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Carl Garner was born on 1 June, 1915, is an American engineer. Discover Carl Garner's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 99 years old?

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1915

William Carl Garner (June 1, 1915 – July 6, 2014) was an American engineer.

1938

Because of his basketball record he received a basketball scholarship from Arkansas College (now Lyon College), which he attended and graduated from in 1938 with a degree in economics.

His first wife was Ruth Elizabeth Wade, daughter of Ernest Wade and Lizzie Estella Leggett.

Garner's 43-year career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock Division, began in 1938 at Pocahontas, Arkansas.

He worked in the survey, mapping, estimating, construction and operational branches in Missouri and Arkansas.

Chief construction projects he worked on were Bull Shoals, Table Rock and Greers Ferry.

1940

They were married September 18, 1940, and had a son.

His second wife, Ima Jean "Jean" Reedy, also worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

1959

He served as resident engineer of Greers Ferry Lake since its construction in 1959, and in that capacity, he organized a citizen cleanup of the area which expanded to the Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day.

The attention the program has received has also made people more aware of the problem of litter and preservation of the environment during the entire year.

Garner was born in Moorefield, Arkansas, the son of Burton John Garner and Minnie Pearl Morgan.

He was the first born out of six raised on a farm near Sulphur Rock, Arkansas.

Carl attended Sulphur Rock High School and was salutatorian of his class when he graduated.

1962

In 1962 he became resident engineer in charge of operations and maintenance of the Greers Ferry Project, a position he held until his retirement in 1998.

Garner received numerous awards in recognition of his work.

1963

Some of them are: 1963-Social Service Award for preparation of President John F. Kennedy's dedication of the Greers Ferry Project and the guided tour following the dedication; 1967-President's Citation, National Water Safety Congress for outstanding efforts in water safety; 1977-Corps of Engineers Meritorious Service Award and Bronze Medal; special appreciation awards from governors David Pryor and Bill Clinton, and Congressman Bill Alexander; 1979-Award of Excellence from Chief of Engineers as No. 1 Resident Engineer out of 440 Corps of Engineers lakes.

Garner is best known for his development of the Greers Ferry Lake recreational facilities.

1969

In 1969 he led the Greers Ferry Lake and Little Red River Tourism Association's first-annual lake shore cleanup program, which has been nationally acclaimed, receiving the Keep America Beautiful Award twice and placing five times.

1972

They were married in 1972.

1983

In 1983 Carl Garner was named Arkansas Tourism Person of the Year.

In 1983 the William Carl Garner Visitor Center opened near the dam, telling the story of the Little Red River and the dam development.

He was a fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers, member of the U.S. Committee on Large Dams and National Trails Council, Vice-President and member of the National Water Safety Congress.

Other than professional organizations he was a member of the Board of Associates of Arkansas College; Advisory Board of Foothills Vocational Tech School; Official Board of First United Methodist Church of Heber Springs; and the building committee and service on the Board of Governors for Cleburne County Hospital.

During Carl Garner's more than 57 years of service to the Corps of Engineers in Arkansas, he headed preparations for the dedication of Greers Ferry Dam by President John F. Kennedy and introduced many families to the outdoors.

The William Carl Garner Visitor Center was named after him and is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Visitor Center for Greers Ferry Lake.

The center is located on Highway 25 North just west of Greers Ferry Dam near Heber Springs, Arkansas.

1984

In 1984 the Keep America Beautiful first National Public Lands Cleanup Day launched, using the Greers Ferry Lake and Little Red River Tourism Association's annual cleanup as its model.

2014

He died July 6, 2014, in White County Medical Center in Searcy, White County, Arkansas.

He was buried July 2014 in Cleburne County Memorial Gardens in Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas.