Background
Roan, Vernon Parker was born on November 19, 1935 in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. Son of Vernon Parker and Mary Evelyn (Wall) Roan.
Roan, Vernon Parker was born on November 19, 1935 in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. Son of Vernon Parker and Mary Evelyn (Wall) Roan.
Bachelor of Science, U. Florida, 1958; Master of Science, U. Florida, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1966.
Senior design engineer, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1959-1964;
instructor, University of Illinois Aero. Engineering Department, Urbana, 1964-1966;
professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1966;
director, U. Florida Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering, Palm Beach Gardens, since 1989. Consultant Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, Florida, American Coolair Corporation, Jacksonville, Florida, Georgetown University, Washington.
Visiting professor Brunel University, Uxbridge, England, 1979-1980.
President Parent-Teachers Association, Gainesville, Florida, 1970-1972, Florida Engineering Society North-Control.Fla. Section, 1972-1976. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Automotive Engineers, Tau Beta Pi (advisor 1969-1979), Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Gamma Tau, Sigma Xi.
Married Paula Gail Phillippi, September 4, 1955. Children: Shannon Kay, Ronald Parker.