Charles Skelton (1947)
Engineer / Inventor / Entrepreneur
Class of 1947 | Inducted 1959
(In fondest memory of Charles Skelton, who passed away December 21, 2001)
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The first student to enroll at Navarro College was part of the first graduating class in 1947.
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During WWII, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and installed radio transmitter stations.
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He attended Texas A&M where he majored in Electrical Engineering.
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Designed the flight programmer for the Titan ICBM, telemetry for the Saturn Rocket used in the Apollo Moon Program.
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Designed surveillance equipment for the CIA and intrusion detection equipment for the US Army which was used in Vietnam
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Founded and was president of the International Data Systems, Inc.,
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Co-founder and Vice President of Data Point Corporation
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Chairman of Johnson Electronic Inc.
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He was an engineer, inventor & entrepreneur.