Bruce Allan Olson

Background

Olson, Bruce Allan was born on August 22, 1947 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Leonard August and Rose Ann (Hansen) Olson.

Education

Bachelor in History, U. Houston, 1983; Master of Arts in History, U. Houston, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy in History, U. Houston, 1989.

Career

Department manager, Handy Andy, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, 1968, 73-74; operations and training specialist, Department of Defense, 1975-1978; vice president, chief finance officer, Pelican Fastener Corporation, Broussard, Louisiana, 1979-1983; president, chief Executive officer, Louisiana Plating Corporation, Lafayette, 1980-1983; research fellow Institute for International Business Analysis, U. Houston, 1984-1986; teaching fellow, U. Houston, 1986-1988; research associate, Mosher Institute for Defense Studies, College Station, Texas, 1988-1993; assistant professor, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1991-1996; associate professor, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, since 1996. Visiting assistant professor Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. College Station, 1988-1990. Visiting professor U. Houston, 1990-1991.

Adjunct faculty North Harris County College, Houston, 1990-1991. Editor, consultant Houston L.G. Vets Association, since 1989. Consultant 75th Maneuver Area Command, Houston, 1986-1990.

Achievements

• Bruce Allan Olson has been listed as a noteworthy History educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Bayou county Girl Scouts American, Lafeyette, Louisiana, 1980-1983. Consultant athletic department U. Southeastern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1980-1983. Captain United States Army, 1968-1975, colonel Reserve, since 1975.

Member American History Association (Pershing Prize 1986), American Military Institute (Pershing Prize 1986-1987), East Texas History Association, Organisation American Historians, Society forMil. History, Texas State History Association, Reserve Officer Association (H.J. Reilly Memorial scholar 1987-1988), Golden Key, Phi Alpha Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: running, skiing.

Connections

Married Mary Kay Giovannini, August 24, 1973 (divorced 1982). Children: Danielle Nicole, Erik Christopher. Married Suzanne Lynn Summers, January 18, 1991.

Father:

Leonard August Olson

Mother:

Rose Ann (Hansen) Olson

Spouse:

Mary Kay Giovannini

Spouse:

Suzanne Lynn Summers

child:

Danielle Nicole Olson

child:

Erik Christopher Olson