Background
Meeks, Crawford Russell was born on October 17, 1931 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Crawford Russell and Grace Alice (Sheppard) Meeks.
Meeks, Crawford Russell was born on October 17, 1931 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Crawford Russell and Grace Alice (Sheppard) Meeks.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with high honors, North Carolina State University, 1959.
Design engineer, Marquardt Aircraft, Van Nuys, California, 1959-1961; research engineer, Atomics International, Canoga Park, California, 1961-1966; chief scientist, Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, 1966-1988; president, AVCON, Inc., Agoura Hills, California, since 1988.
Volunteer psychological counselor to area low-income patients, 1973-1979. With United States Army, 1953-1955. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (member wear committee), Society Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Rebecca Ann Weavil, May 12, 1954 (divorced August 1972). 1 child, Clark Eugene. Married Shirlyne Myrtle Parsons, January 31, 1988.