Background
Dresher, William Henry was born on March 15, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Austin Conrad and Mildred Elizabeth (Leedom) Dresher.
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William Henry Dresher
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William Henry Dresher, American research association executive. Member the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society -American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Small and Medium Size Enterprises-American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Chemical Society, American Society Engineering Education, Mining and Metallurgical Society of America (president 1983-1985), Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Drexel Institute of Technology, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgical Engineering, University Utah, 1956.
Career
Research metallurgist, Union Carbide Corporation, Tuxedo and Tarrytown, New York, 1956-1958; group leader, Union Carbide Corporation, 1958-1963; assistant director research, Union Carbide Corporation, 1963-1965; project manager, Union Carbide Corporation, 1965-1971; professor metallurgical engineering, dean, College Mines, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1971-1981; also director, Arizona Bureau Geological and Mine Technology president, International Copper Research Association, New York City, 1981-1989; vice president, Technology International Copper Association Ltd., New York City, 1989-1995; proprietor, WHD Cons., since 1995.
Membership
Member the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society -American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Small and Medium Size Enterprises-American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Chemical Society, American Society Engineering Education, Mining and Metallurgical Society of America (president 1983-1985), Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Connections
Married Ella Jane Batiste, December 28, 1957. Children: Elisabeth, Margaret.
