Background
Heffelbower, Dwight Earl was born on August 28, 1925 in Newton, Kansas, United States. Son of Fred Clifford and Ruby Esther (Garrison) Heffelbower.
engineering services company executive
Heffelbower, Dwight Earl was born on August 28, 1925 in Newton, Kansas, United States. Son of Fred Clifford and Ruby Esther (Garrison) Heffelbower.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, 1949; student, Presbyterian College of South Carolina., 1943.
Engineer Burlington Atomic Energy Commission plant, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Company, Inc., Burlington, Iowa., 1949-1956;
chief engineer, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Company, Inc., 1956-1963;
plant manager Iowa Army Ammunition plant, Burlington Atomic Energy Commission plant, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Company, Inc., 1963-1973;
vice president, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Company, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, 1973-1980;
executive vice president operations, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Company, Inc., Lexington, 1980-1986;
president, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Company, Inc., 1986-1992;
chairman, ceo, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Company, Inc., 1992-1994;
also director, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Company, Inc., 1975-1994;
vice president, Mason Company, 1986-1987;
president, Mason Company, 1987-1994;
also board directors, Mason Company. Chairman of the Board Mason Technologies, Inc., Picayune, Mississippi. Chairman of the Board Digital Workshop Center ComputerSolutions, Inc., Lexington, Master of Civil Engineering, Inc.
Board directors Mahco Inc., mason &Hanger National, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, Inc., Clute, Texas, Benchmark Electronics, Inc., Versa Technology Inc., Lexington. Member external advisory com.Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory M-Division. Member weapons intelligence panel Department Energy, 1983, technical advising committee on verification of fissile material and nuclear warhead controls, 1991.
Board of directors, vice president Telford Foundation, Naples, Florida, 1989-1994. Trustee Hanger Trust, Lexington, Kentucky, 1992-1994. Second lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945.
Member American Defense Preparedness Association (advisory board directors 1978-1985), Keeneland Association, Lexington Chamber of Commerce.
Married Darlene Dorey, February 1, 1948. Children: Darl Jay, Kent Lewis, Gail Marie.