Wesley L. Harris

Background

Harris, Wesley L. was born on October 29, 1941 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of William M. and Rosa P. (Minor) Harris.

Education

Bachelor in Aeronautical Engineering with honors, University of Virginia, 1964; Master of Arts in Aeronautical Sciences, Princeton University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautical Sciences, Princeton University, 1968; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lane College, 1994; Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Milwaukee School Engineering, 1994; Doctor of Science (honorary), Old Dominion U., 1995.

Career

Assistant professor aerospace engineering, University of Virginia, 1968-1970; associate professor physics, Southern U., 1970-1971; associate professor aerospace engineering, University of Virginia, 1971-1972; director Office Minority Education, University of Virginia, 1975-1978; associate professor aeronautics & astronautics/ocean engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973-1979; associate professor aeronautics and astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980-1981; professor aeronautics & astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981-1985; manager computational methods Office Aeronautics & Space Technology, National Aeronautics and Space Administration HQs, 1979-1980; dean school engineering, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1985-1990; vice president, U. Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, 1990-1993; associate administrator Office of Aeronautics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1993-1996; professor aeronautics and astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1996. Member of advisory groups National Research Council Commission Engineering and Technology Systems, Board Engineering Education, Board Army Science and Technology, Air Force Studies Board, Committee Aeronautical Technologies. Member of advisory committee National Science Foundation, United States Army Science Board.

Advisor universities. National advising committee department engineering Hampton U., since 1989.

Achievements

• Wesley L. Harris has been listed as a noteworthy Aeronautics engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Science Museum Connecticut, 1985-1990. Board directors Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program, Inc., 1986-1990. Advisory board directors American City Bank, Tullahoma, 1990-1993.

Board visiting school engineering Duke U., since 1991. Visiting committee department aeronautics andastronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988-1995, past visiting committee department mechanic engineering, 1985-1988.

Interests

• Avocation: squash.

Connections

Married Myrtle Ann Satterwhite, June14, 1960 (divorced March 1985). Children: Wesley Junior, Zelda, Marcus, Kamau, Kalomo, Eletha. Married Sandra Maria Butler, September 2, 1985.

1 child, Tosha.

Father:

William M. Harris

Mother:

Rosa P. (Minor) Harris

Spouse:

Myrtle Ann Satterwhite

Spouse:

Sandra Maria Butler

child:

Wesley Junior Harris

child:

Kamau Harris

child:

Eletha Harris

child:

Tosha Harris

child:

Kalomo Harris

child:

Zelda Harris

child:

Marcus Harris