Background
Steen, Donald Mariner was born on March 24, 1924 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States. Son of Clarence Guido and Jean Mabel (Whipple) Steen.
Steen, Donald Mariner was born on March 24, 1924 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States. Son of Clarence Guido and Jean Mabel (Whipple) Steen.
Attending, University Nebraska, 1941—1942. Bachelor of Science, United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1981.
President Blue J. Feeds, Inc., 1970—1981, Jirdon Wyoming Inc., 1970—1980, Wyoming Chemical, Inc., 1975—1980, Chemicals International Ltd., 1974—1979, Jirdon Livestock Company, Morrill, Nebraska, 1983—1990, High Plains Land Company, since 1990. Consultant Allied Chemical Сorporation. Chairman board PAB Nebraska Natural Resources Commission, 1981.
Served to lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946.
Chairman Governor's Forward Nebraska Task Force, 1982. State vice chairman Nebraska Republican Party, 1975. Member of Nebraska Association Commerce & Industry (vice president 1981), Nebraska Water Resources Association (president 1982), National Water Alliance, American Legion, Elks, Shriners, Masons, Stockgrowers, Rotary.
Married Bonnie Jeanne Jirdon, October 30, 1946. Children: John Robert, William Gary.