John Duwane Parkyn

Background

Parkyn, John Duwane was born on February 20, 1944 in Louisiana Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Lionel Eric and Florence Katrina Parkyn.

Education

Student, Wisconsin State University, 1964. Student, University New Mexico, 1969. Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering and Physics, University Wisconsin, 1972.

Career

Assistant plant engineer Ohio Medical Products Company, 1966-1967. Party chief United States Geological Survey, Madison, Wisconsin, 1971-1972. Assistant operations gorup Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Two Rivers, 1972-1974.

Assistant superintendent La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, Genoa, 1974-1982. Superintendent, 1982-1995. Member industry review board Institute Nuclear Power Operations.

Chief Executive Officer Great Salt Lake and Southern R.R. President, Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Three Inc., La Crosse, Wisconsin, since 1965. Past chairman board directors BAnks Stoddard, BAnk Ferryville.

Chairman board directors Wisconsin Masonic Home. Chairman board, Chief Executive Officer Private Fuel storage LLC. Director River BAnk; past chairman board Mescalero Fuel Storage LLC.

President Genoa Fuel Tech Company. Chairman board, Chief Executive Officer Great Salt Lake & Southern R.R. Member attorney's responsibility investative board Wisconsin Supreme Ct.

Achievements

• John Duwane Parkyn has been listed as a noteworthy nuclear engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Two Rivers City Council, 1974. Member Vernon County Board Supervisors, 1976-1994, since 2002, past vice chairman county board, member finance committee, chairman human services review board, chn. community options program. Assessor Bergen Township (Wisconsin), 1977-1979.

Chairman Vernon County Library. Committee, since 1976. Chairman personnel committee Vernon County Board Equalized Values.

Chairman Vernon County Committee for Programs of Aging. Past president School District of La Crosse, president. Past president Riverland council Girl Scouts United States of America.

Member executive board Gateway Area council Boy Scouts American, district chairman. Advisor, member Wisconsin staff Order of DeMolay. Past chairman Wisconsin Masonic Home.

Pastor St. Johns United Church Christ. President River Rails Inc., Governor Commission on Midwest Rail Initiative. Vice chairman Vernon County Jail Study Commission.

Vice president Coffeemill Ski Hill, Wabasha, Minnesota. Member American Nuclear Society (chairman Wisconsin section, member national planning committee, chair decommissiong division), National Association RailRoad Passengers (national board directors), Wisconsin Association RailRoad Passengers (state president), American Legion, Wisconsin Legislation Council, Masons (past worshipful master Frontier Lodge 45), Disabled American Veterans.

Connections

Married Betty Christine Tarnutzer, August 13, 1966. Children: Christine Peggy, Sarah Katherine, John Martin.

Father:

Lionel Eric Parkyn

Mother:

Florence Katrina Parkyn

Spouse:

Betty Christine Tarnutzer

child:

John Martin Parkyn

child:

Christine Peggy Parkyn

child:

Sarah Katherine Parkyn