Background
Wengert, Norman Irving was born on November 7, 1916 in Milwaukee. Son of Eugene F. and Lydia (Semmann) Wengert.
Wengert, Norman Irving was born on November 7, 1916 in Milwaukee. Son of Eugene F. and Lydia (Semmann) Wengert.
Bachelor of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1938; Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1947; Master of Arts, Fletcher School, 1939.
With, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1941-1948;
faculty, City College New York, 1948-1951;
member program staff, Office Secretary Department Interior, 1951-1952;
professor, chairman social science department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1952-1956;
research associate, Resources for Future, Inc., 1956;
professor public administration, U. Maryland., 1956-1959;
deputy director, National Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Committee, 1959-1960;
professor, department chairman political science, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1960-1968;
visiting professor public administration, Pennsylvania State University, 1968-1969;
professor political science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1969-1987;
professor emeritus, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
member policy analysis staff, Office of Chief, United States Forest Service, 1978-1979. Visiting research professor United States Army Engineer Institute Water resources, 1969-1970. Royer lecturer University of California, Berkeley, 1975.
Lecturer U. Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, summer 1978, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advisory Study Institute, Sicily, summer 1981. Lecturer U. Linkoping, Sweden, summer, 1984. Special adviser Government of India on food, agriculture, 1959.
Consultant United States Army Corps Engineers, 1968, Thorne Ecological Institute, 1972-1975, Federal Aviation Administration, 1963, Atlantic Richfield Oil Corporation, 1973-1974, National Water Quality Commission, since 1974, Office Water Resources and Technology, USDI, 1973-1975, and states Colorado, Maryland., Georgia, Michigan, also Western Interstate Nuclear Board. Summer fellow Fonds für Umweltstudien, Bonn, Germany, 1973;consultant Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, since 1988. Member committee NAS/National Research Council.
Served as ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1945. Member Western Political Science Association, American Society Public Administration, State Bar Wisconsin (emeritus), Forest History Society, Soil Conservation Society American (National Honor award 1982), Order of Coif, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi. M C.
Married Janet Mueller, October 9, 1940. Children: Eugene Mark, Christine Ann, Timothy John.