Background
Hanson, Richard Edwin was born on July 22, 1931 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Gustav Edwin and Delia Thelma (Horton) Hanson.
Hanson, Richard Edwin was born on July 22, 1931 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Gustav Edwin and Delia Thelma (Horton) Hanson.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1953; postgraduate, United States Army General Staff College.
Engineer-in-training, United States Army Corps Engineers, Washington, 1957-1958; senior company engineer, Dickinson Construction Company, Chicago, 1959-1962; assistant chief construction management, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1963-1969; chief project management, United States Postal Svc., Washington, 1969-1970; chief Air Force project management, United States Army Corps Engineers, Washington, 1971-1977; chief of construction, United States Army Corps Engineers, Baltimore, 1977-1981; chief of construction South Atlantic division, United States Army Corps Engineers, Atlanta, 1982-1985; chief of construction, United States Army Corps Engineers, Washington, 1986-1991; director construction operations Pacific Ocean division, United States Army Corps Engineers, Honolulu, 1991-1996; consultant in engineering and construction management, since 1996.
President Walbrooke Manor Citizens Association, Lanham, Maryland, 1963-1964. 1st lieutenant C.E., United States Army, 1953-1957. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Army Engineer Association, Society of America Military Engineers (board directors Washington chapter 1988-1991), Quiet Birdmen, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Joann Gager Terhune, November 6, l954 (divorced January l97l). Children: Richard Edwin Junior, John William, Tamara Terhune. Married Lillie Gwenette Capitanio, February 2l, l987.