Albert Dewell Wheelon

Background

Wheelon, Albert Dewell was born on January 18, 1929 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Son of Orville Albert and Alice Geltz (Dewell) Wheelon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1952.

Career

Teaching fellow, then research associate physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1949-1952; with, Douglas Aircraft Company, 1952-1953; with, Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, 1953-1962; deputy director science and technical, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1962-1966; with, Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, 1966-1988; chairman, chief Executive officer, Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, 1987-1988. Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. Member Defense Science Board, 1968-1976.

Member President's Foreign Intelligence, 1983-1988. Member Presidential Commision on Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, 1986. Trustee Aerospace Corporation, 1990-1993, California Institute Technology, Rand Corporation.

Achievements

• Albert Dewell Wheelon has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Von Karman medal 1986, Goddard Astronautics award 1997). Member National Academy of Engineering, American Physical Society, Sigma Chi.

Connections

Married Nancy Helen Hermanson, February 28, 1953 (deceased May 1980). Children— Elizabeth Anne, Cynthia Helen. Married Cicely J. Evans, February 4, 1984.

Father:

Orville Albert Wheelon

Mother:

Alice Geltz (Dewell) Wheelon

Spouse:

Nancy Helen Hermanson

Spouse:

Cicely J. Evans