Background
Whittle, Charles Edward was born on March 8, 1931 in Brownsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Lillian (Skaggs) Whittle.
Whittle, Charles Edward was born on March 8, 1931 in Brownsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Lillian (Skaggs) Whittle.
AB, Centre College, Kentucky, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, 1953; postgraduate, U. Leiden, Netherlands, 1953-1954; postgraduate, U. Tennessee, 1975.
Engineer, Union Carbide Corporation, New York City, 1954-1956; physicist, Western Kentucky U., Bowling Green, 1956-1962; professor, dean, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1962-1974; researcher, Institute Energy Analysis-Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 1974-1985; division director, Institute Energy Analysis-Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 1985-1988; vice president, C & S Associations, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1988-1993; dean, Pikeville (Kentucky) College, 1988-1993; vice president, M.W. Garay Associations, Oak Ridge, since 1993. Board directors Kentucky World Trade Center. Consultant and lecturer in field.
Life member Kentucky History Society. Member American Physical Society, East Tennessee History Society, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce (industrial recruitment committee 1984-1989), Rotary (board directors Oak Ridge 1980-1986, 89-90, president 1984-1985, district 6780 group study exchange team leader to Mexico 1986, chairman district group study exchange committee 1987-1989, 95-96, governor 1997-1998), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Suzanne Lee Miller, June 22, 1952. Children: Charles, Jane, Jessica, Gayl, Tamara, Thomas, David, Jeffrey, Mary, Michael.