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K-0022 - W. Howard Sprenkle
| Born September 26, 1910 in Carrick, PA |
| Arrived at CMU 1928 |
| Majoring in Mechanical, Aeronautics |
| Class of 1932 |
| Scouting: 2nd Class, Troop 21, Pittsburgh |
| Other activities: Phi Delta Tau, Demolay Club |
| Initiated March 16, 1930 |
| BS 1932 ME CIT |
| MS 1933 ME CIT |
| Passed away May 9, 1985 in Glastonbury, CT |
William Howard Sprenkle began his professional career at the General
Motors Proving Grounds in Lansing, Michigan, and was involved in the
development of the automatic transmission at Buick. He then worked
for many years at the Pratt & Whitney Divison of United Aircraft in
East Hartford, CT, serving as Quality Manager for much of his career.
He was awarded Patent #2,501,030 on March 21, 1950 for "Electrical
Restraining Devices for Free-flow Piston Units". During his
retirement he served in the Retired Executive Volunteer Corps in
Taiwan, developing a Quality Control program for the island. He was
President of the School Board in Andover, CT for several years. He
was married to Elisabeth McPherson McKee of Oakmont, PA until her
death in 1969. He later married Lenore Rock of Pittsburgh, PA. He
had two sons: Peter McKee Sprenkle, of Boulder, CO and Robert McKee
Sprenkle of Hurst, TX.
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