Background
Traeger, Richard K. was born on August 27, 1932 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Edgar A. and Hildegard A. (Hessert) Traeger.
Traeger, Richard K. was born on August 27, 1932 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Edgar A. and Hildegard A. (Hessert) Traeger.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1954. Master of Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1965.
Process development engineer, Benjamin Franklin Goodrich Chemical Company, Avon Lake, Ohio., 1954-1957; process design engineer, Benjamin Franklin Goodrich Chemical Company, Cleveland, 1957-1958; fellow, Institute Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1958-1959; instructor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1959-1963; Adjunct Professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1963-1980; supervisor, staff member, Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, 1963-1979; department manager, Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, since 1979. Member continental drilling committee National Research Council, Washington, 1979-1982. Member ocean drilling-downhole measurements panel National Science Foundation, College Station, Texas, 1986-1988.
Assistant scoutmaster, scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Albuquerque, 1954-1976. Chairman, member Lutheran Student Center, Albuquerque, 1954-1958. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, American Institute Chemical Engineers (national board directors 1986-1989, secretary).
Married Carol R. Sonnenburg, September 15, 1954. Children: Richard K., Mark S., Scott R., Kim L.