John W. Hernandez, Jr.
Biography
[EPA press release - March 2, 1981]
| Name: | John Whitlock Hernandez, Jr. |
| Date and Place of Birth: | 8/8/29 [see note], Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Married to Dr. Frances Baker Hernandez, Professor, University of Texas-El Paso | |
| Education: | |
| 1945 | Martin High School, Laredo, Texas |
| 1945-1951 | University of New Mexico, B.S. (Civil Engineering) |
| 1958-1959 | Purdue University, M.S. (Sanitary Engineering) |
| 1962-1965 | Harvard University, Ph.D. (Water Resources) |
| 1964-1965 | Teaching Fellow, Harvard University |
| Employment: | |
| 1951-1954 | U.S. Navy--Staff engineering and material officer |
| 1957-1962 | Associate Engineer, New Mexico Health Department, Santa Fe. (Engineer responsible for state's water pollution control program) |
| 1965-1975 | Professor of Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces |
| 1966-1970 | Director, Environmental Health Engineering Program, New Mexico State University |
| 1970 | Research professor, Faculatad de Ciencias y Matematica, Universidad de Chile, Santiago |
| 1971-1973 | Acting Co-Director, New Mexico Environmental Institute |
| 1971-1973 | Director, Environmental Health Engineering Program, New Mexico State University |
| 1973-1974 | Visiting professor, civil engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 1975-1980 | Dean of Engineering, New Mexico State University; Professor of Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University |
| 1981 | Professor of Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University |
| Publications: Books: The Effects of ABS on Sludge Digestion (thesis, Purdue University, 1959). Rate-Limiting Step in the Up-Take of Soluble Organics by Heterogenous Bacteria between 10 and 70 Degrees Centrigrade (dissertation, Harvard University, 1965). Manual on Urban Land-Use Management for New Mexico Municipalities, Las Cruces, NMSU, 1969; Second Edition, 1972. Manual on the National Safe Drinking Water Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, March 1976. Also, has authored more than 20 technical reports and articles in technical journals. | |
| Academic/Civic Activities and Awards: | |
| Honorary Fraternities: |
Sigma Tau, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi |
| 1968-1970 | Advisory Committee on Multiple Uses of U.S. Forests to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture |
| 1969-1970 | Advisory Committee for Remote Area Health Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| 1969-1971 | Governor's Policy Board and Technical Advisory Committee on Air and Water Pollution, chairman |
| 1967-1970 | Governor's Committee on Economic Development |
| 1969-1970 | Harvard Club of New Mexico, director |
| 1969-1970 | President, New Mexico Conservation-Coordination Committee |
| 1970 | Commendation from President Nixon for exceptional service in environmental pollution control |
| 1975-1977 | U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Advisory Council |
[Note: According to Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans, 1992, 2nd edition, John Whitlock Hernandez, Jr. was born on Aug. 17, 1929.]