Background
Olson, Richard Gottlieb was born on December 17, 1922 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Gottlieb William and Lucille Adella (Clifton) Olson.
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Richard Gottlieb Olson
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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute, Terre Haute, 1947. Microsoft Security Essentials, University Michigan, 1955. Postgraduate, University Massachusetts, 1970.
Career
Control and kinetics manager, Atomic Power Development Association, Inc., Detroit, 1955-1964;
supervisor computer facilities and training, Power Reactor Development Company, Detroit, 1959-1967;
technical work leader, Detroit Edison, 1965-1983;
senior nuclear fuel engineer, Detroit Edison, 1982-1989;
retired, Detroit Edison, 1989. Instructor electrical engineering and math Rose Hulman Institute, Terre Haute, 1946-1949, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1949-1976. Instructor computer development CassTech.
High School, Detroit, 1960-1970.
Achievements
Membership
Member citizen's advisory committee Dearborn Board Education, 1956-1970. Sergeant United States Army, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations, PTO, Korea. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Service award 1954), American Nuclear Society (Service award 1966), Association for Computing Machines (Service award 1968), Tau Beta Pi.
Connections
Married Virginia Ann Abbinett, June 22, 1947. Children: Stephen Philip, Mary Annual.
