Background
Riggs, Olen Lonnie was born on August 25, 1925 in Bethany, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Olen Lonnie and Lena Louvene (Sparkman) Riggs.
Riggs, Olen Lonnie was born on August 25, 1925 in Bethany, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Olen Lonnie and Lena Louvene (Sparkman) Riggs.
Bachelor of Science inChemistry and Mathematics, Eastern Nazarene College, Boston, 1949.
Registered profile engineer, California. Certified professional chemistry Accredited corrosion specialist.
Research supervisor Continental Oil Corporation, Ponca City, Oklahoma, 1952-1956, group supervisor, 1956-1968.
Research director Wichita, Kansas, 1968-1969. Senior Research.assoc.
Getty Oil Corporation, Houston, 1969-1971. Principal chemist Kerr-McGee Corporation, Oklahoma City, 1971-1991.
President The OLRAN Corporation, Oklahoma City, 1991.
Served with United States Air Force, 1943-1945. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member Electrochemical Society, National Association Corrosion Engineers.
Married Ann Rose France, June 3, 1947. Children: Debra Ann Riggs Bundy, Michael Olen.