Background
Wheeler, Orville Eugene was born on December 31, 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Eugene Lloyd and Sarah Josephine (Craig) Wheeler.
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Orville Eugene Wheeler
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Orville Eugene Wheeler, American University dean, civil and mechanical engineering educator. Registered profile engineer, Alabama, Tennessee, Wisconsin. Served with United States Navy, 1956-1959. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials, Association for Computing Machinery, Memphis Engineers Club.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1954. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University Missouri, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1966.
Career
With, Chance Vought Company, Dallas, 1959-1960; With, Hayes Aircraft Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1960-1961; With, Brown Engineering Company, Huntsville, Alabama, 1961-1962; With, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, 1962-1966; design specialist, General Dynamics Company, Fort Worth, 1966-1972; chief structures engineer, Bucyrus Erie Company, Milwaukee, 1972-1978; professor civil and mechanic engineering, dean Herff College Engineering, Memphis State University, 1978-1987; Herff professor structural mechanics, Memphis State University, since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Navy, 1956-1959. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials, Association for Computing Machinery, Memphis Engineers Club.
Connections
Married Mary Bea Rychlik, June 6, 1956. 1 daughter, Lynnette Layne.
Education
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1954
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1956
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1966