Laurence I. Peterson

Background

Peterson, Laurence I. was born on November 8, 1938 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Walter K. and Eleanor S. (Short) Peterson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Duke U., 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1963.

Career

Laboratory director, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1968-1973; research director, Rohm & Haas Company, Springhouse, Pennsylvania, 1973-1978; vice president research & development, Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik Corporation, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1978-1981; vice president research, Celanese Corporation, Summit, New Jersey, 1981-1983; president, Vista Business Sys., Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1984-1985; president, The Venture Group, Ltd., Norfolk, Virginia, 1986-1993; department head, professor, South Dakot State University, Brookings, since 1994. Board overseers New Jersey Institute Technology, 1981-1983.

Achievements

• Laurence I. Peterson has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, sailing, skiing.

Connections

Married Frances Aubrey Hynes, May 23, 1979 (divorced 1984). Children: Laurence David, James Dennis.

Father:

Walter K. Peterson

Mother:

Eleanor S. (Short) Peterson

Spouse:

Frances Aubrey Hynes

child:

Laurence David Peterson

child:

James Dennis Peterson