Background
Selby, John Douglas was born on October 12, 1921 in Odebolt, Iowa, United States. Son of John Hanna and Della Anna (Nelson) Selby.
Selby, John Douglas was born on October 12, 1921 in Odebolt, Iowa, United States. Son of John Hanna and Della Anna (Nelson) Selby.
Bachelor of Science in General Engineering, Iowa State University, 1946. Postgraduate in advanced management, Harvard University Business School, 1971.
Member staff light military electronics department General Electric Company, Utica, New York, 1965-1967, aerospace electronics department, 1967-1971, nuclear energy department San Jose, California, 1971-1975. President, chief executive officer Consumers Power Company, Jackson, Michigan, since 1975, chairman, since 1979. Director Northern Michigan Exploration Company, Plateau Resources Ltd.
Director, officer Michigan Gas Storage Company. Board directors Atomic Industrial Forum, 1979. Board directors Institute Nuclear Power Operations.
Served with United States Navy, 1942-1946. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Professional Engineers Association, Edison Electric Institute (director, member committee on nuclear power), Detroit Economic Club, Michigan, Greater Jackson chambers of commerce. Clubs: Jackson Country, Jackson Town.
Married Marion Elizabeth Harrison, October 23, 1944. Children: Elizabeth Selby Beckingham, Marcia Selby Cubeck, John Douglas, Michael Paul.