Background
Hamaker, Richard Franklin was born on January 10, 1924 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Son of John Irvin and Ray (Parker) Hamaker.
Hamaker, Richard Franklin was born on January 10, 1924 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Son of John Irvin and Ray (Parker) Hamaker.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953.
Architect, engineer, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1947-1950; Executive officer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dynamic Analysis Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951-1953; magr. data processing, Bendix Guided Missle division, Mishawaka, Indiana, 1953-1959; manager computer center, Mobil Oil, New York City, 1960-1961; systems engineer, ITT, Huntsville, Alabama, 1962-1965; advisory engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1965-1974; owner, Hamaker Woodcrafts, Durham, North Carolina, since 1975. Speaker American Management Association seminars, New York, 1958-1962, International Business Machines Corporation customer executive seminars, New York, California, 1959.
Technical director Durham Savovards, 1974-1976. Mill wright Friends West Point, Durham, 1975-1977. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Member Institute Biological Architecture (founder, president 1998-2004), Sigma Xi (president Research Triangle Park chapter), Tau Beta Pi.
Married Marjorie Wrigley, December 23, 1944 (divorced 1974). Children: Laurel Elise, Lawrence Walter.