Benjamin Harrison Carpenter

Background

Carpenter, Benjamin Harrison was born on April 5, 1921 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mary Maurine (Westfall) Carpenter.

Education

Bachelor of Science, West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1941. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, 1961.

Career

Registered profile engineer, West Virginia, North Carolina Analytical chemist Union Carbide Corporation, 1941-1943, in specifications development, 1944-1947, research chemist analytical methods, 1948, manager quality controlsystems, 1949-1953, group leader research, 1954-1963, staff senior research cons.unit processes, 1964-1969. Senior research engineer Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1970-1979, manager industrial studies department, 1980-1981,senior program development engineer, 1982. President Engineering Research Applications, Raleigh.

Achievements

• Benjamin Harrison Carpenter has been listed as a noteworthy chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Religion

Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, and the Bible is the divinely inspired word of God that serves as the final written authority for living out the Christian faith.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Association Iron and Steel Engineers, American Statistical Association, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Marilynn J. May, June 8, 1941. Married Alma Beatrice Grindstaff, February 27, 1981. Children: Martha Jo Azzone, Marilynn Jane Hoch, Mary Sue Bryan.

Father:

Benjamin Carpenter

Mother:

Mary Maurine (Westfall) Carpenter

Spouse:

Alma Beatrice Grindstaff

Spouse:

Marilynn J. May

child:

Martha Jo Azzone Carpenter

child:

Marilynn Jane Hoch Carpenter

child:

Mary Sue Bryan Carpenter