Background
Lane, Melvin Bell was born on May 11, 1922 in Des Moines. Son of Laurence William and Ruth (Bell) Lane.
Lane, Melvin Bell was born on May 11, 1922 in Des Moines. Son of Laurence William and Ruth (Bell) Lane.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1944; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Pomona College, 1976.
Production assistant, Lane Public Company, Menlo Park, California, 1946-1951; business manager, Lane Public Company, Menlo Park, 1952-1959; president, Lane Public Company, Menlo Park, 1974-1985; also Chairman, Board Of Directors, Lane Public Company, Menlo Park public, Sunset Magazine and Books, Menlo Park. Advisory council Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, 1975-1989. Board directors Lucky Stores, Dublin, California, 1980-1988, Procter and Gamble&E, San Francisco, 1986.
Chairman California Coastal Commission, 1972-1977. Chairman executive committee Conservation Foundation/World Wildlife Fund, Washington, 1985. Trustee Stanford University, 1981-1991, advisory council graduate school business, 1986-1989.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Advertising Council (board directors 1985-1989), California Environmental Trust (chairman 1985), California Nature Conservancy (board directors 1977). Clubs: Bohemian, Pacific Union (San Francisco).
Married Joan Fletcher, February 15, 1953. Children: Whitney Miller, Julie Lane Gay.