John William Spence

Background

Spence, John William was born on February 12, 1940 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Bailey and Helen (Holoway) Spence.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Virginia Military Institute, 1962; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1969.

Career

Chemist textile fibers department, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Martinsville, Virginia, 1962-1963; materials engineer, United States Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1966-1969; chemist economics effects division, National Air Pollution Control Administration, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1969-1976; research chemist Environmental Science Research Laboratory,, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, 1976-1979; environmental scientist ORPM, Office of Research Program Management Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1979-1981; research chemist Atmosphere Research Experimental Assessment Laboratory, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, 1981-1993. Deputy director EMAP Center, Research Triangle Park, 1993-1996. Adjunct Professor physics department North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1988.

Achievements

• John William Spence has been listed as a noteworthy Research chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Officer United States Air Force, 1963-1966. Member American Society for Testing and Materials (committee G-1 atmospheric corrosion), National Association Corrosion Engineers.

Interests

• Avocations: boating, fishing, reading.

Connections

Married Barbara Spruill, July 28, 1962. Children: Sharon, Mark.

Father:

Charles Bailey Spence

Mother:

Helen (Holoway) Spence

Spouse:

Barbara Spruill

child:

Mark Spence

child:

Sharon Spence