Background
Coleman, John Dawson was born on February 17, 1903 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas, Junior, and Lida P. (Power) C.
Coleman, John Dawson was born on February 17, 1903 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas, Junior, and Lida P. (Power) C.
Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1925.
General Motors Corporation, 1925-1927. Production engineer General Motors Export Company, 1927-1928. Chief chemist Fisher Body division General Motors Corporation, 1928-1933, manufacturing methods engineer Frigidaire division, 1933-1939, assistant supervisor manufacturing research, 1939-1943, assistant superintendent propeller plant, 1943-1945, supervisor manufacturing process plant, 1945-1946, superintendent methods and material utilization, 1947-1958, supervisor field tests, product engineering, since 1958.
Chairman Professional Engineers Conference Board for Industry, 1953-1955.
Member executive council Miami Valley council Boy Scouts American, chairman organization and extension committee, 1952, vice president, 1953-1956, chairman North.W. District, 1955-1956. Member American Chemical Society (chairman Dayton section 1943), Dayton Technology Societies Council (chairman 1947-1948), National (vice president Central zone 1949-1950, 50-51, president 1952-1953), Ohio (president 1947-1948), Dayton (president 1945) societies professional engineers, American Institute Industrial Engineers (president 1951-1952), Izaak Walton League (director Dayton chapter 1948-1950, vice president 1951-1953, president 1954-1955), Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Club: Engineers (Dayton).
Married Elizabeth Gilmour Dunham, July 28, 1934. Children: Constance II, Robin P., Thomas II, John Doctorate. Fuel research engineer