Background
Holl, John William was born on February 20, 1928 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of William Benjamin and Anna Marie (Waldo) Holl.
Holl, John William was born on February 20, 1928 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of William Benjamin and Anna Marie (Waldo) Holl.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1949. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1958.
Bachelor of Music, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1996.
Research assistant in mechanic engineering, Engineering Experiment Station University of Illinois, Urbana, 1949-1951; research associate, Applied Research Laboratory Pennsylvania State University, 1951-1954, 56-58; assistant professor engineering research, Applied Research Laboratory Pennsylvania State University, 1958-1959; associate professor aerospace engineering, Applied Research Laboratory Pennsylvania State University, 1963-1967; professor, Applied Research Laboratory Pennsylvania State University, 1967-1991; professor emeritus, Applied Research Laboratory Pennsylvania State University, since 1991. Associate professor mechanic engineering U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1959-1963. Consultant in field.
Member Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, 1960-1963. Member Nittany Valley Symphony Orchestra, State College, Pennsylvania, since 1969, State College Municipal Band, since 1977. Trustee Unitarian Church, Lincoln, 1961-1962.
Served with United States Army, 1955-1956. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (R.T. Knapp award 1970, 91, Melville medal 1970, Centennial medallion 1980, dedicated service award 1985). Associate fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Member International Clarinet Association, Golden Key National Honor Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Antoinette Fillhouer, August 20, 1950. Children– Jessica, Vanessa, Melissa, Cassandra, Alyssa, Nathan, Zachary.