Ira Thomas Myers

Background

Myers, Ira Thomas was born on June 10, 1925 in Iona, South Dakot. Son of Coy Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Dooley) Myers.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Washington State University, 1948; Master of Science, Washington State University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, 1958.

Career

Chief engineer, Radio Station KWSC, Pullman, Washington, 1948-1949; physicist, General Electric, Richland, Washington, 1949-1962; physicist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, 1962-1995; retired, 1995.

Achievements

• Ira Thomas Myers has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Interests

• Avocations: church work, genealogy.

Connections

Married Betty Harrod LaFaver, June 18, 1947. Children: Nancy, Sandra, Robert, Alyssa, David, James, Richard, Christopher.

Father:

Coy Thomas Myers

Mother:

Elizabeth Ann (Dooley) Myers

Spouse:

Betty Harrod LaFaver

child:

James Myers

child:

David Myers

child:

Richard Myers

child:

Christopher Myers

child:

Alyssa Myers

child:

Robert Myers

child:

Sandra Myers

child:

Nancy Myers