1916Born April 30 in Salisbury, North Carolina1937Graduated from Catawba College1942Received Ph.D. in physics from University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill19421944Instructor and assistant professor of physics, Clemson College19451946Senior Physicist and Head of Battery Group of Proximity Fuse Project, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory1946Married Lucille Clark Varner1949Arrived at North Carolina State College to teach in Physics Department19501951Consultant on nuclear aircraft to Sverdrup and Parcel19501956Involved in the design, implementation, and operation of the first non-government nuclear reactor in the United States on the North Carolina State College campus19511953Consultant on reactor design to Propulsion Monsanto Chemical19531955Graduate administrator of Physics Department, North Carolina State College19541956Consultant on reactor design to Babcock and Wilcox and American Machine and Foundry19551956Assistant to Dean of Engineering, School of Engineering, North Carolina State College19551957Director, Summer Institute on Nuclear Energy for Industry1956Appointed head of Physics Department, North Carolina State College19561974Consultant on lasers, missiles, and instrumentation to United States Army Missile Command19571959Consultant to United States Atomic Energy Commission19571961Member, Board of Directors, Aeronautical Electronics, Inc.19581960Director, ASEE-Atomic Energy Commission Summer Institute in Basic Nuclear Engineering1959Awarded Alumni Cup at Catawba College1960Appointed first Dean of the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, North Carolina State College19621968Consultant on range development to Pan American Airways19621969North Carolina State University Council Representative, Oak Ridge Associated Universities19621972Consultant to Industrial Nucleonics Corporation19641968Member, Board of Directors, Adams-Millis Company19681969Vice-Chairman, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Council19681975Consultant to Frankford Arsenal1969Received honorary Doctor of Science degree from Catawba College1972Member, Board of Directors, Research Triangle Institute1981Retired from North Carolina State University1996Died October 13, in Raleigh, North CarolinaFrom the guide to the A. C. Menius, Jr. Papers, 1946-1965, (Special Collections Research Center)