Bechtel, Stephen
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| Birthname | Bechtel, Stephen Davison Jr. | ||
| born on | 10 May 1925 at 04:57 (= 04:57 AM ) | ||
| Place | Oakland CA, USA, 37n49, 122w16 | ||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   19°20'   16°12 Asc. 15°33'
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Biography
American engineer and corporate magnate; third generation of the Bechtel family leaders in the engineering and construction industry; chairman emeritus of the Bechtel corporation. He achieved presidential recognition for his technological achievements and outstanding leadership in his profession.
Bechtel attended college first at University of Colorado, then at Purdue University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. During high school and college he spent his summers in the field. His first assignment with Bechtel was in 1941 as a field engineer on the Texas pipeline project. Next he worked on projects in Canada. In 1952 he returned to San Francisco as vice president of Bechtel and board chairman of Canadian Bechtel Ltd. He was made president of Bechtel in 1960 and continued to lead his company and the industry in technological innovations in such diverse fields as space exploration, nuclear power processes, saline water conversion, wastewater treatment, air and water pollution abatement, energy conservation and undersea systems. Bechtel has served as director on many corporate boards and made contributions to U.S. government efforts including President Lyndon Johnson’s Committee on Urban Housing and President Richard Nixon’s National Industrial Pollution Control Council, the National Commission on Productivity and the Labor-Management Committee.
In 1990, one of his five children, son Riley P. Bechtel became the fourth generation to head Bechtel as Stephen retired from line management. In 1991 President Bush awarded Stephen Bechtel, Jr. the National Medal of Technology, the highest U.S. honor for technological achievement.
Events
- Work : New Career 1941 (First field assignment with Bechtel)
- Work : New Job 1952 at 12:00 midnight in San Francisco, CA (Vice President)
- Work : Gain social status 1960 (President of Bechtel)
- Work : Retired 1990 (Retired from line management)
- Work : Prize 1991 (National Medal of Technology from Pres. Bush)
Source Notes
Contemporary American Horoscopes
Categories
- Lifestyle : Financial : Wealthy (One of 400 richest men in U.S.)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Five)
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award (National Medal of Technology)
- Vocation : Engineer : Industrial
- Vocation : Business : Top executive (CEO; many corporate boards)
