Background
II, Robert Edward Lee Boyd, was born on November 12, 1914 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Robert E. Lee and Mary (Bachtler) Boyd.
II, Robert Edward Lee Boyd, was born on November 12, 1914 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Robert E. Lee and Mary (Bachtler) Boyd.
Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Kenyon College, 1936.
With Westinghouse Company, 1937—1938, mechanical contractor, 1939. With Houston Lighting & Power Company, 1940—1942, heat pump contractor, 1946—1948. With Airtemp Corporation, 1948—1951, contractor, 1951—1953.
With Electromode Corporation, 1953—1957. Technical director Edwin L. Wiegand Company, Pittsburgh, 1957—1966. Engineering consultant climate control division Singer Company, Auburn, New York, 1966—1971.
Associate professor air-conditioning technical State University New York College, Alfred, 1971—1974. Associate technical director Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, Vienna, Virginia, 1974—1976. Senior mechanical engineer National Association Home Builders Research Foundation, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, 1976—1978.
Retired, 1978; 1st lieutenant Civil Engineering United States Army, 1942-1946.
Fellow: American Society of Heating (life). Member: American Association Retired Persons, Engineers Distinction, Engineers Joint Council, Tau Kappa Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Julia Eleanor Beal Boyd, January 1, 1938. Children: Mary Eleanor Boyd Eads, Barbara Ann Boyd Hall, Robert E. Lee III.