Background
Easterling, William Samuel was born in 1959 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Stephen Easterling and Sue (Westmoreland) Hunt.
Easterling, William Samuel was born in 1959 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Stephen Easterling and Sue (Westmoreland) Hunt.
Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, West Virginia University, 1981. Master of Science, West Virginia University, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in structural engineering, Iowa State University, 1987.
Graduate research teaching assistant West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1981-1983. Graduate research assistant Iowa State University, Ames, 1984-1986, instructor, 1986-1987. Assistant professor civil engineer Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1987-1993, associate professor, 1993—2003, professor, since 2003.
Consultant in field.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (outstanding service award 1988, co-recipient State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering award 1996, 2000, Walter L. Huber Research Prize, 1998), International Association Bridge and Structural Engineers, American Institute Steel Construction (composite construction committee, T.R. Higgins award 2002), Structural Stability Research Council (vice. chair).
Married Pamela Jo Dorinzi, June 20, 1981. Children: Amanda Jo, Michael William.