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1. Danenberger, Elmer (53:51)

Danenberger, Elmer
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Elmer “Bud” Danenberger III has a long and distinguished career as an offshore oil and gas expert in the U.S. Department of the Interior. Trained as an engineer at Pennsylvania State University, Da...

2. Frankhouser, Homer (Frank) (21:23)

Frankhouser, Homer (Frank)
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Frank Frankhouser attended Lehigh University, where he earned a degree in civil engineering before serving as a company officer in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Come peacetime, Frankhouser sign...

3. Frisbie, Richard (Dick) (58:05)

Frisbie, Richard (Dick)
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Dick Frisbie was born in California but grew up in South Africa. He attended Virginia Tech, gaining a degree in mechanical engineering before working for Pratt & Whitney for three years. After seve...

4. Gregory, John (35:54)

Gregory, John
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
John Gregory attended college at Stevens Institute before joining the U.S. Navy. Gregory’s career then took him to Boeing, to work on gas turbines, before working for the Naval Research Lab starti...

5. Lagers, George (25:06)

Lagers, George
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
George Lagers was born in Maastricht, Germany, in the middle of the Second World War. Lagers eventually became interested in naval architecture, and in 1968 earned his degree from Delft University....

6. Lochridge, Joe (21:07)

Lochridge, Joe
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Joe Lochridge grew up in central Texas, and attended Rice University on a Navy ROTC scholarship. He served aboard an active-duty destroyer during the Korean War, and then had the opportunity to tra...

7. Michel, Drew (54:53)

Michel, Drew
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Drew Michel was born a native of south Louisiana, where he naturally gravitated to the oil patch. Michel left his home in Morgan City in 1960 to join up with the U.S. Navy, after which he worked fo...

8. Van Calcar, Hank (45:47)

Van Calcar, Hank
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Hank Van Calcar grew up on a ranch in Oregon, and attended Oregon State University to study power engineering. With an additional master’s degree from OSU in hand by 1959, Van Calcar worked on cont...

9. Baugh, Benton (45:49)

Baugh, Benton
Date:
2009-09-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Benton Baugh was born and raised in Houston, where he decided he wanted to be an engineer. After graduating from the University of Houston, Baugh nearly went to work for NASA in 1965, but delays in...

10. Johnston, Dwight (44:12)

Johnston, Dwight
Date:
2009-09-09
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Dwight Johnston grew up in Dallas, Texas, into a family full of engineers. He attended Texas A&M University, and graduated with a degree in civil structural engineering. In 1978 he went to work in ...