Arden Wilford Swanson

Background

Swanson, Arden Wilford was born on March 30, 1929 in Minneapolis. Son of Anton Wilhelm and Esther (Foss) Swanson.

Education

B. Mining Engineering, University Minnesota, 1954.

Career

Assistant mine engineer, Youngstown Mines Corporation, Ramsey, Michigan, 1954; mining engineer, Erie Mining Company, Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, 1954-1957; mine engineer, Odanah Iron Company, Hurley, Wisconsin, 1957-1961; mining engineer, Pickands Mather & Company, Duluth, Michigan, 1961-1965; project engineer, Pickands Mather & Company, Cleveland, 1965-1971; project manager, Pickands Mather & Company, Cleveland, 1971-1982; general manager technical support, Pickands Mather & Company, Cleveland, 1982-1987; technical project manager, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., since 1987.

Achievements

• Arden Wilford Swanson has been listed as a noteworthy Mining company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of executive board Republican Party, North Olmsted, Ohio, 1991-1992. Sergeant United States Army, 1950-1952. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, NSPE (treasurer Westshore chapter), Cleveland Engineering Society.

Interests

• Avocation: antique automobile.

Connections

Married Joyce Ida Mondeng, September 19, 1953. Children: Sandra J. Henkaline, David M., Kathleen A. Serif.

Father:

Anton Wilhelm Swanson

Mother:

Esther (Foss) Swanson

Spouse:

Joyce Ida Mondeng

child:

David M. Swanson

child:

Sandra J. Henkaline Swanson

child:

Kathleen A. Serif Swanson