Walter R. Hibbard Jr.

Dr. Walter R. Hibbard, Jr (January 20, 1918 – February 24, 2010) was an American metallurgist, a distinguished professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in President Johnson's administration, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering elected in 1966 "for metallurgy". [1] [2] [3] [4] He also was director of the Virginia Center For Coal and Energy Research.[5] The National Academy of Engineering said that Hibbard was "world renowned for his scholarship of metallurgy".[4]

References
  1. New York Times:G.E. Research Aide Sworn As Bureau of Mines Chief;December 2, 1965
  2. New York Times:Senate Confirms Mines Chief;January 20, 1966
  3. New York Times:Mine Bureau Head Reigns;March 12, 1968
  4. National Academy of Engineering, Memorial Tributes: Volume 15 (2011),Walter R. Hibbard, Jr
  5. In Memory of Walter R Hibbard;Walter R Hibbard
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