Background
Olsen, John Richard was born on August 6, 1930 in St. Paul. Son of Richard Lewis and Anita Marie (Cavanaugh) Olsen.
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John Richard Olsen
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John Richard Olsen, American Education consultant. Certified teacher, Minnesota. Decorated Meritorious Svc. medal; named Citizen of Year Parent-Teachers Association, Escambia, Florida, 1983, Professional of Year, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, 1984; recipient Distinguished Svc. award Training Officers Conference, 1973, 1990.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Education, U. St. Thomas, St. Paul, 1953; Master of Education, U. St. Thomas, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Ednl. Technology, Catholic U. American, 1969.
Career
Teacher, Minnesota Public Schools, Holdingford, Minnesota, 1953-1954; second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1954; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Air Force, 1980; with research, United States Air Force Reserve, 1990; branch chief, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1964-1970; division director, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1970-1972; training director, SAODAP, White House, Washington, 1972-1974; prevention director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Washington, 1974-1977; principal advisor, United States Navy, Pensacola, Florida, 1977-1979; president, Tranex, Pensacola, since 1979. Consultant Office Substance Abuse, Washington, 1985-1995, United States Navy, Washington, 1986-1989, Congressional Research Service, Inc., 1989-1992, Mantec Mathematics Washington, 1988-1991.
Achievements
Membership
President Foundation for International Cooperation, 1979-1983, National Institute for the Family, 1980-1981. Chairman Human Rights Advisory Committee, Pensacola, 1987, Escambia Democratic Executive Committee, Pensacola, since 1986. Board directors Avant Garde, Pensacola, 1991.
Member Leadership Pensacola, 1983. Member International Society for Performance and Instruction (life, treasurer 1964, chapter president 1965, 89), Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (prevention chairman 1984-1989).
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Married Marlene Dorothy Delaria, June 5, 1954. Children: Mary Elizabeth Olsen Lavalley, TeresaLouise Olsen Preston.
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Awards
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Decorated Meritorious Svc. medal. Named Citizen of Year Parent-Teachers Association, Escambia, Florida, 1983, Professional of Year, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, 1984. Recipient Distinguished Svc. award Training Officers Conference, 1973, 1990.Decorated Meritorious Svc. medal. Named Citizen of Year Parent-Teachers Association, Escambia, Florida, 1983, Professional of Year, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, 1984. Recipient Distinguished Svc. award Training Officers Conference, 1973, 1990.