Background
Winkle, Jon Van was born on October 29, 1930 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Rigby Gill and Margaret (Hulings) Van Winkle.
Winkle, Jon Van was born on October 29, 1930 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Rigby Gill and Margaret (Hulings) Van Winkle.
Bachelor cum laude, Amherst College, 1951. Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954.
Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1965. Master of Business Administration, University Massachusetts, 1974.
Senior chemical engineer, General Electric, various locations, 1970-1982; project manager, materials, Holophane division Manville, Newark, Ohio., 1982-1987; manager technical and engineering, LCP Chemical, Moundsville, West Virginia, 1987-1990; manager, facilities superintendent, MCNC Center for Microelectronics, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1990.
Member American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi (president 1992-1993), Rotary (director 1979-1982, secretary 1988-1989, 91-92).
Children: Marcus, Sarah Caroline.