Background
Dempsey, John Nicholas was born on June 16, 1923 in St. Paul. Son of Mark V. and Mabel M. (Stehly) Dempsey.
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Dempsey, John Nicholas was born on June 16, 1923 in St. Paul. Son of Mark V. and Mabel M. (Stehly) Dempsey.
Bachelor of Science, St. Thomas College, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1951.
Teaching assistant Atomic Energy Commission fellow University Iowa, 1948—1951. Research chemist Ethyl Corporation, Detroit, 1951—1952. Research physicist Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, 1952—1956, research section head, 1956—1960, assistant director research, 1960—1961, director research, 1961—1965, vice president research, 1965—1967, vice president science and engineering, 1967—1972.
Vice president technical services Bemis Company, Inc., 1972—1975, vice president science and technical, since 1975, director. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO.
Trustee Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, Missouri. Member of Institute Environmental Sciences, American Chemical Society, Directors Industrial Research, Industrial Research Institute (representative), North Star Research Foundation (board directors), American Management Association (life), Interlachen Club, Minneapolis Club, Gamma Alpha, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi.
Married Marian V. Lind, June 5, 1948. Children: Barbara Dempsey McCarrier, Mary Dempsey Santiago, Patricia Lee.
