Edna Janet Berry

Background

Berry, Edna Janet was born on May 28, 1917 in Wheatland, Indiana, United States. Daughter of William Alfred and Edna Dean (Merrell) Berry.

Education

Associate of Arts, Vincennes University, 1939. Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1946.

Juris Doctor, New York University, 1952.

Career

Patent agent, American Cyanamid, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1946-1948; patent attorney, Esso Research and Engineering, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1948-1953; manager patent department, National Distillers and Chemical Corporation, New York City, 1953-1965; private practice patent attorney, New York City, since 1965.

Achievements

• Edna Janet Berry has been listed as a reputable patent lawyer, chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Greenwich House, New York City, 1974-1984, Carnagie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1984-1992. Board directors, trustee Animal Medical Center, since 1988. Member Chemists' Club (board directors since 1986).

Interests

• Avocations: needlework, gardening, travel, collage art.

Connections

Father:

William Alfred Berry

Mother:

Edna Dean (Merrell) Berry