Background
Speece, Richard Eugene was born on August 23, 1933 in Marion, Ohio, United States. Son of Irvin Ward S. and Desta May (Speece).
Speece, Richard Eugene was born on August 23, 1933 in Marion, Ohio, United States. Son of Irvin Ward S. and Desta May (Speece).
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Fenn. College, 1956; Master of Engineering, Yale University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961.
Associate professor civil engineering University Illinois, Urbana, 1961-1965. Professor New Mexico State University, 1965-1970, University Texas, Austin, 1970-1974. Betz chair professor environmental engineering Drexel University, Philadelphia, 1974-1988.
Centennial professor Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1988. Visiting scholar Cambridge (England) University, 1994. Consultant to government, industry.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (J. James Cross medal 1983), Association Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (distinguished lecturer 1978, trustee 1981-1983, Distinguished Faculty award 1970, Engineering Science award 1982, Founders award 2005, 06), American Society Microbiologists, Water Environmental Federation (Harrison Prescott Eddy medal 1966), United States African National Congress (Founders award 1991), International Association on Water Pollution Research and Control.
Married Jean Margaret Edscorn, November 15, 1969. Children: Eric Jordan, Lincoln Dana.
