Everett Wesley Dunn, (born August 1, 1892,

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, died October 3, 1980,

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, age 88) was a civil engineer and labor negotiator. He was known for his work with the Iowa State Highway Commission, which demonstrated his knowledge not only of engineering but of financing as well.

Early life

Everett Dunn was the son of Moncena and Lois Woodward Dunn. Moncena Dunn (1867–1944) was a farmer, optometrist, and inventor of the patented Dunn Ballot (fraud-proof coupon ballot). Everett Dunn was born August 1, 1892, at Summit, South Dakota. After graduating from high school in Minneapolis, he attended South Dakota State College at Brookings, South Dakota and graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1913.

Engineering career

Dunn was county engineer at

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, for several years, then served as District Highway Engineer for the State of Iowa at

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, until 1941, when he entered private practice. Dunn was employed by, or was a consultant for, the U.S. Water Adjustment Board (1944–1946), the Industrial Stabilization Commission (1950–1952), a

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, plutonium plant (1952–1953), and was a special consultant for the Atomic Energy Commission at the Nevada proving grounds (1964–1967). During this time Dunn gained wide recognition for his facility with labor negotiations, contractors, and government agencies.Everett W. Dunn et al. Labor Law Journal, Volume 2 - Page 621, 1951

Family

Dunn was the brother of educator

Wendell E. Dunn Wendell Earl Dunn, Sr. (October 5, 1894 – July 26, 1965) was a noted educator, longtime principal of Forest Park High School (Maryland), Forest Park High School in Baltimore (1935–1961), and president of the Middle States Association of Colleg ...

, uncle of chemical engineer

Wendell E. Dunn, Jr. Wendell Earl Dunn Jr. (August 30, 1922 – December 24, 2007) was an American chemical engineer, metallurgy, metallurgist, and inventor. His technologies for high temperature chlorination reaction, chlorination, gold, tantalum and titanium e ...

and musician Thomas Dunn.

References

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