Theodore C. Williams, P.E., D.E.E., Honorary Member
Mr. Ted Williams, Chairman of the Board
(retired), Williams & Works, began his education in civil
engineering at Michigan Tech then enlisted in the U.S. Army
10th Mountain Division in 1942. He completed his baccalaureate
degree in civil engineering at Michigan State in 1948. He
earned the right to the title 'Diplomate' of the American
Academy of Environmental Engineers in 1959.
At Williams & Works he specialized in
ground and surface water development and treatment as well
as wastewater treatment. His Houghton Lake Sewerage Project
was the first time in the world that natural wetlands were
incorporated as an integral step in the wastewater treatment
process. That project was recognized as one of the 10 most
important engineering accomplishments in Michigan history.
Other award winning innovative solutions to clients problems
included a tunnel to skim fresh water floating on seawater
in Bermuda; a water treatment plant to treat either well water
or surface water with storage of treated water in the aquifer
to meet peak demands; and below lake bottom intakes in Lake
Michigan
Mr. Williams was a member of the National
Society of Professional Engineers and was first registered
as a Professional Engineer in Michigan in 1951 and subsequently
in seven other states. He is a past Director of: The Water
Pollution Control Federation, The Michigan State Chamber of
Commerce, and The Center for Environmental Studies. He is
an Honorary Member of the Michigan Engineering Society and
life member of several technical societies. After retiring
to Santa Fe, New Mexico he serves on a number of civic boards
including: The Old Santa Fe Association, City Wastewater Reuse
Advisory Task Force, Santa Fe Watershed Association, Santa
Fe River Commission and Educate New Mexico.
Ted was a charter member of the Michigan
Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering Professional Advisory
Committee. Ted and his wife, Dora, have three children, one
of whom, Steve, is also being inducted into the ACADEMY.
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