Background
Beard, Leo Roy was born on April 6, 1917 in West Baden, Indiana, United States. Son of Leonard Roy and Barbara Katherine (Frederick) Beard.
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Leo Roy Beard
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Associate of Arts, Pasadena City College, 1937. Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1939.
Career
Engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, 1939-1949;
engineer, Office Chief of Engineers, Washington, 1949-1952;
chief of, Reservoir Regulation, Sacramento, 1952-1964;
director, Hydrologic Engineering Center, Davis, California, 1964-1972;
professor сivil engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1972-1987;
professor emeritus, University Texas, Austin, since 1987. Director (Center for Research in Water Resources), 1972-1980. Consultant Espey, Huston & Associates, Austin, since 1980.
Vice president International communications of Water Resource Systems. Member National Research Council Water Science and Technology Board.
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. International Water Resources Association (executive board), American Society of Civil Engineers (water resources executive committee, Julian Hinds award 1981, honorary member 1987, Hunter Rouse award 1993, Lifetime Achievement award 2001).
Member American Water Resources Association (honorary), American Geophysical Union (president hydrology section), National Society Professional Engineers, International Association Hydrol. Sciences, World Meteorological Organization (chairman committee on hydrol. design data), United States Committee on Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Control, Universities Council on Water Resources (executive board), National Academy Engineering.
Connections
Married Marian Janet Wagar, October 21, 1939 (deceased). Children: Patricia Beard Huntzicker, Thomas Edward, James Robert. Married Marjorie Elizabeth Pierce Wood, August 30, 1974.
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Nationality
American