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Ronald Broadwell

College: BS Aeronautical Engineering - Purdue University - 1956/60
Military: US Navy Officer – USS Constellation (CVA-64) – 1960/63
Marital Status: Married Judy in September, 1961 at Birmingham, Michigan
Post Graduation: MS Industrial Administration – Purdue University – 1963/64

Employment:
•    Martin Marietta - Contract Administration – Denver, CO – 1964/68
•    Philco Ford - Contract Administration – Houston, TX – 1968/70
•    Rockwell International - Controller – Anaheim, CA – 1970/75
•    Rockwell International - Strategic Management Director – Richardson, TX – 1975/96

College/Career Highlights:
•    NROTC Scholarship at Purdue
•    Sigma Chi Fraternity
•    Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook
•    Stood as CIC Watch Officer in USS Constellation
•    First-in-class at MS Industrial Administration
•    Worked on Titan II/III contracts at Martin Marietta
•    Worked on NASA space program, including the first moon landing, at Philco Ford
•    Worked on early stage Calculator at Rockwell International, Anaheim, CA
•    Mostly Electronic staff work & consulting at Rockwell International, Richardson, TX

Children/Grandchildren:
•    David & Lluvia Broadwell have 2 daughters; live in Garland, TX
•    Cathy & Shawn Edwards have 3 sons & 1 daughter; live in Palestine, TX
•    Beth & Andrew Hamilton have 1 son & 1 daughter; live in Wylie, TX

Personal:
•    I have a passion for long distance running. In 1969 I started running, and in 1972 I participated in the half-marathon. I participated in 5K to 15K runs for many years, and in 1987/88 I attempted to qualify for the Boston Marathon. The Dallas White Rock Marathon was first, but I didn’t qualify. The time was 3 hours 36 minutes, versus 3 hours 20 minutes to qualify for Boston. Next, I tried Big Sur Marathon in California. It’s spectacular for scenery, but no luck for Boston. I tried St. George, Utah Marathon in October, 1988, and I qualified for Boston in a time of 3 hours 15 minutes.
•    I had a stroke (cerebral thrombosis, for those having medical degrees) two weeks later! Right side was paralyzed and loss of speech was affected, and I was laid up for 3 months. I returned to work in January, 1989, but sadly the Boston Marathon was out.
•    In 2004/05, I had a 1932 Ford pick-up restored (see picture). I had purchased it in 1986, intending someday to find someone who could rebuild it. Meanwhile, I was driving it around as a hobby, but I found someone at the 2004 Dallas AutoRama who could rebuild it. I entered in 2006 AutoRama, and was happily surprised with a Best of Class award!
•    I retired in 1996, and I’m enjoying retirement very much. Traveling to Australia, entering car shows, visiting aviation museums in England, Los Angeles, Pensacola, etc. keeps me busy. Judy says that I was born to retire!

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