Background
Collett, Merrill Judson was born on February 20, 1914 in Winona Lake, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles Alfred and Dora (Jenkins) Collett.
Collett, Merrill Judson was born on February 20, 1914 in Winona Lake, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles Alfred and Dora (Jenkins) Collett.
Bachelor, Stanford (California) University, 1934. Master of Public Administration, Syracuse (New York ) University, 1938.
With Public Administration Services, Chicago, 1940-1943. United States Bureau of Budget, 1945-1946. Personnel director Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oregon, 1946-1950.
Director personnel and management production, marketing administration United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1950-1952. Director wartime organizational planning Office Defense Mobilization, 1954-1958. Co-owner Collett and Clapp, Puerto Rico, 1958-1965.
Founder, president Executive Management Service, Arlington, Virginia, 1967-1982. Editor-at-large The Bureaucrat, Washingt, since 1981.
Moderator Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, 1981-1983. Board directors Efforts from Ex-Convicts, Washington, 1967-1983, Bacone College, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1980-1986, 91-94, Tucson Metropolitan Ministry, 1989-1991. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Member International Personnel Management Association (honorary life, Stockberger award), Arizona Personnel Management Association (honorary life).