Background

Terrel, Ronald Lee was born on September 2, 1936 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. Son of Theodore Thomas and Ruth Margaret (Fausset) Terrel.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1960. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University California-Berkeley, 1967.

Career

Estimator, J.H. Pomeroy & Company, San Francisco, 1955; laboratory assistant, Purdue University, 1956-1960; assistant field geologist, Bear Creek Mining Company, Minneapolis, 1957-1958; materials engineer, United States Bureau Reclamation, Denver, 1960-1964; project engineer, J.H. Pomeroy & Company, Antigua, British West Indies California California and, California, 1964-1965; research assistant, University of California-Berkeley, 1965-1967; assistant professor civil engineer, U. Washington, Seattle, 1967-1970; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1970-1975; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1975-1985; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1985; head Transportation Construction and Geometronics division, U. Washington, Seattle, 1976-1979; professor, senior researcher, Oregon State University, 1989-1994; president, Pavement Systems Inc., 1970-1982; executive vice president, Seattle Engineering International, Inc., 1979-1981; president, Terrel Associations, Inc., 1981-1985; owner, Terrel Research, since 1986; vice president, Pavement Technologies Inc., 1985-1986; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, RL Technologies Ltd., since 1996. Board directors, vice president Hydrogenesis, Inc. Consultant in field.

Works

• Other Work

  • Patentee in field.

Membership

Co-founder, director Washington State Transportation Center, 1981-1984. Member American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Civil Engineers, Tranps. Research Board, Association Asphalt Paving Technologists (board directors 1979-1983, Emmons award 1983, 95, award of merit 1990), Triaxial Institute (chairman 1971-1973), Canada Technology Asphalt Association, International Society for Asphalt Pavements (founding member 1987), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, Sigma Gamma Epsilon.

Connections

Married Susan Laura Harrower, February 28, 1959 (divorced July 1981). Children: Douglas Scott, NancyDawn, Janet Lynn. Married second Alice Marie Blanchard, July 23, 1981.

father:

Theodore Thomas Terrel

mother:

Ruth Margaret (Fausset) Terrel

spouse:

second Alice Marie Blanchard

spouse:

Susan Laura Harrower

child:

Douglas Scott Terrel

child:

Janet Lynn Terrel

child:

NancyDawn Terrel