Jerome Bentley Schapiro

Background

Schapiro, Jerome Bentley was born on February 7, 1930 in New York City. Son of Sol and Claire (Rose) Schapiro.

Education

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Engineering, Syracuse University, 1951. Postgraduate Columbia University, 1951-1952.

Career

Project engineer propellents branch United States Naval Air Rocket Test Station, Lake Denmark, New Jersey, 1951-1952. With Dixo Company, Inc., Rochelle Park, from 1954. President, from 1966.

Lecturer detergent standards, drycleaning, care labeling, consumers standards, organizations, United States, since 1968. United States delegate spokesman on drycleaning International Standards Organization,Newton, Massachusetts, 1971, Burssels, 1972, United States delegate spokesman on dimensional stability of textiles, Paris, 1974, Ottawa, Canada, 1977, Copenhagen, 1981. Chairman United States delegate committee on consumer affairs, Geneva, 1974, 75, 76, spokesman United States delegate on textiles, Pairs, 1974, member United States delegate on care labeling of textiles, The Hague, Holland, 1974, United States delegate, chairman delegate council committee on consumer policy, Geneva, 1978, 79, 82, Israel, 1980, Paris, 1981, observer International Standard Organisation/Consumer Committee on Policy meeting, Kyoto, Japan, 2000, Oslo, 2001.

Leader United States delegate committee on dimensional stability of textiles, Manchester, England, 1984. Federal governmental appointee to Industry Functional Advisory Committee on Standards, 1980-1981. Legal expert drycleaning techniques and procedures.

Achievements

• Jerome Bentley Schapiro has been listed as a noteworthy chemicals executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Montclair (New Jersey) School Study Committee, 1968-1969. Co-founder Jewish Focus, Inc., 1991, public Catskill/Hudson Jewish Star, 1991-1998. Vice president, treasurer synagogue.

1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1952-1953. Fellow American Society for Testing and Materials (chairman committee D-12 Soaps and Detergents 1974-1979, member standing committee on international standards 1980-1984, honorary member award committee D-13 textiles). Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American National Standards Institute (vice-chairman board directors 1983-1985, executive committee 1979-1981, 83-85, board directors 1979-1985, finance committee 1982-1985, chairman consumer council 1976, 79, 80, 81, member steering committee to advise Department Comerce on implementation General Agreement of Tariff and Trades agreements 1976-1977, member executive standards council 1977-1979, international standards council, chairman international consumer policy advisory committee 1978-1986), American Association Textile Chemists and Colorists (member executive committee on research 1974-1977, chairman committee on dry cleaning 1976-1988, vice-chairman international test methods committee 1982-1986), American Chemical Society (emeritus), Standards Engineering Society (certified), International Standards Organization (member international standards steering committee for consumer affairs 1978-1981), National Small Business Association (associate trustee 1983-1985), Masons.

Connections

Married Edith Irene Kravet, December 27, 1953. Children: Lois, Robert, Kenneth.

Father:

Sol Schapiro

Mother:

Claire (Rose) Schapiro

Spouse:

Edith Irene Kravet

child:

Kenneth Schapiro

child:

Lois Schapiro

child:

Robert Schapiro