Background
Nicholson, William Mac was born on June 15, 1918 in Napa, California, United States. Son of William John and Hazel (McIlmoil) Nicholson.
consultant marine engineer naval architect
Nicholson, William Mac was born on June 15, 1918 in Napa, California, United States. Son of William John and Hazel (McIlmoil) Nicholson.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1941; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1941; advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1960; retired, 1971; design superintendent, Boston Shipyard, 1951-1952; project officer minesweeping, hydrofoils, bureau of Ships, Washington, 1955-1959; comptr., Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, 1959-1962; professor naval construction, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962-1965; director ship design division, bureau of Ships, Washington, 1965-1966; program manager deep submergence, Chief of Naval Material, Washington, 1966-1971; associate director, National Ocean Survey, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, 1971-1981; retired, 1981.
Member Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (section chairman Northeast 1964-1965), Society Naval Engineers (council 1966-1968), Marine Technology Society (section chairman 1974-1975), New York Yacht Club, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Lynda Bishop, February 10, 1947 (divorced August 1959). Children: Lynda Joanne, Samuel Bishop. Married Leslie Marie Earle-Thomas, April 1, 1964.
Children: Richard Thomas, Glenn Thomas, Ronald Thomas.