Wallace Lee Rankin

Background

Rankin, Wallace Lee was born on January 30, 1923 in Lexington, Nebraska, United States. Son of David Patch and Ruby Laurette (Tesch) Rankin Pierce.

Education

Bachelor, University Nebraska, Omaha, 1944.

Career

Analytical chemist United States Army Reserve C.E., Omaha, 1946—1955. Technical director Nebraska Testing Laboratories, 1956—1961. President Rankin Testing Laboratory, 1961—1974.

Laboratory director Engineers Testing, Phoenix, 1974—1976. Technical director McKinney Laboratory, Surrey, Canada, 1976—1978. Laboratory director Anvil Corporation, Bellingham, Washington, 1978—1980.

President Helu Corporation, Hawaii, since 1980. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO.

Achievements

• Wallace Lee Rankin has been listed as a noteworthy computer company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Southwest Civic Club, Omaha, 1960, Exchange Club, Omaha, 1965, Human Relations Board, Omaha, 1969—1971. Member of American Society for Testing and Materials.

Connections

Married Patricia Ann Langston Rankin, July 4, 1944 (divorced 1974). Children: Patricia Lee, Mary Kathryn, Margaret Ann, John Joseph, Julie Michelle. Married Glenna Sue Barnes Rankin, December 7, 1974.

Father:

David Patch Pierce

Mother:

Ruby Laurette (Tesch) Rankin Pierce

Spouse:

Glenna Sue Barnes Rankin

Spouse:

Patricia Ann Langston Rankin

child:

Patricia Lee Rankin

child:

Mary Kathryn Rankin

child:

John Joseph Rankin

child:

Julie Michelle Rankin

child:

Margaret Ann Rankin