Background
Foster,, Edwin Powell was born on May 7, 1942 in Louisville. Son of Edwin Powell Senior and Mary Alice (Thompson) Foster.
Foster,, Edwin Powell was born on May 7, 1942 in Louisville. Son of Edwin Powell Senior and Mary Alice (Thompson) Foster.
Bachelor in Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1964. Master of Science, Vanderbilt University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1974.
Postgraduate, University Illinois, 1967.
Field engineer American Bridge, Cocoa Beach, Florida, 1964. Stress analysis engineer Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Alabama, 1965-1966. Research assistant University Illinois, Urbana, 1966-1967.
Teaching assistant Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1967-1968. Analysis engineer Alloy Valves and Control Aerostructures, 1968. Professor engineering University Tennessee, 1968-1979, director civil engineering Chattanooga, since 1979.
Research engineer National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1977, 78, Combustion Engineering, Chattanooga, 1979.
Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American Troop 47, Chattanooga, 1987-1990. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (president Nashville section 1978-1979, vice president Tennessee section 1993-1994, president-elect 1995, president 1996), National Society of Professional Engineers (treasurer Chattanooga chapter 1985, 86, secretary 1987), American Society for Engineering Education (chairman civil engineering division 1982, 86, 93, 94), Knights of Columbus.
Married Joyce Ann Lane, June 25, 1966. Children: Cathleen, Patricia, Michael.