Background
Northrop, Gaylord Marvin was born on December 15, 1928 in Little Rock. Son of Guy Santee and Gladys Marie (Hilsmeyer) Northrop.
Northrop, Gaylord Marvin was born on December 15, 1928 in Little Rock. Son of Guy Santee and Gladys Marie (Hilsmeyer) Northrop.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Arkansas, 1952; Master of Arts in Engineering, Yale University, 1955; Doctor of Engineering, Yale University, 1961.
Research specialist II, North America Aviation, Inc., Los Angeles, 1952-1953;
engineer, Sperry Gyroscope Company, Lake Success, New York, 1954;
deputy department head, Raytheon Missile System Division, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1956-1957;
engineer, Hughes Aircraft, Inc., Culver City, California, 1958;
engineer, The Research and Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1960-1967;
vice president, Center for Environment & Man, Inc., Hartford, Connecticut, 1967-1982;
associate professor, U. Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1982-1986;
associate professor electronics and instrumentation Department, University Arkansas, Little Rock, 1987-1994;
director Graduate Institute Technology, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, since 1988;
associate dean for research College Science and Engineering Technology, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, since 1990. Director Arkansas Space Grant Consortium, Little Rock, since 1991. Director Arkansas/STRIVE Program, since 1993.
Manager National Aeronautics and Space Administration/EPSCoR Program, since 1994.
Sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1946-1948. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Data Processing Management Association, Rotary International, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Diane Joslyn Lake, December 8, 1956 (divorced 1980). Children: Melanie Gay, Dana Rogers. Married Marjorie Joan Dyer, August 8, 1981.
Stepchildren: Elizabeth, Sandra, Jonathan.