Background
Sherrard, Joseph Holmes was born on June 12, 1942 in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Holmes and Anne Louise (Gleason) Sherrard.
Sherrard, Joseph Holmes was born on June 12, 1942 in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Holmes and Anne Louise (Gleason) Sherrard.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Military Institute, 1964. Master of Science, California State University, Sacramento, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Davis, 1971.
Junior civil engineer California Division highways, Marysville, 1964—1965. Postdoctoral fellow Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1971—1972. Assistant professor civil engineering Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1972—1974.
Associate professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1974—1982, professor, from 1982, professor, assistant department head, from 1984. Editor Civil Engineering Practicing and Design Engineers journal, from 1982. Served to captain United States Army, 1965-1967, Korea.
Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (Walter L. Haber Civil Engineering Research prize 1987), American Water Works Association, Water Pollution Control Federation.
Married Frances Anne Coulter, September 5, 1964. Children: Stephanie Francesca, Joseph Holmes.