Background
Willis, Dennis Daryl was born on April 29, 1948 in Norton, Virginia, United States. Son of Virgil Hyman and Reva Mae Willis.
Willis, Dennis Daryl was born on April 29, 1948 in Norton, Virginia, United States. Son of Virgil Hyman and Reva Mae Willis.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1970; postgraduate, Pennsylvania State University, 1975; postgraduate, Colorado School Mines, 1976; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1978-1979; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1988.
Project engineer, Island Creek Coal Company, Keen Mountain, Virginia, 1970-1973; design engineer, Wiley & Wilson, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, 1973-1974; vice president head mining division, Thompson & Litton, Inc., Wise, Virginia, 1974-1980; president, Thompson & Litton, Inc., Wise, Virginia, 1980-1985; president, Willis, Skeen & Associations, Norton, 1985-1990; vice-president, director engineering operations, Marshall Miller & Associations, 1990-1991; senior vice president, Marshall Miller & Associations, since 1991; vice-president, director engineering operations, Willis Engineering, since 1990. President Highland Land & Mineral Company, Inc., Wise, 1978-1985, Willis Enterprises, Norton, since 1980, Corpotal, Inc., Wise, 1982-1985. Instructor Coal Overview course, 1979-1980.
Member, deacon Church Christ Mapleview, chairman building committee, 1996-1998. Past member, deacon, Norton Christian Church. Past member, treasurer, Norton Industrial Development authority.
Director Community Home Care. Past member Norton City School Board. Past member executive board Sequoyah council Boy Scouts of America.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers (vice president Mountain Empire chapter), American Consultant Engineers Council (past chairman national mining committee, governmental affairs steering committee), Virginia Consultant Engineers Council (past vice president Western division, Design Excellence award 1979), Society Mining Engineers, Professional Engineers Private Practice (member civil engineering advisory committee Bluefield State College), Association Mining and Reclamation Professionals (founder), Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association (board directors since 1976), Junior Chamber of Commerce (secretary 1974-1975).
Son of Virgil Hyman and Reva Mae (Hubbard) W., m. Elizabeth Jewell Short, June 15, 1967. Children: Kristi, Kimberly.