Background
DeVries, Donald Lawson was born on March 29, 1917 in Sykesville, Missouri, United States. Son of John Oliver and Emma (Koller) DeV.
DeVries, Donald Lawson was born on March 29, 1917 in Sykesville, Missouri, United States. Son of John Oliver and Emma (Koller) DeV.
Bachelor of Science, Lehigh University, 1939; certified, Harvard Business School, 1962.
With, Koppers Metal Products, Baltimore, 1940-1977; vice president, Koppers Metal Products, Baltimore, 1963-1977; general manager, Koppers Metal Products, 1972-1977; senior vice president, Koppers Company Inc., Baltimore, 1978-1982; director, 1st National Bancorp, Baltimore director, Eastmet Corporation, Cockeysville, Maryland. director, Slaysman Company, Baltimore.
Chairman The Baltimore Opera Company, 1979-1985. Chairman board trustees Goucher College, Towson, Maryland, 1979-1982. Trustee Maryland History Society, Baltimore, since 1980.
Chairman board trustees Memorial Hospital, Easton. Chairman The Community Foundation of Greater Baltimore Area, Inc., 1982-1985, now trustee. Member of Elkridge, Chesapeake Bay Yacht, Talbot Country, L'Hirondelle, Maryland.
Married Jeanne Louise Coleman, January 1, 1946. Children: Donald Lawson, Mary Deborah.