Background
Holloway, John Thomas was born on June 19, 1922 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. Son of Herbert Henry and Addie Mae (Cahill) Holloway.
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John Thomas Holloway
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Bachelor of Arts, Millikin U., Decatur, Illinois, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1957.
Career
With nuclear physics branch, Office Naval Research, Washington, 1946-1953; head branch, Office Naval Research, 1951-1952; research assistant, Ames Laboratory, Atomic Energy Commission, Iowa., 1954-1957; with, Office Director Defense Research and Engineering, Washington, 1958-1961; deputy director, Office of Science Director Defense Research and Engineering, 1959-1961; with, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961-1968; deputy director grants and research contracts, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961-1967; chief advanced programs and technical, space applications division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967-1968; director, National Highway Safety Research Center, Department Transportation, 1968-1969; vice president research, Insurance Institute Highway Safety, 1969-1972; associate director operations, Interdisciplinary Communications Program, Smithsonian Institution, 1972-1977; program manager international program population analysis, Interdisciplinary Communications Program, Smithsonian Institution, 1972-1977; research and development consultant in highway safety, biomedical electronics, energyconservation, Interdisciplinary Communications Program, Smithsonian Institution, 1977-1978; senior staff officer board on radioactive waste management, National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1978-1985; consultant on radioactive waste management, highway safety, since 1985. Member conference committee National Conference Advancement Research, 1971-1975.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Kay Vickers, November 11, 1965. Children— Linda, Kim (deceased January 1999).
