William John Kelly Sr.

Background

Sr., William John Kelly was born on August 24, 1942 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Paul Brooks Kelly and Rhoda Ellis (Middaugh) Durkan.

Education

Bachelor in Russian magna cum laude, U. Massachusetts, 1964; Master of Arts in Economics, Rice U., 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Rice U., 1971.

Career

Technical information assistant, Allied Chemical Corporation, Petersburg, Virginia, 1964-1966; assistant professor, U. Georgia, Athens, 1969-1975; faculty fellow, United States General Accounting Office, Washington, 1975-1976; principal research economist, Battelle's Columbus laboratories, Columbus, Ohio., 1977-1991; independent consultant, Columbus, since 1991. Visiting assistant professor University of California at Los Angeles., 1976. Visiting associate professor of University Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1976-1977.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: A Cost-Effectiveness Study of Clinical Methods of Birth Control: With Special Reference to Puerto Rico, 1972. Co-author: Energy Research and Development in the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1986.

Membership

Member Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1965-1966. Member American Economics Association, Peace Science Society (International), Economics History Association, Economics Society Fukushima U. (Japan).

Interests

• Avocations: running marathons, opera, studying Japanese language.

Connections

Married Beverly Adria Byers, August 8, 1961 (divorced July 1989). Children: Charlotte Grace, William Andrew, Peter Durkan.

Father:

Paul Brooks Kelly Durkan

Mother:

Rhoda Ellis (Middaugh) Durkan

Spouse:

Beverly Adria Byers

child:

Charlotte Grace Sr.

child:

William Andrew Sr.

child:

Peter Durkan Sr.