Mr. Roland H. Carlson

1994 to present

Roland (Ron) Carlson retired as an executive of the Boeing Company in 1994 after 34 years of service. His assignments included Defense and Space Division New Business Management and Product Line Planning, proposal management on missile system basing and management of the Boeing Southwestern Technical Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Ron Carlson spent 5 ½ years as a Research and Development Officer in the U.S. Air Force. Key assignments included nuclear blast and shock experiments on structures at the Nevada Test Site. He is presently a retired Air Force Reserve officer.

His academic and professional affiliations include Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, the Geophysical Union, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chi Epsilon (MSU charter member)), Phi Kappa Phi, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boeing Management Association, Air Force Association and the American Defense Preparedness Association.

Mr. Carlson's professional activities include Registered Professional Civil Engineer in New Mexico; National Academy of Science and Defense Science Board Committees on Nuclear Hardening; consultant to NASA for geophysical experiments on the last Apollo lunar flight; member of the President's Committee for the National Medal of Science for two three-year terms; and a term as 47th District Representative in the Washington State House of Representatives.

Additional activities include Imperials Board of Directors, King County Library Board of Directors, and many years of Boy Scout work including Chairing the Eagle Scout Committee.