Rolland Lee Hardy

Background

Hardy, Rolland Lee was born on May 2, 1920 in Carthage, Illinois, United States. Son of William Bryan Hardy and Gladys Lenelle Timberlake.

Education

Bachelor of Science in General Science, University Illinois, 1947. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University Missouri, 1950. Doctor of Engineering Karlsruhe, Germany, 1963.

Career

Topographic engineer United States Geological Survey, Rolla, Missouri, 1947-1951. Geodetic engineer United States Army Map Service, Washington, 1951-1952. Project engineer United States Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1952-1956.

Assistant professor George Washington University, Washington, 1956-1958. Highway engineer United States Bureau Public Rds., 1958-1959. Geodetic engineer advisory Agency International Development, Khartoum, Sudan, 1959-1961.

General engineer Mapping, Charting, Geodesy Directorate Defense Intelligence Agency, Arlington, Virginia, 1963-1967. Professor Iowa State University, Ames, 1967-1988. Senior scientist in geodesy National Research Council National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1977.

Adjunct research professor department oceanography Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California, 1984. Emeritus professor Iowa State University, 1988. President International Institute of Science and Technology, Bogalusa, Louisiana, since 1991.

Achievements

• Rolland Lee Hardy has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Congress on Surverying and Mapping (life, Earle Fennell award 1986), American Society Civil Engineers. Member American Society Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (emeritus), American Geophysical Union, American Legion, Moose Lodge.

Interests

• Mathematics, harmonica, keyboard, walking.

Connections

Married Dorinne Harriet DeKrey, August 16, 1953 (divorced November 1988). Children: Rosalin, Timothy, Melinda. Married Betty jean Devore, October 24, 1990.

Father:

William Bryan Hardy

Mother:

Gladys Lenelle Timberlake

Spouse:

Dorinne Harriet DeKrey

Spouse:

Betty jean Devore

child:

Rosalin Hardy

child:

Melinda Hardy

child:

Timothy Hardy