Background
Saunders, Byron Winthrop was born on June 27, 1914 in Providence. Son of Winthrop Henry and Vera (Sweet) Saunders.
Industrial engineering educator
Saunders, Byron Winthrop was born on June 27, 1914 in Providence. Son of Winthrop Henry and Vera (Sweet) Saunders.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rhode Island State College, 1937. Master of Science, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1945.
With, Narragansett Electric Company, 1937-1938;
With, Douglas Paton Company, Providence, 1938-1940;
With, Radio Corporation of America, 1940-1947;
member of faculty, Cornell Univercity, 1947-1978;
professor industrial engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1956-1978;
department chairman, Cornell Univercity, 1963-1967;
director, Cornell Univercity (School Industrial Engineering), 1967-1975;
also director continuing education in engineering, Cornell Univercity (School Industrial Engineering), 1971-1974;
dean faculty, Cornell Univercity (School Industrial Engineering), 1974-1978;
retired, 1979. Joseph Lucas visiting professor U. Birmingham, England, 1960-1961. Treasurer, director Wilderness Corporation.
Consultant in field.
Past member Ithaca Planning Board. Former trustee St. Lawrence District Unitarian Universalist Association. Trustee SEA Education Association (trustee).
Fellow American Institute Industrial Engineers. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Management Sciences, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Pi Museum.
Married Miriam Ellis Wise, December 28, 1942. Children: William Clinton, Martha Elizabeth, Carolyn Ellis.