Background
Dittman, Frank Willard was born on July 22, 1918 in Pittsburgh. Son of Frank Otto Theodore and Sarah Elizabeth (Fellows) Dittman.
Dittman, Frank Willard was born on July 22, 1918 in Pittsburgh. Son of Frank Otto Theodore and Sarah Elizabeth (Fellows) Dittman.
BSChE, University Pittsburgh, 1940. MChE, Cornell University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1944.
Research assistant, St. Joe Minerals Corporation, Monaca, Pennsylvania, 1936-1940; instructor, research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1940-1944; chemical process engineer, Koppers Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1946-1952; chemical process engineer, Rust Engineering Company, Pittsburgh, 1952-1958; research technical steel, United States Steel Research Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, 1958-1962; chemical engineer professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1962-1989; chemical engineer professor emeritus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1989. Co-adjunct instructor Rutgers University, since 1994.
Mayor, council member, president, member planning board redevelopment agency Municipal governor, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 1964-1981. Chairman energy council Somerset County, Somerville, New Jersey, 1972-1974. Chairman, member board directors Som-Rar.
Val Sewer Authority, Bridgewater, 1976-1994. Member Somerset Valley Orchestra With United States Navy, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American Institute of Chemical Engineers (director New Jersey section 1987-1996). Member Somerset County Governing Officials Association (program committee 1991-1994), Pi Kappa Alpha.
Married Audrey Evelyn McLaren, December 21, 1946. Children: Evelyn Mae, Dorothy Lee, Sarah Elizabeth, Frank W. Junior.
