Background
McDonald, Donald was born on October 16, 1930 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of John Fairley and Juliet Ruth (Burke) McDonald.
McDonald, Donald was born on October 16, 1930 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of John Fairley and Juliet Ruth (Burke) McDonald.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, 1952. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1959.
Bridge design engineer, Alabama Highway Department, 1954-1955; research assistant, University of Illinois, 1955-1957; senior research engineer, research specialist, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1959-1962; assistant professor, North Carolina State University, 1962-1965; associate professor, North Carolina State University, 1965-1967; manager structures and mechanics department, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Huntsville, Alabama, 1967-1972; professor сivil engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1973-1990; executive director, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., Koriyama, Japan, 1990; president, American U. in Cairo, New York City, since 1990; provost, vice president academic affairs, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1986-1989; executive director, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station interim dean engineering, associate deputy chancellor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1983-1984; president, American U., Cairo, since 1990. Consultant Koriyama, Japan, 1990, also various industries.
Served to 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1952-1954. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (chairman committee on electronic computation 1974-1977, chairman structural division executive committee 1983-1984), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, Texas Society Professional Engineers, Cosmos Club (Washington), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Clubs: Cosmos Washington.
Children: John Bruce, Katheryn Ann, Emily Ferrell.