Background
Lyden, Fremont James was born on January 8, 1926 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Son of Gothard Ferdinand and Marie Caroline (Hanson) Lyden.
Lyden, Fremont James was born on January 8, 1926 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Son of Gothard Ferdinand and Marie Caroline (Hanson) Lyden.
Bachelor, University Washington, 1950. Master of Public Administration (Carnegie Foundation fellow), University Washington, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy (Health Information Foundation fellow), University Washington, 1960.
Postgraduate (university fellow), Princeton University, 1956.
Administrative assistant, Bureau Reclamation, Ephrata, Washington, 1952-1953; position classifier, wage analyst, 1953-1955; management analyst, 1957; instructor political science, U. Washington, Seattle, 1956-1959; assistant professor, U. Washington (Graduate School Public Affairs), 1962-1966; associate professor public administration, U. Washington (Graduate School Public Affairs), 1966-1975; professor, U. Washington (Graduate School Public Affairs), 1975-1991; professor emeritus, U. Washington (Graduate School Public Affairs), since 1991. Research associate Harvard University Medical School, also Littauer School, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960-1962. Consultant Bolt, Beranek & Newman, 1963-1965, United States Bureau Land Management, Washington, 1963-1964, Grant County Public Utility District, Ephrata, 1972-1973, Zaring Corporation, Bellevue, Washington, 1972, Souder, Clark, Griffin & Association, 1974-1975, Boeing Computer Services, Seattle,1976, United States Forest Service, Washington, 1980, Lummi indian Tribe, Bellingham, Washington, 1989.
(Book by Lyden, Fremont J.)
Member Governor's Task Force Public Assistance, 1966-1969. Advisory committee Seattle-King County Ad Hoc Committee on Health, 1970-1971. Member National Science Foundation Task Force on Weather Modification, 1966-1967.
Member task force on operations King County Department Assessment, 1984. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Political Science Association, American Sociological Association, American Society Public Administration, American Public Health Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Pan Xenia.