Donald Lyle Veal

Background

Veal, Donald Lyle was born on April 17, 1931 in Chance, South Dakota, United States. Son of Boyd William and Esther Mabel (Iverson) Veal.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, South Dakota State University, 1953. Mediterranean Shipping Company.E., University Wyoming, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, University Wyoming, 1964.

Career

Assistant professor сivil engineering, U. Wyoming, 1964-1966; associate professor, U. Wyoming, 1966-1971; professor, U. Wyoming, since 1971; head department atmospheric science, U. Wyoming, 1971-1976, 77-80; vice president research, U. Wyoming, 1980-1981; acting president, U. Wyoming, 1981-1982; president, U. Wyoming, 1982-1987; director national hail research experiment, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1976-1977; trustee, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1978-1990; chairman, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1980-1982; commissioner, Western Interstate Common for Higher Education, Salt Lake City, 1981-1987; member Reserve Officers Training Corps advising committee, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1982-1987; director, Particle Measuring Systems, Inc., Boulder, since 1982; president, Particle Measuring Systems, Inc., Boulder, 1987-1994; retired, Particle Measuring Systems, Inc., Boulder, 1995; director, First Interstate Bank, Laramie, Wyoming, 1974-1988; member, NAS-National Research Council panel on low-altitude wind variability. Member NAS-National Research Council panel on modernization of National Weather Svc.

Achievements

• Donald Lyle Veal has been listed as a noteworthy university president, researcher, executive, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Brees Field Airport Authority, Laramie, 1962-1976. President Bress Field Airport Authority, 1964-1976. Member Wyoming Congressional Award Council, 1983.

President Western Athletic Conference Foundation, since 1983. Served to 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1953-1957. Fellow American Meteorological Society.

Member National Society Professional Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, American Society of Civil Engineers, Weather Modification Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Bonita Dale Larson, May 8, 1953. Children: Sherrill, Barbara.

Father:

Boyd William Veal

Mother:

Esther Mabel (Iverson) Veal

Spouse:

Bonita Dale Larson

child:

Sherrill Veal

child:

Barbara Veal