Day 5 of Black History Month we Salute: Mr. Howard P. Grant

Today we are Saluting Howard P. Grant (1925 - 1947) for his work in the field of Engineering.

Howard P. Grant
photo courtsey of cenews.com 

Howard P. Grant was born in Houston in 1925, but moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was a young boy. After high school, he began studying engineering at UCLA and later transferred to University of California, Berkeley to complete his degree. In 1948, he became the first black student to graduate from the Berkeley College of Engineering, and this same year also became the first known black member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 

Grant went on to become the first African-American civil engineer for the City and County of San Francisco and the second African-American civil engineer to be licensed by California. He worked in the San Francisco water department until 1984, and also held the position of president and treasurer of the California Society of Professional Engineers. (www.cenews.com)

Work Cited:

Zweig, Christina. "Engineer from History: Howard P. Grant." Engineer from History: Howard P. Grant. N.p., May 2014. Web. 05 Feb. 2015.