Background
Parks, Leo W. was born on November 21, 1930 in Wetaug, Illinois, United States. Son of Marion and May Reola (Kearney) Parks.
Parks, Leo W. was born on November 21, 1930 in Wetaug, Illinois, United States. Son of Marion and May Reola (Kearney) Parks.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1952. AM, Indiana University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1956.
Resident research associate, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1956-1958; associate professor to professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1958-1985; professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1985; head department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1985-1993.
Married Nancy Caroline Farrar, August 17, 1957. Children: Michael Douglas, Bruce William.