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Pearson to Direct Nutrition Foundation
manufacturing operations for Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis.
Dr. Paul B. Pearson, biochemist, nutrition scientist, and administrator, will
G. V. C. Davies appointed managing director of Humphreys & Glasgow, Ltd., London, England. Theodore A. Dembski joins research department of chemical division at Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Barberton, Ohio, as research chemist. From Allerton Chemical.
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INDUSTRY William S. Allen from Warrenteed Products appointed senior scientist at Erie Resistor Corp., Erie, Pa., electrochemical department. Dr. B. L. Beck promoted to senior research chemist at Humble Oil & Refining's Baytown, Tex., research and development. Jack Braun appointed senior chemist at Shulton, Inc., New York City. From Trubek Laboratories. H. H. Chen resigns from Shell Development to join North American Aviation, Inc., Los Angeles, as a senior technical specialist in nonmetallic materials laboratory.
Joseph O. Denis named superintendent of phosphors and chemicals by Westinghouse lamp division, Bloomfield, N.J. James A. Doyle named manager of Florida phosphate operations of W. R. Grace & Co.'s Davison Chemical Division, Bartow, Fla. New officers recently elected at Givaudan Corp., New York, are F . G. Eichel, v.p.-production; R. E. Vicklund, v.p.-marketing; Paul Adams, v.p.-purchasing; and V. DiGiacomo, v.p.-perfume laboratories. Harold G. Greig named a fellow of the technical staff at RCA Laboratories for "continued outstanding technical achievements." Donald R. Guthrie named v.p. of the coated abrasives division at Minnesota Mining & Mfg., St. Paul. Arthur K. Telfer named v.p. of the chemical division. Both have been general managers of their respective divisions. Robert M. Haff joins International Business Machines, Inc., Endicott, N.Y., as senior associate chemist. Dr. Walter W. Harvey named staff scientist at Kennecott Copper's Ledgemont laboratory, Lexington, Mass. Dr. Ingenuin Hechenbleikner appointed v.p. of Carlisle Chemical Works, Inc., Reading, Ohio.
Ray J. Coleman named v.p. and general counsel of U.S. Borax & Chemical Corp., Los Angeles.
Dr. Earl B. Herr, Jr., promoted to manager of the antibiotic purification development department at Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis.
Dr. Ralph T. K. Cornwell, technical assistant to president of American Viscose, retires after 33 years of service.
Arthur A. Hibbeler named manager of Monsanto's Disneyland Exhibits at Anaheim, Calif.
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James B. Johnson promoted to assistant director for analytical chemistry in special projects division of Un-
ion Carbide Chemicals' research and development department. Paul D. Berry, Dr. Ronald H. Harding, and Alan F . Rogers named group leaders in the polymer chemistry division. Dr. C. W. Wilson III appointed research scientist in special projects division; William E. Whitehurst, in polymer chemistry division, and Dr. Erich Marcus, Dr. Fedor Poppelsdorf, and Walter J. Skraba named research scientists in the organic chemistry division. Dr. Robert L. Meeker and Richard A. Conway named group leaders in special projects division. New on the technical staff at Jacobs Engineering Co., Pasadena, Calif.: James W. Klohr, chief engineer; Robert N. Hall, chief process engineer; John H. Griffin, construction superintendent; Paul L. Armstrong, Jr., and Richard F . Cruce, senior process engineers; Eric Stice and Harry A. Roistacher, senior project engineers; J. Richard Canter, chief instrumentation engineer; Charles G. Renwick, Lory F. Watson, and Charles B. Scott, project engineers; Josh Doshi, process engineer. Dr. Paul Lobo, supervising research scientist in petrochemical research at Continental Oil, promoted to newly created position of research liaison representative for the company with headquarters in Europe. Dr. S. Y. Wong, superintendent of the process lab at Ponca City, succeeds Dr. Lobo. W. Ralph Bea4y succeeds Dr. Wong. Harvey Mintzer appointed assistant to the president of Aeroceuticals, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn. He will direct new product development and production. Dr. T. O. Norris, formerly director of chemical research and development, named to the newly created function of corporate research director at Keuffel & Esser Co., New York City. John W. Olander named general manager of Electronized Chemicals Corp., Burlington, Mass. Robert A. Quaglieri named director of polymer sales covering chemicals and plastics at Foster Grant Co., Leominster, Mass. Francis V. Duffy promoted to polymer sales manager. John M. Ricci joins staff of Celanese Plastics Co.'s polymer development center, Clark, N.J. John A. Starkweather also joins the staff.
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Erwin von Allmen joins Archer Daniels Midland Co., Minneapolis, as assistant to v.p.-marketing. John H. Waldo, head of Eli Lilly & Co.'s organic chemical development department, retires after 40 years of service with the company. Ralph M. Young promoted to newly established position of general manager of Houston, Tex., operations of Lummus Co.
EDUCATION
George H. Schneller appointed to newly created post of director of pharmacy research and development at Wyeth Laboratories, Philadelphia.
Dr. F. Albert Cotton, professor of chemistry at MIT, receives an honorary doctor of science degree from Temple University.
Hubert C. Snowden appointed v.p.production, consolidated chemical division, Stauffer Chemical, Houston.
Dr. Paul J. Flory, professor of chemistry at Stanford University, delivered the Glidden Lecture in Chemistry March 13 at the Institute of Paper Chemistry, Applet on, Wis. His topic was Configurations of Macromolecular Chains.
Lee J. Stark named to technical oils and resins sales staff for Cargill, Inc., in New York. David S. Bergman named to the Chicago office. Dr. Marvin A. Stolberg appointed associate technical director for New England Nuclear Corp., Boston. Eugene F. Swanson promoted to director of chemical marketing at Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, 111. John J. Brennan named to newly created position of general sales manager, chemical division. Robert Thomas resigns as board chairman of American Agricultural Chemical Co., New York City. He remains as a director. Robert W. Todd joins staff of petroleum department at First National City Bank, New York City, to concentrate activities on petrochemical and chemical industries. James R. Turner, assistant director of plant food chemical sales for U.S. Borax & Chemical, named recipient of a National Plant Food Institute award for "outstanding contribution to agriculture and the fertilizer industry." Jan Van Etten, product manager for Interchemicars Vansul colors for rubber, named to newly created post of product manager in rubber and plastic colorants. Dr. L. J. Radi becomes technical assistant in rubber and plastic colorants.
Murrell K. Glover joins faculty of Chowan College, Murfreesboro, N.C., as professor of chemistry and physics. Dr. Julian R. Goldsmith, professor of geochemistry at University of Chicago, named chairman of the department of geophysical sciences. Dr. Victor W. Laurie named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow at Stanford University to study the structure of molecules.
GOVERNMENT Dr. B. G. Ballard, who has been vice president (scientific) of the National Research Council of Canada since 1954, has been appointed president of the council. Dr. Leo Marion, senior director and director of the division of pure chemistry, has been named v.p. (scientific) of NRC. Dr. Frederick E. Ford of Kodak Research Laboratories leaves to fulfill a military obligation. Dr. Norman P. Neureiter of Humble Oil & Refining, where he is senior research chemist, has been given a two-year public affairs leave of absence to serve with the Office of International Science Activities of National Science Foundation.
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