Background
Lium, Elder Leonard was born on September 23, 1896 in Christine, North Dakota, United States. Son of John Jay and Oline (Branno) Lium.
Lium, Elder Leonard was born on September 23, 1896 in Christine, North Dakota, United States. Son of John Jay and Oline (Branno) Lium.
Bachelor of Science, U. North Carolina, 1921; Continuing education, University North Carolina, 1944.
Assistant city engineer, Wahpeton, North Dakota, 1921-1923; assistant city engineer, Breckenridge, Minnesota, 1921-1923; general contractor, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1923-1924; construction engineer, Carr & McFadden, West palm Beach, Florida, 1924-1927; resident engineer on construction, Oregon Highway Department, Grants Pass, 1927-1928; city engineer, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1928-1936; member firm, Lium & Burdick consultant engineers, from 1938. Member of faculty U. North Dakota, from 1935, assistant professor сivil engineering, 1935-1939,associate professor сivil engineering, head department сivil engineering, 1939-1946, professor сivil engineering, from 1946, dean engineering, from 1951.
Second lieutenant Air corpus, United States army, World War I. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, Federation Sewage Works Association, American Association State Hsy. Officials, North Dakota Sewage and Waterworks Conference, North Dakota Society Professional Engineers (vice president), National Society Professional Engineers, Elks, Sigma Xi.
Married Margarete Marry MacLachlan, July 7, 1929. Children: James Elder, Lesley Annual.