Background
Gardon, John Leslie was born on June 5, 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1958. Son of Louis and Clara (Popper) Gardon.
paint company research executive
Gardon, John Leslie was born on June 5, 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1958. Son of Louis and Clara (Popper) Gardon.
Bachelor of Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1955.
Chemist Canada International Paper Company, Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada, 1955-1958. Senior chemist, group leader, research associate, manager Rohm and Haas Company, Springhouse, Pennsylvania, 1958-1968. Director research and development M & T Chemicals, Southfield (Michigan) and Rahway (New Jersey), 1969-1980.
Vice president corporation research and development Sherwin Williams Company, Chicago, 1981-1985. Vice president research and development Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Troy, Michigan, since 1985. Trustee Paint Research Institute, Kent, Ohio, 1972-1981.
Chairman Gordon Research Conference of Adhesion, New Hampton, New Hampshire, 1976.
Member American Chemical Society (chemical organic coatings and plastics division 1980, Roy W. Tess award for Coatings, 1995), Federation of Society for Paint Technology (Roon award 1966, Mattiello lecturer 1992), Chemical Institute Canada, Society plastics Engineers, Society Manufacturing Engineers, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Berta Rost, December 26, 1951. Children: Jessica Joan, Frederic Paul.