Kathryn Mary Coe Word

Background

Word, Kathryn Mary Coe was born on December 7, 1951 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Sheldon Skinner and Valeria Darlene Coe.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Colorado State University, 1974; Master of Science, University of California, Davis, 1977.

Career

Laboratory technician, Miles laboratories, Elkhart, Indiana, 1972-1973; laboratory technician, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1973-1974; research assistant, Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado, 1975-1976; flavor analyst, Coors Brewing Company, Goldon, Colorado, 1976-1979; supervisor of sensory analysis, Coors Brewing Company, 1979-1989; department head sensory analysis and flavor chemistry, Research and Development, Coors Brewing Company, Golden, since 1989. Symposium organizer Institute of Food Technologists Sensory Evaluation Division Symposium, 1990.

Achievements

• Kathryn Mary Coe Word has been listed as a noteworthy Brewing company executive, chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member First United Church. Troop leader Girl Scouts United States, 1986-1991. Member Institute Food Technologists (president-chairman sensory evaluation division 1989-1990, mem-at-large sensory evaluation division 1982-1988), American Society for Testing and Materials, Mortarboard, Kappa Kappa Gamma (vice president Epsilon Beta chapter 1972-1973), Omicron Nu.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, gourmet cooking, needlework.

Connections

Married William Wallace Word, August 16, 1975. Children: Megan, Laura.

Father:

Sheldon Skinner Coe

Mother:

Valeria Darlene Coe

Spouse:

William Wallace Word

child:

Megan Word

child:

Laura Word