Background
Willauer, Whiting Russell was born on May 24, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Whiting and Louise Knapp (Russell) Willauer-Jackson.
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Princeton University, 1955. Master of Science, Princeton University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1964.
Career
Research associate joint research committee Department Defense, 1951-1952. Operations manager Civil Air Transport Airline Taiwan, 1952-1953. Scientist Analytic Services, Inc., 1958-1961.
Assistant professor astronomy Georgetown University, 1965-1968. Manager TRW Systems Group support to chief Naval operations, McLean, Virginia, 1968-1973, TRW support to the United States Navy Antisubmarine program, 1973-1979, TRW Amphibious Ship Building program, 1979-1985. Advanced systems manager TRW Systems Integration Group, 1985-1990, cost estimating manager, 1990-1995, senior consultant, 1995-1999.
Senior vice president, chief strategist K12Nation.net, 1999-2000. Consultant National Geography Society, 1961-1965, University Texas, 1962, National Science Foundation, 1963, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, 1966-1967.
Achievements
Membership
Assistant chief steward Alpine Venue XIII Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid, 1980. Member United States Olympic Committee, board directors, 1987-1994, secretary national governing bodies, 1989-1992, member membership services committee, 1988-1992, member athletic development committee, 1992-1996. Chef de mission Winter Pan American Games, Las Lenas, Argentina, 1990.
Assistant chief de mission XVI Winter Olympics, Albertville, France, 1992. United States Olympic Committee liaison to VI Paralympic Winter Games, Lillehammer, Norway, 1994. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (council).
Member American Astronautical Society (vice president finance), Blue Ridge Ski Council (president 1976-1978), United States Ski Association (president 1982-1987, Julius Blegan award 1988, Mary and Bud Little award 1998), United States Ski and Snowboard Association (vice chairman 1994-1996, trustee emeritus since 1997), International Ski Federation (chairman United States delegate 1983, 85, chairman recreational skiing committee 1987-1998, eligibility committee 1988-1998), Eastern Ski Association (treasurer 1980-1982), Pan Am Sports Organization (winter games advisory committee since 1988), Sigma Xi, Chevy Chase Club (Maryland), Nantucket Yacht Club (Massachusetts) (commodore 1981-1983, board governors 1957-1959, 68—), Nantucket IOD Fleet Association (fleet captain 2002-2004), Arthur Knapp Prize 2003 IOD World Championship, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 11-7 (secretary since 2003, Member of Year 2004), Nantucket Family And Childrens Services AKA, Family and Childrens Services (board dirs since 2007, president since 2008), Nantucket Alliance Substance Abuse Prevention (president 2004-2005, secretary since 2008, member executive committee, since 2008), Nantucket Island Board Selectman 2005-2008, chairman 2006-2008, vice-chairman, since 2010), Nantucket Wharf Rat Club, Nantucket Shellfish Association (president, since 2008).
Connections
Married Julie Mackie McConihe, March 15, 2001 (divorced). Married Julie Matheson Arnold, July 11, 1959 (divorced). Children: Whiting Russell, Junior, William Arnold.
