Person:Helen Lester (1)

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Helen L. Lester
b.9 Mar 1925 Desloge, St. Francois County, Missouri
d.6 Sep 1999 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
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Name Helen L. Lester
Gender Female
Birth? 9 Mar 1925 Desloge, St. Francois County, Missouri
Marriage 26 Dec 1950 to Kenneth Dell Plants
Death? 6 Sep 1999 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma


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Helen Lester Plants Occupation: engineering educator Born: Desloge, Missouri, March 9, 1925


Education

BSCE, Missouri University, 1945 MSCE, West Virginia University, 1953 Certification Registered professional engineer, West Virginia Career Petroleum engineer Amoco, Dallas, 1945; engineer Surveying Co., New Orleans, 1945-46; structural engineer Graham Consultant Engineer Co., Corpus Christi, Texas, 1946-47; professor West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1947-82; senior lecturer Kingston Poly., Kingston upon Thames, U.K., 1982-83; consultant Brighton (U.K.) Poly., 1983-84, United Nations Educational, Manila, Philippines, 1980; department chair civil and architectural engineering tech. Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1985-90.

Career Related

Consultant in field, 1948-85; academy advisor US Navy Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1976-80; chairman Educational Research and Methods, Washington, 1970-73; instructor various engineering colleges United Nations Educational, Manila, Philippines, 1980-81; arranger student exchange Purdue Tech. and Brighton Poly., 1983-91, others.

Creative Works

Author: An Introduction to Statics, 1975, Programmed Topics in Statics and Strength of Materials, 1966, Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, 1983.

Memberships

Fellow Am. Society Engineering Education (board directors 1974-76, vice president 1975-76, Women in Engineering award 1988); member American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Women Engineers. Political Affiliation Republican. Epsicopalian.

Hobbies and Special Interests

Doll collecting, fiction writing, dungeon and dragon games. Family daughter of Rolla Bertell and Margaret Cassandra (Stephens) Lester; married Kenneth Dell Plants, December 26, 1950; children: Frances, Kenneth Bertell, Edward Stephen, Lee DeGroot.

Address

Home: 12 W Front St Morgantown WV 26501-4507

Helen Lester Plants is in the following books: Who's Who in the Midwest - 1992-1993, 23rd Edition (pub. 1992) Who's Who of American Women - 1991-1992, 17th Edition (pub. 1991)

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