William E. Splinter

(1925- ) born at North Platte, lived at Hershey, Lincoln County, and in Lincoln. Agricultural engineer, educator, administrator, known for invention and development of safer aerial spray systems and improved harvesting systems, he was one of the first in his profession to show the relationship between basic biology and engineering, and became advocate for development of alternate fuel sources, holder of four U.S. and two Canadian patents, authored more than 90 publications, participated in projects or presentations in nearly 15 foreign countries; elected to National Academy of Engineering in 1984, recipient of several awards, including John Deere Gold Medal in 1995. Consult McCook /NE/ Gazette, March 4, 1982, p. 8 and UNL Daily Nebraskan, January 21, 1993, pp. 1, 3 and University of Nebraska Foundation, Reporter, Vol 77 (Spring 2000) 3, 15 and Lincoln Journal Star, October 28, 2002, pp. A-1, A-2 and Who's Who in America, Vol 2 (2003) 5019.

Back to Agriculture
Back to Categories