Background
Colborn, Harry Walter was born on May 27, 1921 in Pittsburgh. Son of David Lafayette and Leora Blanche (Lane) Colborn.
Electrical engineering consultant
Colborn, Harry Walter was born on May 27, 1921 in Pittsburgh. Son of David Lafayette and Leora Blanche (Lane) Colborn.
Student, Bliss Electrical School, Takoma Park, Maryland, 1940. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1951. Postgraduate, Oak Ridge School Reactor Technology, 1958.
Engineer, West Penn Power Company, Pittsburgh and Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1951-1967; system planning manager, West Penn Power Company, Greensburg, 1967-1970; director transmission planning, Allegheny Power Service Corporation, Greensburg, 1970-1980; manager special studies, North America Electric Reliability Council, Princeton, New Jersey, 1980-1984; director engineering, North America Electric Reliability Council, 1984-1986; private consultant, since 1986; manager technical assessment, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1978-1979.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman system planning 1976-1982, centennial medal 1984).
Married Mary Ellen Meluch, May 31, 1952. Children: David, Kurt.