Walter Harold Olson

Background

Olson, Walter Harold was born on May 12, 1945 in New Haven. Son of Donald Richard Olson and Nancy Walker Benton.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1967; Master of Science in Bioengring., University of Michigan, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengring., University of Michigan, 1973.

Career

Assistant professor, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1973-1977; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977-1980; senior research fellow, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, since 1980. Reviewer Whitaker Foundation, Washington, 1996-1998.

Achievements

• Walter Harold Olson has been listed as a noteworthy Biomedical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Tau.

Connections

Married Carole B. Estelle, December, 1947. Children: Trista, Thaddeus, Trent, Tiffany.

Father:

Donald Richard Olson

Mother:

Nancy Walker Benton

Spouse:

Carole B. Estelle

child:

Trent Olson

child:

Thaddeus Olson

child:

Tiffany Olson

child:

Trista Olson