Background
Dirks, Lee Edward was born on August 4, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Raymond Louis and Virginia Belle (Wagner) Dirks.
Dirks, Lee Edward was born on August 4, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Raymond Louis and Virginia Belle (Wagner) Dirks.
Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1956; Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1957.
Reporter, Boston Globe, 1957; Reporter, National Observer, Washington, 1962-1965; news editor, National Observer, 1966-1968; securities analyst specializing in newspaper stocks, Dirks Brothers, Ltd., Washington, 1969-1971; securities analyst specializing in newspaper stocks, Delafield, Childs, Inc., Washington, 1971-1975; securities analyst specializing in newspaper stocks, Christian Science McKee & Company, Washington, 1975-1976; assistant to president, Detroit Free Press, 1976-1977; vice president, general manager, Detroit Free Press, 1977-1980; chairman, Dirks, Van Essen & Association, Santa Fe, New Mexico, since 1980.
Board directors National Ghost Ranch Foundation, Santa Fe, 1973-1997, Santa Fe Opera, 1998-2004. President Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, 2000-2004, director, since 2000. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Chi Alpha, Las Campanas(Santa Fe).
Married Barbara Dee Nutt, June 16, 1956 (divorced January 1985). Children: Stephen Merle, Deborah Virginia, David Louis. Married Judith Ann Putman, December 28, 2001.