Dar Johnson:
CLASS OF 1961

Lutheran West High SchoolClass of 1961
Detroit, MI
Dossin Elementary SchoolClass of 1957
Detroit, MI
Edison Elementary SchoolClass of 1957
Detroit, MI
Schulze Elementary SchoolClass of 1950
Detroit, MI
Dar's Story
Rita, my kids, and my grandkids are the highlights of my life! I am blessed. Rita (she is from Royal Oak, went to Kimball) and I met at Western Michigan (I got my BS. Pre-Med there, MPA from Golden Gate University) and got married three years later in 1967 after she graduated with her BS in education. She taught school in Kansas, Nebraska, California, and Colorado. She was then in the printing business for 28 years handling accounts for Coors, Miller, Hallmark,and many others. As far as my work goes, I spent 20 years with the US Air Force working with missiles, space systems, future concepts, and several classified assignments. We lived in Texas, Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, California, Colorado, and New Mexico. After retiring from the Air Force, I spent the next 24 years working in the aerospace industry working in the development and testing of high energy laser systems, high powered microwave systems, space shuttle systems, spacecraft systems, and related systems. I am now retired for the fourth time (number four is social security retirement) and this time I intend to stay retired (but I said that the last three times also). I do a little consulting for friends around the country. I mostly enjoy my time with my wife, the grandkids, golf, theater, going to sporting events (baseball, basketball, hocke...Expand for more
y), travelling, and doing stuff around the house and grounds. Our daughter and her husband live in Minneapolis, her twin brother and family (middle grandchild) live in the Seattle area, and our youngest with two grandkids live here in Albuquerque. I keep active and involved in the following:
• SCORE Certified Mentor, workshop instructor, Past Chapter Chair
• United States Air Force Retired
• SBA 2020 Legacy Awardee
• BOD, The Loan Fund
• BOD, American Indian Chamber of Commerce, New Mexico
• BOD, African American Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
• Professional Aerospace Contractors Association, Past President, Past Webmaster, Past Sponsorship Chair, Briefing for Industry Program Chairman
• New Mexico Veterans Business Advocates – Active Member
• International Test and Evaluation Association, Founder, Past President, Senior Member Albuquerque Chapter
• Association of Air Force Missileers – Active Life Member
• Air Force Association – Active Life Member
• Military Officers Association of American – Active Life Member
• UNM Anderson School of Business - Guest Lecturer
• UNM STC Mentor to undergrad students, grad students, doctoral and post-doc students
• Instructor with VBOC for the SBA “Boots to Business” program for Veterans
• Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute - External Stakeholder and Tutor
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