Bechtel, Stephen Davison Sr.
Born: Sep 24, 1900 AD
Died: 1989 AD, at 88 years of age.
Nationality:
American
Categories:
Businessmen
1900 - Born on the 24th of September.
1919 - Attended the University of California. Berkeley for one year to work for his father's company full time.
1925 - He became Vice-President of Bechtel.
1933 - Became president of Bechtel Corporation when Warren Bechtel died suddenly while traveling abroad.
1954 - Stephen was awarded an honorary degree in Agricultural Science by UC Berkeley.
1960-1973 - Stephen became the President of Bechtel Corp.
1980 - Completed construction of the Bechtel Engineering Center, which was named in his honor.
1989 - Died on 14th of March and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.
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