Gary Wentworth

Background

Wentworth, Gary was born on August 3, 1939 in Orange, Massachusetts, United States. Son of J. Vernon and Linnea F. (Anderson) Wentworth.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Georgia Institute Technology, 1966.

Career

Chemist, Union Carbide Corporation, Charleston, West Virginia, 1966-1968; senior chemist, Monsanto Company, Durham, North Carolina, 1968-1976; group manager, Monsanto Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1976-1982; research director, Sherwin-Williams Company, Chicago, 1982-1994; research director, The C.P. Hall Company, Chicago, since 1994. Adjunct Professor Roosevelt University, Chicago, since 1989.

Achievements

• Gary Wentworth has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman board directors, Impact, Chicago, 1990-1992. Fund coordinator United Way, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1980-1981. Member Chicago Society for Coatings, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: scuba diving, gardening, running.

Connections

Married Carolee Hecht, August 19, 1961 (divorced 1982). Children: Jennifer, Jared.

Father:

J. Vernon Wentworth

Mother:

Linnea F. (Anderson) Wentworth

Spouse:

Carolee Hecht

child:

Jared Wentworth

child:

Jennifer Wentworth