Background
Colbourn, Joseph Leason was born on October 29, 1929 in Baltimore. Son of Hobson Wheeler and Margaret (Frazier) Colbourn.
Colbourn, Joseph Leason was born on October 29, 1929 in Baltimore. Son of Hobson Wheeler and Margaret (Frazier) Colbourn.
Bachelor, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1951; postgraduate, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1957-1959; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1963.
Biochemist, Army Chemical Center, Edgewood, Maryland., 1954-1959; assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1963-1971; research manager, Miles laboratories, Elkhart, Indiana, 1971-1986; product manager, E.E.R. Systems, Inc., Germantown, Maryland., 1986-1989; task manager, Sherikon, Inc., Frederick, Maryland., 1989-1995; task manager, Cambridge Cons. Corporation, Frederick, Maryland., since 1995.
Sergeant United States Army, 1951-1954. Member American Chemical Society, Mountain Club Maryland. (president).
Married Martha Byrd Howell, Oct 18, 1952. Children: Joseph Junior, Margaret Mary, Jeanne DeChantal, Charles Edward, Kathleen Madeline, Patricia Marie.