Background
McWilliams, Ralph David was born on November 5, 1930 in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. Son of Ralph Leonard and Alma Louise (Jenny) McWilliams.
McWilliams, Ralph David was born on November 5, 1930 in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. Son of Ralph Leonard and Alma Louise (Jenny) McWilliams.
Bachelor of Science, Florida State University, 1951; Master of Science, Florida State University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University Tennessee, 1957.
Teaching assistant, Florida State University, 1951-1953; assistant professor, Florida State University, 1959-1963; associate professor, Florida State University, 1963-1969; professor, Florida State University, since 1969; associate department chairman mathematics, Florida State University, 1969-1984; chairman, Florida State University, 1984-1990; teaching assistant, U. Tennessee, 1953-1954; National Science Foundation fellow, 1954-1956; instructor, U. Tennessee, 1956-1957; instructor, Princeton, 1957-1959; Mathematician, Aberdeen Proving Ground, summers 1953-1954.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Tau Delta.
Married Kathleen Dodge, May23, 1959. Children— Linda Louise, Martha Kay.