Background
Peebles, William Reginald was born on January 18, 1945 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Reginald and Mable Alice (Palmer) Peebles.
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William Reginald Peebles
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1969; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Mech. Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1975.
Career
Research engineer, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, 1970-1972; instructor, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 1972-1975; supervisor, Sargent & Lundy, Chicago, 1975-1988; staff research engineer, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Aiken, South Carolina., 1988-1989; fellow, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, South Carolina., 1989-1991; manager analysis, Sargent & Lundy, Chicago, 1991-1994; manager power systems engineering, Sargent & Lundy, Chicago, since 1995. Member engineering curriculum advising committee Harold Washington College, Chicago, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
President Briarcliffe-West Townhome Owners Association, Wheaton, Illinois, 1983-1986;vice president Council for Energy Independence, Chicago, 1978-1980. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (OM-2, OM-15, OM-20 working groups), American Nuclear Society (president Chicago section 1987-1988), Western Society Engineers, Illinois Engineering Council (Chairman of Commission on registration acts and examining board 1995-1996, secretary 1995-1996,treasurer 1996-1997).
Connections
Married Sarah Ann Bradley, May 31, 1975. Children: Gregory Morton, Stephen Bradley.
