Background
Forman, Howard Irving was born on January 12, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jacob and Dora (Moses) Forman.
federal agency administrator lawyer
Forman, Howard Irving was born on January 12, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jacob and Dora (Moses) Forman.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, St. Joseph's College, 1937; Bachelor of Laws, Temple University, 1944; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1955.
Research chemist, Frankford Arsenal, Department Army, Philadelphia, 1940-1944;
patent attorney, Frankford Arsenal, Department Army, 1944-1946;
chief patents branch, Frankford Arsenal, Department Army, 1946-1956;
assistant director, Pitman-Dunn Research laboratories, 1955-1956;
lecturer political science, Temple University, 1956-1963;
from patent attorney to trademark and international Corporate Counsel, Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, 1956-1976;
deputy assistant secretary, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1976-1981;
also director, Office of Product Standards Policy
chairman interagency commission on standards policy, Weiser, Stapler & Spivak, Philadelphia, 1974-1976;
head, United States delegations to international conferences, 1976-1981;
secretary, director, Rohm & Haas Asia, Inc., 1973-1976;
vice president, general counsel, director, Brilliant International, Inc., Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, 1974-1983;
secretary, director, Far East Chemical Services, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1973-1976;
Rohm and Haas, Far East Chemical Services, Inc., GmbH, Zug, Switzerland, 1975-1976;
director, United States Pharmaceutical Corporation, 1975-1983;
private practice, Philadelphia, since 1981. Advisor to assistant secretary for economics affairs relative to international intellectual property matters Department State, 1968-1972. Orginator International Lab.Accreditation world-wide biennial conferences (ILAC), since 1977.
Chairman accredited Studies. committee, Z21, on performance and installation gas burning appliances and accessories, 1981-1997.
Board of directors Lower Moreland Township School Board, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1969-1975. Board directors Eastern Montgomery County Vocational-Technology School, 1969-1975, secretary, 1970-1975. Board directors Warminster (Pennsylvania) General Hospital, 1983-1991.
Emeritus director Allegheny United Hospitals, Inc., 1991-1994. Life trustee Medical College Pennsylvania and Hahnemann U. Hospitals, since 1994. Fellow American Institute Chemists.
Member American Bar Association, FBA, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Testing and Materials (honorary life, board directors 1985-1987), International Association Protection Industrial Property, American National Studies Institute (board directors 1977-1980, Finegan Studies medal 1996, chairman Z 21 Accredited Standards committee performance installation of gas burning appliances and related accessories, 1981-1997), National Council Patent Law Association (chairman 1967-1968), American Chemical Society, Science Research Society American, American Association Laboratory Accreditation (director 1983-1991), American Patent Law Association (board of managers 1970-1973), American College Legal Medicine, Philadelphia Bar Association (secretary 1973-1974, commission on jurimetrics, technical and patents, vice president 1975), Philadelphia Patent Law Association(president 1964-1966), Licensing Executives Society, Studies Engineering Society (Robert J. Painter Memorial award 1978, Leo B. Moore award 1981), Franklin Institute(vice chairman Futures Center campaign), National Lawyers Club, Gas ApplianceMfrs. Association (meritorious service award 1996), American Society Gas Engineers (honorary), Sigma Xi.
Son of Jacob and Dora (Moses) F. M. Ada Pressman, August 2, 1938. Children: Kenneth J., Harvey R.