Background

Dike, Sheldon Holland was born on October 23, 1916 in Atlantic City. Son of Clarence Sheldon and Ethelyn Flora (Holland) Dike.

Education

Student, Colgate University, 1936. Bachelor of Science in E.E, University New Mexico, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1951.

Career

With department terrestrial magnetism Carnegie Institute, Washington, 1941-1942. Faculty University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1942-1943, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1943-1944, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1944-1945, Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, 1946-1947. Radiation laboratory Johns Hopkins University, 1947-1951.

With Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, 1951-1956. President The Dikewood Corporation, 1956-1969, consultant, since 1970. President S.H. Dike & Company, Inc., Albuquerque, since 1967.

Programmer/analyst Hancock Dikewood Services, Inc., since 1980. President Edde Fund, Inc., Albuquerque, since 1967.

Achievements

• Patentee in field.

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • The Territorial Post Offices of Arizona

• Other Work

  • Author: The Territorial Post Offices of New Mexico, 1958, The Territorial Post Offices of Arizona, 1958, New Mexico Territorial Postmark Catalog, 8th edit, 1981. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Member State Small Business Council New Mexico, 1967. Member Governor's Commission on Humanities, 1967, Committee Economic Development, 1967, New Mexico Amigos, since 1966. Fellow American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Member Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Joan Arlene Rebyor, November 28, 1971. Children: by previous marriage– Lawrence Sheldon, Walter Hopcraft, Robert Lindsay, Martin Spencer, Martha Mary.

father:

Clarence Sheldon Dike

mother:

Ethelyn Flora (Holland) Dike

spouse:

Joan Arlene Rebyor

children:

by previous marriage– Lawrence Sheldon Dike

Walter Hopcraft Dike

Robert Lindsay Dike

Martin Spencer Dike

Martha Mary Dike