James William Bill Morris

Background

Morris, James William Bill was born on June 25, 1918 in Clarksville, Texas, United States. Son of Felix Bailey and Mabel Lucile (Rush) Morris.

Education

Associate of Arts, Paris Junior College, 1937; Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1940; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1944.

Career

Senior supervisor, EI du Pont de Nemours, Hanford, Washington, 1944-1945; research engineer, EI du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, Delaware, 1945-1947; group leader, EI du Pont de Nemours, Cleveland, 1947-1949; process engineer, EI du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, 1949-1950; group leader, assistant technical superintendent, technical superintendent, EI du Pont de Nemours, Newport, Indiana, 1950-1953; secretary director Savannah River Laboratory, EI du Pont de Nemours, Aiken, South Carolina., 1953-1980; planning engineer, EI du Pont de Nemours, Aiken, South Carolina., 1980-1983; retired, EI du Pont de Nemours, Aiken, South Carolina., 1984. Member industrial advisory boards cooperative education Clemson (South Carolina.) U., 1972-1975, mechanic engineering, 1975-1979. Cooperative education Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1973-1976.

Achievements

• James William Bill Morris has been listed as a noteworthy chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Member American Chemical Society, American Nuclear Society, South Carolina Academy of Sciences (president 1967), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Omega Chi Epsilon, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Theta Kappa.

Connections

Married Ruth Estelle Price, September 4, 1949. Children: James Lee, Hugh Bailey, Anne Estelle.

Father:

Felix Bailey Morris

Mother:

Mabel Lucile (Rush) Morris

Spouse:

Ruth Estelle Price

child:

Hugh Bailey Morris

child:

Anne Estelle Morris

child:

James Lee Morris