Background
Atchison, William Franklin was born on April 7, 1918 in Smithfield, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Duncan and Mary Lou (Beatty) Atchison.
Atchison, William Franklin was born on April 7, 1918 in Smithfield, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Duncan and Mary Lou (Beatty) Atchison.
AB, Georgetown College, 1938; Master of Arts, University Kentucky, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1943; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1950-1951.
Assistant physics laboratory, Georgetown (Kentucky) College, 1936-1938; graduate assistant in mathematics, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1939-1940; graduate assistant in mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1940-1943; assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1943-1955; professor mathematics and information science, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1955-1966; computer science professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1966-1988; retired, U. Maryland., College Park, 1988. Consultant American Council on Education, Washington, 1984-1994, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1966-1986.
Elder Presbyterian Church, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1968-1998. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Member American Mathematics Association, Association for Computing Machinery (Distinguished Service award 1973, Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education award 1981), National Council Teachers of Mathematics, Sigma Ci (president local chapter 1957-1959), Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Lois Ethel Bruinhool, June 7, 1947. Children: Allen, Glen, Mary Beth, David.
