Background
Olson, Lee R. was born on January 13, 1929 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of LeRoy R. and Florence (Nelson) Olson.
Olson, Lee R. was born on January 13, 1929 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of LeRoy R. and Florence (Nelson) Olson.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1951. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1952.
With Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1952. With American Cyanamid, New York City, 1954-1964, International Minerals, Skokie, Illinois, 1964-1969, Stauffer Chemical Company, Westport, Connecticut, since 1969., executive vice president, since 1981.
Active Katonah United Methodist Church, New York, since 1970, now lay leader. Served with Chemical corpus, United States army, 1952-1954. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers (treasurer Chicago section 1967-1969), Northwestern University Alumni Club.
Married Helen Elizabeth Camp, November 27, 1954. Children– Susan Hancock, Robin Jane, David James.