George Washington Baughman

Background

Baughman, George Washington was born on February 22, 1911 in Strasbourg, Canada. Came to the United States, 1923. Son of Doctor John Allen, M.D. and Daisy (Lafferty) Baughman.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering magna cum laude, Wichita State University, 1931. Postgraduate, Georgia Technology, 1955. Postgraduate, Wichita State University, 1937.

Career

Petroleum geologist Phillips Petroleum Company, Wichita, Kansas, 1932-1940. Project engineer Cessna Aircraft Company, 1940-1951. Staff specialist Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Marietta, Georgia, 1951-1954, operations research scientist, 1954-1956, assistant project engineer, Monticello project, 1956-1958.

Principal operations analyst Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Arlington, Virginia, 1958-1967, head systems environmental group Bangkok, Thailand, 1967-1970. Consultant future aviation President Aviation Advisory Committee, Washington, 1971-1972. Technical coordinator High Frontier Inc., Arlington, 1990-1998.

Member task force senior scientists engineers American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, 1991-1998. Consultant Special Security Team program, Federal Aviation Agency, Washington, 1965-1967.

Achievements

• George Washington Baughman has been listed as a notable aeronautical operations research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Visiting Nurses Association Virginia, 1976-1982, Eldercrafters Inc., Alexandria, 1980-1986. Vice president Alexandria Taxpayers Alliance, 1980-1993. Past chairman, president several local or national aircraft organizations.

Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chairman Atlanta chapter 1953-1954, national counselman 1954), Sons of the American Revolution District of Columbia Society, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Kansas Geological Society, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Helen Frances Hille, July 2, 1938. Children: Barbara Ann (deceased), Susan Jane (deceased), Charles Allen.

Father:

Doctor John Allen Baughman

Mother:

Daisy (Lafferty) Baughman

Spouse:

Helen Frances Hille

child:

Barbara Ann Baughman (deceased)

child:

Charles Allen Baughman

child:

Susan Jane Baughman (deceased)