Background
Henry, Zachary Adolphus was born on April 25, 1930 in Stockbridge, Georgia, United States. Son of Walter Raleigh and Annie Lou (Flake) Henry.
educator agricultural engineer
Henry, Zachary Adolphus was born on April 25, 1930 in Stockbridge, Georgia, United States. Son of Walter Raleigh and Annie Lou (Flake) Henry.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, University Georgia, l95l. Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Clemson University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1962.
Construction engineer, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours, Inc., Augusta, Georgia, l95l-52;
irrigation engineer, Florida Steel Corporation, Decatur, Georgia, l955-57;
research fellow, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., l957-58;
research assistant, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, l958-6l;
assistant professor agricultural engineering, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, l96l-67;
associate professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, l967-83;
professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, l983-. President M&Y Corporation, Knoxville, l97l-87. Judge International Association Science Fairs, Knoxville, l987.
Academy and research exchange travel, People's RepublicChina, Republic China, Thailand, Indonesia, l983, 86, 87.
President Parent-Teachers Association, Corryton, Tennessee, l965-69. Leader Tennessee 4-H Clubs, Knoxville, l968-74. Deacon Corryton Baptist Church, l968-89.
Founder, board directors West End Academy, Knoxville, l975-88. With United States Navy, l952-55. Member American Society Agricultural Engineers (chairman electric power and processing division, l0 technical committees l967—), American Society for Engineering Education (chairman biological and agricultural engineering division l988-89), New York Academy of Sciences, Gideons International, Knoxville Executives Club, Order of Engineer, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Norma Rae Taylor, December l9, l953. Children: Zachary Adolphus Junior, Lydia Carol, Vera Lynn, Nathan Lee, Stephen Taylor.