William H. Parker III Inducted as Distinguished Engineer

William H. Parker III '60 was inducted into the Francis Crowe Society as a Distinguished Engineer, by Dean Dana Humphrey, on Saturday, November 20th at  a tea in the Treat Room of Buchanan Alumni House.

Francis Trenholm Crowe (1882-1946) was a member of the UMaine College of Engineering class of 1905, where he earned a degree in engineering. Among his greatest accomplishments were his projects as a civil engineer in the construction of nineteen major dams in the western United States including Hoover Dam.

The Francis T. Crowe Society Distinguished Engineers honor is granted to persons who have distinguished themselves in their field of study. Each engineering program may select a recipient of the Distinguished Engineer title to be inducted.

Dan Willett and Amos Orcutt offer their congratulations to William Parker

William H. Parker III received a B.S. in civil engineering from UMaine in 1960 and went on to receive a M.S. from Northeastern and a Master of Engineering and an MBA from University of Detroit.

He served as executive vice president for Camp Eaton, Inc.; deputy assistant secretary for Defense for the Environment, and as a director for EG & G, Inc.