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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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After the war, he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio, as an assistant engineer. He worked in managerial positions in New York, Ohio, and Virginia, then became AEP's chief executive in 1976 and served in that role until he retired in 1991. The OCCHC builds apartments and homes in low-income neighborhoods.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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He earned a master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics in 1977 from MIT and a Ph.D. He consulted on large-scale power generation and delivery, helping bring electricity to neighborhoods in more than 60 countries during his career. in applied mathematics in 1980 from Harvard. for 37 years. as an engineer.

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