John William Sumrall

Background

Sumrall, John William was born on May 2, 1931 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lyman Byron and Elsie Muriel (Williams) Sumrall.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Auburn University, 1954.

Career

Chemical engineer, Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 1954-1958; department manager, Reynolds Metals Company, Muscle Shoals, 1958-1963; plant engineer, Louisville Cement Company, Logansport, Indiana, 1963-1964; technical services supervisor, International Minerals and Chemical Corporation, Bartow, Florida, 1964-1966; senior project engineer, Nipak division Lone Star Gas Company, Dallas, 1966-1971; engineering manager, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, McIntosh, Alabama, since 1971. Supervisor Funk Seeds Credit Union, Bloomington, Illinois, 1983-1986. Board directors Southern Development Council, Montgomery, Alabama.

Achievements

• John William Sumrall has been listed as a noteworthy engineering manager by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Colbert County Fair Association, Muscle Shoals, 1960-1963. With United States Army, 1954-1956. Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers (section secretary since 1960), National Society of Professional Engineers (committee chairman since 1980), Institute Industrial Engineers (senior, committee chairman since 1965).

Interests

• Avocations: boating safety instructor, vessel examiner for United States Coast Guard.

Connections

Married Patty Kathleen Fleming, December 27, 1953. Children: Fred, Teresa, Susan, Linda.

Father:

Lyman Byron Sumrall

Mother:

Elsie Muriel (Williams) Sumrall

Spouse:

Patty Kathleen Fleming

child:

Linda Sumrall

child:

Fred Sumrall

child:

Susan Sumrall

child:

Teresa Sumrall