Background
Councilman, Richard Robert was born on April 25, 1922 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Frank Dwight and Gladys Vera (Clark) Councilman.
Councilman, Richard Robert was born on April 25, 1922 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Frank Dwight and Gladys Vera (Clark) Councilman.
Chief draftsman, United States Navy, Pasadena & China Lake, California, 1944-1949; engineering supervisor, United States Air Force, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1949-1951; senior design specialist, Bill Jack Scientific Institute, Solana Beach, California, 1951-1952; head optical meche. research, Hughes Aircraft Flight Test, Culver City, California, 1952-1956; group supervisor research & development, Ling-Temco-Vought Elecs., Garland, Texas, 1956-1964; senior engineering specialist research & development, Conductron Division McDonald Douglas, St. Louis, 1965-1970; senior project engineer, Senior Scientist Laboratory Brunswick Corporation, St. Louis, 1968-1975; director, Chairman of the Board, Imperial General Life Insurance Company, St. Louis, 1970-1975; senior project research & development, Brunswick Corporation, Tulsa, 1975-1987; consultant product development, private practice, Collinsville, Oklahoma, since 1987. Consultant in field.
Fellow International Society Optical Engineering, Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (founding president 1955-1956).
Married Louise Perry Spalding (divorced). Children: Richard Martin, Robert Gordon. Married Barbara McCollough (divorced).
1 child, Scott Richard. Married Shirley Ann DeVries, April 25, 1964. 1 child, Marc Wayne.