Education
Born in Bethesda, Arkansas, Calaway received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arkansas College, a Master of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1933, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas.
Born in Bethesda, Arkansas, Calaway received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arkansas College, a Master of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1933, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas.
After completing his doctorate, Calaway returned to Georgia Technical to teach chemistry, often teaching classes in explosives. Calaway also spent time developing replacements for quinine, the anti-Malaria drug. Calaway was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa on May 25, 1952.
From 1954 to 1957, Calaway was the director of the Georgia Technical Research Institute, then known as the Engineering Experiment Station.
In 1957, he returned to teaching.
