Davis L. Ford

Davis L. Ford (deceased) was an environmental engineer with approximately 40 years of experience in the field. He worked with over 150 industries and municipalities and 10 foreign governments in the area of water pollution control, solid waste management, hazardous waste remediation and environmental litigation support.

In addition to his extensive experience as a practitioner, he served on the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin as an adjunct professor for over 30 years, publishing over 100 technical papers, co-authoring or contributing to five textbooks and conducting continuing education courses for practitioners throughout the United States, South America and Europe. He has lectured extensively throughout the United States and many foreign countries. Ford received his B.S. degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in environmental engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.

He was active in various professional organizations, served on the Marine Board of the National Research Council, the USEPA Science Advisory Board, the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission and chaired the Program Committee for the Water Pollution Control Federation. He was a registered professional engineer in 12 states and a Distinguished Engineering Graduate at both Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M. He was president and chairman of the Ethics Committee of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. His honorary affiliations include Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi and Chi Epsilon.