Warren Edward Mathews

Background

Mathews, Warren Edward was born on November 10, 1921 in Osborne, Kansas, United States. Son of Chester Ora and Selma Martha (Rader) Mathews.

Education

Bachelor with high honors, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1942. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Master of Science (Institute scholar), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944.

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics cum laude (Howard Hughes fellow), California Institute of Technology, 1953.

Career

Member technical staff Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1946-1949. Member technical staff Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, 1950-1954, head advanced planning staff, 1954-1957, corporation director planning, 1957-1960, director infrared laboratories, 1960-1966, associate director research and development division, 1962-1966, manager missile systems division, 1966-1970, associate manager systems divisions, 1970-1971, manager equipment engineering divisions, 1971-1974, assistant group executive electro-optical and data systems group, 1974-1975, corporation director product effectiveness, 1975-1982, staff vice president product effectiveness, 1982-1985, staff vice president technical management planning, 1985-1986. Board directors Santa Barbara Research Center, 1960-1966.

National executive committee Infrared Information Symposia, 1960-1965. General chairman WINCON, 1971. Board governors Electronic Industries Association, 1976-1986.

Achievements

• Warren Edward Mathews has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineer, aerospace company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to 1st lieutenant, Signal Corps Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma (honorary), Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Mu Alpha, Pi Mu Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma, Theta Alpha Phi.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Mills Uptegrove, April 2, 1949. Children: Carole Ellen, Margaret Mills, Gael Ann. Married Joyce Whitehead Larson, April 23, 1971.

Father:

Chester Ora Mathews

Mother:

Selma Martha (Rader) Mathews

Spouse:

Joyce Whitehead Larson

Spouse:

Elizabeth Mills Uptegrove

child:

Margaret Mills Mathews

child:

Gael Ann Mathews

child:

Carole Ellen Mathews