Franklin
D. Meyers, P.E., Class of '57
Mr. Franklin Meyers completed his baccalaureate degree in
civil engineering at Michigan Tech in 1957 and from there
went on to work as an engineer for the Detroit Regional Planning
Commission from 1960 - 1962. He then went on to be Chief Planner
for the Macomb County Planning Commission and later joined
the Inter-County Highway Commission in 1965. Following his
retirement as Executive Director, of the Inter-County Highway
Commission in 1985, Mr. Meyers initiated his own environmental
consulting firm, F.D. Meyers & Associates.
Mr.
Meyers was an active member of the American Society of Civil
Engineers. He served as editor of the Michigan Civil Engineer
for more than 32 years and received the Outstanding Civil
Engineer of the Year Award from the Michigan Section in 1992.
The Michigan Section has also established the Franklin D.
Meyers Distinguished Service Award of which he was the first
recipient. The Southeastern Branch of the Michigan Section
of ASCE named him the Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year
in 1979; and in 2003 the Southeastern Branch announced that
they have renamed the Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year
Award in his honor: The Franklin D. Meyers Outstanding Civil
Engineer of the Year Award.
Frank
was married to Carole Meyers for nearly 50 years and is the
father of five children. Following his election to the Academy
of Civil and Environmental Engineers in February, Frank passed
away April 9, 2004. His son, David Meyers, accepted the award
on his behalf.
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