Background
Yucel, Edgar Kent was born on August 18, 1927 in Ankara, Turkey. Arrived in United States, 1948, naturalized, 1958. Son of Mustafa Muammer and Refika (Sunkitay) Yucel.
Yucel, Edgar Kent was born on August 18, 1927 in Ankara, Turkey. Arrived in United States, 1948, naturalized, 1958. Son of Mustafa Muammer and Refika (Sunkitay) Yucel.
Bachelor of Science, Galatasaray Lyceum, Istanbul, Turkey, 1948. Master of Arts, University Alabama, 1953. Postgraduate, University Alabama, 1956.
Juris Doctor, University Minnesota, 1962.
Bar: Minnesota 1962, United States District Court Minnesota 1969. Instructor political science and economics University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and Huntsville, 1953-1956. Project engineer Southern Association Engineers, Huntsville, 1956-1959, supervising engineer Sperry Univac Company, Saint Paul, 1959-1962.
Senior attorney 3M Company, Saint Paul, 1962-1969, assistant general counsel, 1969-1981, special counsel, 1981.
Seminar lecturer Saint John"s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1976. Adjunct faculty graduate school College Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, 1986.
Pro bono attorney Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Saint Paul, 1983. Patentee marking tape.
Trustee, governor Health Central Incorporated., Minneapolis, 1972-1978.
Vice president, secretary, board directors Life Sciences Foundation, Minneapolis, 1973. President Turkish Cultural Society, Minneapolis, 1965-1967. Vice consul ad honorem Republic of Costa Rica, Minneapolis, 1964.
Delegate International Labour Orgns., Tripartite, 1987.
Vice consul ad honorem Republic of Costa Rica, Minneapolis, since 1964. President Turkish Cultural Society, 1965—1967. Trustee, governor Health Central Inc., 1972—1978.
Vice president, secretary, board directors Life Sciences Foundation, since 1973. Delegate International Labour Organizations, Tripartite, 1987. Member of American Bar Association, American Arbitration Association (arbitrator since 1984), Minnesota Patent and Trademark Law Association, Society University Patent Administrators, Licensing Executives Society, Corporation Counsel Association (board directors 1964-1967, president 1967-1968), Minnesota Bar Association, Minnesota Alumni Club (Minneapolis), Minneapolis Club.
Married Martha Ellen Diggs Yucel, September 8, 1954. 1 child Edgar Kent.