Background
Fuller, William Richard was born on October 27, 1920 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Cyrus Holbrook and Gladys Beulah (Whelan) Fuller.
Fuller, William Richard was born on October 27, 1920 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Cyrus Holbrook and Gladys Beulah (Whelan) Fuller.
Bachelor of Science, Butler University, 1948. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1957.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Purdue University, 2000.
Instructor, Butler U., Indianapolis, 1948-1949; teaching assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1949-1951; instructor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1954-1957; from assistant to full professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1957-1959; department head, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1959-1961, 62-63; associate dean, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1963-1975; chancellor North Center, Purdue University, Westville, Indiana, 1978-1982; emeritus professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, since 1991; mathematician, Indianapolis Naval Avionics Facility, 1951-1954. Consultant United States Naval Avionics Facility, Indianapolis, 1958-1959, Radio Corporation of America Svc. Company, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1959, General Electric, 1961.
Board of directors, president Lafayette (Indiana) Symphony, Inc., 1970-1980. Board directors Partners of Americas, Washington, since 1998. First lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army, 1942-1946,European Theatre of Operations.
Member Rotary (president Lafayette chapter 1991-1992).
Married Louella Myers Peterson, April 23, 1943. Children: William Richard Junior, Theodore Daniel, James Holbrook.