Fred Hittman

HITTMAN, FRED

Entrepreneur, Businessman, Philanthropist

Baltimore resident, Fred Hittman, 73, died September 2, 2002 of cancer. Born in Altenburg, Germany and survivor of the holocaust, Mr. Hittman, was a respected leader in the business and science community. In 1962, he founded Hittman Associates, specializing in the disposal of nuclear waste, implantable medical devices, and energy and environmental consulting. The firm was the first commercial interest to open its doors in the planned city of Columbia, Maryland in 1967 and Hittman served as the first president of the Howard County-Columbia Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to his business endeavors, he lent his time and energy to many charitable and professional organizations. He served on the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Science Center and served on the Advisory Board of The Johns Hopkins University Biomedical Engineering Department.

Mr. Hittman was very active in the Jewish community. A past president and former Board of Trustee member of Chizuk Amuno Congregation, he co-founded the Baltimore chapter of the American Technion Society. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Vocational Services and the Maryland/Israel Development Center.

Mr. Hittman, a naturalized US citizen is survived by his wife three children and five grandchildren.