Herbert Horace Woodson

Background

Woodson, Herbert Horace was born on April 5, 1925 in Stamford, Texas, United States. Son of Herbert Viven and Floy (Tunnell) Woodson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952. Doctor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956.

Career

Instructor electrical engineering, also project leader magnetics division, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, 1952-1954; member of faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956-1971; professor electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965-1971; Philip Sporn professor energy processing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967-1971; professor electrical engineering, department chairman, University Texas, Austin, 1971-1981; Alcoa Foundation professor, University Texas, Austin, 1972-1975; Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation professor engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1980-1982; Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial professor engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1982-1993; director Center for Energy Studies, University Texas, Austin, 1973-1988; associate dean development and planning College Engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1986-1987; acting dean, University Texas, Austin, 1987-1988; dean' chair for excellence in engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1988-1996. Retired;

staff engineer electrical engineering division American Electric Power Service Corporation, New York City, 1965-1966. Consultant to industry, since 1956.

Achievements

• Herbert Horace Woodson has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Electromechanical Dynamics Part I, II, III : Discrete Systems / Fields, Forces, and Motion / Elastic and Fluid Media. THREE VOLUMES

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, president Power Engineering Society 1978-1980). Member American Society Engineering Education, National Academy Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Connections

Married Blanche Elizabeth Sears, August 17, 1951. Children: William Sears, Robert Sears, Bradford Sears.

Father:

Herbert Viven Woodson

Mother:

Floy (Tunnell) Woodson

Spouse:

Blanche Elizabeth Sears

child:

Robert Sears Woodson

child:

William Sears Woodson

child:

Bradford Sears Woodson