake engineering, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1980. Board consultant International Ferracement Information Center, Bangkok, 19786. Lecturer masonry renovation seminars International Masonry Institute, 1991-1992.
Captain United States Marine Corps, 1953-1956. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute (technical committee), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Masonry Society (technical committee), Rotary (board directors Grand Island chapter since 1990), Chi Psi.
Married Florence Litrice Diehl, May 1, 1954. Children: Sherwood P., David A., Timothy P., Eric J., Jennifer M.