A. Lee Brown

Born in Texas and raised in Ocean Beach, California, Lee Brown developed a lifelong love of the sea. As a high school junior, he attended the US Coast Guard Academy through its early admission (AIM) program. Returning to Point Loma High, his goal was to graduate and matriculate to USCGA. To prepare for being a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Lee became a marine safety officer for the San Diego City Lifeguard Service. As fate would have it, he was seriously injured during a rescue requiring a surgery that made him ineligible for any military service. Foreclosed from USCG, the injury didn't disallow him from continuing as a fulltime, year-round ocean lifeguard. Patrolling the beaches and bays of San Diego for a decade, Brown was able to marry, start a family and complete bachelors and masters from San Diego State and, later, a Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin.

For three decades, Dr. Brown was a faculty member at several American colleges and universities. In addition, he has served as the Director of the US Department of Energy’s Summer Institute for Water & Energy; a lead planner for the Texas Department of Water Resources, and Dean of Mathematical, Physical, and Behavioral Sciences at Grossmont College. In the 1990s, the Browns moved to the northern Rockies allowing him to shift from academic science to applied hydrology. Working in Idaho, he was the Executive Director of the Environmental Resources Center, senior hydrologist for the Idaho chapter of The Nature Conservancy, and a regional manager for Idaho Water Engineering, LLP.

Lee’s contributions have been recognized by US Dept. of State, Sunset Magazine, Outstanding Educators of America, National Institute for Organizational Development, City of San Diego Award for Excellence, and San Diego County Business Association. Additionally, his ideas have been funded by the Idaho Humanities Council, along with the Ford, Donner, and National Science Foundations. Above all, he is most proud of being selected as a Fulbright Scholar to the Oxford complex and receiving a Distinguished Faculty Award from San Diego State University. (see: https://www.aleebrown.com )