Quentin William Lindsey

Background

Lindsey, Quentin William was born on December 1, 1921 in Stockville, Nebraska, United States. Son of Arlo John and Vernell May (Reed) Lindsey.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Nebraska, 1948. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1960.

Career

Associate professor department economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1951-1961; director institutional programs College Human and Social Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1987-1993; Ford Foundation economics advisor, Union of Burma, Rangoon, 1961-1962; Ford Foundation economics advisor, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu, 1962-1968; visiting professor population center, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968-1969; director Center for Pupulation Studies, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1969-1977; science public policy advisor, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, 1977-1984, 93-96; senior advisor development program, United Nations, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1985-1986. Advisor to associate director for minority programs National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1990-1992. Chair educational advisory county North Carolina School Science and Mathematics, Durham, 1989-1995.

Consultant Raleigh City Council, 1975-1993.

Achievements

• Quentin William Lindsey has been listed as a noteworthy government science advisor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary-treasurer North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation, Durham, 1980-1991. Executive director North Carolina Board Science and Technology, Raleigh, 1979-1984, 93-96. Member scholarship selection board Fulbright Foundation, Kathmandu, 1963-1968.

Commander United States Navy, 1942-1946, United States Naval Reserve. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, North Carolina Conservation Council, North Carolina Association for biomedical Research Board, Common Cause, Sierra Club, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Marjorie Vesta Wilkins, September 11, 1948. Children: John Clifford, Cynthia Jean, Karen Elizabeth.

Father:

Arlo John Lindsey

Mother:

Vernell May (Reed) Lindsey

Spouse:

Marjorie Vesta Wilkins

child:

John Clifford Lindsey

child:

Karen Elizabeth Lindsey

child:

Cynthia Jean Lindsey