William Baldwin McKnight

Background

McKnight, William Baldwin was born on July 4, 1923 in Macon, Georgia, United States. Son of Gilbert Franklin and Exie (Baldwin) McKnight.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1968.

Career

Physicist, Underwater Sound Reference Laboratory, Orlando, Florida, 1952-1953; physicist, United States Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 1953-1961; supervisory research physicist, United States Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 1961-1974; consultant, Ballistic Missile Defense Advanced Technology Center, 1975; research professor physics, U. Alabama, Huntsville, since 1974; president, Technology Research Associations Inc., since 1984.

Achievements

• William Baldwin McKnight has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Cotaco Cmtys. League, Somerville, Alabama, 1964-1965. Member Madison County Republican Executive Committee.

Manager Gordo Area Chamber of Commerce, 1993-1997. Chairman transportation/infrastructure committee Pickens County Strategic Planning, 1994-1996. Member North-South Highway Corridor, West Alabama Coalition Task Force, 1995-1996.

Chairman Citizens for the Improvement of Pickens County, since 1997. With United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Fellow Optical Society American.

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), American Physical Society, Rotary (president Gordo club 1997-1998), Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.

Connections

Married Helen Mabel Bowling, October 1, 1955. Children: Tandy Ringoringo, Linda McKnight Way.

Father:

Gilbert Franklin McKnight

Mother:

Exie (Baldwin) McKnight

Spouse:

Helen Mabel Bowling

child:

Tandy Ringoringo McKnight

child:

Linda McKnight Way McKnight