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Sissom, Leighton Esten was born on August 26, 1934 in Manchester, Tennessee, United States. Son of Willie Esten and Bertha Sarah (Davis) Sissom.
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Sissom, Leighton Esten was born on August 26, 1934 in Manchester, Tennessee, United States. Son of Willie Esten and Bertha Sarah (Davis) Sissom.
Bachelor of Science, Middle Tennessee State College, 1956. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, 1962. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1964.
Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1965.
Draftsman, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Tullahoma, 1953-1957; mechanic designer, Agricultural Research Organization, Inc., Tullahoma, 1957-1958; instructor mechanic engineering, Tennessee Technological U., Cookeville, 1958-1962; department chairman mechanic engineering, Tennessee Technological U., Cookeville, 1965-1979; dean engineering, Tennessee Technological U., Cookeville, 1979-1988; dean of engineering emeritus, Tennessee Technological U., Cookeville, since 1988; principal consultant, Sissom & Associations, Cookeville, Tennessee, since 1962. Board directors Accreditation Board Engineering and Technology, New York City, 1978-1986, treasurer, 1982-1986.
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Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (senior vice president 1982-1986, governor 1986-1988, Golden medallion), American Society Engineering Education (board directors 1984-1987, president 1991-1992), Accreditation Board Engineering and Technology. Member National Society of Professional Engineers, Society Automotive Engineers, National Engineering Deans Council (chairman 1984-1987), Order of the Engineer (chairman board governors 1994-1996), Tau Beta Pi (vice president 1986-1989, councillor 1986-1989).
Married Evelyn Janelle Lee, June 13, 1953. Children: Terry Lee, Denny Leighton.