Background
Brazelton, William Thomas was born on January 22, 1921 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin Thomas and Gertrude Ann (Carson) Brazelton.
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William Thomas Brazelton
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Education
Student, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1941. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1943. Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1952.
Career
Chemical engineer, Central Process Corporation, 1942-1943; instructor chemical engineering, Northwestern University, 1947-1951; assistant professor, Northwestern University, 1951-1953; associate professor, Northwestern University, 1953-1963; professor, Northwestern University, 1963-1991; professor emeritus, Northwestern University, since 1991; department chairman, Northwestern University, 1955-1956; assistant dean Technological Institute, Northwestern University, 1960-1961; associate dean, Northwestern University, 1961-1994; acting assistant dean, Northwestern University, 1994-1996; retired, Northwestern University, 1996. Engineering and educational consultant, since 1949.
Achievements
Membership
Member Prospect Heights (Illinois) Board Education, 1957-1961. Board directors, executive committee Chicago Area Pre-College Program. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers (chairman Chicago section 1966-1967), American Chemical Society, American Society Engineering Education (chairman Illinois-Indiana section 1963-1964, 73-74, Vincent Bendix Minorities in Engineering award, 1986), Society for History of Technology, Society for Industrial Archeology, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Epsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma, Triangle.
Connections
Married Marilyn Dorothy Brown, September 23, 1943. Children— William Thomas, Nancy Annual.
