Thomas Merriam Linville

Background

Linville, Thomas Merriam was born on March 3, 1904 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Thomas and Clara (Merriam) Linville.

Education

Electrical engineer, University of Virginia, 1926; graduate advanced management program, Harvard University, 1950; mod. engineering program, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960.

Career

Various government positions, 1918-1926; with, General Electric Company, 1926-1966; beginning with Advanced Engineering Program, General Electric Company, to 1931; successively at corporation level chairman rotating machines product committee, chairman rotating machines development committee, staff assistant to manager engineering, General Electric Company, 1926-1951; manager engineering education, management consultation division, General Electric Company, 1926-1951; manager executive development, manager research operation, manager research applicationand information, General Electric Company, 1951-1966; chief executive, Linville Company, Engineers, Research and Development, from 1966. Member United States Navy technical missions, Pearl Harbor, 1942, Europe, 1945. Member National Research Council, 1960-1968.

Membership

Chairman Schenectady City Planning Commission, 1951. President New York State Citizens Committee for Public Schools, 1952-1953. Member Governor's Council Advancement Research and Development New York State, from 1960.

President Schenectady Museum, 1964-1969. Chairman Community Chest, 1964, Development Council for Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1960-1967. Visiting committee Norwich University, from 1970, Clarkson University, 1959-1965.

President Mohawk-Hudson council ETV-WMHT Channel 17, 1966-1970. Board directors Sunnyview Hospital. President Schenectady Industrial Development Corporation, 1967-1969.

Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1940-1942. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (director 1953-1957, Centennial medal 1984). Member National Society Professional Engineers (president 1966-1967), New York State Society Professional Engineers (president 1954-1955), American Society Engineering Education, Engineers Joint Council (director 1954-1959), New York Academy of Sciences, Schenectady Chamber of Commerce (past director, vice president), Raven Society, Tau Beta Pi (eminent member, national president 1974-1976), Theta Tau, Delta Upsilon.

Clubs: Rotary, Mohawk, Mohawk Golf.

Connections

Married Eleanor Priest, November 25, 1939. Children: Eleanor, Thomas Priest, Edward Dwight.

Father:

Thomas Linville

Mother:

Clara (Merriam) Linville

Spouse:

Eleanor Priest

child:

Eleanor Linville

child:

Edward Dwight Linville

child:

Thomas Priest Linville