Background
Hayes, William Charles was born on April 17, 1926 in Jersey City. Son of John James and Helena Sophia (Janecki) Hayes.
Hayes, William Charles was born on April 17, 1926 in Jersey City. Son of John James and Helena Sophia (Janecki) Hayes.
Bachelor of Science in Naval Engineering, Brown University, 1946. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering cum laude, Brown University, 1947. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Harvard University, 1949.
Engineer, Public Svc. Electric & Gas Company, Newark, 1949-1953;
underground engineer, Public Svc. Electric & Gas Company, Jersey City, 1953-1961;
division engineer, Public Svc.
Electric & Gas Company, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1963-1968;
transmission/distribution editor, Elec. World Magazine, New York City, 1968-1972;
editor-in-chief, Elec. World Magazine, New York City, 1972-1992.
Board directors Casazza, Schultz, Associations, Washington. Member of advisory board Elec. Utility Center for Management & Supervisory Development, Salt Lake City, since 1988.
Host cable television program Invest American, 1978, 80.
Charter member American Red Cross Blood Bank, Englewood, New Jersey, since 1957. Elder Presbyterian Church, Englewood, since 1961. Second lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1944-1947.
Senior member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chair public relations 1973-1979). Member American Nuclear Society, Conference High-Voltage Electric Systems (executive committee 1965-1993, technical committee 1975-1993), American Power Conference (industry committee 1975-1993), International Conference Distribution Systems (United States committee since 1990), World Energy Conference (United States national committee, board directors 1974-1982), American Business Press (editorial board 1976-1978), Tau Beta Pi.
Married Lilliam Antoinette Wehr, April 16, 1955 (divorced August 1979). Children: William Allen, Thomas Baker. Married Ann Theresa Coppola, January 2, 1982.