Background
Taylor, William Brockenbrough Newton was born on March 11, 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Lewis Jerome and Roberta Page (Newton) Taylor.
engineer consultant management consultant
Taylor, William Brockenbrough Newton was born on March 11, 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Lewis Jerome and Roberta Page (Newton) Taylor.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1945; Master of Science in Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1951.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1945;
advanced through grades to major, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1953;
retired, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1954;
general engineer, Army Atomic Energy Commission Nuclear Power Program, Washington, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1955-1960;
engineering manager, Army Mapping Research and Development, Fort Belvoir, 1960-1962;
aerospace engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1962-1967;
Research and Development manager staff, Army Headquarters, Washington, 1967-1969;
technical director, Army Research and Development Laboratory, Fort Belvoir, 1969-1973;
chief R & D, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, 1973-1977;
principal engineer, Planning Research Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1978-1980;
consulting engineer and management consultant, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1980. Member study committee National Research Council, Washington, 1983. Member construction management task force Grace Commision on Cost.
Control, Washington, 1982.
Participant various civic activities. Fellow Society of America Military Engineers (president Fort Belvoir chapter 1972). Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Order of Founders and Patriots American, Washington Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Nancy Dare Aitcheson, June 12, 1945. Children: William B. N. Junior, Anne P. Taylor Cregger, Paul K., Katharine C.Taylor Nace, David A.