Frederick J. Evans, 76, assistant professor of civil engineering emeritus, died on Wednesday, October 2, 1963. At the time of his retirement in 1952, Professor Evans had been a member of the Carnegie Tech faculty for 32 years. He received his engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1913. Prior to his appointment to the Carnegie Tech faculty in 1920, Professor Evans was employed by the American Bridge Company and as a bridge designer for the Boston and Maine Railroad. While a member of the Tech faculty, he served as consulting engineer on bridge design for the Pennsylvania Railroad. His most important work as a consultant consisted of a complete design and supervision of the construction for the superstructure of the continuous truss bridge over the Ohio River at Steubenville, Ohio. In 1945 at the close of World War II, he served on the civil engineering staff for the Armed Forces at the Shrivenham American University in England. He is survived by his wife, Annie Hartigan Evans; two sons, Roy E. Evans and Fred J. Evans; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Colcord; and four grandchildren. Professor Evans and his wife made their home at 1222 East End Avenue in Pittsburgh. --Faculty Bulletin, Carnegie Institute of Technology, October 9, 1963.
Frederick J. Evans, 76, assistant professor of civil engineering emeritus, died on Wednesday, October 2, 1963. At the time of his retirement in 1952, Professor Evans had been a member of the Carnegie Tech faculty for 32 years. He received his engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1913. Prior to his appointment to the Carnegie Tech faculty in 1920, Professor Evans was employed by the American Bridge Company and as a bridge designer for the Boston and Maine Railroad. While a member of the Tech faculty, he served as consulting engineer on bridge design for the Pennsylvania Railroad. His most important work as a consultant consisted of a complete design and supervision of the construction for the superstructure of the continuous truss bridge over the Ohio River at Steubenville, Ohio. In 1945 at the close of World War II, he served on the civil engineering staff for the Armed Forces at the Shrivenham American University in England. He is survived by his wife, Annie Hartigan Evans; two sons, Roy E. Evans and Fred J. Evans; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Colcord; and four grandchildren. Professor Evans and his wife made their home at 1222 East End Avenue in Pittsburgh. --Faculty Bulletin, Carnegie Institute of Technology, October 9, 1963.
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