Background
Worthy, Fred Lester was born on March 8, 1936 in Greeley, Colorado, United States. Son of William and Gladys (Walburn) Worthy.
Worthy, Fred Lester was born on March 8, 1936 in Greeley, Colorado, United States. Son of William and Gladys (Walburn) Worthy.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Colorado State College, 1959. Master of Arts in Physics, Colorado State University, 1965. Certified computer science, Clemson University, 1978.
Student Computer Teachers Institute, Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1990.
Physics teacher, Littleton (Colorado) H.S., 1959-1963; physics teacher, King H.S., Tampa, 1963-1965; professor physics, Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, 1965-1966; researcher, United States Air Force (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1966-1968; professor physics, Baptist College, Charleston, South Carolina., 1968-1978; registrar, assistant dean, Baptist College, Charleston, 1969-1970; professor computer science, Charleston Southern U., since 1978; business consultant, Charleston, since 1981. Director Developed Creative Physics laboratories for H.S. as part of Self-Paced Physics, 1962-1963, Established Hands-On Computer Curriculum, 1979-1986, Hands-On Teaching laboratories for Computers Across the Curriculum, 1987-1993;developer new physics laboratories for college National Science Foundation, Baptist College, Charleston, 1970-1972.
Chairman, deacon Summerville (South Carolina) Baptist Church, 1978-1985. Chairman judge committee Miss Charleston-Miss America, Charleston, since 1992. Member Miss South Carolina Judges List, since 1991.
Married Susan Worthy, June 4, 1963. Children: Michael (deceased), Nina E.