Background
McElwain, William E. was born on April 13, 1921 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of William E. and Anna May (Kenan) master of Civil Engineering.
McElwain, William E. was born on April 13, 1921 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of William E. and Anna May (Kenan) master of Civil Engineering.
Bachelor of Arts, University Pittsburgh, 1941.
Sportswriter, Pittsburgh Press, 1941-1942; reporter, Pittsburgh Press, 1946; assistant dean men, U. Pittsburgh, 1946-1948; copy reader, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 1948-1950; rewrite and general assignment, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 1951-1954; editorial staff, Rome (Italy) Daily American, 1950-1951; with, Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove, Pittsburgh, Houston, 1954-1978; public relations account supervisor, Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove, Pittsburgh, 1960-1965; vice-president, director public relations, Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove, Houston, 1965-1976; vice president collateral services, Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove, Houston, 1976-1978; senior public relations counsellor, Dale Henderson, Inc., Houston, 1978-1980; vice president, Dale Henderson, Inc., Houston, 1981-1986; public relations consultant, since 1986.
City councilman, El Lago, Texas, 1978-1981, 84-86, mayor, since 1986. Board directors Zoological Society Houston, 1976-1978. Chairman Clear Lake Area Council Cities, 1988-1989.
Member executive committee Armand Bayou Nature Center, 1984-1988, 90—, secretary 1986-1987, 89-90, Second vice president, 1991, 1st vice president, 1992. Secretary-treasurer Harris County Mayors and Councils Association, 1991, Second vice president, 1992. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945.
Member Public Relations Society of America (director 1966-1971, 77-80, vice president 1978, president 1979), Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Mercedes Perrino, November 3, 1945. Children: William Eric, Jeanine Shirley.