Background
Harkins, William Douglas was born on July 26, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Dickey and Edna Stewart (Gallagher) Harkins.
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William Douglas Harkins
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Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1947; Bachelor of Science in Aero. Engineering, United States Naval Postgraduate School, 1953; Engineer, California Institute Technology, 1954.
Career
Senior principal engineer, Syscon Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, 1975-1992; consultant, WDH Associations, McLean, Virginia, since 1992.
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Membership
Member McLean Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics Planning Committee, 1977-1990, McLean Citizens Association, since 1970;president Lewinsville Citizens Association, McLean, 1974-1978. Captain United States Navy, 1947-1975. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics;member NSPE, Virginia Society Professional Engineers, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Grace Coryell, August 14, 1948. Children: William, Edward, Janet, Scott.
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Episcopalian