Background
Papasan, Larry W. was born on November 11, 1940 in Etta, Mississippi, United States.
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Larry W. Papasan
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Student, Northeast Mississippi Junior College, 1960. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1963.
Career
Engineer, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, 1963-1969;
assistant superintendent gas distribution, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, 1969-1970;
superintendent gas distribution, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, 1970-1976;
vice president customer relations, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, 1976-1980;
vice president division construction and customer service, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, 1980-1982;
executive vice president, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, 1982-1984;
president, chief Executive officer, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, since 1984. Member of advisory council State Technology General, Memphis. Member of advisory board Fogelman College Business, Memphis State University.
Board directors 1st American National Bank Memphis.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Le Moyne College-Owen College. Southwest sustaining membership chairman Boy Scouts American. President board directors Junior Achievement Memphis.
Chairman general campaign board Greater Memphis United Way, 1987. Member central board directors Memphis Boys' Club, chairman dinner, 1988. Deacon Burlington C. of Christ.
Board directors Goals for Memphis. Member American Management Association, American Public Power Association, Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, American Gas Association, American Gas Association, Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association, Electric Power Research Institute (board directors), Omicron Delta Kappa. Clubs: Engineers of Memphis.
Lodges: Kiwanis (board directors, past president Memphis chapter, past. lieutenant governor and board directors Louisiana-Miss-West Tennessee district).
Connections
Married; 2 children.
