Robert Stephen Broughton

Background

Broughton, Robert Stephen was born on June 29, 1934 in Corbetton, Ontario, Canada. Son of Arthur Stephen and Luella Margaret (Gray) Broughton.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, U. Toronto, 1956; Bachelor in Applied Science, U. Toronto, 1957; Master of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Drainage Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, 1972; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1989.

Career

Junior engineer, John Deere Plow Company, Welland, Ontario, 1956; research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1957-1959; hydraulic engineer conservation branch, Ontario Government, Toronto, 1959-1961; lecturer in agricultural engineering, McGill University, 1962-1963; assistant professor agricultural engineering, McGill University, 1963-1966; associate professor, McGill University, 1966-1974; professor, McGill University, 1974-1978; professor emeritus, McGill University, since 1998. From vice president to president Canada Society Agricultural Engineering, 1968-1975, chairman drainage research committee. Speaker farmers' meetings.

Achievements

• Robert Stephen Broughton has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Teacher Sunday school Beaurepaire United Church, Beaconsfield, Quebec, 1965-1972, clerk of session, 1973-1978. Fellow Canada Society Agricultural Engineering (Maple Leaf award 1978, James Beamishaward 1989), American Society Agricultural Engineers, Ordre des Ingénieurs du Quebec;member Association Professional Engineers Ontario, Corrugated Plastic Pipe Association (life).

Connections

Married Ruth Mabel Smith, May 11, 1957. Children: G. Anne, Sharon Mae, Heather Louise, StephenRussell.

Father:

Arthur Stephen Broughton

Mother:

Luella Margaret (Gray) Broughton

Spouse:

Ruth Mabel Smith

child:

Heather Louise Broughton

child:

G. Anne Broughton

child:

StephenRussell Broughton

child:

Sharon Mae Broughton