He was adviser of numerous outstanding scientists at OSU including Karl Spangenberg, and Nelson Wax.

From 1918–1919 he served in the United States Marine Corps, then joined Cornell University to study electrical engineering where he received his E.E.

His dissertation was entitled The Calculation and Design of Alternating Current Networks Employing Triodes Operating During a Portion of a Cycle.

In his long career, Everitt was a radar pioneer and author of basic texts on radio engineering and communication.

Everitt was also a Fellow of AIEE, and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Engineering Education, the Acoustical Society of America, Eta Kappa Nu, the National Council of Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Xi, and received 10 honorary doctorate degrees.