Edward Albert Rick

Background

Rick, Edward Albert was born on October 30, 1930 in Derby, Connecticut, United States. Son of Edward and Ethel Josephine (McCoy) Rick.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Brown U., 1952; Master of Science, Yale University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1959.

Career

Chemist, Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1952-1953; chemist, Union Carbide Corporation, Charleston, West Virginia, 1959-1965; group leader, Union Carbide Corporation, Charleston, West Virginia, 1965-1978; associate director, Union Carbide Corporation, Charleston, West Virginia, 1978-1981; research associate, Union Carbide Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1981-1987; principal scientist, Rhone-Poulenc Ag. Company, Raleigh, 1987-1996; retired, 1996. Physics instructor, department head United States Naval Preparatory School, Bainbridge, Maryland., 1953-1956.

Achievements

• Edward Albert Rick has been listed as a noteworthy organist chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1953-1956. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Ann Conklin Wyllie, Apr.11, 1955. Children: Jean Ann, David Edward.

Father:

Edward Rick

Mother:

Ethel Josephine (McCoy) Rick

Spouse:

Ann Conklin Wyllie

child:

David Edward Rick

child:

Jean Ann Rick