Carson Morrison
| Carson Frederick Morrison | |
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| Born | August 23, 1902 File Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | August 18, 1993 |
| Education |
B.E., Civil Engineering, McGill University 1927 |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Yvonne Apps |
| Engineering career | |
| Practice name | Morrison Hershfield |
| Projects |
Widening of Leaside Bridge. Investigation into 1959 collapse of Listowel Arena. |
| Awards |
Professional Engineers Ontario - Professional Engineering Gold Medal, 1974. Elected as a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, 1974. |
B.E., Civil Engineering,
University of Saskatchewan 1925
Widening of Leaside Bridge.
Investigation into 1959 collapse of Listowel Arena.
Professional Engineers Ontario - Professional Engineering Gold Medal, 1974.
Elected as a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, 1974.
Carson F. Morrison, P.Eng. (1902–1993) was a university professor, innovative engineer, magazine editor, co-founder of the North American firm Morrison Hershfield, and president of a standards association. He was considered to be a touchstone for professional ethics and morality in engineering. He is remembered for his ideas and advice, knowledge and imagination.
Morrison was born on a farm in File Hills, in what is now Saskatchewan but then, in 1902, was called the Northwest Territories. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in Structural Engineering. He later taught there part-time and then continued on to McGill University where he received his Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering.
His masters thesis (1927) is titled “The Effect of the Manner of Support and of Certain Details of Construction on the Secondary Stresses in a Roof Truss”.
Morrison was a Civil Engineering and Mathematics Lecturer, University of Alberta (1927–1928). He was with the University of Toronto from 1928 to 1968, first as a Lecturer and later as a Professor. His primary teachings were in the field of civil engineering. His knowledge and interests particularly lied in wood structures and guyed towers. During the post-war years Morrison, along with fellow engineers Charles Hershfield, Joe Millman, and Mark Huggins responded to the building boom by establishing the firm Morrison Hershfield Millman and Huggins in Toronto in 1946. At that time the firm offered civil, structural, and mechanical engineering services. With the company until the time of his death in 1993, Morrison’s roles included that of Principal, President and Chairman. The firm eventually grew to become the North American company Morrison Hershfield, providers and integrators of specialized multidisciplinary engineering and related expertise.
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