Background
Syvertson, Clarence Alfred was born on January 12, 1926 in Minneapolis. Son of Alfred and Esther Louise (Goertemiller) Syvertson.
engineer management consultant
Syvertson, Clarence Alfred was born on January 12, 1926 in Minneapolis. Son of Alfred and Esther Louise (Goertemiller) Syvertson.
B. Aeronautical Engineering, University Minnesota, 1946. Master of Science, University Minnesota, 1948. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Minnesota, 2004.
Postgraduate, Stanford University, 1950—1957. Graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1977.
Research scientist Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Moffett Field, California, 1948-1958. Executive director Joint Department Transportation/National Aeronautics and Space Administration Civil Aviation Research and Development Policy Study, 1970-1971. With Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, 1958-1984, deputy director, 1969-1978, director, 1978-1984.
Advisory board College Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1980-1985. Consultant professor Stanford University, 1985-1988. Honorary professor Northwestern Polytechnic University, Xian, China, 1998.
Served with United States Army, 1946-1947. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Lawrence Sperry award 1957), American Astronautical Society, California Council of Scientific and Technology. Member National Academy Engineering.
Married Helen Hammond Gonnella, May 4, 1953 (deceased May 1981). 1 child, Marguerite Louise. Married JoAnn Mary Caruso, May 8, 1982.
1 stepchild, Lynn S. Sechrest.