Background
Donald, David William Mc was born on August 4, 1923 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Maxwell Wood and Mary Estelle (Weber) McDonald.
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David William Mc Donald
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Bachelor of Science, U. Southwestern Louisiana, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1951.
Career
Chemist, Humble Oil & Refining Company, Baytown, Texas, 1943-1944, 46-47;
research chemist, group leader, Monsanto Company, Texas City, Texas, 1951-1959;
research section leader, manager, Monsanto Company, 1959-1967;
product administrator, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1967-1969;
director research plastics division, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, 1969-1974;
director technical plastics division, Monsanto Company, 1974-1980;
director technical plans, corporation research and development staff, Monsanto Company, 1980-1982;
senior associate, Pugh-Roberts Associations, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1983-1993;
managing consultant, PA Consulting Group, Santa Rosa, California, since 1993. Affiliate professor technical management Washington University, St. Louis, 1983-1988. Consultant in field, since 1982.
Visiting lecturer, scholar Stanford University, 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Chemical Society, Society Plastics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Nell Cullen Welch, July 31, 1948. Children: Mason, Thomas, Daniel, David.
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Religion
Episcopalian