Charles Gilbert Gunnerson

Background

Gunnerson, Charles Gilbert was born on June 5, 1920 in LeMars, Iowa, United States. Son of Gilbert and Florence May (Holm) Gunnerson.

Education

Bachelor, University California, Los Angeles, 1947. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1990.

Career

Sanitary engineer, Bureau Sanitation, Los Angeles, 1947-1960; senior engineer, Department Water Resources, Sacramento, California, 1960-1963; deputy director research and development solid wastes program, United States Public Health Service, Cincinnati, 1963-1966, 68-70; chief sanitary engineer, Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall/World Health Organization, Istanbul, Turkey, 1967-1968; director Great Lakes office, United States-Canada International Joint Commission, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1973-1974; consultant, World Bank, Washington, 1974-1976, 76-80, 85-; project officer, World Bank, Washington, 1976-1978, 81-85; program director, Department Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Boulder, Colorado, 1974-1976, 78-81, 85-87; lecturer, University of California, Irvine, since 1991. Senior advisor Motor Columbus Engineers, Baden, Jakarta, 1988.

Achievements

• Charles Gilbert Gunnerson has been listed as a noteworthy environmental engineering and policy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisor Museum National Science, Aliso Viejo, California, since 1990. Served to captain United States Army, 1941-1946, PTO, 1950-1953, Panama. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (chairman Environmental Impact Analysis Research Council 1976-1990, Hering award 1960, 67, 75, Horner medal 1975).

Member American Public Works History Society, Middle East Studies Association, National Institute of Engineering Ethics, Society for International Development, Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education (board directors since 1985).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, Middle Eastern art and music, bicycling.

Connections

Married Betty Ann Brown, December 24, 1943. Children: Barbara Lynn, Beverly Joan, Eric Charles.

Father:

Gilbert Gunnerson

Mother:

Florence May (Holm) Gunnerson

Spouse:

Betty Ann Brown

child:

Barbara Lynn Gunnerson

child:

Eric Charles Gunnerson

child:

Beverly Joan Gunnerson