Dennis Washington

Dennis R. Washington ( born in 1934 in Spokane, Washington) is an American entrepreneur.

Life and work

Dennis R. Washington worked after graduating from high school in Alaska and Montana in the construction industry. In 1964, he began his entrepreneurial career with a loan of $ 30,000 and a bulldozer. A short time later, he founded his construction company Washington Construction, which was involved in the construction of highways in Montana. In 1970 he moved to the mining industry acquired in 1986 a copper and a molybdenum mine in Butte, Montana. 1996 Washington Construction merged with Morrison Knudsen.

For Washington Companies Group Companies like Washington include Marine Group and Montana Rail Link.

Dennis R. Washington is one of the richest men in the United States. His fortune is estimated at 4.2 billion U.S. dollars and therefore occupies the 61st place (as of 2009) of the richest men in the United States.

According to Dennis R. Washington, the Washington - Grizzly Stadium is named, for whose construction he donated one million U.S. dollars.

Dennis Washington is married and has two children.

Honors

Dennis R. Washington received honors and awards from government and private organizations and companies, including:

• Honorary doctorates from the School of Business at the University of Montana and the University of South Carolina
• Moles Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers
• Norman Vincent Peale Award for " outstanding individuals in our society who, despite adversity had success" of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans

Foundation

In 1988, Dennis Washington with his wife Phyllis, the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, which aims to improve especially the quality of life of young people. The Foundation has donated so far over 70 million U.S. dollars for charity and 14 million U.S. dollars for the construction of schools.