William Raney
- Born: June 27, 1927 (Neenah, Wisconsin)
Education
- 1950: AB, Harvard University
- 1953: ScM, Brown University
- 1955: PhD, Brown University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1955–1956: Harvard University, Research Fellow in Acoustics
- 1956–1960: Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Applied Physics
- 1959–1960: Bell Laboratories, Member, Technical Staff
- 1960–1962: University of Minnesota, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
- 1962–1964: National Research Council, Executive Secretary, Committee on Undersea Warfare
- 1964–1972: United States Navy, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research and Development
- 1971–1978: Office of Naval Research, Chief Scientist and Deputy Director
- 1977–1978: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Chief Engineering, Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications
- 1978–1984: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Assistant Associate Administrator, Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications
- 1984–1987: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Director, Utilization and Performance Requirements Division, Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications
- 1987–1994: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Special Assistant to the Associate Administrator, Office of Space Station
