Background
Welles, John Galt was born on August 24, 1925 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Paul and Elizabeth Ash (Galt) Welles.
Welles, John Galt was born on August 24, 1925 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Paul and Elizabeth Ash (Galt) Welles.
Bachelor of Engineering, Yale University, 1946. Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 1949. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary) U. Denver, 1994.
Test engineer General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1947.
Labor relations staff New Departure division General Motors Corporation, Bristol, Connecticut, 1949-1951. Member of staff Mountain States Employers Council, Denver, 1952-1955.
Head industrial economics division U. Denver Research Institute, Denver, 1956-1974. Vice president planning anddevel.
Colorado School Mines, Golden, 1974-1983.
Regional administrator Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, 1983-1987. Executive director Denver Museum Natural History, 1987-1994, exec.dir. emeritus, 1994. Senior consultant Secretariat, United Nations Conference Human Environment, Geneva, 1971-1972.
Consultant Business International, South America, Geneva, 1972.
Trustee Tax Free Fund of Colorado, New York, 1987, Denver Public Library. Friends Foundation, 1996.
Member Rocky Mountain regional advisory board Institute International Education, 1996. Executive Committee Denver Committee on Foreign Rels., 1987.
Board dirs Gulf of Maine Foundation, 1995.
Chairman Colorado Front Range Project, Denver, 1979-1980.
Test engineer General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1947. Labor relations staff New Departure division General Motors Corporation, Bristol, Connecticut, 1949-1951. Member staff Mountain States Employers Council, Denver, 1952-1955.
Head industrial economics division University Denver Research Institute, 1956-1974. Vice president planning and development Colorado School Mines, Golden, 1974-1983. Regional administrator Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, 1983-1987.
Executive director Denver Museum Natural History, 1987-1994, executive director emeritus, from 1994.
Senior consultant Secretariat, United Nations Conference Human Environment, Geneva, 1971-1972. Consultant Business International, S.A., Geneva, 1972. Trustee Tax Free Fund of Colorado, New York, 1987-2000, Denver Public Library.
Friends Foundation, since 1996. Member Rocky Mountain regional advisory board Institute International Education, since 1996. Executive committee Denver Committee on Foreign Relations, since 1987.
Board directors Gulf of Maine Foundation, since 1995. Chairman Colorado Front Range Project, Denver, 1979-1980. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Museum (ethics committee 1991-1994, vice president 1992-1995), World Future Society, Cactus Club (Denver), University Club (Denver), Denver Executive Club (president 1967-1968), Blue Key, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Barbara Lee Chrisman, September 15, 1951. Children: Virginia Chrisman, Deborah Galt, Barton Jeffery, Holly Page.