Background
Agnew, Harold Melvin was born on March 28, 1921 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Sam E. and Augusta (Jacobs) Agnew.
Agnew, Harold Melvin was born on March 28, 1921 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Sam E. and Augusta (Jacobs) Agnew.
AB, U. Denver, 1942; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), College Santa Fe, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Denver, 1992.
With, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1943-1946;
alternate division leader, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1949-1961;
leader weapons division, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1964-1970;
director, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1970-1979;
president, General Atomics, San Diego, 1979-1985;
also board directors, General Atomics, San Diego, since 1985. Science adviser Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Paris, 1961-1964. Chairman Army Science Advisory Panel, 1965-1970, San Diego County advisory board.
Member aircraft panel President's Science Advisory Committee, 1965-1973. Member United States Air Force Science Advisory Board,1957-1969, Defense Science Board, 1965-1970, Governor of New Mexico's Radiation Advisory Council, 1959-1961. Secretary New Mexico Health and Social Superior vena cava syndrome, 1971-1973.
Chairman general.adv. committee Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1974-1977, member, 1977-1981. Member aerospace safety advisory panel National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964-1970. Member United States Army Science Board, 1978-1980, White House Science Council, 1982-1989.
Adjunct Professor University of California, San Diego, since 1988.
Member council engineering National Research Council, 1978-1982. Member Los Alamos Board Ednl. Trustees, 1950-1955, president, 1955.
Trustee San Diego Museum Art, 1983-1987. Member Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 1973-1980. New Mexico State senator, 1955-1961.
Secretary New Mexico Legislation Council, 1957-1961. Chairman New Mexico Senate Corporation Commission, 1957-1961. Member Federal Emergency Agency, 1982-1988.
Board directors Fedn.Rocky Mountain States, Inc., 1975-1977, Charles Lee Powell Foundation, since 1993. Chairman University of California San Diego Chancellors Associations, since 1998. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member National Academy Sciences, National Academy Engineering, Council on Foreign Relations, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Beverly Jackson, May 2, 1942. Children: Nancy E. Agnew Owens, John S.