Background
Guard, Ray Wesley was born on November 28, 1927 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Arthur Thomas and Cleo (Gross) Guard.
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Ray Wesley Guard
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Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, Purdue University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1952; Master of Science, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1948.
Career
Instructor, Purdue University, 1948-1950; research associate, General Electric Company, 1952-1960; manager diamond process development, General Electric Company, 1960-1962; manager metallurgy branch, General Precision Indiana, 1962-1963; group leader metallurgical service, North America Aviation Science Center, 1963-1966; professor metallurgical engineering, head department, Michigan Technology U., 1966-1970; dean, College Engineering, University Texas at El Paso, 1970-1976; professor metallurgical engineering, College Engineering, University Texas at El Paso, 1976-1988. Adjunct associate professor metallurgical engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1956-1960. Director Copper Industries Development Corporation, 1967-1970.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Portage Lake United Fund, 1968-1970. Member American Institute Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (chairman high temperature materials committee 1959-1960), American Society Metals (chairman translations committee 1959-1960), Acta Metallurgica (director 1972-1975), Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Edwina Louise Nichols, October 16, 1948. Children— Daniel Thomas, Neil Russell, Randall Brian, Alan Edward, Celia Louise. Married Sue Ann Russell, August 10, 1979.
Children— William Anton Russell, Michael Aaron Russell, Nicole Alexis Russell.
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Nationality
American