Background
Hoad, William Christian was born on January 11, 1874 in Lecompton, Kansas, United States. Son of Francis Dearing and Gertrude Millicent (Evans) Hoad.
Hoad, William Christian was born on January 11, 1874 in Lecompton, Kansas, United States. Son of Francis Dearing and Gertrude Millicent (Evans) Hoad.
Bachelor of Science, Lane University, 1896. Bachelor of Science in Continuing education, University of Kansas, 1898.
Engaged in railroad location and maintenance, 1898-1900. Assistant professor, associate professor and professor civil engineering, University of Kansas, 1900-1912. Chief engineer Kansas State Board of Health, 1907-1912.
Professor municipal and sanitary engineering, University of Michigan, 1912-1937, professor сivil engineering, 1937-1944, professor emeritus since 1944.
Member firms Hoad and Decker. Hoad, Decker, Shoecraft and Drury.
Drury, McNamee and Porter. Member engineering firm McNamee, Porter & Seeley, consultants in general field of municipal and sanitary engineering since 1912.
Has served more than fifty cities and industries in solving major problems related to water supply, sanitation, drainage, stream control, et cetera
Major and lieutenant colonel engineering division Sanitary corpus, United States army, 1918-1919. Lieutenant colonel Engineer Roman Catholic, 1919-1926.
Fellow American Public Health Association. Member American Society Civil Engineer, American Water Works Association, North.E. Water Works Association, Sigma Xi, Theta Xi. Clubs: Union, Rotary.
Married Louise Green, August 7, 1901. Children: Hortense (Mistress John Russell) (deceased), William Marvin, John Green.