Background
Cahill, William Joseph was born on June 13, 1923 in Suffern, New York, United States. Son of William Joseph and Sophie A. (Scozzafava) Cahill.
Cahill, William Joseph was born on June 13, 1923 in Suffern, New York, United States. Son of William Joseph and Sophie A. (Scozzafava) Cahill.
B MechE, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1949.
Engineer, Consolidated Edison, New York City, 1949-1954, 57-60; nuclear plant engineer, Consolidated Edison, New York City, 1961-1968; vice president, Consolidated Edison, New York City, 1969-1980; engineer, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Schenectady, New York, 1954-1956; senior vice president, Gulf State Utilities Company, St. Francisville, Louisiana, 1980-1988; consultant to president, Texas Utilities Company, Dallas, 1988; executive vice president, Technology Union Electric Company, Dallas, 1989-1991; group vice president, Technology Union Electric Company, Dallas, 1991-1994; executive vice president, chief nuclear officer, New York Power Authority, since 1994. Chairman safety and analysis task force Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1978-1980.
President Queens County Young Republicans, (New York), 1952. Board directors Rockland County Association for Retarded, 1966-1967. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member American Society Registered Professional Engineers, American Nuclear Society(director 1980-1981, Walter H. Zinn award for outstanding contributions to advancement nuclear power 1986), Louisiana Nuclear Society (chairman since 1982), Knights Holy Sepulcher.
Married Edna Kiernan, October 3, 1953. Children: William E., Kathleen, Madeleine.