William Walker Parkinson

Background

Parkinson, William Walker was born on June 30, 1919 in White Oak, South Carolina. Son of William Walker and Martha Wylie (Moffatt) Parkinson.

Education

AB, Erskine College, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1949.

Career

Group leader reactor chemistry division, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1949-1973; group leader radiological safety, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1973-1979; group leader materials department, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, 1979-1984; private consultant, Kingston, Tennessee, since 1984. Distinguished visiting professor American U. Cairo, Egypt, 1972.

Achievements

• William Walker Parkinson has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Kingston Municipal Planning Commission, 1957-1962, Kingston Water and Sewer Commission, 1963-1968. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Testing and Materials (secretary subcommittee on plastics 1965-1969, chairman 1969-1973), American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Doris Ann Rogers, June 9, 1947. 1 child, John Mark.

Father:

William Walker Parkinson

Mother:

Martha Wylie (Moffatt) Parkinson

Spouse:

Doris Ann Rogers

child:

John Mark Parkinson