Norman D. Kurtz ’58

Norm died of a heart attack May 13, 2005, at his home in Scarsdale, N.Y.

At Princeton, Norm majored in mechanical engineering, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated magna cum laude. He won three varsity basketball letters and belonged to Cannon Club. He later earned a master's in mechanical engineering from Stanford.

In 1969 Norm became a founding partner in the engineering firm of Flack & Kurtz. He led his company to become a global leader in mechanical and electrical engineering. Some of its major building projects included the World Financial Center, The New York Times building, and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. In 2000 Flack & Kurtz was acquired by the WSP Group of London,

but Norm remained as chairman of the U.S. subsidiary.

For 22 years he was adjunct professor at the School of Architecture at Princeton and provided engineering services for several campus building projects. Norm lectured at MIT, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Columbia, and Cornell. He was an ASHRAE Fellow and a member of the Council on Tall Buildings.

Norm is survived by his wife, Honey; daughters Lori '89 and Stephanie Pierce; brother Barry; and sister Judy Polcer s'58. The class extends to them its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1958