Background
Williamson, Richard Hall was born on July 29, 1940 in Canton, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Eustace and Gwendolyn (Nevada) H.
Williamson, Richard Hall was born on July 29, 1940 in Canton, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Eustace and Gwendolyn (Nevada) H.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, North Carolina State University, 1962; Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, North Carolina State University, 1972.
Instructor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1968-1972; chief, energy systems analysis, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1972-1975; assistant director, energy analysis, United States Energy R & D Administration, Washington, 1975-1977; director, program analysis, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1977-1980; director, policy development, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1980-1984; deputy assistant secretary for international affairs, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1984-1994; deputy executive director, United States Energy Association, Washington, since 1995. Board directors Houston World Energy Congress Inc., since 1994. Chairman Worth Associations Inc., since 1998.
Football official Atlantic Coast Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1980-2002, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, 1995. Treasurer Sigma Alpha Mu Endowment Fund, since 1994, Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation, since 1989. Treasurer St. Simons Island Newcomers Club, 2001-2003.
1st lieutenant United States Army, 1962-1964. Colonel United States Army Reserve, 1964-1993. Member Atlantic Coast Conference Retired Football Officials Association (retired since 2003, coordinator), Sigma Alpha Mu (national president 1984-1986, Distinguished Service award, 2007), Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Pi Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Julia Draper Brown, November 7, 1965 (divorced January 1981). Children: Shawn Nicol, Kevin Carson. Married Janie E. Shaheen, November 18, 1998.