H.V. Eagleson, Professor at Howard, Dies
Halson Vashon Eagleson, 89, a retired physics professor and chairman of the physics department at Howard University, died of cardiac arrest Sept. 23 at Providence Hospital.
After retiring from Howard in 1963, Dr. Eagleson was a part-time physics teacher at the University of Maryland and the University of the District of Columbia until 1989, when he suffered a stroke.
A resident of Washington, he was born in Bloomington, Ind. He graduated from Indiana University, from which he also received master's and doctoral degrees in physics. He taught at what is now Morehouse University and at Clark College in Atlanta before moving to the Washington area in 1945 and joining the faculty at Howard.
A specialist in acoustics and the behavior of sound, Dr. Eagleson contributed numerous papers to professional journals. He also was a consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency on noise pollution, an adviser to the National Science Foundation and a member of an advisory group that evaluated scientific instruments developed by Bell Laboratories.
Dr. Eagleson was a member of Sigma Xi, an honorary scientific organization, and a recipient of a distinguished service citation from the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Silver Beaver award of the Boy Scouts of America.
He also was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Washington, the Gideon Society, the National Capital Area Council of Churches and Anglers All, a fishing group.
His first wife, the former Eula Strong, died in childbirth.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, the former Helen B. Clark of Washington; two children of his second marriage, Juanita M. Eagleson of Washington and William Franklin Eagleson of Troy, Mich.; a stepson, Jonathan T. Latimer Jr. of Atlanta; a brother, Dr. Oran Wendle Eagleson of Atlanta; and six grandchildren.
from the Washington Post newspaper, 25 Sep 1992
Halson Vashon Eagleson, 89, a retired physics professor and chairman of the physics department at Howard University, died of cardiac arrest Sept. 23 at Providence Hospital.
After retiring from Howard in 1963, Dr. Eagleson was a part-time physics teacher at the University of Maryland and the University of the District of Columbia until 1989, when he suffered a stroke.
A resident of Washington, he was born in Bloomington, Ind. He graduated from Indiana University, from which he also received master's and doctoral degrees in physics. He taught at what is now Morehouse University and at Clark College in Atlanta before moving to the Washington area in 1945 and joining the faculty at Howard.
A specialist in acoustics and the behavior of sound, Dr. Eagleson contributed numerous papers to professional journals. He also was a consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency on noise pollution, an adviser to the National Science Foundation and a member of an advisory group that evaluated scientific instruments developed by Bell Laboratories.
Dr. Eagleson was a member of Sigma Xi, an honorary scientific organization, and a recipient of a distinguished service citation from the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Silver Beaver award of the Boy Scouts of America.
He also was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Washington, the Gideon Society, the National Capital Area Council of Churches and Anglers All, a fishing group.
His first wife, the former Eula Strong, died in childbirth.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, the former Helen B. Clark of Washington; two children of his second marriage, Juanita M. Eagleson of Washington and William Franklin Eagleson of Troy, Mich.; a stepson, Jonathan T. Latimer Jr. of Atlanta; a brother, Dr. Oran Wendle Eagleson of Atlanta; and six grandchildren.
from the Washington Post newspaper, 25 Sep 1992
H.V. Eagleson, Professor at Howard, Dies
Halson Vashon Eagleson, 89, a retired physics professor and chairman of the physics department at Howard University, died of cardiac arrest Sept. 23 at Providence Hospital.
After retiring from Howard in 1963, Dr. Eagleson was a part-time physics teacher at the University of Maryland and the University of the District of Columbia until 1989, when he suffered a stroke.
A resident of Washington, he was born in Bloomington, Ind. He graduated from Indiana University, from which he also received master's and doctoral degrees in physics. He taught at what is now Morehouse University and at Clark College in Atlanta before moving to the Washington area in 1945 and joining the faculty at Howard.
A specialist in acoustics and the behavior of sound, Dr. Eagleson contributed numerous papers to professional journals. He also was a consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency on noise pollution, an adviser to the National Science Foundation and a member of an advisory group that evaluated scientific instruments developed by Bell Laboratories.
Dr. Eagleson was a member of Sigma Xi, an honorary scientific organization, and a recipient of a distinguished service citation from the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Silver Beaver award of the Boy Scouts of America.
He also was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Washington, the Gideon Society, the National Capital Area Council of Churches and Anglers All, a fishing group.
His first wife, the former Eula Strong, died in childbirth.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, the former Helen B. Clark of Washington; two children of his second marriage, Juanita M. Eagleson of Washington and William Franklin Eagleson of Troy, Mich.; a stepson, Jonathan T. Latimer Jr. of Atlanta; a brother, Dr. Oran Wendle Eagleson of Atlanta; and six grandchildren.
from the Washington Post newspaper, 25 Sep 1992
Halson Vashon Eagleson, 89, a retired physics professor and chairman of the physics department at Howard University, died of cardiac arrest Sept. 23 at Providence Hospital.
After retiring from Howard in 1963, Dr. Eagleson was a part-time physics teacher at the University of Maryland and the University of the District of Columbia until 1989, when he suffered a stroke.
A resident of Washington, he was born in Bloomington, Ind. He graduated from Indiana University, from which he also received master's and doctoral degrees in physics. He taught at what is now Morehouse University and at Clark College in Atlanta before moving to the Washington area in 1945 and joining the faculty at Howard.
A specialist in acoustics and the behavior of sound, Dr. Eagleson contributed numerous papers to professional journals. He also was a consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency on noise pollution, an adviser to the National Science Foundation and a member of an advisory group that evaluated scientific instruments developed by Bell Laboratories.
Dr. Eagleson was a member of Sigma Xi, an honorary scientific organization, and a recipient of a distinguished service citation from the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Silver Beaver award of the Boy Scouts of America.
He also was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Washington, the Gideon Society, the National Capital Area Council of Churches and Anglers All, a fishing group.
His first wife, the former Eula Strong, died in childbirth.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, the former Helen B. Clark of Washington; two children of his second marriage, Juanita M. Eagleson of Washington and William Franklin Eagleson of Troy, Mich.; a stepson, Jonathan T. Latimer Jr. of Atlanta; a brother, Dr. Oran Wendle Eagleson of Atlanta; and six grandchildren.
from the Washington Post newspaper, 25 Sep 1992
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