Luther received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M College in 1957 and his MS in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech in 1972. He was honorable discharged from the U. S. Army as a Captain in 1966. He is owner of LOC Engineering and has been a engineering consultant for over 35 years. Besides NSPE and GSPE, he is Treasurer of the Metro Atlanta Chapter, a member of SAE and ASCE, and a link of the Order of the Engineer for GSPE. He is a past President of the Rotary Club of Conyers, Georgia, and a member of the Board of Adjustment for Rockdale County, Georgia. He participates in church and several fraternal organizations. He and his wife, Tiny have 7 children, and numerous grandchildren and a growing number of great-grandchildren.