Background
Shupe, John Wallace was born on March 30, 1924 in Liberal, Kansas, United States. Son of Eldon E. and Nelle (Brentlinger) Shupe.
Shupe, John Wallace was born on March 30, 1924 in Liberal, Kansas, United States. Son of Eldon E. and Nelle (Brentlinger) Shupe.
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1948; Master of Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1958.
Instructor, Kansas State University, 1948-1949; lecturer, University of California at Berkeley, 1949-1951; assistant professor mechanics, Kansas State University, 1951-1953; associate professor, Kansas State University, 1954-1956; associate dean engineering and architecture, Kansas State University, 1959-1965; structural engineer, Convair Aircraft Company, San Diego, 1953-1954; research engineer, Purdue University, 1956-1958; dean engineering, U. Hawaii, 1965-1979; director Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, U. Hawaii, 1980-1983; director Pacific Site Office, unites states department Energy, 1983-1992; science advisor to assistant secretary for energy technical, unites states department Energy, 1977-1978; retired, unites states department Energy, 1992.
Member water quality advisory board City and Country of Honolulu, State of Hawaii Environmental Council. Chairman State Committee Alternate Energy Sources for Hawaii. Served as navigator United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member American Society Testing Materials (Templin award 1960), American Society Engineering Education, American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society Professional Engineers, Hawaii Engineering Society, Sigma Xi, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Tau, Chi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Son of; married Elizabeth Mendenhall, December 28, 1944. Children: John Wallace, George, Christine, Steve.