Background
Meldahl, Edward Neill was born on November 18, 1925 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Horace Spencer and Elizabeth (Ruthenburg) Meldahl.
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Edward Neill Meldahl
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University of Notre Dame, 1944-1945. United States Navy Oriental Language School, 1945-1946. Princeton University, 1948-1950, Bachelor of Arts.
Tokyo University of Education, 1954-1955. Columbia University, 1951. University of North Carolina.
Spoken languages: English, Japanese, Thai, Malay, Spanish.
Career
Assistant buyer, Sears Roebuck & Company. New York City, 1953-1956;
assistant to manager, Pfizer-Taito, Company, Tokyo, 1956-1960;
sales promotion manager, Pfizer Corporation, Thailand, 1960-1962;
regional manager Japan, Taiwan and Korea, Abbott Universal, 1962-1967;
executive director, Planned Parenthood League Monroe County, Rochester, New York, 1967-1968;
director program operations, The Pathfinder Fund, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1968-1970;
program analyst, Carolina Population Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1970-1973;
regional coordinator for Malaysia, Singapore, East Africa, United Nations Fund for Population Activities, New York City, 1973-1981;
executive director, International Project Assistance Superior vena cava syndrome, Carrboro, North Carolina, 1982-1985;
president, Useful Enterprises, Inc., Chapel Hill, 1985-1990. Consultant The Population Council, New York City, 1972, Population Superior vena cava syndrome International, Chapel Hill, 1972, Circle Rubber Company, Newark, 1981.
Consultant Pawleys Island Related Matters, 1996.
Membership
Ensign United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member Rotary, Kiwanis (board directors Tar Heel Club, Chapel Hill, 1985-1986).
Interests
Connections
Married Eleanor Heyer, December 1950 (divorced January 1970). Children: Malcolm Edward, Alice Virginia, Keith Heyer. Married Joyce London, May 8, 1970.
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democrat