Background
Waltz, Frederick Alan was born on August 3, 1936 in Hagerstown, Indiana, United States. Son of Ralph Harry and Beatrice (Hennis) Waltz.
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Frederick Alan Waltz
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Frederick Alan Waltz, American Space scientist, statistician. Achievements include development of first solid state image processing display, USDA automatic data acquisition system. Recipient RIPS Honor award Technicolor, Inc., 1984. Board of directors Big Sioux Community Water System, South Dakot, 1983-1989, Sunnyview Corporation, Brookings, South Dakot, 1969-1974. Member Masons, KT (commander 1973-1991).
Education
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1958. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1966.
Career
Instructor, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1959-1966; chief operations, Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland., 1966-1967; supervisor of laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland., 1967-1969; data handling specialist, South Dakot State University, Brookings, 1969-1974; supervisor AB, EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1974-1980; scientist, EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, since 1980. Coordinator South Dakot Space Grant Consortium, since 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Big Sioux Community Water System, South Dakota, 1983-1989, Sunnyview Corporation, Brookings, South Dakota, 1969-1974. Member Masons, Knight Templar (Commander 1973-1991).
Connections
Married Faye Louise Meyer, November 22, 1956. Children: Jeffrey, William, Charles, Julie.
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Nationality
American