Benjamin A. Thorp III

Background

III, Benjamin A. Thorp was born on May 31, 1938 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Benjamin A. Junior and Anna C. (Head) T.

Education

Student in electrical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1956-1961; postgraduate in management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967-1968; Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Maryland., 1964; postgraduate in engineering, U. Bridgeport, 1966; postgraduate in marketing, U. Tennessee, 1970.

Career

Product development manager, Huyck Formex division Huyck, Greenville, Tennessee, 1969-1971; marketing manager, Huyck Formex division Huyck, Greenville, Tennessee, 1971-1973; vice president, general manager, Huyck Formex division Huyck, Greenville, Tennessee, 1973-1975; vice president, general manager, Huytech Systems division, Wake Forest, North Carolina, 1975-1978; vice-president, director research, Huyck Corporation, Rensselaer, New York, 1978-1980; president, Benjamin A. Thorp Inc., Albany, 1980-1982; president, POYRY-BEK Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, 1982-1984; vice president engineering, Bachelor of Engineering&K Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, 1984-1985; vice president engineering, James River Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, 1984-1995; vice president manufacturing technical, Chesapeake Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, 1996-1997; director pulp and paper engineering, Georgia Pacific, Atlanta, since 1998. Member Executive Committee Pulp and Paper Foundation Board, Georgia Institute Technology, 1991-1995, president, 1993-1995.

Achievements

• Benjamin A. Thorp III has been listed as a noteworthy Paper manufacturing company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Richmond Mathematics and Science Center, 1987-1993, Science Museum of Virginia Foundation, 1989-1998. Chairman papermaking project advising committee Institute Paper Science and Technology, 1990-1994. Fellow Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (chairman appermakers committee 1984-1986, vice chairman paper and board division 1988-1990, chairman 1990-1992, board directors Leadership award 1994).

Member Paper Industry Management Association (president 1996-1997), Experimental Aircraft Association, Meadowbrook Estate Civic Association (board directors 1996-1998).

Connections

Married Barbara Sue Telloch, August, 1964 (divorced March 1986). 1 child, Benjamin A. IV. Married Laurie Diane Murdock, October 25, 1987.

Father:

Benjamin A. T. Junior

Mother:

Anna C. (Head) T.

Spouse:

Barbara Sue Telloch

Spouse:

Laurie Diane Murdock

child:

Benjamin A. IV III