Elsie Eaves
Encyclopedia
Elsie Eaves was the first female associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) and a founding member of the American Association of Cost Engineers (now AACE International; the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering).
degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder
in 1920. In 1926 she started working for McGraw-Hill
in New York City
for the Engineering News-Record
Department. In 1927, she was the first woman admitted to full membership to the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 1945, she became the manager of Business News. She was the first woman to be admitted to the American Association of Cost Engineers in 1957. She retired in 1963, but continued practicing as an adviser to the National Commission on Urban Affairs on the subject of housing costs. She also advised the International Executive Service Corps about construction costs in Iran
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In 1974, she received the George Norlin Silver Medal, the highest alumni award given by the University of Colorado and, in 1979, she was the first woman to receive an honorary lifetime membership to the American Association of Cost Engineers. Elsie Eaves died March 27, 1983 in Roslyn, New York
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American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States. ASCE's vision is to have engineers positioned as global leaders who strive toward...
(ASCE) and a founding member of the American Association of Cost Engineers (now AACE International; the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering).
Life
Elsie Eaves earned her civil engineeringCivil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
in 1920. In 1926 she started working for McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill
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in New York City
New York City
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for the Engineering News-Record
Engineering News-Record
Engineering News-Record is a weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide...
Department. In 1927, she was the first woman admitted to full membership to the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 1945, she became the manager of Business News. She was the first woman to be admitted to the American Association of Cost Engineers in 1957. She retired in 1963, but continued practicing as an adviser to the National Commission on Urban Affairs on the subject of housing costs. She also advised the International Executive Service Corps about construction costs in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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In 1974, she received the George Norlin Silver Medal, the highest alumni award given by the University of Colorado and, in 1979, she was the first woman to receive an honorary lifetime membership to the American Association of Cost Engineers. Elsie Eaves died March 27, 1983 in Roslyn, New York
Roslyn, New York
Roslyn is a village in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 2,770...
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Achievements
- First Woman to be elected Associate Member, Member, Fellow, Life Member, of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- First woman and first civil engineer to be elected as Member, American Association of Cost Engineers (originally only chemical engineers eligible).
- First woman elected as Chapter Honor Member, Chi EpsilonChi EpsilonChi Epsilon is the national civil engineering honor society in the United States. It honors engineering students who have exemplified the "principles of scholarship, character, practicality, and sociability...in the civil engineering profession." There are currently 136 chapters, of which 130...
Fraternity. - First woman to receive the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award from the College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado.
- First to receive the Honorary Life Membership Award from the American Association of Cost Engineers.
- First to receive the International Executive Service Corps "Service to Country" Award.
- First to receive the Award of Merit from the American Association of Cost Engineers
Biographical Listings
- Who's Who in America, 1978-79, 1980-81
- Who's Who of American Women, 1975 - 1979-80
- Who's Who in Engineering, 1976 EJC
- Engineers of Distinction, Engineers Joint Council
- Kay, Sons & Daughters, Ltd., Dartmouth, Devon, England
- Personalities of America, 1978 ... The Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., 1976
- Video-taped biographical interview, Port Washington, N. Y. Public Library, 1971