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  • Lester G. Kelso
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    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Friend

    Honored by:

    1936: Student member, Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
    1939: Received Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    1940-1942: Engineering instructor, Boeing School of Aeronautics, Oakland, CA.
    1942-1945: Instructor/Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
    1945-1948: Lead Engineer, Operational Engineering, United Airlines.
    1948-1957: Development Engineer, staff of Senior Vice President, Engineering and Maintenance, United Airlines – evaluating proposed transport aircraft.
    1957-1957: Engineering Supervisor, Preliminary Design Model 727, Boeing Co.
    1957-1960: Configurator; Supervisor Model 727 Configuration Group, Boeing.
    1974-1979: Aerospace Engineer, Naval Air Rework Facility, Alameda Naval Air Station, CA.
    1982-1989: Consultant, part-time visiting lecturer, Aeronautical Engineering Department, Davis Campus, University of California.

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