Background
Evans, William Buell was born on June 5, 1918 in Monticello, Mississippi, United States. Son of Walter Price and Lillian G. (Hancock) Evans.
Evans, William Buell was born on June 5, 1918 in Monticello, Mississippi, United States. Son of Walter Price and Lillian G. (Hancock) Evans.
Bachelor of Science with highest honors in Mathematics and Chemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, 1939; Master of Science in Mathematics and Physics, Louisiana State University, 1941; Master of Science in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy in Math, University of Illinois, 1950.
Instructor in mathematics, Agricultural and Mechanical College Texas, College Station, 1941-1942; associate professor mathematics, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1950-1960; visiting associate professor engineering mathematics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1964; professor mathematics, Emory University, Atlanta, 1965-1987; professor biometry, Emory University, 1965-1987; acting department chairman biometry, Emory University, 1969-1971; director Computing Center, Emory University, 1965-1981; professor emeritus, Emory University, since 1987.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, 51-53. Member Mathematics Association American, Biometry Society, American Mathematics Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret Polk Peters, October 12, 1945. Children: Patricia Irene, Margaret Faye, David Buell.