Woodrow Wilson Pitt

Background

Pitt, Woodrow Wilson was born on August 14, 1935 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States. Son of Woodrow Wilson Pitt and Stella Marie (Whitley) Wiggins.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1957; Master of Science, U. Tennessee, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Tennessee, 1969.

Career

Development engineer, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1960-1972; senior development engineer, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1972-1981; section head, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1981-1989; visiting professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1989-1990; professor department nuclear engineering, assistant department head, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1991-1997; Adjunct Professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1998.

Achievements

• Woodrow Wilson Pitt has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Councilman Oak Ridge City Council, 1983-1989. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1957-1960. Chronic Disease Research United States Naval Reserve, Retired.

Fellow AIChE; member American Society for Testing and Materials, NSPE, American Nuclear Society, New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, tennis.

Connections

Married Katherine Ann Morton, January 1, 1958. Children: Deborah Ann, Abigail Marie, Katherine Elizabeth.

Father:

Woodrow Wilson Pitt Wiggins

Mother:

Stella Marie (Whitley) Wiggins

Spouse:

Katherine Ann Morton

child:

Abigail Marie Pitt

child:

Katherine Elizabeth Pitt

child:

Deborah Ann Pitt