Background
Stever, Horton Guyford was born on October 24, 1916 in Corning, New York, United States. Son of Ralph Raymond and Alma (Matt) Stever.
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Stever, Horton Guyford was born on October 24, 1916 in Corning, New York, United States. Son of Ralph Raymond and Alma (Matt) Stever.
AB, Colgate University, 1938. Doctor of Science (honorary), Colgate University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1941.
Doctor of Laws, University Pittsburgh, 1966. Doctor of Laws, Lehigh University, 1967. Doctor of Laws, Allegheny College, 1968.
Doctor of Laws, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1975. Doctor of Science, Northwestern University, 1966. Doctor of Science, Waynesburg College, 1967.
Doctor of Science, University Missouri, 1975. Doctor of Science, Clark University, 1976. Doctor of Science, Bates College, 1977.
DH, Seton Hill College, 1968. Doctor of Engineering, Washington and Jefferson College, 1969. Doctor of Engineering, Widener College.
Doctor of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute New York, 1972. Doctor of Engineering, Villanova University, 1973. Doctor of Engineering, University Notre Dame, 1974.
DPS, George Washington University, 1981.
Staff radiation laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1941—1942, assistant professor, 1946—1951, associate professor aeronautical engineering, 1951—1956, professor aeronautical and astro., 1956—1965, head departments mechanical engineering, naval architecture, marine engineering, 1961—1965, associate dean engineering, 1956—1959, executive officer guided missiles program, 1946—1948. Chief scientist United States Air Force, 1955—1956. President Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1965—1972.
Director National Science Foundation, Washington, 1972—1976. Science adviser, chairman Federal Council of Scientific & Technology, 1973—1976. Science & technical adviser to President Office Science & Technology Policy, 1976—1977.
Secretariat guided missiles committee Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1945. Science liaison officer London Mission, Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1942—1945. Guided missiles technical evaluation group Research and Development Board, 1946—1948.
Science advisory board to chief of staff United States Air Force, 1947—1969, chairman, 1962—1969. Steering committee technical advanced panel on aerospace Department Defense, 1956—1962. Chairman special committee space technical National Aeronautics and Space Administration, chairman research advisory committee missile and spacecraft aerodynamics, 1959—1965.
Member National Science Board, 1970—1972, ex-officio, chairman executive committee, 1972—1975. Member Defense Science Board, 1962—1968. Advisory panel United States House Representatives Committee Science and Astronautics, 1959—1972.
Member President's Commission on Patent System, 1965—1967. Chairman United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Joint Commission Science and Technology Cooperation, 1973—1977, Federal Council Arts and Humanities, 1972—1976. President committee National Science medal, 1973—1977.
Past trustee Colgate University, Shady Side Academy, Sarah Mellon Scaife Foundation, Buckingham Sch. Trustee University Research Association, from 1977, president, 1982—1985. Trustee Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, from 1980, Science Service, from 1982, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 1980—1983.
Board directors Saudi Arabia National Center for Science and Technology, 1978—1981. Board governors United States Israel Binat. Science Foundation, 1972—1976, chairman, 1972—1973.
Member Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government, 1988—1993. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (honorary. President 1960-1962), American Physical Society, Royal Society Arts, American Philosophical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Royal Aeronautical Society.
Member: National Academy of Engineering (chairman aeronautical and space engineering board 1967-1969, foreign secretary 1984-1988), National Academy of Sciences (chairman assembly engineering 1979-1983, chairman policy division 1995-1997), Royal Academy of Engineering of Great Britain (foreign member), Academy Engineering of Japan, Cosmos Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau, Sigma Xi.
Married Louise Risley Floyd, June 29, 1946 (deceased 2007). Children: Horton Guyford, Sarah, Margarette, Roy.