Dudley Willis Rockwell was born June 20, 1913, in New Britain, Connecticut.
Dud graduated from Yale University Sheffield Scientific School in 1935 with a bachelor of science degree.
In 1959, he was elected president of the Stanley P. Rockwell Co., a heat treating shop in Hartford, CT, a position he held until retiring in 1974.
[1] He was chairman of the ASM Hartford Chapter in 1963-64, and president of the Metal Treating Institute in 1967-68.
During his career as a metallurgist, Dud served on the ASM National Committee, was a popular lecturer, and authored numerous articles about heat treating.