Background
Jones, Charles Edward was born on April 20, 1920 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Edward and Mary Margaret (Decker) Jones.
Jones, Charles Edward was born on April 20, 1920 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles Edward and Mary Margaret (Decker) Jones.
BME, City College of New York, 1947. Master of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1957.
Lecturer mechanic engineering, City College of New York, 1947-1949; assistant professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1949-1952; instructor, Cornell Univercity, 1952-1954; research engineer, B & W Research Center, Alliance, Ohio., 1954-1959; manager R & D laboratory, B & W Research Center, Alliance, Ohio., 1959-1967; assistant director, B & W Research Center, Alliance, Ohio., 1967-1968; director, B & W Research Center, Alliance, Ohio., 1968-1971; vice president operations, Bailey Meter Company, Wickliffe, Ohio., 1971; president, Bailey Meter Company, Wickliffe, Ohio., 1971-1975; assistant to group vice president, Babcock & Wilcox Industrial Products Group, New York City, 1975-1980.
Trustee Euclid General Hospital, 1972-1975, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Foundation, 1993-1995. Captain United States Army Reserve, 1943-1966. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (president 1980-1981, life), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Member United Engineers Trustees (trustee, chairman finance committee, treasurer 1986-1990, Second vice president 1990-1991, 1st vice president 1991-1993, president 1993-1994).
Married Noel Catherine McDonald, February 12, 1944. Children— Claudia, Geoffrey, Kathryn, Jonathan.