Ira Earl Cornelius

Background

Cornelius, Ira Earl was born on February 29, 1916 in Pella, Iowa, United States. Son of Jacob E. and Kittie Mae (Bickford) Cornelius.

Education

Bachelor, Center University Iowa, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, St. Andrews University, 1967. Postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978.

Career

Manager merchandise operations, Montgomery Ward Company, St. Paul, 1947-1953; with master planning, Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1953-1954; technical group leader, North America Aviation, Downey, California, 1954-1957; manager planning and programs, Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, 1953-1960; senior corporation planner, Lockheed Corporation, Burbank, California, 1960-1961; manager development planning and systems requirements, Strategic Defense Center, Rockwell International, Seal Beach, California, since 1961.

Achievements

• Ira Earl Cornelius has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

1st sergeant United States Army, 1942-1945. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior ), American Institute Industrial Engineers (senior ), Sigma Tau Delta, Tau Epsilon Pi.

Connections

Married Lois M. Cornelius.

Father:

Jacob E. Cornelius

Mother:

Kittie Mae (Bickford) Cornelius

Spouse:

Lois M. Cornelius.