Background
Cummin, Alfred Samuel was born on September 5, 1924 in London. Son of Jack and Lottie (Hainesdorff) Cummin. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1948.
Cummin, Alfred Samuel was born on September 5, 1924 in London. Son of Jack and Lottie (Hainesdorff) Cummin. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1948.
Bachelor of Science, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1946; Master of Business Administration, U. Buffalo, 1959.
Research chemist, S.A.M. laboratories, Manhattan Project, Columbia University, 1943-1944;
plant supervisor, Metal & Plastic Processing Company, Brooklyn, 1946-1951;
research chemist, General Chemical division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, New York City, 1951-1953;
senior chemist, Congoleum Nairn, Kearny, New Jersey, 1953-1954;
supervisor dielecs-advance development, General Elec. Company, Hudson Falls, New York, 1954-1956;
manager industrial products research department, Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. (Textron), Buffalo, 1956-1959;
manager plastics division, Trancoa Chemical Corporation, Reading, Massachusetts, 1959-1962;
associate director product development service laboratories chemical division, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1962-1969;
director product development, Borden Chemical division Borden Inc., New York City, 1969-1972;
technical director, Borden Chemical division Borden Inc., 1972-1973;
technical director, Borden Inc., 1973-1978;
vice president product safety and quality, Borden Inc., 1978-1981;
vice president science and technical, Borden Inc., 1981-1989;
senior vice president science and technical, Borden Inc., 1989-1991;
associate director, Center for Packaging Science and Engineering/Rutgers University, since 1991;
advisor to the director, Center for Advanced Food Technology/Rutgers University, since 1994.
Researcher in polymers, electrochemistry, and food packaging. Member Executive Committee Food Safety Council, 1976-1981, trustee, chairman member committee, 1976-1981. Board directors Formaldehyde Institute, 1977-1986, vice chairman, 1982-1986, member exec.com., 1981-1986, member medical committee, 1977-1986, steering committee, 1977-1986.
Board directors International Life Sciences Institute, since 1986, Nutrition Foundation, since 1986, Risk Assessment Institute, since 1986, Research Institute, since 1986. Board directors, treasurer Health and Environmental Science Institute, since 1990. Instructor Poly Institute Brooklyn, 1946-1947;assistant professor Adelphi College, 1952-1954.
Professor mathematics science United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1954. Seminar leader American Management Association. Professor management New York University School Management, since 1968.
Member Institute Food Technologists, since 1945, member finance committee, since 1993, member Foundation Fund Drive committee, 1993-1995, member board directors Packaging Division, since 1995.
Member American Society for Testing and Materials, American Chemical Society Federation Coatings Technology, Institute Food Technology, Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Association (director) 1977-1984), Paint Research Institute, Institute Food Technologists (finance committee since 1992). M C.
Married Sylvia E. Smolok, March 24, 1945. 1 child, Cynthia Katherine.