Willis Franklin Long

Background

Long, Willis Franklin was born on January 30, 1934 in Lima, Ohio, United States. Son of Jesse Raymond and Cerelda Elizabeth (Stepleton) Long.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, U. Toledo, 1957; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Toledo, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1970.

Career

Project engineer, Doehler Jarvis division National Lead Company, Toledo, Ohio., 1957, 59-60; instructor, U. Toledo, 1962-1966; member technical staff, Hughes Research laboratories, Malibu, California, 1969-1973; assistant, then associate professor departments extension engineering and electrical engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1973-1980; professor, chair department extension engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1980-1983; professor departments engineering, profl development and electrical and computer engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1985; director, Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget Power System Center, New Berlin, Wisconsin, 1983-1985. Principal Long Associations, Madison, since 1973. Consultant Department Energy, Washington, since 1978, ABB Power Systems, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1985.

Achievements

• Willis Franklin Long has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineering educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member advising committee energy conservation Wisconsin Department Labor, Industry and Human Rels., Maidson, 1976-1977. Chairman Wisconsin chapter Sierra Club, 1977. Pres.bd. directors Madison Urban Ministries, 1993-1995.

Second lieutenant Signal Corps., United States Army, 1958. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Meritorious Achievement in Continuing Education award 1991). Member International Conference on Large High Voltage Electric Systems (expert advisor since 1979).

Interests

• Avocation: canoeing.

Connections

Married Ginger Carol Miller. Children: Andrew Mark, Kristin Kay, David Franklin.

Father:

Jesse Raymond Long

Mother:

Cerelda Elizabeth (Stepleton) Long

Spouse:

Ginger Carol Miller

child:

Andrew Mark Long

child:

Kristin Kay Long

child:

David Franklin Long