Background
Grubbs, Conway E. was born on March 26, 1918 in Tribbey, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Harvey Kendrick and Ida Irene (Wright) Grubbs.
Grubbs, Conway E. was born on March 26, 1918 in Tribbey, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Harvey Kendrick and Ida Irene (Wright) Grubbs.
Student, Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1937-1938.
Manager operations, manager marketing, general mgr, vice-president, director Caribbean, Control and Southern American, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Oakbrook, Illinois, 1955-1969; assistant manager marine operations, director underwater welding research, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Oakbrook, Illinois, 1969-1976; manager worldwide underwater construction, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Prairieville, Louisiana, 1976-1979; president, owner, D&W Underwater Welding Svc., Inc., Baton Rouge, 1979-1984; director underwater welding R & D, Global Divers and Contractors, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana, since 1984. Consultant United States National Research Council, unites states department Interior. Chairman of the executive committee Joint Industry Underwater Welding Development Program.
With United States Army Air Force, 1941-1944. Member American Welding Society (chairman committees, technical representative, Meritorious Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Science of Welding 1987), International Institute Welding (chairman, delegate).
Married Clyde Laverne Mason, August 23, 1941. Children: Jimmy Conway, Barri Lynn.