Background
Elrod, William Corbin was born on December 28, 1928 in Walhalla, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Crayton and Alice Dewitt (Corbin) Elrod.
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William Corbin Elrod
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Education
BME, Clemson University, 1949. Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Clemson University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1965.
Career
Project engineer, United States Air Force Equipment Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1951-1955; project engineer, section chief, United States Air Force Aeromed. Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1957-1961; assistant professor, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., 1961-1967; associate professor, Air Force Institute Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1967-1987; professor, Air Force Institute Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1987-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Captain United States Air Force, 1953-1961, lieutenant colonel United States Air Force Reserve, 1961-1977. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, technical committee since 1978), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (section chairman since 1965, Lifetime Achievement award Dayton section 2007). Member Affiliate Societies Council Dayton (committee chair since 1987), Honor Seminars Metropolitan Dayton (chair, vice chair, secretary since 1984), American Defense Preparedness Association (life), National Rifle Association (life), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Tau.
Connections
Married Emma Carolyn Reid, August 9, 1952. Children: Miriam, Mary, Alice, Elizabeth, William.
Education
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1949
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1951
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1965