Background

Atchison, Joseph Edward was born on December 25, 1914 in Barnum, West Virginia, United States. Son of Edward Washington and Frederica Catherine (Kerns) Atchison.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1938. Master of Science in Pulp & Paper Technology, Institute Paper Chemical, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy in Pulp & Paper Technology, Institute Paper Chemical, 1942.

Career

Technical director John Strange Paper Company, Menasha, Wisconsin, 1946-1948. Chief pulp & paper branch Marshall Plan, Washington, Paris, 1948-1952. Mill manager, project director Portarican Paper Products, Inc., San Juan, 1952-1953.

Vice president, senior vice president Parsons & Whittemore, Incorporated, New York York City, 1953-1967. President, owner Joseph E. Atchison Consultant, Inc., 1968-1997, Atchison Consultant, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, since 1997. Speaker international conferences.

Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1942-1946.

Achievements

• Joseph Edward Atchison has been listed as a noteworthy pulp and paper industry consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (Gunnar Nicholson Gold medal 1996), International Society Sugar Cane Technologists.

Interests

• Tennis, exercise, dance, travel, theater.

Connections

Married Frances Julia Winebrinier, July 3, 1951 (deceased April 1965). Married Betty Jeanne Pugh, May 30, 1968. Children: Leah, Robert, Scott (deceased), Kevin (deceased).

Father:

Edward Washington Atchison

Mother:

Frederica Catherine (Kerns) Atchison

Spouse:

Betty Jeanne Pugh

Spouse:

Frances Julia Winebrinier

child:

Scott Atchison (deceased)

child:

Leah Atchison

child:

Robert Atchison

child:

Kevin Atchison (deceased)