Background
Christiansen, Paul Alger was born on July 3, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alger Cornelius and Gladys Marie (Volz) Christiansen.
Christiansen, Paul Alger was born on July 3, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alger Cornelius and Gladys Marie (Volz) Christiansen.
Bachelor of Science, Wayne State University, 1948. Master of Arts, Wayne State University, 1949. Postgraduate, University Minnesota, 1950—1960.
Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1978—1979.
Instructor Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, 1949—1951. Accountant Arthur Andersen & Company, Kansas City, Missouri, 1952—1955. Senior tax accountant Arthur Young & Company, 1956—1958.
Professor accounting University Missouri, 1958—1980. Owner Paul A. Christiansen. President Metal Engineered Structures, Inc., Kansas City, from 1963, Paul A. Christiansen & Company, Blue Springs, Missouri, from 1966, Lake Village Corporation, from 1975.
Member Jackson County Bond Advisory Commission, 1967—1973. Chairman 4th Congressional District Republican Committee, 1968. Member Jackson County Republican Committee, 1968—1972.
President Independence Republican Club, 1968—1972. Member of American Association of University Professors (chapter president 1964-1965), Eastern Jackson County Builders & Developers Association, National Association Home Builders, Missouri Society Certified Public Accountants, American Certified Public Accountants Institute, Beta Alpha Psi.
Married Irene A. Adams, July 16, 1954. Children: Paul Alger II, John Adams.