Harold Bernard Ellis

Background

Ellis, Harold Bernard was born on December 31, 1917 in Havre, Montana, United States. Son of Arthur Thomas and Ammie Lillian (Smith) Ellis.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Washington State University, 1941. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1963.

Career

Second in command Lieutenant C.E.,, United States Army, 1941; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Army, 1951; assigned 47th Engineers Regiment, PTO, World World War II; staff officer, battalion and group commander, 417th Engineer Brigade, Korea, 1952-1953; staff officer, Aviation Engineer Force, Wolters Air Force Base, Texas, 1953-1955; associate professor military science and tactics, Army R.O.T.C., Iowa State University, Ames, 1955-1959; deputy commander for depot operation, United States Army General Depot, Chinon, France, 1959-1962; retired, 1962; professor сivil engineering and construction technical, head department engineering technical, Iowa State University, 1962-1973; director personnel development, Black & Veatch, Cons. Engineers, Kansas City, Missoury, 1973-1979; associate professor сivil engineering, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1979-1980. Consultant Agency for International Development Summer Science Institute, Chandigahr, India,1966.

Year-In-Industry professor engineering department E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Newark, Delaware, 1969-1970.

Membership

Member Ames Zoning Adjustment Board, president, 1969. Member Leawood Public Works Committee, 1985-1987. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (life, subcommittee technical and accreditation 1978-1980), Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (member engineering technical committee 1973-1978), Institute de la Causerie Française (vice president 1987-1989, 94-95, president 1989-1991), Scabbard and Blade, Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Delta Psi.

Connections

Married Virginia Joan Adams, May 18, 1944. Children: Mary Virginia Ellis Avvenire, Nancy Jeanne Ellis Hughes, Susan Catheleen Ellis Taylor, Stephen Randolph.

Father:

Arthur Thomas Ellis

Mother:

Ammie Lillian (Smith) Ellis

Spouse:

Virginia Joan Adams

child:

Mary Virginia Ellis Avvenire Ellis

child:

Stephen Randolph Ellis

child:

Susan Catheleen Ellis Taylor Ellis

child:

Nancy Jeanne Ellis Hughes Ellis