Ben E. Edwards

Background

Edwards, Ben E. was born on October 14, 1935 in San Rafael, California, United States. Son of Benjamin Elisha and Eugenia (Cunningham) Edwards.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1962.

Career

Postdoctoral associate, Columbia University, New York City, 1962-1963; research chemist, Southwest Foundation for Research & Education, San Antonio, 1963-1968; research chemist, Illinois Institute Technology Research Institute, Chicago, 1968-1969; assistant professor, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1969-1973; chief chemist, Old North Manufacturing Company, Inc., Lenoir, North Carolina, 1973-1991; chemist, W.R. Meadows Inc., Blowing Rock, North Carolina, 1991-1995; consultant, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Laboratory, Blowing Rock, North Carolina, since 1995.

Achievements

• Ben E. Edwards has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society for Testing and Materials (chair subcommittee 1986-1996, honorary member committee C9 1996), American Chemical Society, Federation Socs. for Coating Technology, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: music, fabrication of test equipment, woodworking, actingas lay minister.

Connections

Married Marion Malvey, August 28, 1957 (divorced 1964). Married Sandra Schneider, August 21, 1966 (divorced May 1971). Children: Elizabeth, Adrienne, Ben IV, Joel.

Stepchildren: Annalee, Melissa, Sally, Gregory, Jon. Married Shirlee Hopkins Gaines, May 8,1976.

Father:

Benjamin Elisha Edwards

Mother:

Eugenia (Cunningham) Edwards

Spouse:

Shirlee Hopkins Gaines

Spouse:

Sandra Schneider

Spouse:

Marion Malvey

child:

Elizabeth Edwards

child:

Annalee Edwards

child:

Gregory Edwards

child:

Joel Edwards

child:

Melissa Edwards

child:

Sally Edwards

child:

Ben IV Edwards

child:

Jon Edwards

child:

Adrienne Edwards