Gene Sylvester Muehleisen

Background

Muehleisen, Gene Sylvester was born on December 28, 1915 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Adolph and Vesta C. (Gates) Muehleisen.

Education

Student, San Diego State College, 1935—1939. Student, San Diego Junior College, 1957.

Career

United States park ranger, Yosemite National Park, summers 1936-1939, 79-84; with, San Diego Police Department, 1940-1960; director training, San Diego Police Department, 1957-1959; commanding officer patrol division, captain, San Diego Police Department, 1958-1960; executive director, Commision on Peace Officer Standards and Training, California Department Justice, Sacramento, 1960-1965, 67-76; associate director, President's Commision on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, National Crime Commission, 1965-1967; chairman police science advising committee, San Diego Junior College, 1957-1960; police science faculty, San Diego Junior College, 1957-1960; staff instructor, San Diego Police Academy, 1954-1960; guest instructor police administration, Sacramento State College, 1964; graduate, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy 51st Session, 1953; president of class, guest faculty, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy 51st Session, 1963-1966; consultant, Ford Foundation International Association Chiefs of Police Project, 1964-1967. Consultant United States National Park Svc., 1965-1984, special assistant to regional director Western region, 1977-1979. Adviser Royal Canada Mounted Police, since 1961.

Guest lecturer, since 1960.

Achievements

• Gene Muehleisen has been listed as a noteworthy protective services official, state official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member training committee International Association Chiefs of Police, since 1963. Member of advisory commission on police training Ford Foundation, since 1964. United States representative Interpol Symposium on Police Edition and Training, Paris, 1965.

Chairman Attorney General's Committee on Law Enforcement Standards, 1957-1959. Vice chairman California Commission Peace Officer Standards and Training, 1959-1960. Chairman police services task force California Council Criminal Justice, 1968-1978.

Member Attorney General's Commission Police-Community Relations, since 1971. Member of advisory committee Federal Bureau of Investigation, since 1972. Mem.Gov.'s Public Safety Planning Council, since 1974.

President San Diego Police Officers Association, San Diego Police and Fire Retirement System. Board directors San Diego History Society Served to captain United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II. Member National Conference Police Assns.

(committee chairman), California Peace Officers Association (committee chairman), Peace Officers Research Association California (president 1959-1960,committee chairman), American Society Public Administration (director San Diego County chapter), National Association State Dirs. Law Enforcement Training (president 1972-1973), American Corrections Association, California Association Administration of Justice Educators, Park Rangers Association of California, International Police Association (life, vice president region 29 United States of America), International Association Chiefs of Police (life), California Parks and Recreation Society (Citizen of Year 1992), Sacramento Tree Foundation (technical advising committee since 1983).

Connections

Married Elsie Jane Conover, September 14, 1940 (deceased March 17, 1999). 1 son, John Robert.

Father:

Adolph Muehleisen

Mother:

Vesta C. (Gates) Muehleisen

Spouse:

Elsie Jane Conover