M etropolitan DC \ Roger LeGassie

Roger LeGassie and his wife Mary Ann have been active members of handbell choirs for over 30 years. They currently play in the Canterbury Ringers of Gaithersburg (Maryland) Presbyterian Church under the direction of Ann Y Schmidt.

Roger was born in Cleveland Ohio in 1929. He began the study of music at age 7 as a pupil of Franklyn Carnahan, and gave his first public recitals at age 10. As a performing concert pianist, he won regional and national competitions during his teens, and went on to advanced studies with Carl Friedberg, then head of the Julliard School of Music.

Roger graduated from Columbia University in New York City with multiple degrees in Chemical Engineering, Liberal Arts, Mathematics and Chemistry. He later took additional graduate-level Mathematics at the University of Tennessee.
Music became his avocation rather than his vocation. He is an internationally known energy economist who served for 30 years in government agencies, earning 3 Distinguished Service Awards from 3 different agencies and a Distinguished Career Service Award on his retirement. Later, he became Senior Vice President and Senior Scientist for an energy and environmental consulting company in Gaithersburg, Maryland. His private sector career spanned another 25 years. He participated in the development and commercialization of nuclear power and all other major energy technologies, including emerging renewable technologies, managed major international conferences for the International Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, and chaired the Committee on Economic Analysis of Energy Systems for the US Energy Association. His technology and market analysis innovations have entered the mainstream of current practice.

Today, in addition to his support for AGEHR, Roger serves as the piano accompanist for the Cherub and Joy Choirs at Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church and for other church-based musical activities.

Roger LeGassie
19719 Greenside Terrace
Gaithersburg, MD 29886
301-963-3765

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