Background
Clayton, William Howard was born on August 16, 1927 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of William Howard and Blanche (Phillips) Clayton.
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William Howard Clayton
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Bachelor of Science, Bucknell University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Advertising & Marketing University, 1956.
Career
Instructor, Bucknell U., 1949;
graduate assistant, Ohio State University, 1949;
graduate assistant, U. New Mexico, 1949-1950;
research assistant oceanography and meteorology, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1950-1951;
assistant oceanography, Texas A. and M. U., 1951-1954;
associate oceanography, instructor mathematics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1954-1956;
micrometeorologist U. Research Foundation, instructor mathematics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1956-1958;
faculty oceanography, meteorology, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., since 1958;
professor oceanography, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., since 1965;
principal investigator Research Foundation, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1956-1965;
associate dean College Geophysical Society, Texas A & M U., 1970-1971;
president, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., Galveston, 1977-1987;
president emeritus, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., Galveston, since 1987;
secretary-treasurer, Texas Coastal Higher Education Authority, 1981-1988;
dean, Moody College, Galveston, 1971-1974;
provost, Moody College, 1974-1977;
president college, Moody College, 1977-1979. Board directors Bank of West. Visiting professor U. Hawaii, 1963-1964.
Technical director Project Themis, United States Army Electronics Command, 1967-1974. Chairman field observing facility advisory panel National Center for Atmospheric Research, 1973-1974.
Achievements
Membership
Commissioner Galveston Police and Fire Department Civil Service Commission. Member Galveston City Council, since 1990, Galveston Marine Affairs Council. Trustee Gulf Universities Research Consortium, 1971-1984, chairman, 1977-1979.
Served with Royal Canadian Air Force, 1940-1944. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1944-1945. Rear admiral United States Maritime Service.
Member American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society (director), Galveston Chamber of Commerce, Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
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Children: Jill, Gregory.
