Background
Rentz, William Oliphant was born on December 10, 1932 in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. Son of Thomas Henry and Jean Gray (Oliphant) Rentz.
Rentz, William Oliphant was born on December 10, 1932 in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. Son of Thomas Henry and Jean Gray (Oliphant) Rentz.
Student, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1951. Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1955. Postgraduate, George Washington University, 1971.
Postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980.
Enlisted United States Naval Reserve, Atlanta, 1949-1951. Commissioned ensign United States Navy, 1955, advanced through grades to captain, 1976. Evaluation manager INPO, Atlanta, 1985-1987.
Consultant Williams Power Corporation, Stone Mountain, Georgia, 1988-1991. Senior consultant United Energy Services Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1991-1996. Vice president Experimental Engineering Corporation, Hanford, Washington, 1996-1998.
Chief engineer United States Ship Enterprise, Norfolk, Virginia, 1960-1963. Commissioned officer United States Ship California, 1976-1979. Retired, 1998
Management consultant Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1991-1996.
Consultant in field of communications nuclear and fossil power and environmental sampling and restoration.
Active Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Member United States Naval Institute, The Retired Officers Association, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association (president Atlanta chapter 1991-1993, Knoxville, Tennessee, chapter 1994-1996), Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association, Georgia Conservancy.
Married Pamella Ann Stephens, August 15, 1958 (divorced July 1978). Children: Cynthia Gray Rentz Rader, Craig Stephens. Married Susan Anette Johnson Tinkcom, March 30, 1997.