Glendon E. Collins ’53 ScM

Glendon E. Collins ’53 ScM, of Phoenix; Dec. 4. In 1953, he began as a uranium exploration geologist for the Atomic Energy Commission in Albuquerque. In 1957, he transferred to a lands and mineral examiner job with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Sacramento, Calif. Assignments in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Riverside, Calif., followed before he moved to Arizona in 1965 to become land office manager for the BLM. A second career began in 1984 with the Arizona State Land Department, from which he retired in 1994 as Deputy State Land Commissioner. In retirement, he served on numerous boards and committees, including BLM’s Arizona Resource Advisory Council and the Public Lands Foundation. He was the recipient of many awards, including the distinguished service award by the Department of the Interior and the Lifetime Service Award from the Public Lands Foundation. The Public Lands Foundation Archives was renamed the PLF Glendon E. Collins National Archives in recognition of his contributions. He enjoyed baseball, hiking, camping, golf, and the cabin he and his wife built in Bert Lee Park in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff. He is survived by his wife, Marion; six children; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two brothers and sisters-in-law.