1932
Born to Wendell Blanchard and Marcella (Palmer) Blanchard in Fort Stotsenburg, Philippines.
1951
Is a member of the US Army through 1953 and again in 1960.
1957
Earns a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1957
Is a teaching and research assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology through 1959.
1959
Works as a hydraulic engineer for the Bureau of Reclamation within the U.S. Department of the Interior in Denver, CO.
1961
Works as a water resources planning engineer in Phoenix, AZ, and is a lieutenant within the Arizona National Guard through 1966.
1964
Earns a Master of Science in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1966
Serves as a senior staff specialist for the Water Resources Council in Washington, DC.
1967
Serves as a colonel within the Maryland National Guard through 1985.
1968
Serves as the editor of “The Nation’s Water Resources.”
1970
Works as an Environmental Specialist within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC.
1971
Works as the director of the Office of Environmental Project Review in Washington, DC.
1980
Receives an honorary diploma for completing a Commissioned General Staff Course in Fort Leavenworth, KS.
1985
Receives the Meritorious Service Medal from the United States Department of the Interior.
1989
Works as a deputy director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within the U.S. Department of the Interior, in Washington, DC.
1997
Works as a special assistant for tribal self-governance within the Office of the Secretary of the Interior through 2004.
1999
Is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal.
2004
Serves as assistant to the deputy assistant secretary of management within the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC.
2005
Serves as the director of planning and policy analysis for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC.
2006
Is a consultant for Natural Resources Management and continues in this role.