Show T I ells of Appointment The appointment of Royal J. J Gidney as Director of Construction Construction tion and Supply Division of ot the Grand Junction Operations office office of of- fice flee U. U S. S Atomic Energy Commission CommissIon Commission Com Com- mission was announced today by Manager Allan E. E Jon Jones Mr Gidney succeeds Conrad G. G G G. A. A Peters deceased A veteran of nearly twelve years with the Commission Mr Gidney Cidney has been Chief of the Engineering and Construction Branch Dranch at Grand Junction since May 1955 He Ile came to Grand Junction from the Hanford Hanford Han Han- ford Operations office at Richland Richland Richland Rich- Rich land Washington where he had been employed as a civil and mechanical engineer since 1946 in responsible positions including chief of the maintenance and operations branch and chief of the plant modification unit Born Dorn In Fielding Utah in 1917 Mr Gidney attended grade and high schools In Montpelier Idaho Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho and was was' graduated from Utah State University ltv nt at r Logan I I i In 1910 with a s. n B. B S. S in c In civil ii engineering Before Defore joining the at Richland ln 1946 he was an engineer with the U. U S. S Engineer Engineer Engineer En En- office at Pasco Washington Washing Washing- ton and later at Richland Mr Gidney Is married and the father of three children John 13 Jeanette 10 and Marilyn 7 The family lives at 1705 North Street in Grand Junction The Construction and Supply Division has charge of programs for engineering construction and maintenance of owned facilities facilities fac faa safety and fire fare protection protection tion property management and supply and traffic and trans |