This school ID ... looks a little like a mug shot!
Dad/Lamar finished up his mission and returned to school at the University of Utah. He graduated in 1962, then spent an additional year of postgraduate study, changing his emphasis from Chemistry to Math and Computers. He had an assistantship which paid a stipend for teaching lab and research classes in Chemistry. Newly married and done with school, it was time to embark upon a career.
In the summer of 1963, LaMar went on two interview trips. He went to Denver by himself to check out Marathon Oil, and then both LaMar and Margie drove to San Francisco to interview with Shell Oil Company. Meanwhile, there was correspondence with a third possibility ... General Electric, in Richland Washington.
The quality of some of the scans/images isn't the best, but is hopefully readable ... Typed on an actual typewriter. Dad's responses on yellow make it easy to see which are to him and from him at a quick glance. The back and forth, in letters, snail mail, taking weeks at a time ~ very different contact than job recruitment today.
In early February, a letter from GE to Mr. Westra,
confirming receipt of his application.
Later in February ... there was a job offer.
LaMar's response ... this is a big decision!
... a quick response from GE
... and LaMar accepts the job.
Now finalizing the details ... a bit of back and forth
Dad/Lamar was hired as a chemist, but never did any work in chemistry. He was assigned to work in computer programming, and spent the next 40 years as a computer programmer/systems analyst. The couple had only planned on staying in Richland for a couple years, but ended up staying for nine years before moving back to Utah.
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