Background
Dodd, Edwin Dillon was born on January 26, 1919 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States. Son of David Rollin and Mary Grace (Dillon) Dodd.
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Edwin Dillon Dodd
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Edwin Dillon Dodd, Spanish Container manufacturing company executive. Decorated Legion of Merit; Military Merit Medal P.I.).; Recipient Distinguished Citizen award Toledo Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1955, Distinguished Citizenaward Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1959; Distinguished Citizens award National Municipal League; Phoenix award; Pacemaker award University Toledo; named Packaging Man of Year, 1977.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor, Ohio State University, 1941. Doctor in Business Management (honorary), Ohio State University, 1985. Industrial Administrator, Harvard, 1943.
Doctor of Laws, University Toledo, 1970. Doctor of Laws, Washington and Jefferson College, 1972. Doctor of Laws, College of William and Mary, 1982.
Career
Engineer airplane division, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, 1941-1942;
public relations representative, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, 1946-1949;
public relations director, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, 1949-1954;
production manager Libbey Glass division, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, 1954-1956;
factories manager libbey glass division, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, 1956-1958;
vice president, assistant general manager libbey glass division, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, 1958;
general manager paper products division, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, 1959-1961;
general manager forest products division, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, 1961-1968;
executive vice president, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, 1964-1968;
president, chief operating officer, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, 1968-1972;
president, chief Executive officer, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, 1968-1976;
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, 1976-1984;
chairman emeritus, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, 1984-1987;
director, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, 1966-1987. Chairman of the Board Bahamas Agricultural Industries Ltd., 1966-1968, president, 1962-1966. President Forest Products Corporation, 1959-1968.
Also director; president Sabine River & Northern R.R., 1966-1968, also director. President Valdosta Southern Railroad Company, 1961-1968, director, 1966. President Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railroad Company, 1961-1968, director;president, Chairman of the Board Owens-Illinois Timber Corporation, 1962-1968, former member industries advising committee Advertising Council.
Member United States section European Community-United States Businessmen's Council, National Commision on Air Quality, National Industrial Energy Conservation Council.
Achievements
Membership
Past chairman and trustee Fourdinier Kraft Board Institute. Past president Toledo Board Education. Past director, member Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Toledo Labor-Management Citizens Committee.
1st chairman Greater Toledo Corporation. Member President's Industrial Pollution Control Council, since 1970;trustee Toledo Art Museum, Institute Paper Chemistry. Member advisory council National 4H Club.
Former member National Corporations Committee United Negro College Fund. Associate trustee Toledo Boys' Club. Member board development council Medical College Ohio, Toledo.
Board visitors Berry College. Trustee University Toledo Corporation, Council of Americas. Former trustee The Toledo Hospital Served as major Army of the United States, 1943-1946.
Member Toledo Chamber of Commerce (past. chairman), Fibre Box Association (director 1960-1968, president 1965), International Corrugated Case Association (president 1967, director since 1967), National Paper Board Association (director 1964-1968), American Paper Institute (director 1966-1968), American Society Corporation Executives, Ohio Society New York, National Municipal League (regional vice president 1967, council), United States Chamber of Commerce (chairman 1983), National Industrial Conference Board, Harvard Business School Association (former president executive council), Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Toledo, Toledo Country, Belmont Country (Toledo). Mid-America (Chicago).
Economic, Links (New York City). Augusta (Georgia) National Golf. Lyford Cay (Bahamas).
Blind Brook (Purchase, New York ). Muirfield Village Golf (Dublin, Ohio). Burning Tree (Bethesda, Maryland).
Bohemian Club (San Francisco).
Connections
Married Marie Marshall, April 18, 1942. 1 daughter, Marjorie Lee (Mistress Jay Wannamaker). Married second, Patricia Dana, December 22, 1990.
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Nationality
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Religion
Presbyterian
Education
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1941
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1985
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1943
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1970
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1972
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1982
Awards
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Decorated Legion of Merit. Military Merit Medal P.I.). Recipient Distinguished Citizen award Toledo Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1955, Distinguished Citizenaward Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1959. Distinguished Citizens award National Municipal League. Phoenix award; Pacemaker award University Toledo. Named Packaging Man of Year, 1977.Decorated Legion of Merit. Military Merit Medal P.I.). Recipient Distinguished Citizen award Toledo Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1955, Distinguished Citizenaward Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1959.
Distinguished Citizens award National Municipal League. Phoenix award; Pacemaker award University Toledo. Named Packaging Man of Year, 1977.