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JAMES W. MAR
Pages 250-255

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From page 251...
... He initially enrolled in the University of Washington in 1938. In an interview for a history of the Air Force Chief Scientists,1 he said, "My father wanted me to be a doctor but I couldn't stand the sight of blood." What he was good at was mathematics; "I could do the multiplication tables and things like that," he joked.
From page 252...
... And he chaired numerous faculty committees, including the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid, Committee on Engineering Education, the Athletic Board, and the Independent Activities Period. In 1970–72 he took leave from MIT to accept appointment as the US Air Force Chief Scientist, the first person of color to serve in this position.
From page 253...
... Besides his election to the National Academy of Engineering, he received the US Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service twice, for his work as chief scientist and on the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. In 1983 he gave the invited 24th SDM lecture of the AIAA, ASME, ASCE, and AHS, and in 1987 he received the AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SDM)
From page 254...
... As a former Air Force chief scientist, the author of this tribute is pleased to acknowledge that I also benefited directly from Professor Mar's excellent advice during my term. Jim is survived by his wife of 75 years, Edith Lew Mar; their children Chris (Susan Rice)


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