Lon Edward Callen

Background

Callen, Lon Edward was born on March 31, 1929 in Kingman, Kansas, United States. Son of Cleo Paul and Josephine Nell (Mease) Callen.

Education

Bachelor in Mathematics and Physics, U. Wichita (Kansas), 1951.

Career

Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951, advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, 1968. Commander Tuslog Detachment 93, Erhac, Turkey, 1966-1967. Senior scientist Defense Atomic Support Agency, Washington, 1967-1971.

Retired, 1971.

Director emergency preparedness City-County of Boulder, Colorado, 1976. Board of directors Boulder County Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome Council, 1977, Boulder County Amateur Radio Emergency Superior vena cava syndrome, 1978.

Achievements

• Lon Edward Callen has been listed as a noteworthy county official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member honorary awards committee National Capital Area council Boy Scouts American, 1971. Chairman Boulder County United Fund, 1976-1982. Member assistant staff Indian Princesses and Trailblazer programs Boulder Young Men’s Christian Association, 1974-1978.

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Ordnance Society, American Society Cybernetics, Planetary Society, Mathematics Association American, New York Academy of Sciences, Federation American Scientists, National Association Atomic Veterans, Union Concerned Scientists, Boulder County Fire Fighters Association, Colorado Emergency Management Association, Retired Officers Association, Colorado Front Range Protective Association, Mensa, Boulder Knife and Fork Club, Optimists, Denver Matrix Club, University Colorado Ski Club, University Wichita Club, Sigma Xi, Pi Alpha Pi.

Connections

Married Barbara Jean Sallee, October 12, 1954. Children: Lon Edward, Lynnette J. Commissioned.

Father:

Cleo Paul Callen

Mother:

Josephine Nell (Mease) Callen

Spouse:

Barbara Jean Sallee

child:

Lon Edward Callen

child:

Lynnette J. Commd Callen