Background
Coe, Benjamin Plaisted was born on August 24, 1930 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mary Plaisted (Ricker) Coe.
Coe, Benjamin Plaisted was born on August 24, 1930 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mary Plaisted (Ricker) Coe.
Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin College, 1953; Bachelor of Science, Ch.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953.
With silicone products department, General Electric Company, Waterford, New York, 1953-1965; process economics engineer, General Electric Company, 1963-1965; executive director, Volunteers for International Technology Assistance, Schenectady, 1965-1968; executive director United States of America division, Volunteers for International Technology Assistance, 1969-1973; vice president, Volunteers for International Technology Assistance, 1971-1973; executive director, Tug Hill Commission, New York State, 1973-1993; retired, Tug Hill Commission, 1993.
Vestry Trinity Episcopal Church, 1978-1981, warden, 1981-1986, 93-96. Board directors Schenectady Symphony, 1969. Chairman public service division Jefferson County United Way, 1982-1984, board directors, 1985-1988, Second vice president, 1988-1989, 1st vice president, 1990-1991, president, 1992-1994.
President Volunteer Center Jefferson County, 1994-1996, 98-2007. Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers (chairman Northeast New York section 1965), Rotary (president Watertown 1989-1990, district governor 1996-1997, Paul Harris fellow, Citation for Meritorious Service 2002), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Margaret Jane Butler, September 5, 1953. Children: Benjamin B., Elizabeth C., Mary Susan, Margaret Jane.