William Hamilton Rowan

Background

Rowan,, William Hamilton was born on May 8, 1933 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Hamilton and Elizabeth (Lowry) Rowan.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1965.

Career

Junior engineer Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, 1955-1957. Instructor of mechanics Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1959-1960. Electronics engineer Tennessee State Highway Department, 1960-1961.

Graduate student civil engineering North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1961-1964. Assistant professor mathematics Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1964-1967, associate professor and chairman computer science department, 1967-1971, professor computer science, 1971-1995, professor computer science emeritus, since 1996. Staff councils Alloy Valves and Control Corporation aerostructures division, Nashville, 1965-1970.

President, Chief Executive Officer, On-Line Computing, Inc., Nashville. Board directors On-Line Data, Inc., Nashville, 1974-1985.

Achievements

• Registered professional engineer, Tennessee.

Membership

1st lieutenant United States Army, 1957-1959. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, Association for Computing Machinery, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi.

Interests

• Golf.

Connections

Married Sarah Conley, June 9, 1973. Children: Elizabeth, Bill.

Father:

William Hamilton Rowan,

Mother:

Elizabeth (Lowry) Rowan,

Spouse:

Sarah Conley

child:

Bill Rowan,

child:

Elizabeth Rowan,