Edwin Webster Lard

Background

Lard, Edwin Webster was born on July 17, 1921 in Waterloo, Alabama, United States. Son of John Robert and Mamie Alice (Webb) Lard.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Arkansas State University, 1949; Master of Science in Chemistry, Memphis State University, 1961.

Career

Chemist, physicist, Ethyl Corporation, Baton Rouge, 1949-1952; chemist, Chemstrand Corporation, Decatur, Alabama, 1952-1954; chemist, W. R. Grace & Company, Columbia, Maryland., 1954-1974; chemist, Naval Ship Research and Development Center, Annapolis, Maryland., 1974-1979; chemist, chemical engineer, Naval Sea Systems Command, Crystal City, Virginia, 1979-1984; retired, 1984.

Achievements

• Edwin Webster Lard has been listed as a noteworthy chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1949-1957.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, Spanish.

Connections

Married Virginia Faye Howard, June 11, 1945. Children: Ronald, William, Sheryl, Kenneth.

Father:

John Robert Lard

Mother:

Mamie Alice (Webb) Lard

Spouse:

Virginia Faye Howard

child:

Ronald Lard

child:

Sheryl Lard

child:

William Lard

child:

Kenneth Lard