Jerome Wilkenfeld

Background

Wilkenfeld, Jerome was born on October 25, 1920 in Brooklyn. Son of Elias and Pauline (Nadel) Wilkenfeld.

Education

BChem. Engineering, City College of New York, 1943.

Career

Successively operating and technical assignments, director process engineering group, quality control and product specification, manager research and control Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corporation, 1943—1965, director corporation program environmental health, 1966—1978, director environmental health, 1970—1978. Director health, environmental and safety Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Los Angeles, 1978—1986. Consultant environmental, health and safety programs, from 1986.

Member New York State Air Pollution Control Board, 1958—1970. Solvents advisory committee Environmental Protection Agency, 1970—1972. Member New York State Environmental Board, 1970—1980.

Board directors American Lung Association, 1971—1978. Member New York State Health Planning Advisory Council, 1972—1976. Advisory committee California Occupational Health Centers, from 1982.

Achievements

• Jerome Wilkenfeld has been listed as a noteworthy environmental, health and safety consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Water Pollution Control Federation, American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers, New York State Chemical Industries Council, Environmental Health Commission (chairman), Air Pollution Control Association (chairman Niagara Frontier section, Outstanding Contribution award 1964), Chlorine Institute, American Petroleum Institute, Manufacturing Chemists Association (chairman environmental committees).

Connections

Married Rhoda B. Barandes, December 21, 1969. Children: Richard S., Robert M.

Father:

Elias Wilkenfeld

Mother:

Pauline (Nadel) Wilkenfeld

Spouse:

Rhoda B. Barandes

child:

Robert M. Wilkenfeld

child:

Richard S. Wilkenfeld