Background
Watkins, Sammy Nelson was born on July 21, 1935 in Pontotoc, Michigan, United States. Son of Roy Clarence and Willie Ease (McCoy) Watkins.
Watkins, Sammy Nelson was born on July 21, 1935 in Pontotoc, Michigan, United States. Son of Roy Clarence and Willie Ease (McCoy) Watkins.
Christian Brothers College, Memphis, Tennessee, 1959. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Notre Dame, 1961. Postgraduate, Santa Clara University, 1977.
Antenna research engineer, Cook Research Company, Morton Grove, Illinois, 1961-1963; director marketing Tactical Electronic Defense Division, GTE Government Systems, Mountain View, California, 1963-1990; marketing consultant, defense electronics, private business, Santa Cruz, California, since 1990. Associate professor Illinois Institute Technology, 1961-1963, Foothill College, Los Altos, California, 1965-1970, San Jose (California) State University, 1971-1975.
President Home Owners Association, Santa Cruz, 1984-1985. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Professional Group Antenna and Propogation Engineers, Defense Electronics Association.
Married Elizabeth McCarty, December 21, 1962 (divorced July 1970). Children; Sammy, Cynthia, Michael. Married Marcella M. Allingham, June 21, 1988.