Background
Snyder, Virgil Ward was born on March 4, 1934 in Midland, Michigan, United States. Son of Virgil Webster and Bessie Alice (Ward) Snyder.
Snyder, Virgil Ward was born on March 4, 1934 in Midland, Michigan, United States. Son of Virgil Webster and Bessie Alice (Ward) Snyder.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Michigan Technology University, 1956. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Michigan Technology University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautical Engineering, University Arizona, 1968.
Stress engineer Northrop Aircraft, Hawthorne, 1956-1958. Structures engineer North America Aviation, Los Angeles, 1958-1960. Professor mechanics Michigan Technology University, Houghton, since 1960.
Visiting professor Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 1984, Curtin University, Kalgoorlie, Australia, 1993. Consultant White Pine Copper Company, Lakeshore, Inc., Cummins, Erie Mining Company, Cleveland Cliff, Enstorm, Inc.
Member American Society Engineering Education (board directors 1989-1991, section chair 1990-1991), Society Experimental Mechanics.
Married Susan Jane Hansen, June 25, 1958 (divorced November 1988). Children: Deborah McCray, Theresa Nelson. Married Margaret Ann Hope, December 22, 1994.