Allan C. Johnson *37

Educated as an architect, demonstrated to be a respected multiaptituder, Allan Johnson died June 19, 1998, in an auto accident near his home in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Allan prepared at Brooklyn Technical H.S. and received his bachelor's, cum laude, in architecture from New York U. Prior to his graduation there he submitted an entry in a nationwide architectural competition. This won for him a prestigious award and led him to graduate studies in architecture at Princeton.

His professional career started with the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in NYC. Soon afterward he was engaged as a consultant to the War Production Board in Washington. Then followed appointment to the Washington, D.C., office of the Manhattan Project in WWII, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Subsequently he taught architecture, practiced it professionally, and served as director of engineering and construction for the Atomic Energy Commission's installation at Idaho Flats, Idaho, as well as in several business executive roles. In San Luis Obispo he resumed his teaching career as associate professor of architecture at California Polytechnic Institute and served for many years in a host of community service roles.

He is survived by his widow, Evelyn, two daughters, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He was truly one of the "greats" of his generation.

The Graduate Alumni