Thorndike Saville

Background

Saville, Thorndike was born on August 1, 1925 in Baltimore. Son of Thorndike and Edith Stedman (Wilson) Saville.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1947; Master of Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1949.

Career

Research assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1947-1949; hydraulic engineer, Beach Erosion Board and Coastal Engineering Research Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1949-1981; chief research division, Beach Erosion Board and Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1964-1971; technical director, Beach Erosion Board and Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1971-1981.

Achievements

• Thorndike Saville has been listed as a noteworthy Coastal engineer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington Academy Sciences, American Society of Civil Engineers (Huber award 1963, Moffatt-Nichol award 1979, International Coastal Engineering award 1991). Member American Geophysical Union, National Academy Engineering, Permanent International Association Navigation Congresses (honorary, United States commissioner 1971-1978, United States commissioner emeritus since 1987, United States representative PTC II 1991-1998), American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (board directors 1976-1997, vice president 1988-1995, Member of Parliament O'Brien award 1997), Cosmos Club (Washington).

Connections

Married Janet Foster, August 28,1950. Children: Sarah, Jennifer, Gordon.

Father:

Thorndike Saville

Mother:

Edith Stedman (Wilson) Saville

Spouse:

Janet Foster

child:

Jennifer Saville

child:

Gordon Saville

child:

Sarah Saville