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McKenna, James Emmet was born on March 7, 1947 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Emmet Junior and Mildred Elizabeth (Jones) McKenna.
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James Emmet McKenna
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James Emmet McKenna, American Chemist. Achievements include patents for phenethyl alcohol from styrene oxide, selective decarbonylation. Committee chairman Boy Scouts American, Short Hills, New Jersey, 1980-1986. Captain United States Army, 1973-1975. Member American Chemical Society, Instrument Society American (senior), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon (chapter president 1971-1972).
Education
Bachelor of Science, St. Peter's College, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Fordham University, 1973.
Career
Research chemist, Research Organic, Belleville, New Jersey, 1975-1976; senior research chemist, Chem-Fleur Inc., Newark, 1977-1985; process manager, Firmenich, Inc., Newark, since 1985.
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Membership
Committee chairman Boy Scouts American, Short Hills, New Jersey, 1980-1986. Captain United States Army, 1973-1975. Member American Chemical Society, Instrument Society American (senior), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon (chapter president 1971-1972).
Connections
Married Diane Louise Ashcraft, August 31, 1968. Children: James S., Peter, Erin.
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Republican