Eugene Dwight Crittenden

Background

Crittenden, Eugene Dwight was born on February 27, 1927 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Eugene Dwight and Meltina Ester (Feldkamp) Crittenden.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1947. Master of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1949, Doctor of Philosophy, 1951.

Career

With Hercules, Incorporated., 1951-1992, senior engineer Research Center, Wilmington, Delaware,1951-1953, assistant to director development Naval Stores Department, 1953-1955, senior chem.engr., Brunswick, Georgia, 1955-1956, Wilmington, 1956-1957, technical assistant to development director, 1957-1960, senior technical representative, New York City, 1960-1962, assistant director development synthetics department, Wilmington, 1962-1963, assistant to general manager international department, 1963-1964, director Hercules Europe, Brussels, 1965-1966, director sales organic chemical division, synthetics department, Wilmington, 1966-1967, assistant general manager synthetics department, 1967-1968, general manager new enterprise department, 1968-1972, industrial systems department, 1972-1977, vice president administration public affairs, 1977-1982, division vice president operations, corporation director, member executive and management committee, 1982, corporation vice president international, 1983-1987, president chief Executive officer, AqualonGroup, 1987-1989, senior vice president, 1982-1992, retired. Corporation director Hercules Incorporated., Wilmington, 1982-1992. Board of directors City of Wilmington and New Castle County Young Men's Christian Association, 1968-1992, president 1977-1982.

Trustee, vice president, president Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, 1981.

Board directors World Affairs Council, 1981-1992. Trustee, board directors Medical Center of Delaware, 1978-1992, vice chairman 1990.

Delaware met.chmn. National Alliance of Business, 1981-1982.

Member Governor"s International Trade Council, 1984-1992. Member Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania District Export Council, 1984-1992.

Delegate Economics and Finance Advisory Council, 1977, chairman, 1989-1993.

Achievements

• Eugene Dwight Crittenden has been listed as a noteworthy chemical company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served withUSN, 1945-1946. Yerger fellow in chemical engineering, 1949-1951. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Sigma Xi.

Clubs: Wilmington Country (Board of Governors), Wilmington, VicmeadHunt, Pine Valley Golf, Ocean Forest Golf, Pennsylvania

Connections

Married Sarah Ann Rogers, June 23, 1951. Children: Sarah Ann Crittenden Doctorate"Alonzo, Susan Gray Crittenden Chambers.

Mother:

Meltina Ester (Feldkamp) Crittenden

Spouse:

Sarah Ann Rogers

child:

Susan Gray Crittenden Chambers Crittenden