Background
Phipps, Donald Lee was born on November 5, 1939 in Bristol, Virginia, United States. Son of Donald Lee and Gretchen Lucille (Droke) Phipps.
Phipps, Donald Lee was born on November 5, 1939 in Bristol, Virginia, United States. Son of Donald Lee and Gretchen Lucille (Droke) Phipps.
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 1962; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1967.
Product development engineer, Uniroyal R & D Center, Wayne, New Jersey, 1962; process development engineer, Merck & Company, Inc., Elkton, Virginia, 1962-1966; graduate student, Massachusetts Institute Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1967; process development engineer, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1967-1968; development engineer, Fiber Industries, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, 1968-1972; process development engineer, General Electric Plastics, Mount Vernon, Indiana, 1973-1978; process design engineer, General Electric Plastics, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1978-1991; principal engineer, General Electric Plastics, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, since 1991.
Junior-senior warden St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Pittsfield, 1983-1988. V.p.Berkshire Lyric Theater, 1990, president, 1991-1992. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers.
Married Ann Woodman Carroll, June 20, 1964. Children: Julia Caroline, David Michael.