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Albertus D. (Bert) Welliver
Pages 286-289

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... leadership in promoting a close working relationship between engineering and manufacturing, together with pioneering modern engineering design tools, proved invaluable to Boeing process improvement efforts in the late 19SOs en c! early l990s.
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... He served on the executive committee of the Council on Competitiveness. He was a past chairman of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council's Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems and a past member of both the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Aeronautical Aclvisor,v Board en cl the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.
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... At Pennsylvania State, he served the College of Engineering through membership on the Industrial and Professional Acivisory Council, and the advisory committee for the National Science Foundation Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education and Leadership. Away from the job he enjoyed outdoor activities, particularly fishing, and he was an avid woodworker.
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