Background
Rhodes, Donald Robert was born on December 31, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Donald Eber and Edna Mae (Fulmer) Rhodes.
educator musicologist electrical engineer
Rhodes, Donald Robert was born on December 31, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Donald Eber and Edna Mae (Fulmer) Rhodes.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1945; Master of Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1953.
Research associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1945-1954; research engineer, Cornell Aero. Laboratory, Buffalo, 1954-1957; head basic research department, Radiation, Inc., Orlando, Florida, 1957-1961; senior scientist, Radiation, Inc., Melbourne, Florida, 1961-1966; University professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1966-1994; university professor emeritus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1994.
Co-founder Central Florida Community Orchestra, Winter Park, 1961, president, 1961-1962. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (John T. Bolljahn award 1963, president Antennas and Propagation Society 1969). Member American Musicological Society.
Children: Joyce R. Bridges, Jane E., Roger C., Diane R. Herran.