George Wallace Cogswell

Background

Cogswell, George Wallace was born on February 8, 1923 in New York City. Son of Charles Wallace and Ann Cecelia (Rean) Cogswell.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1953; postgraduate, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1954-1955; Master of Science, Fordham University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Fordham University, 1960.

Career

Research associate pharmacology, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1956-1958; senior development chemist, A.E. Staley Company, Decatur, Illinois, 1958-1963; section manager research, Armour & Company, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1964-1966; manager market development, Hooker Chemical Company, Niagara Falls, New York, 1966-1968; vice president, Vangard Industries, Anderson, South Carolina., 1968-1972; president, Arlington Services Corporation, Anderson, 1972-1975; director, Woodburn Analytical Laboratory, Anderson, 1975-1988; president, Fielding Chemical Company, Anderson, 1977-1988; technical director, The Wallace Corporation, Anderson, South Carolina., since 1988. Environmental consultant Wells Aluminum Southeast, Belton, South Carolina., since 1981, Farmer & Simpson Engineers, Anderson, since 1982, Cropchem. Company, since 1991; instructor department chemistry Anderson College, since 1980.

Achievements

• George Wallace Cogswell has been listed as a noteworthy company executive, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director, Anderson Community Theater, 1969, 72, 87. Chairman board directors, Anderson Civic Chorale, 1970-1972. District trustee, United Methodist Church, 1973-1975.

Anderson County commissioner, since 1983. Served with United States Army, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (chairman coating committee 1973-1974), American Chemical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Water and Pollution Control South Carolina, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Clubs: Toastmasters. Lodges: Rotary, Elks.

Connections

Married Helen Elizabeth Conrad, November 26, 1949. Children: Ann Elizabeth, Steven Charles, Janet Louise, Linda Helen.

Father:

Charles Wallace Cogswell

Mother:

Ann Cecelia (Rean) Cogswell

Spouse:

Helen Elizabeth Conrad

child:

Linda Helen Cogswell

child:

Ann Elizabeth Cogswell

child:

Steven Charles Cogswell

child:

Janet Louise Cogswell