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Commissioner
Profile:
Theodore A. Bickart
| Ted
arrived in Golden in 1998 as president of
the Colorado School of Mines. This
culminated a 35-year career as professor
of electrical and computer engineering and
dean of engineering at Michigan State
University and Syracuse University. He
retired from Mines in 2000, but remains
active as a volunteer and consultant in
accreditation of electrical and computer
engineering programs and on engineering
advisory boards at universities globally.
In recent years, he also served on the
National Advisory Council of the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden. Ted
earned all his academic degrees (B.E.S.,
M.S.E., and Ph.D.) in engineering at The
Johns Hopkins University. Before becoming
a professor, he served for two years as a
1st lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal
Corps assigned to the Satellite
Communications Agency. |
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Ted
and Frani Bickart |
While
in Syracuse, Ted met and married his wife, Frani.
They have three children, each from a previous
marriage, and they have taken two other
“daughters” into their lives, one from the
Ukraine and the other from Russia. All are college
graduates leading successful lives. Also, they
have showered Ted and Frani with ten
grandchildren.
Ted
and Frani both instantly bonded to Golden upon
their arrival and vowed to “pay back” the
community with volunteer service after retirement.
He currently serves on GURA and on the
Architectural Review Committee of the Mesa Meadows
III Homeowners Association. Frani chairs the Board
of Directors of the Jefferson Symphony Association
and also volunteers at the Astor House Museum and
at Foothills Art Center. They love to travel and
garden and they are avid readers.
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