Background
Evans, Wallace Rockwell was born on August 23, 1914 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Wallace Rockwell and Margaret (Strickland) Evans.
Evans, Wallace Rockwell was born on August 23, 1914 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Wallace Rockwell and Margaret (Strickland) Evans.
Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1941.
Construction engineer, Weigel Engineering Company, Chattanooga, 1941-1942; air conditioning engineer, Page Air Conditioning Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1946-1948; air conditioning engineer, Celanese Fibers Company, Rock Hill, South Carolina., 1948-1954; utilities manager, Celanese Fibers Company, Charlotte, 1954-1979; president, Evans Engineering Company, Rock Hill, 1979-1995; retired, 1995.
President Parent-Teachers Association, Rock Hill, 1952-1953. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1942-1947. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life, power generation division 1942), ASHRA, American Society Professional Engineers (president Piedmont chapter 1969, Engineer of Year 1976).
Married Evelyn Lucille Osborne, February 12, 1944. Children: Lynda Lucille, Wallace Rockwell III.