Background
Burriss, Stanley William was born on July 15, 1910 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Scott and Elwine (Dreyer) Burriss.
aircraft manufacturer company executive
Burriss, Stanley William was born on July 15, 1910 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Scott and Elwine (Dreyer) Burriss.
Bachelor of Science, Newark College Engineering, 1938, Doctor of Engineering, 1964. Postgraduate nuclear physics Los Alamos Laboratory, 1948-1949, radar and electronics Bowdoin College, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1943, mathematics and electronics City College New York, 1942.
1 son, Richard South. With Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1946-1953, chief of staff to test director Operation Greenhouse, 1950-1951, commander science task group Operation Ivy, 1952. Project analyst Oriole project Patrick Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin Company, 1953-1954, director Polaris missile system, 1956-1961. Vice president, general manager Missile Systems division Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1961-1969, president, 1969-1975.
Vice president Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1961-1969, group vice president, 1969-1979.
Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Institute Aeronautical. and Astronautics, Royal Aeronautical. Society; member National Academy Engineering, American Ordnance Association, Navy League.
Married Maria Sartori, October 25, 1958.