Colonel, USMC, Ret. bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California, 1954, and in areonautical engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1961; master of science in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University, 1962; one honorary doctorate; hobbies: Sailing, racquetball, bird hunting, fishing, woodworking, restauration from old automobiles; later Senior Consultant of Applied Research Inc., Houston, and President, CAMUS Inc., Huntsville, Arkansas.