Stephen Bechtel, Jr.

Stephen Bechtel, Jr.

Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. (born 1925) is, with his son Riley, co-owner of the Bechtel Corporation. He is the son of Stephen David Bechtel, Sr. and grandson of Warren A. Bechtel who founded the Bechtel Corporation.

Stephen Bechtel attended Purdue University receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1946. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1948.

Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Bechtel to the President’s Committee on Urban Housing. Richard Nixon named him to membership on the National Industrial Pollution Control Council, the National Commission on Productivity, the Labor Management Advisory Committee, and the National Commission for Industrial Peace. Gerald Ford asked Bechtel to serve on the President’s Labor-Management Committee.

Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr became an Eagle Scout in 1940, and has been recognized by the Boy Scouts of America with both the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and the Silver Buffalo Award. Interestingly, Stephen's uncle Kenneth K. Bechtel was awarded the Silver Buffalo in 1950 and served as National president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1956–1959.

ee also

*List of billionaires

External links

* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=QV91&datatype=Person Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People]
* [http://www.nae.edu/nae/awardscom.nsf/weblinks/NAEW-4NHM9S?OpenDocument National Academy of Engineering: 1999 Founders Award Recipient]
* [http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0509/a-hnor.html#sbarb 2005 Silver Buffalo Awards]
* [http://www.bsa14.org/FactSheetSupport/02-529.html Fact Sheet: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award]


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