David Packard

Year Inducted: 1975 (p)
Nominated By: Brian Mccartney
Sports Competed In: Basketball, Football, Track
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Athlete

High School:
Attended Pueblo Centennial H.S., graduating in 1930.

Achievements:
High School:
● Played basketball, football (tackle) and track for the Bulldogs.
● State champion in the high jump (5'6"), discus throw (126 feet) and runner-up in the high 120 high hurdles his senior year.
● Helped Pueblo Centennial to the South-Central League basketball title averaging 15.2 points in 12 games.
● Scored 51 points or more than the runner-up in the league scoring title chase.

College:
Went to Stanford University, in Palo Alto, CA, and earned a B.A., in 1934...Continued his post-graduated studies at Stanford University, graduating in 1939 with a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Achievements:
College:
● Played basketball and football for the Cardinals.
● Starter on the football team's appearance in the 1933 Rose Bowl.

Professional Affiliations:
● Along with William Hewlett, established their firm in Packard's garage with an initial capital investment of $558 in 1939.
● The company proved to be an expert administrator and Hewlett provided many technical innovations, grew into the world's largest producer of electronic testing and measurement devices.
● It also became a major producer of calculators, computers, and laser and ink jet printers.
● Founded the "David and Lucile Packard Foundation" in 1964.
● Appointed by President Richard Nixon as Deputy Secretary of  Defense in 1969 and served until 1971.
● Created the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Foundation in 1978.
● Donated $55 million to build the new aquarium which opened in 1984.
● Donated $40 million towards building the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University in 1986 and it open in 1991.
● Gave $13 million to create the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and the Packard Foundation has since provided about 90% of the institute’s operating budget in 1987.

Related Activities:
● His will gave approximately $4 billion to the Packard Foundation, including large amounts of valuable real property in Los Altos Hills.
● All three of Packard daughters sit on the foundation’s board of trustees.

Occupation:
Entrepreneur: Electronics - Hewlett/Packard Corporation.

Personal:
Married Lucile Salter...Passed away on March 26, 1983 at age 83.