- Born 15 May 1918, Davenport IA
- Died 5 December 2008, Starkville MS
- AB Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls) 1939
- MM Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester 1940
- AM Miami University (OH) 1945
- PhD August 1950, University of Kentucky
- Adviser: Tadeusz Leser
- Dissertation: On large deflections of beams
- Primary employer: Mississippi State University