Background
Manly, William Donald was born on January 13, 1923 in Malta, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward James and Thelma (Campbell) Manly.
Manly, William Donald was born on January 13, 1923 in Malta, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward James and Thelma (Campbell) Manly.
Student, Antioch College, 1941-1942; Bachelor of Science, University Notre Dame, 1947; Master of Sciences, University Notre Dame, 1949; postgraduate, U. Tennessee, 1950-1955.
Metallurgist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1949-1960; manager gas cooled reactor program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1960-1964; manager materials research, Union Carbide Corporation, New York City, 1964-1965; general manager, Union Carbide Corporation (Stellite division), New York City, 1967-1969; vice president, Union Carbide Corporation (Stellite division), Kokomo, Indiana, 1969-1970; senior vice president, Cabot Corporation, Boston, 1970-1983; executive vice president, Cabot Corporation, 1983-1986; retired, 1986; also director chairman advising committee for reactor safety, Atomic Energy Commission, 1964-1965.
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946. Fellow American Society Metals (honorary member, president 1972-1973, medal for advanced research 1987), American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, American Nuclear Society (Merit award 1966). Member National Academy Engineering, National Association Corrosion Engineers, Metallurgical Society, Cosmos Club, Masons.
Married Jane Wilden, February 9, 1949. Children— Hugh, Ann, Marc, David.