Michael Loewen Parsons

Background

Parsons, Michael Loewen was born on April 20, 1940 in Oklahoma City. Son of O.L. and Eva (O'Neill) Parsons.

Education

Student, Austin College, 1958-1961; Bachelor, Kansas State College (Pittsburgh State University), 1962; Master of Science, Kansas State College (Pittsburgh State University), 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Florida, 1966.

Career

Research chemist, Phillips Petroleum, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1966-1967; assistant professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1967-1971; associate professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1971-1977; professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1977-1984; deputy group leader, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1984-1988; director R & D, Pacific Scientific Company HTL/Kin-Tech Division, Duarte, California, 1988-1991; vice president technical and new product development, Pacific Scientific Company HTL/Kin-Technology Division, Duarte, California, since 1990.

Achievements

• Michael Loewen Parsons has been listed as a noteworthy Research and development executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Applied Spectroscopy (president 1979, William F. Meggos award 1967, 75), American Chemical Society (chairman local secretary 1972, Outstanding Chemist award 1981), Optical Society American, Society Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineering, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Karen O. Bridwell, August 1958 (divorced 1970). Children: Stephen M., David R. Married Virginia E. Thomas, March 23,1971.

Children: LaGuinn E., Lynn Erin.

Father:

O.L. Parsons

Mother:

Eva (O'Neill) Parsons

Spouse:

Virginia E. Thomas

Spouse:

Karen O. Bridwell

child:

David R. Parsons

child:

Stephen M. Parsons

child:

Lynn Erin Parsons

child:

LaGuinn E. Parsons