Background
Williams, Leland Hendry was born on February 24, 1930 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of Wyman Loren and Carolyn Lorraine (Hendry) Williams.
Williams, Leland Hendry was born on February 24, 1930 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of Wyman Loren and Carolyn Lorraine (Hendry) Williams.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University South Carolina, 1950. Master of Science in Mathematics, University Georgia, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics, Duke University, 1961.
Mathematician Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, 1951-1953, Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia, 1957. Research associate, lecturer department mathematics Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1960-1962. Assistant director, assistant professor Computer Center, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1962-1966.
Director, associate professor Computer Center, Auburn (Alabama) University, 1966-1970. Associate professor, professor computer science Duke University, University North Carolina, North Carolina State University, 1970-1988. President, director Triangle Universities Computation Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1970-1988.
Computer resources architect Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, since 1989. Visiting lecturer Mathematics Association American, 1971-1979. Consultant, visiting professor University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1976-1977.
Chairman peer review SIGUCCS, 1983-1988. Member executive committee BITNET, Inc., Washington, 1984-1988. Technical review committee advisory science computing National Science Foundation, Washington, 1984-1988.
Fellow American Science Affiliation. Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (national council 1968-1971, 73-74, regional conference chairman, member and chairman elect of Distinguished Service Awards committee), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Cornelia Ann Burnett, June 18, 1952. Children: Carolyn Leone Williams James, Leland Hendry.