Richard Thomas Dawson

Background

Dawson, Richard Thomas was born on November 3, 1931 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Clyde Alexander and Blanch Luella (Simmons) Dawson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, St. Saint Louis University, 1960.

Career

Field engineer, Western Electric, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1960-1964; biomedical engineer, School Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio, 1964-1968; engineer, Gas Tech Inc., Mountain View, California, 1968-1972; quality assurance engineer, Ampex Corporation, Redwood City, California, 1972-1974; staff engineer quality, Sperry Corporation, Cupertino, California and Phoenix, 1974-1980; test engineer, Unidynamics, Phoenix, 1980-1981; supervisor calibration laboratory, Teledyne Neosho, Missouri, 1981-1987; senior engineer, Biz Jet International, Tulsa, 1987-1990; consultant, F R Aviation Ltd., Bournemouth, Dorset., England, 1991-1992; consultant, Dresser-Rand, since 1993; consultant, West Star Aviation, Grand Junction, Colorado, since 1994.

Achievements

• Richard Thomas Dawson has been listed as a noteworthy Design engineer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1951-1954. Member Society Automotive Engineers (aerospace division), American Legion, Elks.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, woodworking.

Connections

Married Ona Jane Autrey, August 8, 1954 (divorced 1977). Children: Thomas, Rick, Dennis, Suzanne. Married Wanda Sue Miller, March 12, 1977 (divorced 1979).

1 child, Mindy Sue; married Nora Lee Farnham, March 9, 1991.

Father:

Clyde Alexander Dawson

Mother:

Blanch Luella (Simmons) Dawson

Spouse:

Ona Jane Autrey

Spouse:

Wanda Sue Miller

Spouse:

Nora Lee Farnham

child:

Rick Dawson

child:

Thomas Dawson

child:

Suzanne Dawson

child:

Dennis Dawson

child:

Mindy Sue Dawson