Velpeau Elwyn Hawes

Background

Hawes, Velpeau Elwyn was born on September 17, 1936 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Velpeau Elwyn Senior and Della Mae (Bunch) Hawes.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1959.

Career

Architect-in-training, Clutts & Parker Architects, Dallas, 1963-1966; architect-in-training, Pratt Box & Henderson, Dallas, 1966-1968; vice president, Harrell & Hamilton, Dallas, 1968-1975; senior vice president, Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, Dallas, 1975-1985; president, Electronic Data Interchange Architects, Inc., Dallas, 1985-1988; managing principal, Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville, Dallas, since 1988.

Achievements

• Velpeau Elwyn Hawes has been listed as a notable Architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Life member Parent-Teachers Association, Texas. Chairman Real Estate and Building Industries Council, Dallas, 1982, Urban Design Task Force, Dallas, 1983, Billbd. AdjustmentTask Force, Dallas, 1985.

Captain United States Infantry, 1959-1963. Fellow American Institute of Architects (board directors 1985-1988, president Dallas chapter 1982, trustee insurance trust Washington 1989-1994).

Interests

• Avocations: camping, backpacing, drawing, photography, hunting.

Connections

Married Connie Merle Hickerson, June 1, 1958. Children: Samuell, Jeffrey, Jill, John.