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Biography of Harrison Fagg
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Biography
HARRISON GROVER FAGG
PLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Billings, Montana October 27, 1931
EDUCATION: University of Oregon: Bachelor of Architecture Degree (Minor Structural Design, Minor City Planning)
GOVERNMENT/POLITICAL ACTIVITY:
Member of the Montana House of Representatives, 1969 to 1985
House Minority Leader, 1977
House Majority Leader, 1981
Chairman Montana Legislative Committee, 1977 to 1983
Past Chairman or Co-Chairman 12 Legislative Committees
Past Commissioner – Big Sky Economic Development Authority
Past Commissioner – Big Sky Community Development Authority
PROFESSIONAL National Council of Architectural Registration Board #4549
ORGANIZATIONS: America Institute of Architects, Montana Institute of Architects
REGISTRATION: National Registration: NCARB No. 4544
Registered Professional Architect: MT: No. 409; CA: No. C16762; WY: No. C-219; WA: No. 2282; AZ: No. 33083; ND: No. 320
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Principal of Harrison G. Fagg & Associates since 1958. During this period, the firm has been involved in the planning and design of over 600 projects valued in excess of $400 million.
PLANNING EXPERIENCE
Principal of HGFA planning. In this capacity, the firm completed over 25 planning projects in five states including master planning for 5 Indian Reservations, 2 cities, 17 recreational resorts, and 12 housing projects. Past certification – Federal Planner in Charge.
CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Principal owner of Granite Construction. Building construction includes the Sheraton Hotel, Granite Tower, Garden Manor and Maui Loa Village, Kona, Hawaii. In total, construction has exceeded $95 million.
GENERAL BACKGROUND
Personal:
Married to Darlene Bohling Fagg – 60 years – children – Sherril Soule Burke, Russell Charles Fagg, Grantland Mearl Fagg. Currently married to Susan Patricia Fagg.
Military Service:
Served as 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, Moses Lake, Washington from 1954 to 1956. Honorable Discharge.
Honors:
Outstanding Young Man of Billings, 1958
Outstanding Young Man of Montana, 1959
Outstanding Local President of Jaycees in Montana, 1962
Outstanding Local President in the United States Jaycees, 1962
President of the top Jaycees Club in the United States, 1962
Outstanding National Director in the United States Jaycees, 1963
President of the second best Jaycees State in the Nation, 1964
Outstanding State President in the United States Jaycees, 1964
Who’s Who in the West, 1965 to 1982
Who’s Who in American Politics, 1965 to 1982
Billings Gazette Award for Outstanding Civic Contribution to the Quality of Mont., 1980
Boss of the Year Award, 1984
Montana Wilderness Golden Lantern Award, 1998
Rocky Mountain College Distinguished Service Award, 2004
Rocky Mountain College Honors Award, 2006
Organizations:
· Masonic Lodge
· Sigma Chi Fraternity
· Al Bedoo Shrine
· Word of Life Church, 2009-present
· Montana Heart Association, 1960-1962
o Director, 1968
· Montana March of Dimes, 1959
o Chairman, 1960
· Montana Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1959-1966
· Montana Institute of Architects, 1959-present
· NCARB, 1959-present
· Billings Kiwanis, 1959-1972
· Montana Wilderness Association
· Stillwater Protection Association
· Billings Mayor’s Breakfast Committee, 1998-present
· Montana Governor’s Breakfast Committee, 2012
· Rocky Mountain College National Advisory Council, 1995-2006
o Chairman, 2004-2005
· Montana Man in the Mirror, 2004-2008
o Chairman, 2004-2006
· Montana Awakening, 2009
o Chairman, 2008-2009
Publication Date
Winter 2016
Recommended Citation
Fagg, Harrison and Barrett, Evan, "Biography of Harrison Fagg" (2016). Biographies and Photos of Series Participants. 42.
https://digitalcommons.mtech.edu/crucible_bios/42