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Dr Clinton Eldridge Parker

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Dr Clinton Eldridge Parker

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14 Dec 2012 (aged 77)
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Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Clinton Eldridge Parker, 77, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Clinton was born Aug. 27, 1935, in Suffolk, Va. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Virginia Military Institute in 1957, was a veteran of the
United States Air Force, and earned his master’s and doctorate from the University of Arizona in 1964 and 1966,
respectively. Clinton E. Parker, Ph.D., P.E., was a professor emiterus of the University of Texas at Arlington. He was
a retired professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. He joined the
UT-Arlington faculty in 1982 as department chair and served in that role for 17 years. Prior to coming to Texas, he
served on the faculty at the University of Virginia for 15 years and the Virginia Military Institute faculty for four
years. Clinton was a Fellow and life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, life member of the Water
Environment Federation, and life member of the American Water Works Association. He received several honors
and awards in his career, and authored or co-authored numerous professional publications. During his tenure as UT-Arlington Civil and
Environmental Engineering Department chair, 10 scholarship funds were established, all of which became endowedHe enjoyed working
with students and helping the engineers of tomorrow address both current and future real-world environmental challenges.
Clinton Eldridge Parker, 77, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Clinton was born Aug. 27, 1935, in Suffolk, Va. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Virginia Military Institute in 1957, was a veteran of the
United States Air Force, and earned his master’s and doctorate from the University of Arizona in 1964 and 1966,
respectively. Clinton E. Parker, Ph.D., P.E., was a professor emiterus of the University of Texas at Arlington. He was
a retired professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. He joined the
UT-Arlington faculty in 1982 as department chair and served in that role for 17 years. Prior to coming to Texas, he
served on the faculty at the University of Virginia for 15 years and the Virginia Military Institute faculty for four
years. Clinton was a Fellow and life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, life member of the Water
Environment Federation, and life member of the American Water Works Association. He received several honors
and awards in his career, and authored or co-authored numerous professional publications. During his tenure as UT-Arlington Civil and
Environmental Engineering Department chair, 10 scholarship funds were established, all of which became endowedHe enjoyed working
with students and helping the engineers of tomorrow address both current and future real-world environmental challenges.


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