Elwood Forrest Olver

Background

Olver, Elwood Forrest was born on April 10, 1922 in Connelsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of F. Emmett and Edith Mabel (Van Wert) Olver.

Education

Bachelor of Science in agricultural engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1943. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1957.

Career

Rural engineer, Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, Williamsport, 1946-1948; assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1948-1950; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1952-1957; director security, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1957-1960; educational director, Iowa Rural Elec. Cooperative Association, Des Moines, 1950-1952; associate professor, professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1960-1982; group leader education team to India, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1967-1969; head electric power & processing Division Agricultural Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana, 1970-1980; assistant dean, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1985-1987; manager energy farms, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1980-1982; field advisor, unites states department Energy, Urbana, 1982-1984. Consultant unites states department Agriculture, 1977-1978.

Engineering consultant, Urbana, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Elwood Forrest Olver has been listed as a noteworthy agricultural engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Second lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow Agricultural Engineering Society. Member Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, practical engineering building and repairing.

Connections

Married Miriam Jones, May 6, 1944. Children: Deanne Elizabeth Braden, Thomas Wesley, Larry Scott.

Father:

F. Emmett Olver

Mother:

Edith Mabel (Van Wert) Olver

Spouse:

Miriam Jones

child:

Larry Scott Olver

child:

Thomas Wesley Olver

child:

Deanne Elizabeth Braden Olver