Background
Edge, Billy Lee was born on June 19, 1942 in Yorktown, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry and Viola Louise (Honeycutt) Edge.
Edge, Billy Lee was born on June 19, 1942 in Yorktown, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry and Viola Louise (Honeycutt) Edge.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1964. Mediterranean Shipping Company.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1969.
Surveying instructor Macomb County Community College, Warren, Michigan, 1970. Senior coastal engineer Dames & Moore, Bethesda, Maryland, 1978-1980. Professor civil engineering Clemson (South Carolina) University, 1970-1982.
Senior engineer, president, chairman board Cubit Engineering Ltd., Clemson, since 1980. Affiliate marine scientist South Carolina Marine Resources Center. General chlmn. Coastal Zone, 1980.
Vice chairman shoreline erosion advisory panel to chief corps engineers, 1975-1980. Member South Carolina Boundary Commission. Chairman symposia.
Served to captain C.E. Army of the United States, 1964-1970. Member American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (director), American Geophysical Union, American Society of Civil Engineers (executive committee waterways, harbors and coastal engineering division 1974-1979, secretary Coastal Engineering Research Council), International Association Great Lakes Research, International Association Hydraulic Research, Marine Technology Society, American Orchid Society, Athletics Congress, American Road Runners Association, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon.
Married Rebecca Jane Douglas, December 14, 1963. Children: Karen Leigh, Mark Douglas, William Scott.