George Benjamin Grills

Background

Grills, George Benjamin was born on May 10, 1940 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Benjamin and Helen Rose (Kinkead) Grills.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Duke University, 1962. MAC, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1969.

Career

Studio engineer, transmitter engineer Station WUNC-television, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1962—1963. Associate director operations department radio television & Motion Pictures University North Carolina, 1964—1970, director operations, 1964—1970. Director engineering Village Companies, 1978—1980, Jefferson-Pilot Communications Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1980—1981, vice president engineering & facilities, since 1982.

Instructor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1964—1979. Member Westerly Hills-Ashley Park Small Area Planning Group Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission, 1982—1983. Member electrical-electronics engineering technical advisory committee Central Piedmont Community College, 1982—1983.

Achievements

• George Benjamin Grills has been listed as a noteworthy broadcast engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), North Carolina Society Engineers, Broadcast Technology Society, University North Carolina Charlotte Engineering Advisory Council, Association Maximum Service Telecasters Engineering Committee, Association Federal Communications Consultant Engineers, Professional Engineers North Carolina, National Society Professional Engineers, Broadcast Education Association, Society Cable television Engineers, Society Motion Picture & television Engineers, Society Broadcast Engineers (senior ), Charlotte Engineers Club.

Connections

Married Barbara Lamar Whittle Grills, August 10, 1974. 1 child Bennett Hamilton.