Wayne Gregory Burwell

Background

Burwell, Wayne Gregory was born on February 21, 1933 in New Haven. Son of Wayne Matson and Sylvia Marie (Gregory) Burwell.

Education

BMechE, Yale University, 1955; MMechE, Yale University, 1956; Doctor Mech. Engineering, Yale University, 1962; certified advanced management program, Harvard University, 1978.

Career

Research engineer, General Motors Research laboratories, Warren, Michigan, 1956-1959; instructor, Yale University, New Haven, 1959-1960; consultant, Lycoming division Alloy Valves and Control, Stratford, Connecticut, 1960-1962; various technical and management positions, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1962-1982; director research, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1982-1992; retired, United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1992.

Achievements

• Wayne Gregory Burwell has been listed as a noteworthy Research center executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman engineering executive council University Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, since 1983. Member of advisory council for National Center for Supercomputer Applications University Illinois, Urbana, 1985-1992. Founder, past president Wethersfield (Connecticut) Hockey Association, 1971.

Board directors Notre Dame High School, New Haven, 1985-1989. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Software Productivity Consortium (board directors 1987-1992). Member Industrial Research Institute (board directors 1984-1987, chairman federal science and technical committee 1987-1988, vice president 1988-1989, Chairman of the Board editors, president 1990-1991), Association Research Dirs., American Management Association (Vice-President research and development council since 1987), Connecticut Academy Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Pi Tau Sigma.

Connections

Married Dorothy Elaine Meloy, September 3, 1955. Children: Gregory Thomas, David Alan, Donald Everett, William Francis.

Father:

Wayne Matson Burwell

Mother:

Sylvia Marie (Gregory) Burwell

Spouse:

Dorothy Elaine Meloy

child:

Donald Everett Burwell

child:

William Francis Burwell

child:

Gregory Thomas Burwell

child:

David Alan Burwell