Background
Neal, Cecil Leon was born on September 13, 1938 in Caroleen, North Carolina, United States. Son of Cecil Leon Senior and Edessel (Lowe) Neal.
Neal, Cecil Leon was born on September 13, 1938 in Caroleen, North Carolina, United States. Son of Cecil Leon Senior and Edessel (Lowe) Neal.
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1960; Master of Science in Aero. Engineering, Purdue University, 1962.
Flight test engineer, Patuxent Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland., 1960;
graduate teaching assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1960-1962;
aero engineer, project engineer, Cornell Aero. Laboratory, Buffalo, 1962-1969;
applications engineer, North Carolina Science and Technology, State Government, Research Triangle Park, 1969-1981;
acting director, North Carolina Energy Institute, Raleigh, 1981-1982;
manager research and facilities, Government Office Science and Technology, Raleigh, 1982-1983;
senior project engineer, North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation, Raleigh, 1983-1991;
senior engineering project manager, Advanced Energy (formerly North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation), Research Triangle Park, since 1991. Consultant Energy in the Urban Environment, Minneapolis, 1992.
Founding director, chair North Carolina Solar Energy Association, Raleigh, 1978.
Deacon, Sunday school leader Forest Hills Baptist Church, Raleigh, since 1968. Member American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Professional Engineers North Carolina.
Married Stuart Hampton, Stephen Leon.