Background
III, Russell Bazemore Sorrells, was born on March 15, 1938 in Atlanta. Son of Russell B. and Clara Elizabeth (Walters) S.
III, Russell Bazemore Sorrells, was born on March 15, 1938 in Atlanta. Son of Russell B. and Clara Elizabeth (Walters) S.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Emory University, 1959. Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering, Georgia Institute Technological, 1962.
Aerospace research, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley, Hampton, Virginia, 1962; automotive/tank officer, First lieutenant, United States Army Ordnance, Aberdeen, Maryland., 1962-1964; research engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley, Hampton, 1964-1976; analysis manager, Arnold Engineering & Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, since 1976.
Charter member Bell Buckle (Tennessee) Lions Club, 1980. Deacon Williamsburg (Virginia) Church of Christ, 1975-1976, Fairlane Church of Christ, Shelbyville, Tennessee, 1979-1981. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (editor "Orbiter" newsletter 1984).
Married Lucile Lathan Faulkner, June 26, 1965. Children: Jeanie Claire, Amy Lynn, Cindy Ernestine Faulkner.