Background
Colby, Lewis James was born on January 22, 1934 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Lewis James and Della (Danielson) Colby.
manufacturing company executive
Colby, Lewis James was born on January 22, 1934 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Lewis James and Della (Danielson) Colby.
Associate of Arts, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1953; Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1960.
Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1959-1960; research specialist, Atomics International, 1960-1965; staff physical chemist, Atomic Energy Commission, 1966-1969; division director, General Atomic Company, 1969-1975; executive vice president, Allied Nuclear Company division Allied Chemical Corporation, 1975-1977; president, Nuclear Services division Allied Chemical Corporation, 1976-1977; president, Allied Chemical Nuclear Products division Allied Chemical Corporation, 1977; group vice president, Allied Chemical Corporation, 1977-1979; senior vice president, Allied-Signal Inc. (formerly Allied Corporation), Morristown, New Jersey, since 1979. Board directors Maxwell laboratories Inc., San Diego, Identitech, Livingston, New Jersey.
Member American Chemical Society.
Married Harriett Lane Wright, August 23, 1958 (divorced 1986). Children: Cheryl Layne Colby Bartels, Steven James.