Background
Tatum, William Frank was born on March 24, 1942 in Denison, Texas, United States. Son of Luther Irvy and Grady Lou (Slagle) Tatum.
Tatum, William Frank was born on March 24, 1942 in Denison, Texas, United States. Son of Luther Irvy and Grady Lou (Slagle) Tatum.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Texas-Arlington, 1965. Master of Electrical Engineering, University Florida, 1967.
Electrical engineer Radiation, Inc., Melbourne, Florida, 1965—1969. Servo control system manager Omega-t System, Richardso, Texas, 1969—1971. Project engineer Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, 1971—1981, program manager, 1981—1985, image processing laboratory manager, since 1985.
Chairman applications committee Automatic Target Recognizer Working Group, 1987—1988, industry chairman, since 1988. Econometrics industry advisory committee aerospace engineering department University Texas Arlington, since 1985.
President Williams High School Band Boosters, 1982—1983. Member of Airplane Owners and Pilots Association, Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Kappa Theta, Epsilon Nu Gamma, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Martha Lou Henderson, September 3, 1965. Children: Melissa Lyn, Alesha Karen.