Biography cordell reed

Cordell Reed developed improvements to the methods of producing nuclear electric power. Reed took the methods of being able to produce nuclear electric power, and made improvements to it.

Cordell Reed was born on March 26, 1938, in Chicago Illinois to Carrie Bell and Clevon Reed.

He grew up in a South Side housing project and moved on to a remarkable career in Chicago's corporate and civic communities.

Earning a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1960, Cordell Reed became the third African American with that degree from the school.

In honor of Cordell Reed, the State of Illinois University has named it's Student Union Square after him.

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Following his graduation, Cordell Reed went to work for Illinois electric company Commonwealth Edison (ComEd). He worked his way up through the ranks and became an executive in 1975, acting as a public spokesman for nuclear power.

Cordell Reed was appointed manager of