Byron Eugene Welch

Background

Welch, Byron Eugene was born on March 3, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Paul C. and Lucile Irene (Sherman) Welch.

Education

Student, Swarthmore College. Student, Texas Christian University. Student, University Texas, Austin.

Career

Director development and planning, Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, North Carolina, 1956-1958; director development, Chapman College, Orange, California, 1958-1959; assistant to president, California Western U., San Diego, 1959-1960; assistant to president, William Woods College, Fulton, Missouri, 1960-1962; president, Welch Associations, Inc. fund raising and development consultant, Welch Associations, Inc., Houston, 1962-1994; Adjunct Professor communication, University Texas, Austin, 1968-1991.

Achievements

• Byron Eugene Welch has been listed as a noteworthy Communications educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of executive board Sam Houston Area county Boy Scouts American, 1974-1991. Board directors population program Baylor University College Medicine, 1975-1986. Secretary, member Executive Committee U. Amas., Pueblo, Mexico, 1978-1988.

Chairman of the Board elders, chairman church board Bethany Christian Church, Houston, 1972-1979, member pension fund board, 1979-1986. Personnel Houston Community Foundation, 1980-1991. Chairman of the Board Excape Center, 1989-1991.

With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member National Society Fund Raisers (president 1975-1977, Chairman of the Board 1977-1978, member certified board 1981-1986), Southwest Society Fund Raisers (president 1968-1970), University Texas Southwest Institute Fund Raising (dean 1974-1985, dean Rice U. fund raising 1986-1991), National Society Fund Raising Executives Foundation (president 1980-1983).

Connections

Married Mabel Holmberg, May 18, 1947. 1 son, Byron Eugene, World War II.

Father:

Paul C. Welch

Mother:

Lucile Irene (Sherman) Welch

Spouse:

Mabel Holmberg