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William Tebeau is an American engineer who was born on November 23, 1925 in Baker City, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon State University in 1950 with a degree in engineering. After graduation, he worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon, and then for the U.S. Navy in San Diego, California. In the late 1950s, Tebeau moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and began working for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He worked there for over 30 years, eventually becoming the head of the Engineering Division. During his time at the lab, he was involved in the development of the first laser and the first nuclear fusion reactor. Tebeau retired from the lab in 1989 and has since been involved in various engineering projects. He is currently a consultant for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. As of 2021, William Tebeau's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

Popular As William Henry Tebeau
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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 23 November 1925
Birthday 23 November
Birthplace Baker City, Oregon
Date of death July 5, 2013 (age 87)
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Nationality United States

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2016

In January 2016, the Oregon Legislature passed SB 5, designating State Highway 126 between Florence and Eugene as "William Tebeau Memorial Highway".

2014

In May 2014, Oregon State University announced that its new residence hall east of the Kerr Administration Building on Washington Way would be named after Tebeau, the first African-American male to earn a degree from the university.

1970

Tebeau earned his civil engineering license and joined the Oregon State Highway Department, where he worked for 36 years. He also taught at Chemeketa Community College, where he was named 1970 Teacher of the Year.

1948

Tebeau was admitted to Oregon State, but he was not offered a housing assignment because of his race, nearly a decade prior to Oregon's fair housing laws. He found a job at a fraternity house tending the furnace, in exchange for a room in the basement. He graduated with a degree in chemical engineering in 1948. When he was unable to find work as a chemical engineer, he studied on his own to become a civil engineer.

1943

William Tebeau was born in Baker, Oregon, United States, to Henry William Tebeau and Frances (née Binor) Tebeau. At age 12, he joined the Boy Scouts of America, earning the Order of the Arrow and eventually becoming an Eagle Scout. In 1943 he graduated from Baker High School.

1925

William Henry Tebeau (November 23, 1925 – July 5, 2013) in 1948 became the first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State College. He was an engineer for ODOT for 36 years. A residence hall at OSU and Highway 126 between Eugene and Florence are both named after him.