Background
Alford, Lionel Devon was born on March 1, 1925 in Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States. Son of Columbus F. and Jennie A. (Lee) Alford.
Alford, Lionel Devon was born on March 1, 1925 in Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States. Son of Columbus F. and Jennie A. (Lee) Alford.
Bachelor of Science in M.E, Louisiana Technology University, 1951. Postgraduate (Sloan fellow), Stanford University, 1966.
Test pilot Boeing Company, Seattle, 1955-1959, manager various missile test operations, 1959-1965. President Boeing Military Airplane Company, Seattle and Wichita, Kansas, 1977-1984. Corporation senior vice president The Boeing Company, from 1984.
Board directors Fourth Finance Corporation, Wichita.
Kansas volunteer state chairman United States Savings Bonds, since 1980. Board directors St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas Foodbank Warehouse, Inc. With United States Air Force, 1943-1946, 51-54.
Member Military Airlift Commission, National Defense Transportation Association, Stanford University Alumni Association.
Married Sallie Julia Bryan, February 2, 1951. Children: Lionel Devon Junior, Scott Franklin.