Background
Eckard, Roy Conrad was born on December 25, 1933 in Fulton, New York, United States. Son of Frank Brewer and Rachel Hester (Warner) Eckard.
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Eckard, Roy Conrad was born on December 25, 1933 in Fulton, New York, United States. Son of Frank Brewer and Rachel Hester (Warner) Eckard.
Bachelor in English and Journalism, Agricultural and Mechanical College Texas, 1957. Postgraduate, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Communications Management, Pacific Western University.A., 1985.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Clayton University, 1983. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Pacific States University, 1986.
Advertising staff, Seguin Enterprise, Texas, 1957; advertising staff, Arlington Citizen Journal, Texas, 1958-1959; sports editor, Pasadena Citzen, Texas, 1959-1960; sports staff, Houston Post, Texas, 1960-1963; internal committee manager, Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, 1963-1968; internal committee manager, Dallas Morning News, 1963-1966; director publications, Association Former Students, College Station, Texas, 1968-1971; publications coordinator, Skelly Oil Corporation, Tulsa, 1971-1977; publications editor, Getty Refining and Marketing Company, Tulsa, 1977-1980; special committee manager, Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, 1980-1984; executive principal, The Communicationist, Los Angeles, 1984-1985; employee committee specialist Aircraft division, Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1985-1986; senior management systems analyst Electro-Mech. division, Northrop Corporation, Anaheim, California, 1986-1988; manager employee committee, Ling-Temco-Vought Corporation, Dallas, 1988-1991; vice president, Editorial Superior vena cava syndrome, Dallas, 1991-1992; management committee specialist, Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, Washington, 1992-1993; senior staff assistant, International Coach Federation Kaiser Hanford Company, Richland, 1993-1996; manager internal/external committee, DynCorp International Tri-Cities Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Richland, 1996-1997. Managing editor Homesick Texan, 1991-1993.
Member public relations committee Hanford 50th Anniversary, Richland, 1993-1994. Member corporations development council Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, since 1989. Chair Reserve Officers Training Corps advisory council California State University-Long Beach, 1986-1988.
Member admissions advisory panel United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1984-1987. Singer spiritual, recovery No Half Measures, Richland, since 1993. Performer Richard Players, since 1994.
Softball player Columbia Basin Agricultural and Mechanical Club, Richland, 1992-1996. Allocation review team Tri-Cities Corporation Council for Arts, Richland, 1995-1997. Member Congressional Military Academy Selection Committee, since 1995.
Board directors Arc of the Tri-Cities. Colonel United States Air Force Reserve, 1957-1989. Member International Association Business Communicators (accredited, district vice president 1968-1970, vice president finance 1973-1975, district-at-large representative 1994-1996, Gold Quill award 1972, 75, 79, 81, 82, Chairman's award 1990), Tulsa/Dallas chapters International Association Business Communicators (life, treasurer Dallas 1966, life president Tulsa 1979, numerous awards 1965-1995), Society Professional Journalists (chair various committees 1967, 83, 96), Association Women in Communications (president Mid-Columbia chapter since 1996), Air Force Association (life, vice president education Los Angeles chapter 1984-1988, Merit award 1985), Reserve Officers Association (life, vice president Air Force Tulsa 1979-1980).
Married Betty Joyce Deaux, May 29, 1957 (divorced 1974). Children: Andrea Lea, Charles Kevin, Steven Deaux. Married Patricia Herold Brown, April 21, 1975 (divorced 1986).
Married Donna Irene Wolf, August 8, 1988. Children: Shirley Ann Wolf, Debra Sue Wolf.