Background
Johnson, Joe William was born on July 19, 1908 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of Ernest Conrad and Carrie Aurora (Saunders) Johnson.
consultant engineering educator
Johnson, Joe William was born on July 19, 1908 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of Ernest Conrad and Carrie Aurora (Saunders) Johnson.
Bachelor of Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1931; Master of Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1934.
Research engineer, Waterways Experimental Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1934-1935; hydraulic engineer, Soil Conservation Service, Washington, 1935-1942; from assistant professor to professor hydraulic engineering, University of California-Berkeley, 1942-1975; professor emeritus, University of California-Berkeley, since 1975. Consultant hydraulic engineer, since 1942.
Member National Academy of Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary, International Coastal Engineering award 1987), Japan Society Civil Engineers (honorary).
Married Virginia Goodwin Burke, June 11, 1940. Children– Christina, Cornelia.